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A Friend Of Mine Works As A Boilermaker In Bowen, ...
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 21, 2010 (message contributor)
A friend of mine works as a boilermaker in Bowen, Queensland Australia. He is a big man with muscles like an Olympic weight lifter, a voice that booms and a laugh that is full and infectious.
PATRICK PATTERSON loves the Lord and if I asked him to preach today he would be ready with a Word from the Lord, because he is always reading and studying his Bible and listening to Christian radio preachers. When he preaches it is always powerful and well worth hearing.
He is always preparing. He would come to me sometimes and say "I have a message I would love to preach" and I would know that it was time to let him preach because you can't hold a message like that inside. It has to be shared! He is open to the Holy Spirit to use him and witnesses to his friends at work, although his message is not always well received.
PICTURE PETER, the disciple, for a moment. He has been a fisherman. Now he's standing amongst the highest governing officials of the Jewish society. That's like Patrick the boiler maker being invited to speak in Parliament about Jesus. And they don't call him out of order. In fact they ask him to preach, and not only that but it's going to be broadcast all over Australia. Can you imagine that!
Mind you, there's no guarantee that he will be well received.
Matthew 10:19 says "When you are arrested, don't worry about how to respond or what to say..."
For some Christians in the world today the "WHEN you are arrested..." is still a reality. If Patrick travelled to certain countries today and preached in his same forthright manner, he would probably be arrested. He does not believe in compromise when it comes to proclaiming God's truth. It has been estimated that it is Christians who are the MOST PERSECUTED people on earth today.
Matthew 10:19 goes on to say "GOD WILL GIVE YOU THE RIGHT WORDS at the right time. For it is not you who will be speaking-it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you."
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