"A New Song" August 2022
DEVOTIONAL BIBLE STUDY: “How to Overcome Discouragement”
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Dear fellow worker of the Christian Worship Hour:
Psalm 42:5a
The Psalmist had many blessings and joys, but he also had times of trouble and sorrow. In the 42nd Psalm, three times he cries out, “Why art thou cast down, O my soul?” vs. 5,6,11. I am sure I have said that more than three times. But, how do we overcome discouragement? Let me mention eight ways that have helped me overcome discouragement.
v READ YOUR BIBLE. Sometimes I do not feel like reading my Bible, well then, read it anyway! Sometimes I find I am reading the dumb newspaper instead of the Bible. No wonder we get in the doldrums when we neglect the Holy Word of God. (Psalm 119:11).
v TALK TO JESUS. How do you feel when people ignore you? Not much fun is it? And yet, how often we neglect our Heavenly Father and never talk to Him unless we need something. Talking to Jesus changes everything from ugly to beautiful. (Psalm 40:3).
v THANK GOD FOR BLESSINGS. Well, you say, I don’t have many. O yeah, count your spiritual blessings that are eternal, and you’ll become so busy you will forget about your discouragement. Jeremiah said it long ago, “His compassions never fail. They are new every morning.” (Lamentations 3:22,23). That is, every day, we have a ton of new blessings from God for which we ought to give thanks.
v CLAIM THE PROMISES OF GOD. That is, just believe what God tells you in His Word, the Bible. Every promise in the Book is secure--heaven and earth will pass away--but not one promise of God will ever fail! Two promises I love, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (Hebrews 13:5). And “We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28).
v TRY TO HELP SOMEONE. That is, get your eyes off of yourself. Don’t have a “pity party”! Do something, in Jesus Name, to help somebody with their load. You know what, there is always someone in a worse condition than you. Look around and try to cheer someone who is bearing a heavy load. Your next door neighbor may have a breaking heart! (Psalm 142:4).
v FIX YOUR EYES ON JESUS. As long as Peter had his eyes fixed on Jesus, he walked on water! When he looked at the wind and waves, he began to sink. Have you ever done that? I have. When I look at the tough things staring at me, and don’t keep my eyes on Jesus, I have problems. Keep Jesus in view and you will never be blue. (Psalm 42:11).
v TRUST IN GOD. The Psalmist put it this way, “Hope thou in God.” (Psalm 42:11). You know, every time I trust in myself—my wisdom, my strength, my ability—I get down in the mouth. I know in my heart that I need someone else to help me, and that is the dear Lord Jesus. He said He would help us, so take Him at His Word! (Philippians 4:13).
v KEEP THE BIG PICTURE IN MIND. That is, when I get discouraged, I just get my mind on the Great God in heaven, who is my Father because I have received His Son into my heart and life. I know that my God is going to have the last word and when the curtain comes down on the last act, it will be God on His Throne and all the world under His feet! (Philippians 2:11).
Isn’t that good news? And yet, there are multitudes who do not know Jesus, His forgiveness and help. So, what do we do about it? We proclaim it all over the world with the CHRISTIAN WORSHIP HOUR. And that is where you come in. To carry on this ministry, we need your PRAYERS, your GIFTS, and your TELLING OTHERS.
