Sermons & Devotionals by Reuben Archer Torrey
Reuben Archer Torrey
Which Shall We Believe, God Or Man?
"For what if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar." Rom. 3:3,4. WHAT I say to-night is going to save some of you and it is going to damn some of you. Some of you are going to heed the truth and repent.... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
Not by Bread Alone
There is nothing more important for the development of a Christian's spiritual life than regular, systematic Bible study. It is as true in the spiritual life as in the physical life, that health depends on what we eat and how much we eat. "Man shall not live by bread alone" (Matt. 4:4). The soul's p... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
The Judgment Day
"God now commandeth all men everywhere to repent; because He hath appointed a day, in the which He will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom He hath ordained; whereof He hath given assurance unto all men, in that He hath raised him from the dead. Acts xvii. 30, 31. There are two events ... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
One Of The Saddest Utterances That Ever Fell From The Lips Of The Son Of God
"Ye will not come to Me, that ye might have life." 1 John v. 40. That is one of the saddest utterances that our Saviour ever spoke. I wish I could reproduce His tender tones and His loving look when He uttered the words. I believe it would break your heart. He came down from Heaven with its glory to... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
The Most Important Question
"What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?" Matthew 27:22 If I should put to this audience tonight the question, What is the most important question of the day, I presume I would get a great variety of answers. Some of you would say that the disarmament question or the Four Power Treat... Read More
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The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit 20. The Baptism With the Holy Spirit
One of the most deeply significant phrases used in connection with the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures is "baptized with the Holy Ghost." John the Baptist was the first to use this phrase. In speaking of himself and the coming One he said, "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but He that ... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
Why God Used D. L. Moody
Eighty-six years ago (February 5, 1837), there was born of poor parents in a humble farmhouse in Northfield, Massachusetts, a little baby who was to become the greatest man, as I believe, of his generation or of his century -- Dwight L. Moody. After our great generals, great statesmen, great scienti... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
How to Work for Christ: Book 1: Personal Work, Chapter 6
HOW TO DEAL WITH THOSE WHO HAVE LITTLE OR NO CONCERN ABOUT THEIR SOULS The largest class of men and women are those who have little or no concern about their salvation. There are some who contend that there is no use dealing with such, but there is. It is our business when a man has no concern about... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
How to Work for Christ: Book 1: Personal Work, Chapter 7
HOW TO DEAL WITH THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFICULTIES We will find that a very large number of the persons whom we try to lead to Christ are really anxious to be saved, and know how, but are confronted with difficulties which they deem important or even insurmountable. Whenever it is possible, it is well to ... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit 21. The Work of the Holy Spirit in Prophets and Apostles
The work of the Holy Spirit in apostles and prophets is an entirely distinctive work. He imparts to apostles and prophets an especial gift for an especial purpose. We read in 1 Cor. xii. 4, 8-11, 28, 29, R. V., "Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.... For to one is given through ... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
Every Man's Need Of A Refuge
"And a man shall be as an hiding-place from the wind and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place; as the shadow of a great rock in a way land. Isaiah xxxii. 2. I have a very precious old testament text to-night. I love the Old Testament, it is full of Christ-Isaiah xxxii. 2: "An... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
Open-Air Meetings
OPEN-AIR MEETINGS 1. Their importance and advantages. 1. They are Scriptural. Jesus said, "Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind." Every great preacher of the Bible was an open-air preacher. Peter was an open-... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
Why I Believe That Jesus Christ Is God In Human Form
THERE is no subject more important than that of the Deity of Jesus Christ. If Jesus Christ is not God manifest in the flesh, then Christians are idolaters, for Christians worship Jesus Christ. If Jesus Christ is God, then all who do not acknowledge Him as such and accept Him as their Divine Saviour ... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
The Most Important Question That Any Man Ever Asked Or Answered
"What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?"- Matthew xxvii. 22. You will remember that it was the Roman governor Pilate who asked this question, and he answered it wrongly, and brought eternal ruin and infamy down upon his own head. I trust that many in this great audience will answer ... Read More
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How to Work for Christ: Book 1: Personal Work, Chapter 8
HOW TO DEAL WITH THOSE WHO ENTERTAIN FALSE HOPES I. THE HOPE OF BEING SAVED BY A RIGHTEOUS LIFE. 1. This is the most common of false hopes. Even among those who profess to be Christians, there are many who are really depending upon their lives as Christians for their acceptance before God. Those who... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
Excuses
"And they all with one consent began to make excuses."Luke xiv. 18. In these words our Lord Jesus Christ sets forth the manner in which God's invitation of love and grace and mercy would be received, and that is precisely the way in which God's invitation of mercy is being received by the people of ... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
How to Work for Christ: Book 1: Personal Work, Chapter 9
HOW TO DEAL WITH THOSE WHO LACK ASSURANCE It is not enough that a man be saved: to be of the most use to God he must know that he is saved, and no small part of our work as personal workers will be to lead into assurance of salvation, men and women who do not as yet know that they are saved. There a... Read More
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The New Birth as Set Forth in John 3:2-21
THE subject of our study this morning is The New Birth. One of the most fundamental and vital doctrines in Christianity is the doctrine of the New Birth. If men are wrong here they are likely to be wrong everywhere, and if they are right and clear in regard to this doctrine, they are pretty sure to ... Read More
Reuben Archer Torrey
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit 1. The Personality of the Holy Spirit
Before one can correctly understand the work of the Holy Spirit, he must first of all know the Spirit Himself. A frequent source of error and fanaticism about the work of the Holy Spirit is the attempt to study and understand His work without first of all coming to know Him as a Person. It is of the... Read More
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Reuben Archer Torrey was one of America's best-known evangelists and Bible teachers. He was educated at Yale and also at various German universities. During his early years he went through a time of extreme skepticism, but emerged as a staunch preacher of the faith.
In 1889, while in the pastorate, D. L. Moody invited him to become become the superintendent of his new school in Chicago (now the Moody Bible Institute.) He also served as pastor to the Chicago Avenue Church, now the Moody Church. He and Charles Alexander conducted evangelistic meetings together in many parts of the world.
From the years 1912-19 R A Torrey served as dean of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. He also served from 1914 as pastor of the Church of the Open Door. From 1924 to his death, he ministered in conferences and taught at the Moody Bible Institute.