Everything Thrown Overboard
IllustrationAnalogy★★★There sometimes comes a time on shipboard when everything must be sacrificed to save the passengers. The cargo is thrown overboard, the rigging thrown away. At last the captain puts the trumpet to his lips, and shouts, “Cut away the mast!” Some of you have been tossed and driven, and in your effort to keep the world you have well-nigh lost your soul. Overboard with all other anxieties and burdens! Drop the sails of pride and self-righteousness! God will hear your faintest cry for help!
D. L. Moody, Anecdotes and Illustrations (©1898, public domain)
The point
When a storm threatens to sink the ship, everything expendable is thrown overboard, picturing how we must cast off pride and anxiety to save our souls.
Scripture
Hebrews 12:1Acts 27:18-19
Audience
Adults
Tone
Convicting · Encouraging
To tell aloud
under a minute · 85 words