I haven’t had a chance to listen to this yet; however, the details of this SermonAudio.com “Listen of the Week” have me intrigued:
Peter Orasuk was a heroin addict and drug kingpin in Canada until Christ reached down and saved him. This is his testimony that was preached in the Ballymena Gospel Hall in N. Ireland.
This is a ‘must hear’, not only for people who are doing drugs, but for anyone who wants to hear of the power of Christ to save the most hopeless of sinners.
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It’s long (54 min) but, as with all testimonies of God’s saving grace, food for your soul.
For me, the most memorable part of Peter Orasuk’s testimony is the challenge put to him by man who led him to Christ: (rough paraphrase) “Is the work of Christ on the cross enough, or is it not? The word of God says that it is enough for God. You must decide, do you believe is it enough for you?” I think this really is the heart of Christian faith—believing that God is telling the truth when He says that His grace is sufficient for us. I will speculate that most if not all sins ultimately boil down to a failure to really believe this truth.
I will second Ryan’s endorsement as I was deeply blessed to hear Orasuk’s testimony.
I was also impacted with how Orasuk wrestled with the truth of the Gospel for weeks before finally accepting God’s gift.
Finally, I think Orasuk’s public speaking ability as demonstrated in this recording is a visible measure of God’s grace because considering his drug use, I consider it God’s work upon him that he was brought through such a trial and now can speak so well and eloquently.