Sermons on Comfort In The Psalms:

Reasons To Rejoice!

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 15, 2010

If we will learn to focus on the Lord instead of our circumstances, we will find many reasons to rejoice! Mary recognized the character and faithfulness of God which prompted her praise.

Reasons to Rejoice! [Background to Mary’s Praise] Luke 1:26-45 26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-56

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How Long, Lord?

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2018

Psalms

HOW LONG, LORD (PSALM 13) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_en Grammar Bible (English) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Bah Tatabahasa Alkitab (Indonesian) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Esp Biblia de Gramática (Spanish) https://bible.ryl.hk/web_Tag Gramatika Bibliya (Filipino) https://bible.ryl.hk ...read more

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Joy For The Downcast Soul - Psalm 42-43 Pt.1 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jun 9, 2025

These two psalms are the diary of a desperate man. They are in the Bible to teach us how to handle times of discouragement, depression, sorrow, and the downcast soul.

Psalm 42 For the director of music. A maskil of the Sons of Korah. 1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while men say to me all day long, ...read more

Happy Are Those Who Mourn Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jan 21, 2011

Happy are those who mourn. Today’s text is one of the great contradictions of the Bible. Even if we don’t use happy for the word blessed, there still seems to be little correlation between being blessed and grieving.

Happy are those who mourn. Today’s text is one of the great contradictions of the Bible. Even if we don’t use happy for the word blessed, there still seems to be little correlation between being blessed and grieving. When you lose a person you love, do you feel blessed? Does it comfort ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:4

I'm Going Fishing (Revised)

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jun 4, 2023

Understand no child of God is exempt from the dark clouds entering into their lives from time to time. The way we view and respond to times of disappointments and discouragements will determine how we press on and are able to persevere with joy.

I’m going fishing! By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - Let me open with the understatement of the year and say, “Life is hard sometimes”. We are constantly reminded of struggles, hard times, disasters, tragedies, heartaches, the failing economy, the decline of moral principles, ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-7

Denomination: Apostolic

How To Deal With Emotional Pain

Contributed by Victoria Pederson on Aug 30, 2015

A study of David's pains expressed in Psalm 55 and Dr. Stephens Ten Hidden Emotions to help us deal with our pain in everyday life.

Pain is a part of life that every person endures. The bigger question is: How do you handle your pain? Are you the kind that stuffs it down deep? Or do you wear it on your chest as a badge for all to see? David was a man who dealt with a lot of pain in his life. He was the youngest of seven ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 55:1-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Precious Is The Death Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Feb 17, 2007

This verse is at once both beautiful and startling. It provides a measure of comfort and assurance. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” That’s good to hear at times like this.

Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Precious Is the Death Psalm 116:15 Introduction: This verse is at once both beautiful and startling. It provides a measure of comfort and assurance. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 116:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Father Of The Fatherless

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Aug 6, 2010

We have a loving Father who is with us and wants to provide for us, protect and comfort us, even discipline us so that we might one day be with Him in eternity.

Father of the Fatherless 06/21/09 PM Text: Psalm 68:4-5 Introduction As we observed this morning, today is Father’s day and so we are going to continue with our consideration not of a father from scripture but the Father of scripture and the Father of all who believe; our Father in heaven. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 68:4-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Plea For Action Series

Contributed by Joseph Marshall on Oct 9, 2022

his Psalm is a prayer in which God’s inaction confounds the Psalmist against the wicked. Therefore, he beseeches God to Arise (v. 12) and lifts up his hand. Hence we could call this psalm A Plea For Action. There are many lessons to be learned from it:

I. WHEN GOD SEEMS FAR AWAY (v. 1) A. There are times in the life of the godliest Christians during which God seems afar off and as if He is hiding. 1. A Christian should not doubt his salvation b/c he goes through such times. 2. This will be distressing for Christians. It is not troubling that we ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Faith's Foundation Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 4, 2007

Without Faith, it’s impossible to please God... but how did such a religious community as Nazareth misplace its faith?

OPEN: A man named Gregory P. Elder told of growing up on the Atlantic Coast. And what he loved to do as a child was to spend his time down at the beach. For hours each day, he’d sit on the sand and build castles and intricate cities. But one year his joy in these creations was threatened by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:53-58

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

I Am With You When You Fall Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Jul 12, 2020

Do you have the heart a mouse or the heart of an eagle? Let me answer that for you. God has not given you the heart of a mouse. He has given you the heart and the spirit of an eagle so that by His strength and by His power you will be able to soar to greater and greater and greater heights.

A paratrooper was once asked how many times he had jumped out of an airplane while he was in the military. “None,” he said. “What do you mean ‘none,’” his friend asked, “I thought that you were a paratrooper in the service.” “I was,” he answered, “but I never jumped … I was pushed out of the ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:10-13, Isaiah 40:28-31

Denomination: United Methodist

The Lord Is My Shepherd And My King

Contributed by Shawn Rose on Feb 27, 2011

The Lord is my shepherd and my king. Is He yours?

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD AND MY KING Text: Psalm 23 A mom was concerned about her kindergarten son walking to school and he didn't want his mother to walk with him. She wanted to know that he was safe, yet give him the feeling that he had independence. So she had an idea how to handle it. She ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

"Yes, God Is Working Even In That” - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Ed Taylor on Jan 29, 2009

The comfort and encouragement of Romans 8:28.

“Yes, God is working even in that” is the comfort and encouragement of Romans 8:28 • As everything around us swirls in confusion & pain and difficulty… God is on the throne, in love, working… Things can get real tough… as things don’t line up the way that we had planned or anticipated. • Then ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:28

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Blessed Man

Contributed by Larry Jacobs on May 16, 2006

The first Psalm is the doorway into the worderful book of Psalms. It is the first beatitude of the Bible.

Our Web Site: cbcbedford.com -------------------------------- THE BLESSED MAN PSALM 1 Psa 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Psa 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 1:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

A Faith That Rises Above Discouragement

Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Aug 28, 2009

A faith in a living Redeemer prepares us to rise above all the discouragements of life.

A FAITH THAT RISES ABOVE DISCOURAGE-MENT-- Job 19:23-27, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, 19-22, 50-52, 57-58 Proposition: A faith in a living Redeemer prepares us to rise above all the discouragements of life. Objective: My purpose is to help people to put their total trust in Christ and let Him lift one ...read more

Scripture: Job 1:19-23

Denomination: Baptist