"A New Song" August 2024
Pictures of the Bible
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).
From the writings of Pastor Salem:
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 who 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 is why, sometimes when we read the Bible, we are pricked to the heart and do repentance.
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.” (Psalms 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 I am so thrilled; the Christian Worship Hour is sending the Light of God’s Word all over the world via television our website (CWH.org), several podcast platforms! 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, why do the people 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, with your prayers and financial support, we can continue proclaiming the Gospel to the nations. We have no other source of income except from God’s people. I 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
This A New Song devotional letter is in the words and writings of Pastor Salem.
~Bible study may not correspond with A New Song mentioned in the broadcast. ~
In Loving Memory of…
A FRIEND, by ERMAN & BETTY UELAND, MN, $20
ANGELINA FOSTER, by LEROY FOSTER, AZ, $100
ARTHUR WING, my husband, by his loving wife, SANDRA WING, NC, $100
BETTY L. MCCAMMON, by MICHAEL MCCAMMON, IN, $25
BRANDON JAMES, my grandson, by LYNETTE SWEENEY, ND, $100
CECIL & DONNA KEISACKER, our dad and mom, by JEANNE SEIFERT, MT, $100
CHRISTINA SILL, by ARTHUR SILL, MI, $25
DANIEL OLSON, by BEATTA SAGMOE, MN, $50
DANIEL OLSON, by KEVIN OLSON, SD, $300
DARLENE MARQUARDT, by WALTER MARQUARDT, IL, $60
DEAN PERRY, my husband, by LORADA PERRY, MO, $50
DEBORAH PRESZLER, my loving wife, by RONALD PRESZLER, OR, $75
DEREK C. VALENTINE, my beloved son of 32 years, by JEFFREY DEREK VALENTINE, FL, $20
DONALD GOOSEN, my lifetime and farm neighbor, by DENNIS PULLMAN, SD, $50
DONNA GANJE, by LEE SAUER, SD, $50
DORI DUNCAN, by DOUG ROSE, WI, $100
DORIS, my mom, by MICHAEL WYATT, IA, $5
DUANE & CLARICE HALMRAST, by ARLIN HALMRAST, ND, $50
EDITH JOHNSON, my mom, by LORI JOHNSON, MN, $175
EDWARD MYERS, my husband, remembering him on Father’s Day, his Birthday and our Anniversary, by BEVERLY MYERS, PA, $30
ELMER KETTERLING, my husband, by RUBY KETTERLING, SD, $200
ESTHER MACY, my sister-in-law, by HILDA ARBEITER, SD, $100
FELICISIMA CUNANAN, remembering her on her 100th Birthday, by EDWARD CUNANAN, CA, $50
GARY HARTWIG, by JEAN HARTWIG, IA, $50
GENEVA DELZER, my loving wife, by MELVIN DELZER, SD, $100
GENEVA SHANNON, my mother, and ETTA MAY AMIS, my aunt, by PHYLISS CAPLOVITZ, WA, $25
GEORGE HENRY SCHROEDER, by JODEE LOMHEIM, SD, $100
GEORGE SCHROEDER, by LAURA WOOLVERTON, SD, $20
GEORGIA BOLTON, my friend, by DELORES CAREY, IA, $50
HEATH ALLEN, my beloved son, by MAMA MARY, IA, $35
J. LAPPEGARD, by TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH WOMEN, SD, $20
JAMES & MAXINE PARMAN, my parents, by ROSIE MOORE, MO, $100
JAMES COYLE, my husband, and MARION COYLE, my mother-in-law, by CHARLOTTE COYLE, NE, $50
JAMES R. SPEER JR., my son, and ASHLEY SPEER, my daughter, by J.R. SPEER, MO, $200
JAN SCOTT, our good friend, by JUDIE DEBREY, OR, $20
JIM LYNDE, by JANET SCOTT, SD, $50
JOANNE L. SKOG, my wife, by LELAND SKOG, WI, $500
JON CANTERBURY, by BEVERLY CANTERBURY, MN, $2,050
KEVIN & LUCILLE WOODSON, by JERRY & ELIZABETH BROWN, MO, $20
KRISTIN COUTURIER, by JOHN & DOROTHEA TALCOTT, CT, $20
LARRY GRATES, my wonderful husband, by ELIZABETH GRATES, MN, $10
LINDA RODRIGUEZ, my best friend, by JUDITH DEBREY, OR, $50
MABEL (MAE) TESKE, my late sister, by CLARA GOETZ, ND, $100