In our Savior’s love,
Pastor Salem
In Loving Memory of…
A. BRUCE HUNTER and JOSEPHINE FOGARTY, by PAUL HUNTER, MB, CANADA, $40
ALLEN & EMMALINE LILLY, by KATHRYN LILLY, PA, $30
ALTA SCHMIG, my 95-year-old mother, may she talk with and not to God, by GLENN SCHMIG, SD, $95
ALVIN VUST, by DELORES JURRENS, IA, $20
ARTHUR WING, my beloved husband, by SANDRA WING, FL, $50
BILLY & RUTH GRAHAM, by EDWARD TINNON, MS, $50
BRO. HAROLD & SIS. BEULAH SALEM, by FELIX CHAMBERS, AK, $100
CARLA FREEL, my wife, by ROGER FREEL, IA, $20
DEAN PERRY, my husband, by his wife, LORADA PERRY, MO, $50
DOLORIS JOHNSTON, by BETTY J. WHITE, GA, $100
DON MCHAFFIE, my husband, by SONDRA MCHAFFIE, MO, $100
DONALD, my husband, and CARMEN, my daughter, by IRENE WETZEL, ND, $200
ED, my dear sweet husband, & MICHAEL, my precious son, by CAROLE PRIOR, MA, $25
ELMER KETTERLING, my dear husband, by RUBY KETTERLING, SD, $200
ELROY, my husband, by MARLYS STEELE, MN, $100
ELSIE PAYNE, my beloved sister, by CLARA REID, AZ, $5
FAYE WAHL, by BEATTA SAGMOE, MN, $50
FRANK THOMAS and WILEY SEWELL, by RON & PAM THOMAS, IN, $50
HAROLD & ERNA PIRNER, my parents, by KATHY RODGERS, SD, $500
HAROLD THIESSE, my beloved husband, by ALVINA THIESSE, MN, $500
HARVEY NORDIN, my beloved husband, by wife, ROSE MARIE; children, MARK, TONY, DAWN & DORI, and ALL THEIR FAMILIES, ND, $30
INEZ POINDEXTER, my aunt, by KAREN & LOWELL TRIPP, ND, $100
INEZ POINDEXTER, our momma, by BEV CURTIS, MARLYS HENRICKSON, and SHERRI JOHNSON, $500
ISAAC R. FOX, by DAVID A. FOX, MT, $1,670
JAMES & FAYE BROWN, EUGENE MONKMAN, PATSY BROWN, and LAWRENCE & LENORE MONKMAN, by DIANE MONKMAN, MN, $32
JAMES COYLE, my beloved husband, by CHARLOTTE COYLE, NE, $50
JAN GARDNER and GEORGIA BROWN, my beloved sisters, by THE PRESTON FAMILY, IL, $20
JENNEFER DEE, by ALICE DEE, MN, $50
JERRY ROGERS, my husband, and CLAYTON ROGERS, my son, by BETTY ROGERS, MO, $100
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JOE DUGGINS, my husband, by BARBARA DUGGINS, OK, $25
JOHN & DELLA LARSON, my grandparents, by DONOWAN LARSON, SD, $100
JOHN MARFELL, by WILLIAM & AMY MARFELL, MN, $500
LAVERNE & DORIS SHAFER, my folks, by JOLEEN ANDERSON, IA, $400
LEE WOLFE, by LEE SAUER, SD, $25
LEONARD HALIBURTON, JR., by HIS SIX SONS, SD, $96
LOUIS ZUPANCICH, my beloved husband, by LORRAINE ZUPANCICH, MN, $50
LUCILLE WOODSON & KEVEN WOODSON, by JERRY & ELIZABETH BROWN, MO, $10
LYLE CUTLER, by GARRY BLATZHEIM, MN, $50
LYNETTE HEITZ and MICKY SCHURCH, by SHIRLEY SIME, SD, $100
MARILYN KRUID, by FRANK KRUID, IA, $50
MARILYN M. MARKUS, my wife, who showed her love for Jesus every day with a smile, by EDWARD MARKUS, WY, $1,000
MARSHA SOVAK, my wife, by EUGENE SOVAK, PA, $50
MICHAEL KILLDAY, my beloved husband, remembering his Birthday, by DENA KILLDAY, MO, $90
MY CHRISTIAN PARENTS, by CATHERINE S ESLINGER, ND, $100
MY SON, remembering what would have been his 57th Birthday, by BEVERLY A. RYAN, NE, $10
PASTOR SALEM and JANE TRUESDELL, our mother, by HER FAMILY, IA, $100
PEGGY S. BROWN, beloved mother of STUART A. BROWN, SUSAN G. (BROWN) GRAY, $25
RAY EGGERT, my husband, by GERI EGGERT, MO, $200
RICHARD “RITCHIE” SIMPSON, our friend, by HARRY RECI, FL, $400
