Emphasis Preaching Journal

I had just turned 10 years old when I knew the Lord had called me to be a preacher. The event is clear in my mind this very moment. It was at the noon hour. I had walked home from school for lunch and was now walking back. I saw no signs in the bright sky, I heard no voices calling my name. But quite suddenly, stamped upon my consciousness was the phrase, "You are called to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ." It was just as real as a red-inked rubber-stamped "First Class" imprint across an envelope prepared for mailing. I knew then and there what my life's calling was.