In 1 Corinthians 12...our Apostle Paul says that God

had put each member of the Body of Christ here for a

specific purpose:

v. 14 "For the body is not one member, but many... But

now hath God set the members every one of them in the

body, as it hath pleased him. 19 And if they were all

one member, where were the body? 20 But now are they

many members, yet but one body."

Included in these members are men who are sent by God

to preach and teach His Word:

1 Cor 3..."Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but

ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to

every man?"

1 Cor 1..."For after that in the wisdom of God the

world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the

foolishness of preaching to save them that believe."

Rom 10..." How then shall they call on him in whom they

have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of

whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear

without a preacher?"

The way God "calls" anyone is He uses His Providence,

that is, He indirectly intervenes in their lives thru

His Spirit in them (given to them the moment they are

saved), and His Word in them (as they grow and mature

in Pauline Grace Doctrine) to motivate them to serve

Him.

So the way that God has "called" me to preach is thru

His Word giving me the deep desire to preach and teach

and lead others in these truths.

He also motivates me as well thru other saints asking

me to do preach to them, and appreciating my labour in

the Word and doctrine.

God ordains men to leadership positions (called elders)

to guide the saints in His Word, and some of those men,

God gives the intense desire and ability to

teach/preach His Word:

Titus 1...For this cause left I thee in Crete, that

thou shouldest set in order the things that are

wanting, 2 and ordain elders in every city, as I had

appointed thee:

1 Tim 3...1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the

office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

2 Tim 2...Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the

grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things that

thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same

commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach

others also.

So I believe that I am "called" of God to teach and

preach because over the years of being a believer I

have had the intense desire from God's Word to not only

labour in studying the Word of God, but God has made me

very good in delivering it, and making it clear for

others to understand!