MARIA & ROBERT BETZ, MARIA & PABLO BARRANTES, MARY & GEORGE BETZ, JEREMY HULSHOFF and PASTOR SALEM, by DEBORAH BETZ, PA, $250
MARTIN & JENNATTE KRAMER and ROBERT & LORETTA JONES, by DARMON JONES, MN, $75
MERLE KLEIN and MARILYN CUTLER, by MARY SHEARER, SD, $100
MICHAEL C. DENNIS, my husband, by KAY DENNIS, MN, $50
MICHAEL D. MITCHELL, by JUDY MITCHELL, MN, $100
MICHAEL DAVID MITCHELL, by KENNETH F. DUCKE, MN, $25
MY CHRISTIAN PARENTS, by DR. M.S. DORSETT, SD, $134
MY DAD, by JEFF ZAINHOFSKY, ND, $50
MY SON, who is in heaven, by CAROLYN SCHRODER, IA, $100
NORMA MARRION, by GERALD MARRION, SD, $200
NORMAN, HAROLD, AVERY and TOMMY, my brothers, by MELVIN THOMPSON JR., SD, $40
OUR LOVED ONES, by FRANKLIN BARGAS, WY, $75
OUR PARENTS, by MR. & MRS. RICHARD GOODING, SD, $25
PASTOR SALEM:
DEBORAH ALLAIN, CO, $50
GRETA LANGDEAU, SD, $75
JANET HOLST, MN, $200
JANICE MARKIN, MI, $100
JIM CRANFORD, NC, $200
JUNE BENBROOK, AZ, $500
LATANYA PICKETT, FL, $75
LEONIE CUNNINGHAM, IL, $25
MARLYS BARTINE, IA, $100
MARY E. BURT, IL, $26
MELVIN DELZER, SD, $100
MICHAEL CROUCHER, MN, $50
NORMA JEAN BAIRD, MN, $100
OPHELIA VILLALOBOS, NV, $40
PAM THEILEN, IA, $25
RICHARD WALTER, IN, $20
RON BOWEN, IA, $70
RONALD W. WRIGHT, SD, $200
SCOTT PETERSON, MN, $25
STANLEY J. BROWN, SC, $103
SYLVIA OKERSTROM, MN, $25
RICHARD WADE FLAWS, by GAYLAN & SHARON LARSON, MN, $25
ROBERT LARSON, by DONOWAN LARSON, SD, $100
RUBY LANGE, my wife, by JERRY LANGE, MN, $100
SAMUEL and TINA GRIFFITHS, by WILLIAM GRIFFITHS, SD, $200
SUSIE, my sister, by FRANCIE TONEY, MO, $25
SYLVIA & JAN FATLAND, by DEAN FATLAND, ND, $25
TOM CHAMBERS, my dearest friend, by JUDIE DEBREY, OR, $20
TROY SR. and TROY JR., by DAD/GRANDPA MEL T., SD, $40
Any Memorials after 7/10/2024 will be listed in the September New Song
In Honor of…
ALL MY PAST ELDERS and FRIENDS, by LEONARD SMITH, MT, $100
CHARLES & ELIZABETH HOLM, my parents, by CHARLOTTE KUENNING, WI, $40
DONALD SUPLICKI, celebrating my Birthday, thanking God for the blessings, AL, $100
DONNA DAVIES, celebrating my Birthday, AZ, $25
EDNA BLYTHE YOUDERIAN BURR, 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
GENE & PAM HOLTER, celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary, by KELLI PACHOWICZ, NV, $50
GOD, by TAMMI AYCOTH, TX, $25
HARRIET, DEAN, LUANN and JOEL, by CASEY WRIGHT, NE, $20
JULY BIRTHDAYS, by ROBERT & MARGARET COLE, MN, $50
LELAND SKOG, a great Christian man, by ROBERT FORREST, WI, $100
MY MOTHER, by DOLORES GONZALVES, NV, $400
OUR VERY SPECIAL FIRSTBORN GRANDSON, celebrating his Birthday, by JAMES H. & MARY L. WINDHAM III, GA, $50
PRECIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD & SAVIOUR & HOLY SPIRIT, by MARY, IA, $135
ROBERT FORBES, my dad, and MY GRANDPAS, who I learned so much from, by STEVEN FORBES, MN, $100
THE CWH STAFF, by RON LUNDE, SD, $75
THE PEOPLE AT CWH, by BENNIE SOUTHWORTH, FL, $126
THE STAFF AT CWH, by DEBORAH ALLAIN, CO, $50
TINA, my friend, by RHONDA OREM, MO, $100
WESLEY L. FRITZ, by CARLENE FRITZ, TX, $100
WINNIE HALE MORGAN, my grandmother, who taught me about the boundless love of the Lord, by PAMELA DELO, VA, $100
Any Memorials and Dedications after 7/10/2024 will be listed in the September New Song
60 Minute Service
AUGUST 04 “ALMOST A CHRISTIAN” MARK 12:28-34
AUGUST 11 “JOB: PURE GOLD” JOB 23:1-10
AUGUST 18 “ELISHA: GREAT PROPHET OF GOD” 2 KINGS 2:8-15
AUGUST 25 “LIFE WHICH BECOMES THE GOSPEL” PHILIPPIANS 1:21-30
30 Minute Service
AUGUST 04 “ALMOST A CHRISTIAN” MARK 12:28-34
AUGUST 11 “JOB: PURE GOLD” JOB 23:1-10
AUGUST 18 “ELISHA: GREAT PROPHET OF GOD” 2 KINGS 2:8-15
AUGUST 25 “LIFE WHICH BECOMES THE GOSPEL” PHILIPPIANS 1:21-30
