Emphasis Preaching Journal
Sermon Illustrations For Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 (2023)
Illustration
Exodus 1:8--2:10
God uses unusual circumstances to save people. Consider this story about one of Dwight L. Moody’s assistants, Ira Sankey. Ira Sankey was a musician who worked closely with Dwight L. Moody. On a riverboat one night, he was prodded by a crowd to sing the song “Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us,” even though he wanted to sing some Christmas carols as it was that season. He relented and sang the hymn they requested.
God uses unusual circumstances to save people. Consider this story about one of Dwight L. Moody’s assistants, Ira Sankey. Ira Sankey was a musician who worked closely with Dwight L. Moody. On a riverboat one night, he was prodded by a crowd to sing the song “Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us,” even though he wanted to sing some Christmas carols as it was that season. He relented and sang the hymn they requested.
