Sermons & Devotionals by R.A. Torrey
R.A. Torrey
HOW TO DEAL WITH THOSE WHO REALIZE THEIR NEED OF A SAVIOR AND REALLY DESIRE TO BE SAVED
We come now to the question of how to deal with individual cases. We begin with those who realize their need of a Savior, and really desire to be saved. We begin with these because they are the easiest class to deal with. I. SHOW THEM JESUS AS A SIN-BEARER. The first thing to show one who realizes h... Read More
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How to Find Honor Here and Recompense Hereafter Luke 14:7–14
DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. The Path to Honor, 7–11 What in v. 7 indicates that we are to look for some deeper spiritual meaning in the following verses than the mere teaching as to our conduct in social life that lies on the surface? To whom were these words addressed? Why did our Lord teach them the... Read More
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How to Pray So As to Get What You Ask
“The church was earnestly praying to God for him.” Acts 12:5 Our Subject is, “How to Pray So As to Get What You Ask.” I can think of nothing more important that I could tell you. Suppose it had been announced that I was to tell the business men of this city how they could go to any bank here and get... Read More
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I Am the True Vine, and My Father is the Husbandman.” John 15:1–17
DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Abundance of Fruit by Abiding in Christ, vv. 1–8 Under what figure did Jesus set forth His relation to His disciples? What is the central thought of this figure? What is the relation of the Father to the vine and its branches? How, then, do we come under the Father’s especi... Read More
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IN ITS HISTORY
The Bible differs from every other book in its history. 1. The Bible lias been hated as no other book. No book has ever aroused the animosity of men of all classes as the Bible has. The Bible has been hated by rich men and it has been hated by poor men. It has been hated by the scholar and it has be... Read More
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IN ITS POWER
In the third place the Bible differs from all other books in its power. There is perhaps no other place where the supremacy and solitariness of the Bible shines out as in its power. Col. Ingersoll once said in Chicago that the money expended in teaching the supernatural religion of the Bible was was... Read More
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IS THE BIBLE IN DANGER?
"Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." Matt. 24: 35. SOME weeks ago I preached on this same text, but we are going to approach it to-night from a different standpoint. The question before us is, is the Bible in danger? Our text asserts that it is not, and I propose to ... Read More
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Jesus and Bartimeus Luke 18:35–43
(Compare Matt. 20:29–34; Mark 10:46–52) DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Blind, by the Wayside, Begging, vv. 35–39 How do the three accounts of this miracle differ from one another? (Compare Matt. 20:29, 30; Mark 10:46.) Can these differences be reconciled? In what way is Bartimeus a type of the natural ma... Read More
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Jesus and Zaccheus Luke 19:1–10
DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Zaccheus Seeking Jesus, vv. 1–4 Whither was Jesus journeying as He passed through Jericho? For what purpose was He going to Jerusalem? How much was He taken up with the object of that journey? (Mark 10:32; Luke 12:50.) For what purpose did He delay in the journey and the ex... Read More
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Jesus Appears to Two Disciples on the Way to Emmaus Luke 24:13–35
DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. The Two Disciples Opening Their Hearts to the Risen Christ, vv. 13–24 Who were the two who were going to Emmaus? Was either of them an apostle (v. 33)? Were either of them very notable personages? Is there anything significant in that? Why were they going to Emmaus? Why doe... Read More
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Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin Mark 14:55–65
(Compare Matthew 26:57–67; Luke 22:54–56, 63–65) DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS [NOTE.—Though in Matthew and Mark this trial is given before the denial by Peter, by a comparison with John’s Gospel. we find that the denial occurred before this, during the preliminary trial before Annas. Apparently Jesus was ... Read More
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Jesus in Gethsemane Matthew 26:36–46
DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Jesus Praying—The Disciples Sleeping, vv. 36–41 Who entered the garden with Jesus? What direction did He give to His disciples? Why did He wish them to sit there? What did He tell them He was going to do? Did He tell them to pray also? (Luke 22:40.) Whom did He take with Hi... Read More
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Jesus Journeying Toward Jerusalem Luke 13:22–35
DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Are There Few that Be Saved?, vv. 22–30 Where was the scene of this lesson? The time? (Probably latter part of January, 783 A. U. C., that is 30 A. D.;, a little more than two months before Christ’s death. Robinson’s view involves a date several weeks later.) What was Jesus... Read More
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Jesus Predicts that One of the Twelve Should Betray Him and Another Deny Him John 13:18–38
DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. “Verily, Verily, I Say Unto You, One of You Shall Betray Me,” vv. 18–30 What was one of the bitterest drops in the cup of agony that Jesus had to drink (v. 18)? Where had this betrayal by one of the innermost circle of His chosen friends been predicted? (Ps. 41:9; 55:12–14.... Read More
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Jesus the Good Shepherd John 10:1–21
DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Shepherds and Robbers, vv. 1–6 What is the exact translation of v. 2? (See R. V. margin.) What then is the contrast of the opening verses? What is the chief difference between a thief and robber and a shepherd which these verses emphasize? What is the door by which one can ... Read More
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Jesus the Light of the World John 8:12–24
DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Jesus the Light of the World, vv. 12–20 What is the first word of the 12th verse in the R. V.? What lesson is there in that word? Who is the speaker? What is His position in the society of the day? What did He say? That utterance shows Him to be one of three things: what ar... Read More
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Jesus the One Who Makes Free Indeed John 8:25–47
DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Questioning About Jesus and Believing on Jesus, vv. 25–30 In the verses immediately preceding this lesson what had our Lord said a man must do unless he wished to die in his sins? What question did that lead His hearers to ask? Is that an important question? (20:31.) What w... Read More
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JESUS THE WONDERFUL
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace." Isa. 9:6. THE prophet Isaiah with a mind illumined by the Holy Spirit, looked down 74... Read More
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Jesus Washing the Disciples’ Feet John 13:1–17
DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. The True Humility of the Master, vv. 1–5 What was the place of this lesson? The time? What was Jesus about to do? From whom was He to depart? To whom was He to depart? Had the world appreciated Him? Had the disciples? What might very naturally be His feeling at the prospect... Read More
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Jesus, the Son of Man and Son of God John 5:19–47
DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. The Son of God Despised and Rejected of Men, vv. 17, 18 What was our Lord’s answer to the charge of violating the law of the Sabbath? What fact lay at the foundation of the obligation and law to keep the seventh day as a day of rest? (Ex. 20:11.) From what work did God rest... Read More
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R.A. Torrey (1856 - 1928)
An American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. Called by D. L. Moody to head Bible institute in Chicago (now Moody Bible Institute). Dean of Bible Institute of Los Angeles. Pastorates included Chicago Avenue Church (now Moody Memorial) and Church of the Open Door, Los Angeles. Worldwide evangelistic meetings with Charlie Alexander. Founded Montrose Bible Conference, PA. Wrote more than forty books.Torrey held his last evangelistic meeting in Florida in 1927, additional meetings being canceled because of his failing health. He died at home in Asheville, North Carolina, on October 26, 1928, having preached throughout the world and written more than 40 books. Torrey-Gray Auditorium, the main auditorium at Moody, was named for Torrey and his successor, James M. Gray. At Biola, the Torrey Honors Institute honors him, as does the university's annual Bible conference.
Reuben Archer Torrey was an American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. Held evangelistic meetings around the world with song leader Charlie Alexander. Called by D.L. Moody to head the Bible Institute of the Chicago Evangelization Society (now Moody Bible Institute); Dean of Bible Institute of Los Angeles; pastorates included Chicago Avenue Church (now Moody Memorial Church) and Church of the Open Door, Los Angeles.
Besides his obvious gifts in all these areas, he was also a man of prayer, a student of the Bible, and an outstanding personal soul-winner. It is said that he daily read the Bible in four languages, having a good working knowledge of Greek and Hebrew. Some students of church history feel he did more to promote personal evangelism than any other one man since the days of the apostles. His prayer life has seldom been equaled in the annals of Christendom.
Reuben A. Torrey wrote some forty books and his practical writings on the Holy Spirit, prayer, salvation, soul-winning, and evangelism are still favorites of many Christians.