Chapter One:
Following Hard After God

Following Hard After God
The burden God had given
A. W. Tozer was to motivate
people who claimed to be
followers of Christ
but who had little knowledge
of God and little desire to
know Him better.

Following Hard After God
Rightwing Extremist

Following Hard After God
…when the Son of Man
comes, will He really find
faith on the earth?\"
Luke 18:8 (NKJV)

The Armor of God
 Belt of Truth
 Breastplate of Righteousness
 Shoes of the Gospel of Peace
 Shield of Faith
 Helmet of Salvation
 Sword of the Spirit

Following Hard After God
My soul followeth hard
after thee: thy right hand
upholdeth me.
Psalms 63:8 (KJV)

Following Hard After God
I cling to you; your strong
right hand holds me
securely.
Psalms 63:8 (NLT)

Following Hard After God
He Lives in Your Heart
He Knows Your Name
He Knows How Many Hairs
Are On Your Head

Following Hard After God
“Then those who feared the Lord
spoke to one another, And the Lord
listened and heard them; So a book
of remembrance was written before
Him For those who fear the Lord
And who meditate on His name.”
Malachi 3:16 (NKJV)

Following Hard After God
How well do we Know God?
How much time in our day do
we spend with God?

Attributes of God
 Omnipotent – All Powerful (Luke 1:37)
 Omnipresent – All Present, He is Everywhere
(Psalm 139: 7-10)
 Omniscient – All Knowing (Psalm 147:5)
 Immutable – Unchangeable (Malachi 3:6)
 Goodness – He is Good (Psalm 34:8)

Following Hard After God
“As the hart panteth after the water
brooks, so panteth my soul after
thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for
God, for the living God: when shall I
come and appear before God?”
Psalms 42:1-2 (KJV)

Following Hard After God
Following Hard After God
“O God, You are my God; Early will I
seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My
flesh longs for You In a dry and
thirsty land where there is no water”
Psalms 63:1 (NKJV)

Following Hard After God
“And this is eternal life, that
they may know You, the only
true God, and Jesus Christ
whom You have sent.”
John 17:3 (NKJV)

Following Hard After God
“And I give them eternal life,
and they shall never perish;
neither shall anyone snatch
them out of My hand.”
John 10:28 (NKJV)

Following Hard After God
Tozer said:
• A.W. Tozer
A limitless God means there is
no end to our pursuit of Him!
What a paradox that is:
To know God and yet still
to pursue Him!

Following Hard After God
Moses
Exodus 33:13, 17-18

Following Hard After God
Paul
Philippians 3:8,10

Following Hard After God
“Yes, and all who desire to live
godly in Christ Jesus will
suffer persecution.”
2 Timothy 3:12 (NKJV)

Following Hard After God
“I press toward the goal for the
prize of the upward call of God
in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:14 (NKJV)

Following Hard After God
God wants us to worship and
love Him for Himself, not for
what He will do for us.