"A New Song" August 2023
Dear fellow worker of the Christian Worship Hour:
The Bible comes as a revelation from God. So God tells us that He sent His Word through “holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” (II Peter 1:21). God likens His Word to five different objects:
v GOD LIKENS HIS WORD TO A HAMMER. God told Jeremiah that His Word, the Bible, is “like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces.” (Jeremiah 23:29). This shows the mighty power of God’s Word, so powerful that many a heart has been broken down, and, in their crushing, called upon the Name of the Lord for salvation. (Acts 2:21). But I have to admit, I marvel at some of these old sinners that take a hammering from God, and still never repent. To them, I want to say, God will pound just so long---then comes the judgment. (Proverbs 29:1).
v GOD LIKENS HIS WORD TO A SWORD. God tells us that His Word is sharper than a two-edged sword and that it pierces to the dividing of spirit and soul. (Hebrews 4:12, 13). The reason God pierces us is to reveal the sin in our heart and the need for cleansing. No one comes to Jesus until and unless they see their awful sinfulness and come to Him for salvation. When God pierced the heart of Zacchaeus, he confessed his sins to Jesus and paid back all the people he had cheated! (Luke 19:8). That’s why, sometimes when we read the Bible, we are pricked to the heart and do penance.
v GOD LIKENS HIS WORD TO A MIRROR. When we look into the Bible it is like looking into a mirror and then cleaning ourselves up. James tells about two men, both look, but only one acts. One man looks, then goes on his merry way----unshaven, hair uncombed, body odor, and all the rest. The other man looks, then shaves, combs his hair, and puts Right Guard Deodorant under his left arm! (James 1:23-25). What good does it do if we look into a mirror and then do nothing about it? It is like reading the Bible and then not changing our ways to be more like Jesus. (Matthew 5:16).
v GOD LIKENS HIS WORD TO A LAMP. The Psalmist had it just right, “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105). This world is a very dark place, and unless we have someone to light the way, we are going to land in a deep ditch. God knew that, so He gave us the Bible, the Word of God, to lighten our way. That is why the Christian Worship Hour is sending the Light of God’s Word all over the world via television, shortwave radio, and online! I often wonder how many we have shown the way because we brought to them, in their darkness and night, the Light of the Word---Jesus, and the Lamp that never goes out---the Bible. (John 8:12, Isaiah 9:2).
v GOD LIKENS HIS WORD TO A BALM. God inquired, “Is there no balm in Gilead?” (Jeremiah 8:22). God was referring to a little shrub that grew in Gilead, and from whence they made a balm for healing. You can just see God asking Jeremiah, the Word of God is the healing balm, how come the people do not know about it? (Romans 10:15). So it is with the Bible-----it heals and comforts us in our sorrows. But what about the multitudes who do not know the Bible? Perhaps we have not told them, but mostly because they will not listen to God and His healing power in His son. I love to preach because I can bring good news to hurting people----they can be helped if they apply the remedy to their needs. (Matthew 11:28, 29).
Do you know what? The world will never know about the Bible and all it has for them unless someone tells them. And we just cannot tell them unless we have your prayers and financial support. We pray that you will pray and ask God what He wants you to do if anything. We know that will be sufficient for all the needs we have to carry out God’s will for the ministry of the Christian Worship Hour. (Philippians 4:19).
