- Home
- Speakers
- D.L. Moody
- Immigrants
D.L. Moody
Dwight Lyman Moody (1837 - 1899). American evangelist, publisher, and founder of Moody Bible Institute, born in Northfield, Massachusetts, to a poor Unitarian family. Leaving home at 17, he worked as a shoe salesman in Boston, converting to Christianity in 1855 through his Sunday school teacher. Moving to Chicago, he founded a Sunday school for street children, growing it to 1,500 attendees by 1860. Without formal ordination, he preached across the U.S. and Britain, holding campaigns with song leader Ira Sankey, drawing millions, including 130,000 in London in 1875. Moody authored books like Heaven (1880) and founded the Chicago Evangelization Society (1889), now Moody Bible Institute, training thousands of missionaries. Married to Emma Revell in 1862, they had three children. His practical, love-focused sermons bridged denominations, influencing figures like Billy Graham. He established Northfield Conferences, fostering global missions, and raised funds for Chicago’s YMCA. Moody’s tireless work, delivering over 100 sermons annually, transformed 19th-century evangelicalism. His maxim, “If this world is going to be reached, I am convinced it must be done by men and women of average talent with hearts on fire,” drives his enduring legacy.
Download
Sermon Summary
D.L. Moody emphasizes the urgency for immigrants in Immanuel's land to secure their places on the Gospel ship, which is the only vessel destined for eternal life. He describes the journey from the City of Destruction to Immanuel's Land, highlighting that the passage is free and available today, with Jesus Christ as the captain. The sermon illustrates the essential elements of the voyage, including faith, love, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, assuring that all passengers, saved by grace, will be provided for throughout their journey. Moody invites everyone to join this voyage, emphasizing the ample accommodations and the hope anchored in Christ.
Immigrants
IMMIGRANTS Immigrants in Immanuel's land should lose no time in having their places secured as only one vessel shall ever leave our shores for that country. Vessel's name Gospel ship (Rom. 1:16) Port - which it leaves City of Destruction (2 Pet. 3:10) Bound for Immanuel's Land (Heb. 11:16) Time of sailing Today (Heb. 3:7-8) Price of passage Without money, without price (Isa. 55:1) Captain's name Jesus Christ (Heb. 2:10) Crew Ministers and Converts (Acts 8:4) Passengers Sinners saved by grace (Rom. 5:1-2) Sea over which it passes Time (Rev. 10:6) Light-house Holy Scripture (Psalm 119:105) Compass Truth (John 8:32) Sails Faith & Love (2 Thess. 1:3) Wind The Holy Spirit (John 6:63) Storage Grace (Isa. 55:2 & 2 Cor. 12:9) Anchor Hope (Heb. 6:19) Passengers are supplied with everything on the voyage (Phil. 4:19). All are invited (Rev. 22:17) The vessel affords ample accommodations (Luke 14:22) Attributed to "C.R.H."
- Bio
- Summary
- Transcript
- Download
Dwight Lyman Moody (1837 - 1899). American evangelist, publisher, and founder of Moody Bible Institute, born in Northfield, Massachusetts, to a poor Unitarian family. Leaving home at 17, he worked as a shoe salesman in Boston, converting to Christianity in 1855 through his Sunday school teacher. Moving to Chicago, he founded a Sunday school for street children, growing it to 1,500 attendees by 1860. Without formal ordination, he preached across the U.S. and Britain, holding campaigns with song leader Ira Sankey, drawing millions, including 130,000 in London in 1875. Moody authored books like Heaven (1880) and founded the Chicago Evangelization Society (1889), now Moody Bible Institute, training thousands of missionaries. Married to Emma Revell in 1862, they had three children. His practical, love-focused sermons bridged denominations, influencing figures like Billy Graham. He established Northfield Conferences, fostering global missions, and raised funds for Chicago’s YMCA. Moody’s tireless work, delivering over 100 sermons annually, transformed 19th-century evangelicalism. His maxim, “If this world is going to be reached, I am convinced it must be done by men and women of average talent with hearts on fire,” drives his enduring legacy.