In Sermon Illustrations: "Ships" showing 121-140 of 680

Two Irishmen, Pat And Mike, Had Narrowly Escaped ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009

Two Irishmen, Pat and Mike, had narrowly escaped death on a sinking ship. They were floundering around in icy ocean waters on a couple of planks. Pat was addicted to the grossest profanity, so he thought he ought to repent of it, so the Lord would come to their rescue. Mike thought Pat’s theology ...read more

Tags: Prayer Hardship

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Cod And The Cat Fish

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 9, 2022

TELL THE STORY OF THE COD… There was a favorite fish along the east coast. It is the COD. The cod was so tasty and it was a favorite dish along the coast. So the market expanded but something was lost in the shipping. The frozen cod was mushy and tasteless. So they began shipping the cod alive in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 42:5, Genesis 41:41

Tags: Forgive, Enemy

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Reveal Your True Colors

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 10, 2023

TO SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS DATES BACK TO THE 1700s. Ships were required to fly flags at sea. These flags would identify where the ship was from and the type of cargo. PIRATES OFTEN HID THEIR REAL IDENTY BY FLYING FALSE FLAGS. By doing doing this the PIRATES WOULD DECEIVE OTHER SHIPS TO NOT RAISE ...read more

Scripture: James 1:3

Tags: Flag, Faith

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Time Is The Reef Upon Which Our Frail Mystic ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Time is the reef upon which our frail mystic ...read more

Tags: Time

How Many Of Us Have To Go Down That Far Before We ...

Contributed by Brian Menear on Apr 1, 2007

How many of us have to go down that far before we decide we need to change our direction? Many people find the story of Jonah being swallowed by a whale hard to believe. How many think it’s just a story made up to Illustrate something? There is an account of a whaling ship in 1891 called the Star ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The First Thanksgiving

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Nov 19, 2011

THE FIRST THANKSGIVING Let's consider the first Thanksgiving in America. It was in the fall of 1621, one year after the Pilgrim’s landed. There was great affliction in their voyage. 102 Pilgrims the left Holland, stopped briefly in England before sailing to America. They were at sea for 66 ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Tags: Thanksgiving Holiday

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Beware Of Little Expenses; A Small Leak Will Sink ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ...read more

Tags: Money

Christ's Cross Is Such A Burden As Sails Are To A ...

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010

Christ’s cross is such a burden as sails are to a ship or wings to a ...read more

Tags: Cross

Denomination: Brethren

We Need To Learn To Set Our Course By The Stars ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We need to learn to set our course by the stars and not by the ...read more

Tags: God's Omniscience

I Am Not Afraid Of Storms, For I Am Learning ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Back In 1934, When The Cunard Line Was Getting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Back in 1934, when the Cunard line was getting ready to name its greatest ocean liner, the consensus was that it should be named after Queen Elizabeth I. A high official is reported to have had an audience with King George V. "We would like to name the ship after England’s greatest queen," he told ...read more

Tags: God's Provision

An Oxcart Is As Useless To A Man As A Rocket ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

An oxcart is as useless to a man as a rocket ship if he does not ...read more

Tags: Goals

Leon Morris Says: "When The High Seas Are Raging, ...

Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 11, 2009

Leon Morris says: "When the high seas are raging, it’s no ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Denomination: Baptist

A Light Thing In The Sight Of God

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 2, 2008

A LIGHT THING IN THE SIGHT OF GOD When they were building the Brooklyn Bridge, they encountered a problem. The place where one of the buttresses needed to be placed was occupied by a sunken ship. They couldn’t move it. They tried several things, but couldn’t get it to budge. Finally, an engineer ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 3:11-18, 2 Kings 3:9-11

Tags: God In The Hardships

Attributes Of A Servant…  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Attributes of a Servant… 1. Humility In the summer of 1986, two ships collided in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia. Hundreds of passengers died as they were hurled into the icy waters below. News of the disaster was further darkened when an investigation revealed the cause of the accident. It ...read more

Tags: Giving General

But God Gives Us Wisdom, His Wisdom, Much Of ...

Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008

But God gives us wisdom, His wisdom, much of which, I believe is hindsight that develops our foresight, though we cannot see or know the near future as it develops in front of us. William V. Pietsch gives us the picture of being on a ship in this regard as he wrote, ‘someone once compared God’s ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

Denomination: Church Of God

Why The Titanic Was Destroyed

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 28, 2024

In 1912, the world saw the maiden voyage of the great Titanic ship. Tragically, during the journey, the Titanic received a message from another ship that there were dangerous icebergs in the area. The radio operator put the message under a weight at his elbow and went on with his work. It ...read more

Tags: Voice Of God, Works, Obedience, Hearing God, Disobedience, Doers Of The Word, Action  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Have You Heard The Story Of The Hms Resolute? ...

Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on Apr 19, 2009

Have you heard the story of the HMS Resolute? The HMS resolute was a vessel in Royal British vessel rigged for Arctic exploration. In August of 1853 the HMS Resolute got caught in the Arctic ice. After staying the Winter in the Arctic, the Captain of the HMS Resolute ordered the ship to be ...read more

Tags: Strength, Refuge And Strength

Denomination: Baptist

The First Radio Broadcast  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2011

THE FIRST RADIO BROADCAST Allow me to start our time by reading you a nifty story. It is called, "The First Radio Broadcast." For their entire careers, wireless operators onboard US Navy and merchant ships had only heard Morse code coming through their headphones. However, a few days before ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Tags: Christmas Eve, Peace, Eternal

To Most Men Experience Is Like The Stern Lights ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"To most men experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illuminate ...read more

Tags: Experience