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  'PULL FOR THE SHORE, SAILOR,'
  by D.L. Moody
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Summary: The sermon encourages listeners to trust in Christ, the life-
boat of salvation, and pull for the shore of eternal salvation and glory
with God.

Topics: "Trust in God", "Salvation"
Scripture References: Psalm 46:1, Isaiah 43:2, Matthew 14:30

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D.L. Moody illustrates the urgency of salvation through the metaphor of
a shipwrecked sailor who must abandon his damaged vessel and trust in
the life-boat to reach safety. The sermon emphasizes that clinging to
our old lives, represented by the wrecked ship, will only lead to
destruction, while faith in Christ, the life-boat, offers hope and
deliverance. Moody encourages believers to focus on the shore of
salvation and to pull away from the storms of life, trusting in God's
guidance and strength. The imagery of the morning star symbolizes the
promise of a new beginning and the joy of reaching the safe haven of
God's love.

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A vessel was wrecked off the shore. Eager eyes were watching and strong
arms manned the life-boat. For hours they tried to reach that vessel
through the great breakers that raged and foamed on the sand-bank, but
it seemed impossible. The boat appeared to be leaving the crew to
perish. But after a while the captain and sixteen men were taken off,
and the vessel went down. "When the life-boat came to you," said a
friend, "did you expect it had brought some tools to repair your old
ship?" "O, no," was the response; "she was a total wreck. Two of her
masts were gone, and if we had stayed mending her, only a few minutes,
we must have gone down, sir." "When once off the old wreck, and safe in
the life-boat, what remained for you to do?" "Nothing, sir, but just to
pull for the shore."

Light in the darkness, sailor, day is at hand!

See o'er the foaming billows fair haven's land,

Drear was the voyage, sailor, now almost o'er,

Safe within the life-boat, sailor, pull for the shore.

CHO.--Pull for the shore, sailor, pull for the shore!

Heed not the rolling waves, but bend to the oar;

Safe in the life-boat, sailor, cling to self no more!

Leave the poor old stranded wreck, and pull for the shore.

Trust in the life-boat, sailor, all else will fail,

Stronger the surges dash and fiercer the gale,

Heed not the stormy winds, though loudly they roar;

Watch the "bright morning star," and pull for the shore. --CHO.

Bright gleams the morning, sailor, lift up thy eye;

Clouds and darkness disappearing, glory is nigh!

Safe in the life-boat, sailor, sing evermore;

"Glory, glory, hallelujah!" pull for the shore. --CHO.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/dl-moody/pull-for-the-shore-sailor/
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