SermonIndex Classics - A.W. Tozer on Oneplace.com Friends of Jesus
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Mar 15, 2026 A.W. Tozer explores what it truly means to accept Christ and embrace his friends. He recounts a surprising conversion story and contrasts genuine loyalty with shallow popularity. Topics include wholehearted discipleship, the real meaning of the cross, union with Christ in death and resurrection, and the urgency of authentic salvation.
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Odd Churchgoer Who Won A Lawyer
- A simple, awkward churchgoer led a cultured lawyer to salvation by bluntly asking, Do you want to go to heaven? and then walking away when answered no.
- The lawyer replayed heaven or hell down the street and returned to the preacher at midnight to be led to Christ, showing raw courage can win souls where polished sermons fail.
Faith Reorients Your Loyalties
- Accepting Christ means taking on his social world: his friends become yours and his enemies become yours, not selectively.
- Tozer insists genuine faith aligns your loyalties with Jesus, refusing popularity gained at Christ's expense.
Carry The Cross By Obedience
- Take up the cross deliberately by obeying Christ and accepting the consequences rather than mistaking random misfortunes for cross-bearing.
- Tozer defines real cross-carrying as voluntary obedience that may bring persecution, hardship, or death, not ordinary suffering like heat or illness.