Complete Works of Oswald Chambers: (Includes CD-Rom) (OSWALD CHAMBERS LIBRARY) [Hardcover]

Oswald Chambers (Author)

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Series: OSWALD CHAMBERS LIBRARY | Publication Date: September 1, 2000

Now you can have all 34 of Oswald Chambers' books, including My Utmost for His Highest, and two never-before-printed studies, in one complete volume. This elegant, hardbound, 1,512-page masterpiece is a compilation of the spiritual legacy left behind by Oswald Chambers. With insightful notes by noted author and Chambers historian David McCasland, you're sure to find this work a timeless treasure you'll enjoy again and again. The book also includes a fully searchable, Windows® compatible* version of The Complete Works of Oswald Chambers on CD-ROM. The CD lets you cross-reference and scan through the many volumes of Chambers' writings to help you explore topics or specific Scripture passages. You'll also find never-before-seen video clips about Oswald Chambers and his passion for God. The Complete Works of Oswald Chambers CD-ROM includes: all 34 of Chambers' works, including My Utmost for His Highest, never-before-published study notes on Isaiah and Jeremiah, a fully searchable CD-ROM, never-before-seen video clips with his daughter Katherine, and the full text of the biography, Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God.Makes an incomparable gift!

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About the Author

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was born July 24, 1874, in Aberdeen, Scotland. He came into a personal relationship with Jesus as his Savior in his teen years under the ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, and studied art and archeology at the University of Edinburgh before answering a call from God to the Christian ministry. He then studied theology at Dunoon College. From 1906-1910 he conducted an itinerant Bible-teaching ministry in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. In 1910, Chambers married Gertrude Hobbs. They had one daughter, Kathleen. In 1911 he founded and became principal of the Bible Training College in Clapham, London, where he lectured until the school was closed in 1915 because of World War I. In October 1915 he sailed for Zeitoun, Egypt (near Cairo), where he ministered to troops from Australia and New Zealand as a YMCA chaplain. He died there November 15, 1917, following surgery for a ruptured appendix. Although Oswald Chambers wrote only one book, Baffled to Fight Better (since updated and titled Our Ultimate Refuge), more than thirty titles bear his name. Mrs. Chambers, a court stenographer, compiled the rest of her husband's published works from her verbatim shorthand notes. For half a century following her husband's death she labored to give his words to the world. My Utmost For His Highest, his best-known work, has been continuously in print in the United States since 1935 and remains in the top ten titles of the religious book bestseller list with millions of copies in print. It has become a Christian classic. The Oswald Chambers material is published and licensed exclusively by Discovery House Publishers through arrangement with the Oswald Chambers Publications Association, Ltd.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1512 pages
• Publisher: Discovery House Publishers (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157293039X
• ISBN-13: 978-1572930391
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Oswald Chambers was converted in his teen years by the ministry of Charles Spurgeon. Chambers studied art and archaeology before answering the call to Christian ministry. Author of the bestseller My Utmost for His Highest, Chambers has more than thirty other titles to his credit, all but one compiled by his wife, Gertrude.

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113 of 113 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars at last, every work Oswald Chambers ever wrote!, December 7, 2000

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Martha Volchok (Oakham, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Works of Oswald Chambers: (Includes CD-Rom) (OSWALD CHAMBERS LIBRARY) (Hardcover)

If you are a fan of Oswald Chambers, you will definetly welcome his complete works. If you have never read Oswald Chambers, welcome to one of the clearest voices as to the real message of Christ. OC, as his admirers refer to Oswald Chambers, draws you into the heart of Christ without you ever being aware that OC's own words have led you there. In every word that he writes, his only aim is to connect you with Christ, yet he does so in the most cogent and clear reasoning. Although I already have most of his works, it was great to pick up a few I have never been able to find; mainly the "Psychology of Redeemption" and the "Philosophy of Sin". High sounding words, but don't worry...all roads of Oswald Chambers lead only to Christ and in today's world that is roadmap to be treasured. The physical layout of the complete works enabled me to see something I missed in his individual books; namely, to catch his outline at a glance as kind of a sneak preview to the context of his words. Wonder what did Christ really mean? Read the Complete Works of Oswald Chambers and every question will be answered in a way that not only your mind will grasp, but your soul will be fed as well. This book could well be subtitled, The Guidebook to the Life and Teachings of Christ for the Modern Day. Satisfaction guaranteed.

125 of 127 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This man has fangs!, July 9, 2002

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Kendal B. Hunter (Provo, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Works of Oswald Chambers: (Includes CD-Rom) (OSWALD CHAMBERS LIBRARY) (Hardcover)

Oswald Chambers is one of this age's greatest Protestant preachers. He has keen insight into the human condition; consequently, his is able to call all our bluffs. His is also one of the greatest Christ-centered preachers ever. These two axes are the reason why this man, though he was an active preacher for only a decade, has such sticking power.

Chambers was an active preacher for only one decade. He died of appendicitis at age in Cairo, due to complications with his appendicitis. Providentially, his wife was a trained stenographer, and she kept copious notes of her husband's sermons and lectures. This book preserves these great sermons for all posterity.

He had a very broad mind. He has studies on the Sermon on the Mount, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and other topics. This book also has his book "Baffled to Fight Better," his very substantive and piercing study on the book of Job, and, of course, his daily devotional "My Utmost For His Highest." Also included are "Biblical Psychology," "Christina Disciplines," and "The Shadow of an Agony."

To think he did all of this in the short space of ten years. If he had lived, we would place him on the level of A. W. Tozer, C. S. Lewis, and Billy Graham. Even as it is, this book is not merely impressive, but absolutely mind and soul-blowing! Oswald Chambers embarrasses everyone: he did more in ten years than most do in their entire life.

The book itself is textbook size, and is printed on thin scripture paper. The font is contemporary and has an impeccable look to it, so it is easy to read. The text is also in double columns, which for some reason always impresses me with importance, probably because the scriptures and Shakespeare are usually in double column format. This also allows for two more margins to write notes and cross-references.

The CD is the perfect companion, and compensates for the rather skimpy index, and absence of illustrations. Personally, I believe the perfect index could only be a CD ROM-instant access to everything. In addition to containing the text of the book, it also has the e-text and pictures of "Abandoned to God," David McCasland's biography of Chambers. I give many brownie points and many tips of the hat to the compilers for including the King James Version of the Bible on the CD, which can only help your study of Chambers thoughts and insights into Christ.

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Can't Add Anything to Martha Volchok's Review, March 9, 2001

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"kawwwwww" (Cranston, RI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Works of Oswald Chambers: (Includes CD-Rom) (OSWALD CHAMBERS LIBRARY) (Hardcover)

First off the book itself is of textbook quality. It's got 1300 pages, but it's very easy to flip through. Plus! it comes with a CD ROM that contains the Complete Works... and more.

I would have paid double for the CD.

Oswald Chambers is one of the most mature Christians in written word you'll come up against. As with all words spoken from God through man, the Holy Spirit Himself will challenge and convict you, and fill you up!