God bless you.
In our Savior’s love,
Pastor Salem
~Bible study may not correspond with New Song mentioned in the broadcast. ~
In Loving Memory of…
ALICE BLACKMAN, my lodge mother & friend, by JUDIE DEBREY, OR, $20
ALLEN & EMMALINE LILLY, by KATHRYN LILLY, PA, $30
ALMA & DAVID PULLMAN, my parents, by DENNIS PULLMAN, SD, $50
BEVERLEE ANN STARRY, my wife, by DONALD E. STARRY, MN, $100
BRAYLEY BAIER, my grand-daughter, by TIM BACHMEIER, WY, $50
BRUCE & EDITH HANDY, by DONN HANDY, MI, $190
CAPTAIN BUETTNER, by DALE BUETTNER, WI, $50
CHARLOTTE SCHURNK and GAYLE BAGDIS, by LYNNE PRESLEY, WY, $20
CINDY, by DAN & JONI JOHNSON, NE, $100
CLARE VORGERT, by NORMA SWENSON, MN, $20
CORA LEE, by VERNON LEE BEATTY, FL, $100
DEBORAH DOOLEY, my dear wife, by KELLY DOOLEY, IA, $50
DEREK VALENTINE, my beloved son, by JEFF VALENTINE, FL, $20
DON STACEY, my husband, and DON FIELDS, my son, by BARBARA STACEY, MO, $100
DONALD, my husband, and CARMEN, my daughter, by IRENE WETZEL, ND, $200
DONNA WEBSTER, by SHIRLEY GORTMAKER, SD, $20
DONNA WEBSTER, my sister, by LUVERL THOMSEN, SD, $100
DONNIE & RACHEL DOYLE, by MARILYN KULA, NY, $25
DORIS IRENE KINTZER, my dear mom, by ROBERT KINTZER, MI, $500
DOYNE & BETTY JENSEN, by CAMERON TODD JENSEN, SD, $25
ELAINE KINSTLER, by HER FAMILY, ND, $545
ELAINE KINSTLER, by JOYCE DAHLEN, ND, $50
ELMER KETTERLING, my husband, by RUBY KETTERLING, SD, $200
ERVIN LIGTENBERG, my husband, by EVALOU LIGTENBERG & FAMILY, SD, $200
FAYE YERGER, my mother, by GLORIA JENKINS, NE, $35
FRIENDS, by ERMAN & BETTY UELAND, MN, $30
GENE and HARVEY, my beloved husbands who were both Veterans, by FLORENCE GRUNWALD, MN, $100
GENEVA SHANNON, my mother, and ETTA MAY AMIS, my aunt, by PHYLISS CAPLOVITZ, WA, $25
GERTRUDE VAN ENGEN, my mom, by CURT VAN ENGEN, IA, $870
HAROLD & ERNA PIRNER, my parents, by KATHY RODGERS, SD, $500
HAROLD MAUTZ, my husband, by RITA MAUTZ, ND, $50
HEATH ALLEN, my beloved son, by MARY SANDERSON, IA, $25
HILARY ANN LEE, my precious daughter, and CLAYTON B. LEE, my dad, by JESSE LEE, SD, $1100
JANET BUHMANN, my beloved wife of 40 years, by LARRY BUHMANN, MN, $100
JEANETTE ANDERSON, by NANCY SLAG, MN, $100
JEANNE MILLER, my mother, by CRAIG MILLER, MT, $100
JORDAN OPP, our dear son, by GLENN & SANDY OPP, SD, $100
LARRY & CHARLES JOY, my dad and infant brother, by REGINA CUNARD, IA, $83
LINDA D. MYRTLE, my mother, by JIMMY MYRTLE, IN, $20
LISA BEAN, by LEE SAUER, SD, $50
LLOYD JAMES WALTERS, by NORMA J. WALTERS, MN, $30
LOIS HOLIEN, my wife, by ARNOLD HOLIEN, MN, $25
LOLA TELLES, our beloved aunt, by JOSEPH BARRAZA, CA, $25
LORENE GREEN, my wife, by ROBERT E. GREEN, MO, $100
LUCILLE & KEVIN WOODSON, by JERRY & ELIZABETH BROWN, MO, $10
LYLE STENSLAND, by family and friends, SD, $50
MARJORIE VANCE, my friend & neighbor for 20 years, by ALLEN NIES, SD, $25
MARSHA SOVAK, my wife, by EUGENE SOVAK, PA, $100
MARTIN & JENATTE KRAMER, by ROBERT & LORETTA JONES, MN, $50
MERLE & EVELYN BITTLE, by MERLENE MADDOX, WY, $100
MY HUSBAND, remembering him on his Birthday, by DARLENE G. LAMPE, CO, $25
MY MOTHER, BROTHER & SON, by DOUG ROSE, WI, $35
MY RICE, REED & EDWARDS FAMILY, by ELOISE M. EDWARDS, MT, $20
NORMAN & BETTY PENTILA, my parents, by KEVIN PENTILA, MN, $200
PASTOR SALEM: (remembering his June Birthday)
ANDREA MARTINEZ, AZ, $25
BARBARA CUMMINS, MO, $20
BETH BROWN, IL, $220
BETTYE PHELPS, TN, $10
CAROL OLSON, IL, $15
CHERRYL L. LAYTON, MO, $50
CRAIG & CATHY BURD, SD, $100
CURTIS WILLIAMS, AR, $100
DARLENE G. LAMPE, CO, $25
DAWN HOPKINS, FL, $200
DEBRA A. LAWS, MI, $102
DONALD DURM, FL, $15
EDISON BLOEM, CR, $100
GLORIA OTTO, MN, $19.85
HELEN F. MEALHOW, NE, $20
JAMES KING, MI, $35
JAYME HOCKENBERRY, PA, $80
JEANETTE KIEPER, ND, $30
JEFF & NOLA MOSER, AR, $200
