The Compelling Force of the Call
Woe is me if I do not preach the gospel! —1 Corinthians 9:16
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was born in Scotland and spent much of his boyhood there. His ministry of teaching and preaching took him for a time to the United States and Japan. The last six years of his life were spent as principal of the Bible Training College in London,and as a chaplain to British Commonwealth troops in Egypt during World War l. After his death, the books which bear his name were compiled by his wife from her own verbatim shorthand notes of his talks.
Woe is me if I do not preach the gospel! —1 Corinthians 9:16
Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel . . . —1 Corinthians 1:17
. . . separated to the gospel of God. . . —Romans 1:1
Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision —1 Samuel 3:15
Who are You, Lord? —Acts 26:15
Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? —Acts 26:14
Do not worry about your life . . . —Matthew 6:25
If God so clothes the grass of the field . . . , will He not much more clothe you . . . ? —Matthew 6:30
When it pleased God . . . —Galatians 1:15
YMI (which stands for Why Am I?), is a platform for Christian young people all over the world to ask questions about life and discover their true purpose. We are a community with different talents but the same desire to make sense of God’s life-changing word in our everyday lives.
YMI is a part of Our Daily Bread Ministries.
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