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  ENCOUNTERING GOD
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: To receive God's best and bring renewed spiritual life to
others, a person must first experience personal revival by seeking God
alone and meeting Him personally.

Topics: "Personal Revival", "Individual Relationship with God"
Scripture References: 2 Chronicles 7:14, Psalm 51:10, Isaiah 55:6-7, Matthew 6:6, John 15:5, Acts 3:19, Romans 12:2, Galatians 6:5, James 4:8, 1 Peter 2:9

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DESCRIPTION
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A.W. Tozer emphasizes that to receive God's best, one must engage in a
personal relationship with Him, independent of the collective state of
the church. He asserts that individual revival is essential before one
can influence others, as every significant leader in faith has first
encountered God alone. This personal encounter with the Holy Spirit
allows individuals to be transformed and equipped to bring renewal to
their communities. Tozer encourages believers to seek personal revival,
highlighting that God's attention is focused on the individual heart.

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CONTENT
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The man that will have God's best becomes at once the object of the
personal attention of the Holy Spirit. Such a man will not be required
to wait for the rest of the church to come alive. He will not be
penalized for the failures of his fellow Christians, nor be asked to
forego the blessing till his sleepy brethren catch up. God deals with
the individual heart as exclusively as if only one existed.

If this should seem to be an unduly individualistic approach to revival,
let it be remembered that religion is personal before it can be social.
Every prophet, every reformer, every revivalist had to meet God alone
before he could help the multitudes. The great leaders who went on to
turn thousands to Christ had to begin with God and their own soul.

The plain Christian of today must experience personal revival before he
can hope to bring renewed spiritual life to his church.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/encountering-god/
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