RICHARD KJOS, my dad, by VERNA LINGO, SD, $1,000
RICHARD WOLFE, my husband, & TIM WOLFE, my son, by PATSY WOLFE, NE, $50
RICKY, my brother, MARY JANE, my mom, & ALLEN SATTLER, my dad, by LORI ZIEGLER, WI, $50
ROBERT & LORETTA JONES and MARTIN & JENATTE KRAMER, by DARMON JONES, MN, $100
ROGER KIENAST, my son, by VIRGINIA KIENAST, SD, $10
ROLAINE, my wife, by RALPH ANDERSON, KS, $50
ROLAND J. TRAXEL, by HIS FAMILY, ND, $2,450
RONALD K. KASS, my father, by RONALD L. KASS, MI, $98
ROSARIO D. INSUGUEL/COGSWELL, my beloved wife, by FRANK COGSWELL, FL, $35
ROSS & IRENE BRILLHART, CHARLES BRILLHART, andRITA BRILLHART, andPASTOR SALEM, by JERROME & THELMA COLE, MT, $100
STELLA MAE HILDEN, my dear wife, by FLOYD HILDEN, SD, $600
SUZANNE MARIE, our daughter, by CARL & ELAINE CLARK, FL, $100
TED MILLER, my husband, by GERTRUDE MILLER, SD, $100
TOM WOODARD & TOM WERNER, two great men from our community, by JUDITH DEBREY, OR, $20
WESLEY GRADE, by BELINDA JANS, ND, $100
PASTOR SALEM:
CAMILLE THOMPSON, AZ, $100 LAURA GROVES, OR, $98
DIANA LANDIS, GA, $50 LEROY SEAWELL, NC, $25
GARY HOFER, SD, $1,000 LINDA ELIE, MN, $100
GARY FRICKE, MI, $35 LINDA KNOX, WA, $100
GLENDA MAUK, WV, $25 MICHAEL CROUCHER, MN, $50
GLENN & TRUDIE ZABEL, MN, $50 PATSY SAWYER, NE, $25
GRACE TURNER, IA, $100 RON & JACKIE WRIGHT, SD, $100
GREGORY & KIM SCHMIDT, WY, $100 RONALD BOWEN, IA, $70
JANE CHAMBERS, MI, $100 SYLVIA OKERSTROM, MN, $25
KATHLEEN WELCH-KUIL, WI, $100
In Honor of…
ALL who hold fast to God’s perfect Truth & Will in their lives, by ADRIENNE SORENSEN, OR, $200
CHRIS YARBER, my son, celebrating his Birthday, by CONNIE YARBER, MS, $500
CWH STAFF, thank you for continuing Pastor Salem’s sermons, by ELLEN BAUER, MT, $30
EDNA BLYTHE YOUDER IAN BURR, my mother who showed me God by her example, by LAURA HAZELL, $25
EVA STEPHANIE BATEZ WASHINGTON, CHRISTOPHER WULF, CARLOS SANTIAGO, LIZBETH COULTER, KELLY MATSUI, EUGENE MATSUDA, and MICHAEL VALACH, by TERRY WASHINGTON, IL, $20
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FRED LAMAR FITCH and JAMES HENRY WINDHAM JR., our fathers, by JAMES & MARY WINDHAM, GA, $25
GEORGE & HELEN JACKSON, who always taught me sincerity, by JUNE RENVALL, ND, $25
JAMES & CAROL ZUMBEHL, celebrating our 50th Wedding Anniversary, MO, $100
MIKE, Happy Anniversary, by your wife, WANDA WHITE, MI, $50
MOM & DAD, by AUBREY WRIGHT, MN, $300
MY PARENTS, celebrating their Birthdays, by LISA KISER, SD, $25
MY SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, by ARTHUR SILL, MI, $25
OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, by ELTON TEAGUE, CA, $62
OUR LOVED ONES, by BOB & LINDA LILL, ND, $50
RUSSELL & HELEN PETERS, celebrating our 10th Wedding Anniversary, SD, $60
THURMAN & AGNES PAGE, my parents, celebrating their 57th Anniversary, by ALLISON SIMPKINS, TN, $57
TOM & JULIE DUNN, celebrating our 58th Anniversary, NE, $25
TONY, Happy Birthday, by BOBBI ZEAZAS, WA, $100
UNCLE FLOYD, by RACHEL & THOMAS PUGH, MO, $10
VINCE & DORIS ORR, my father & mother, by PETER A. KELLER, IA, $50
WES, our neighbor, by DOUG & LYNETTE BUCKLES, AZ, $100
WESLEY FRITZ, by CARLENE FRITZ, TX, $100
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