Every Ship Needs an Anchor | David Wilkerson

Every Ship Needs an Anchor | David Wilkerson

From World Challenge Sermons by World Challenge, Inc.

April 12, 2026 · 43 min · Episode 217

About this episode

David Wilkerson discusses the importance of faith as an anchor in turbulent times.

David Wilkerson paints an unforgettable picture of every human soul as a ship on a stormy sea, revealing that while society loses hope and sailors vomit over the side in eight-foot swells, God reaches his arm beneath your vessel and anchors you to something that doesn't sink but rises. Preached: July 21, 1996 Main Points: • Society is a raging ocean, and every person is a ship on it. If you could see inside the hearts around you, you'd find nothing but storms: broken homes, addiction, men who rape and feel no guilt, a culture that has lost its moral compass entirely. • Paul's ship was exceedingly tossed, the sun gone dark, all hope of survival taken away. That description perfectly fits where our world stands right now, where even atheists are rising up and crying, "What has happened to us?" • When the anchor dropped in Paul's storm, the ship held through the night. God told him everyone would survive, and all 276 came safely to shore. The anchor didn't stop the storm. It just made sure the storm couldn't destroy the ship. • Your anchor doesn't go down into the ocean floor. It goes up through the veil into the Holy of Holies itself, where God reaches his arm beneath your hull and…

People in this episode

Guest: David Wilkerson

Topics covered

  • faith
  • hope
  • spirituality
  • overcoming adversity
  • God's guidance

Keywords

  • anchor
  • storm
  • faith
  • God
  • spiritual guidance
  • hope
  • adversity

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