JIM & KATHY BATTLES, FL, $100
JOSEPH BERRU, TX, $25
JUDY TURNER, MO, $100
KAYE HAUG, SD, $100
LINDA JENKS, WY, $10
LINDA KNOX, WA, $100
MARVIN & SHEILA DERHEIM, MT, $50
MARY JANE SNEAD, FL, $50
MELVIN THOMPSON JR., SD, $80
MICHAEL CROUCHER, MN, $50
NANCY K. WHEELER, FL, $10
ROBERT MCCLUSKY, FL, $300
RON BOWEN, IA, $70
RUTH WILKERSON, HI, $25
SANDRA WOOD, AZ, $1,000
TOMMY & MARY DAVIS, WY, $60
RAY EGGERT, by GERI EGGERT, MO, $250
REINIE DELZER:
JOAN HAAK, SD, $25 LEE SAUER, SD, $25
RICHARD KJOS, my dad, by VERNA LINGO, SD, $1,000
ROBERT DALE LARSON, my cousin, by DONOWAN LARSON, SD, $100
ROSS & IRENE BRILLHART, CHARLES BRILLHART, and RITA BRILLHART, our beloved family, by JERRY & THELMA COLE, MT, $100
ROY & LOREN, by FRANCES KREUTZ, NE, $100
RUBY LANGE, my wife, by JERRY LANGE, MN, $100
RUTHE WILLS, our precious mother, by NANCY & MARY ANN WILLS, KY, $50
THERESA ROBERTS, my wife, remembering our 68th Anniversary, by CHARLES ROBERTS, MO, $30
THOMAS & SHIRLEY HOLLERAN, by PATTY HOLLERAN, NJ, $200
THOMAS DUNN, my husband, by JULIE DUNN, NE, $25
THOMAS E. DAVIS, my husband, by INGRIDA DAVIS, IL, $50
VELNA MARTIN, my mother, by CAROL LUSTER, WA, $100
VI WEGNER, my wife, by CREIGHTON WEGNER, IA, $100
VIRGINIA OLINGER, by MARIE MCMILLION, OR, $50
WARREN JACKSON, my husband, by DIANA JACKSON, FL, $25
Any Memorials after 7/10/2023 will be listed in the September New Song
In Honor of…
ALL VETERANS, by WILLIAM JANDREAU, SD, $100
ARLEIGH STAFFORD, my dad, by SONDRA MCHAFFIE, MO, $50
BOB SMITH, my brother, by DANIAL SMITH, MO, $9
CHARLES & ELIZABETH HOLM, my parents, by CHARLOTTE KUENNING, WI, $25
DEAN HINES SR., my husband, by LYNNE PRESLEY, WY, $10
DOLORES & CLARENCE RICHARDS, my parents, by BECKY ISAAC, KS, $25
EDNA BLYTHE YOUDERIAN, my mother who showed me who God is, by LAURA HAZELL, MO, $25
EVA STEPHANIE BATEZ WASHINGTON, CHRISTOPHER WULF, CARLOS SANTIAGO, LIZBETH COULTER, KELLY MATSUI, EUGENE MATSUDA, and MICHAEL VALACH, by TERRY WASHINGTON, IL, $20
GENEVA SHANNON, my mother, and ETTA MAY AMIS, my aunt, by PHYLISS CAPLOVITZ, WA, $25
GOD, by TAMMI AYCOTH, TX, $50
GOD, FAMILY & FRIENDS, by MARIE ROSENQUIST, WI, $100
HEAVENLY FATHER, PRECIOUS JESUS CHRIST & HOLY SPIRIT, by MARY SANDERSON, IA, $90
JAMES H. & MARY L. WINDHAM III, celebrating their 61st Anniversary with God’s help, GA, $50
JOAN SURDYKOWSKI, my mother, celebrating her 90th Birthday, by CAREL GORDON, MN, $175
THE ENTIRE CWH TEAM, by BENNIE SOUTHWORTH, FL, $300
MY MOM, celebrating her 94th Birthday, by GARY L. HOFER, SD, $1,000
OUR VETERANS, by CLAUDIA GARDNER, AZ, $100
PARKER, my son, celebrating his Birthday, by DANA GRISMER, AZ, $50
PRIYA JESSICA SAM, our daughter, celebrating her Birthday, by MOHANDAS SAM, ND, $100
RITA ENGLISH, celebrating our 61 years together, by JAMES ENGLISH, MN, $500
THE COLE FAMILY, celebrating all of our July Birthdays, by ROBERT & MARGARET COLE, MN, $25
TONY MERLONGHI, by GENIE L. MERLONGHI, CA, $25
VIRGINIA HAMILTON, my grandma, by AUDREY JARAMILLO, NM, $500
WALTER & LYDIA SILL, my parents, by ARTHUR SILL, MI, $25
WESLEY L. FRITZ, by CARLENE FRITZ, TX, $100
WILLIE & GERALDINE WILLIAMS, celebrating our 25th Anniversary, FL, $25
Any Memorials or Dedications after 7/10/2023 will be listed in the September New Song
60-minute Services
AUGUST 06 “THE TREASURE HIDDEN” MATTHEW 13:44
AUGUST 13 “THE TEN VIRGINS” MATTHEW 25:1-13
AUGUST 20 “THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE” MATTHEW 13:45-46
AUGUST 27 “THE PRODIGAL SON” LUKE 15:11-24
30-minute Sermons
AUGUST 06 “THE TREASURE HIDDEN” MATTHEW 13:44
AUGUST 13 “THE TEN VIRGINS” MATTHEW 25:1-13
AUGUST 20 “THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE” MATTHEW 13:45-46
AUGUST 27 “THE PRODIGAL SON” LUKE 15:11-24
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