Sermons on Psalms 42:1-8:

Living With Highs And Lows Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 13, 2008

Sermon in response to a community-wide flood to help people seek refuge in the Lord.

Living with Highs and Lows Psalm 42 Rev. Brian Bill 1/13/08 If you’ve been adversely affected by the flood this week would you please stand so that we can let you know how much we love you and care about you? Now, if you’re still high and dry after the flood, would you please stand? I want to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Hope Thou In God

Contributed by Alton Coleman on Feb 7, 2008

Sometimes, as a result of heavy and burdensome trials, a feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and despair may set in upon the child of God. This is not uncommon and should not be viewed as such. This sermon shows how to have hope in Christ.

Hope Thou In God Scripture Reading: Psalm 42 [Living Bible] As the deer pants for water, so I long for you, O God. [2] I thirst for God, the living God. Where can I find him to come and stand before him? [3] Day and night I weep for his help, and all the while my enemies taunt me. "Where is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Part 10 - Why Am I So Depressed? Series

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Mar 19, 2010

Depression is common....where does it come from, what does it look like, and how do I get rid of it?

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Psalm 42:5a (NRSV) If I were going to give this message a subtitle it would come from what one of my friends wrote to me about my question: How does depression feel? She wrote: Depression feels pretty good when you are ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:5

Denomination: United Methodist

Do You Thirst For God? Series

Contributed by Thomas Gaskill on May 23, 2011

Spiritual Transformation series based on the book by Donald Whitney: 10 Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health

How's Your Spiritual Health? Sermon One: Do You Thirst For God? Sermon series based on the book by Donald Whitney: Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health Also referenced in this sermon is chapter two of Thirsting After God by Keith Price Prepared by Thomas A. Gaskill for Sunday May 22, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

6.3 (The Hardest Sermon I’ve Preached.) Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Feb 25, 2011

This is the second major earthquake our city has suffered in the past seven months. We have this time suffered more physical damage and serious loss of life and injury. If you are reading this please take the time to pray for the people of this city.

6.3 [Why the hardest? February 22nd 2011 was a Tuesday, at 12.51pm the Quake struck effectively shutting down the City, New Zealand's second largest by population. As a Salvation Army Corps we immediately became involved in relief efforts, while dealing with our own minor issues and a community of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 103:13-19, Psalm 42:5

Denomination: Salvation Army

How To Thirst For God

Contributed by David Scudder on Dec 4, 2011

What do we need more than anything else in our lives? We know that the answer is "God" but do we really live that way? Trials reveal what we are trusting to make life work. Here we see David's deep longing to be closer to his God.

INTRODUCTION: "In his riveting and unsettling book Night, Elie Wiesel describes his boyhood experiences as one of the countless victims of the Holocaust. Ripped from his home and separated from everyone in his family except his father (who would die in the death camps), Wiesel suffered a dark night ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

On The Run And Searching For Water

Contributed by James May on Feb 26, 2012

Like the deer pants after water, the people of God are often hounded by adversity and the enemy of our souls. Often we find ourselves running the wrong way, becoming thirsty and dry spiritually. It's time we started running to Jesus, our only true sourc

On the Run and Searching for Water By Rev. James May I know that I’ve told this before, but I want to begin this message again by bringing to your mind the story of the lion and the gazelle that dwell on the Serengeti plains of northern Africa. Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Get Up When You Are Down!

Contributed by John Putty on Apr 16, 2011

A message dealing with depression. Is it Biblical? Can believers be depressed? What can we do if we become depressed?

Title: How to get up when you are down! Text: Psalms 42 Intro: Do you ever feel like Charlie Brown? You know what I'm talking about,‑when nothing ever goes right. In fact, everything is out of control! Even your dog tells you what to do! Charlie Brown goes to kick the football while ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Hope In God

Contributed by Victor Yap on Feb 4, 2017

Psalms 42

HOPE IN GOD (PSALMS 42) 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

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Gift (Present) Of God's Presence

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 21, 2017

God is present in our joy, our despair, and in our hope.

As I and many of you are trekking through the Bible in our daily Bible reading, toward the end of February, one of our reading assignments was Psalm 42. I want to spend a little time in that Psalm today as we talk about the present of God’s presence. There is said to be a strange plant in South ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Dealing With Depression

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jul 11, 2017

This sermon deals with the topic of depression, what it is, it's signs and symptoms, biblical examples, reasons for, and how to handle it in our lives.

Spiritual First Aid “Dealing With Depression” I am not a medical doctor, nor am I a clinical physiatrist. This sermon series I’m doing is a treatise on various disorders and what the Bible says about them, from the reasons behind them to God’s prescription for them. The reason I am even doing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:3

Denomination: Foursquare

Dealing With Depression

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jul 11, 2017

This sermon deals with the topic of depression, what it is, it's signs and symptoms, biblical examples, reasons for, and how to handle it in our lives.

Spiritual First Aid “Dealing With Depression” I am not a medical doctor, nor am I a clinical physiatrist. This sermon series I’m doing is a treatise on various disorders and what the Bible says about them, from the reasons behind them to God’s prescription for them. The reason I am even doing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:3

Denomination: Foursquare

Gods Power Is Shown In Mercy And Pity

Contributed by Geoffrey Foot on Sep 1, 2017

The Collect for Trinity 11 is quite profound and has something to teach us: O God, you declare your almighty power most chiefly in showing mercy and pity

The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity THE COLLECT - God's power is shown in mercy and pity O God, you declare your almighty power most chiefly in showing mercy and pity: mercifully grant to us such a measure of your grace, that we, running the way of your commandments, may receive your gracious ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-2, Luke 18:9-14

75. The Church - Our Worship Leader Series

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Nov 17, 2018

The risen Christ now “lives to intercede” for us as our high priest in God’s presence.

IN GOD'S IMAGE 75 - THE CHURCH - OUR WORSHIP LEADER This message is part of a series of 90 sermons based on the title, “In God’s Image – God’s Purpose for humanity.” This series of free sermons or the equivalent free book format is designed to take the reader through an amazing process beginning ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:24-25, Numbers 6:24-26, John 17:19, John 20:17, Colossians 3:16-17, Romans 1:20-21, Romans 12:1, Psalm 42:1-2, 1 Corinthians 10:16, Revelation 5:8-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian Church

Jesus Is Calling

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017

Listen to the voice of God

Jesus is calling (Psalms 42:1-7) Intro Isa 65:12 I will destine you for the sword, and you will all bend down for the slaughter; for I called but you did not answer, I spoke but you did not listen. You did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me." Text: Psa 42:1 As the deer pants for ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal