"A New Song" DECEMBER 2019

Dear fellow worker of the Christian Worship Hour:

WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, DECEMBER. You know why? Because it is the month in which we celebrate the Savior’s birth! What a wonderful event that was—we call it incarnation, that is, the enfleshment of the Son of God. Have you ever thought, “Why did He come?” Let me give you seven reasons why Jesus was born of the virgin, and became flesh.

 HE CAME TO REVEAL THE INVISIBLE GOD. St. John tells us, “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath revealed Him.” (John 1:18). Jesus brought God to us in human flesh. Men saw Him, heard Him, handled Him. So, if you want to see God, don’t go to the burning bush, go to Jesus. Jesus Christ is the perfect exhibition of God Almighty. That’s why we ought to get to know Jesus better. (John 10:30, 14:9) (Phil. 3:10).
 HE CAME TO FULFILL PROPHECY. “Isaiah declared, “Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14). God always keeps His Word, even though it may take some years, it always comes to pass. In the Garden of Eden God told Adam and Eve He would send a Redeemer, and in due time He came! (Genesis 3:15). And you know what—Jesus will come the second time when God is ready! (Gal. 4:4).
 HE CAME TO FULFILL THE DAVIDIC COVENANT. God made a covenant with David, that is, a promise. God told David, “And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee: thy throne shall be established forever.” (II Samuel 7:16). Jesus is of the house and lineage of David, thus Jesus Who comes in David’s line, will set upon David’s throne and, because Jesus lives forever, so David’s throne, or house, will live forever! Wow! (Luke 1:32,33) (Isaiah 9:6,7).
 HE CAME TO PROVIDE A SACRIFICE FOR SIN. St. John writes, “And ye know that He was manifested to take away our sins; and in Him is no sin.” (I John 3:5). We are all sinners; no one can argue against that. None of us can die for the sins of others because we have sins of our own. So Jesus, who had no sin, took our place on the cross and died for our sins. We didn’t deserve it, but He did it anyway. So, the good news, “the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.” (I John 1:7) (Hebrews 9:26).
 HE CAME TO PROVIDE THE REDEEMED WITH A HIGH PRIEST. “…that He might be a merciful and faithful high priest….to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.” (Hebrews 2:17). So Jesus, the wonderful High Priest, died on the cross for our sins, then was raised up and has ascended into heaven where He intercedes for us before the throne of grace! (Heb. 4:14-16). So, whenever I have a need, or fail Him with some sin, Jesus, our great High Priest, prays for us and represents us to God. Isn’t He wonderful? (II Cor. 5:19) (Hebrews 7:25).
 HE CAME TO PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE FOR BELIEVERS. …Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps.” (I Peter 2:21). Jesus is our example, not human beings. Jesus was perfect, so we strive to be like Him. A good thing to do is ask ourselves, “What would Jesus do?” Of course, we all fail, but when we do we go to Jesus and ask Him to forgive us, and He does it every time! (I John 1:9). Isn’t Jesus a wonderful Friend? (Prov. 17:17; 18:24) (Hebrews 13:5).
 HE CAME TO PROVIDE A NEW HEAD FOR CREATION. Adam was the first head of creation, but he fell flat as a pancake, just like you or I would have done. So God has chosen a new head, Jesus Christ, to be the head of creation. The writer to the Hebrews tells us, “Thou hast put all things in subjection under His (Jesus) feet.” (Hebrews 2:8) (I Cor. 15:22) (Phil 2:9-11).

Do I like December, the month we celebrate the coming of Jesus into this world? Well, I guess. Thanks for your prayers and gifts. PRAY hard, GIVE as best you can, and TELL others about this wonderful Savior!

God bless you, I’ll be looking for you this weekend.

In our Savior’s Love,

Harold E. Salem, Pastor

THANK YOU FOR WRITING…
I want to thank you for your broadcast. I am a single mom who watches your program. I wrote to you a month ago asking for prayer for my 7-year-old son to commit his life to Christ. You kindly sent some pamphlets about salvation. Thank you. We were watching your sermon “I Am the Door” on your website and midway through the sermon I paused the video and discussed it with my son. I asked him if he wanted to give his life to Jesus and he was quiet so I was about to start the video to complete the sermon when my son spoke out suddenly, ‘Yes! Yes, mama I do!” With tears in his eyes, he prayed and talked things over with Jesus. So on August 14, 2019, I had the joy of watching my son being born again. Please pray for him to desire baptism and have courage (he is a bit afraid of putting his head in the water). Please pray for his relationship with Christ to grow strong and steadfast. Thank you eternally.
TUCSON, ARIZONA

Today at 8 to 8:30 pm on the car radio the Holy Spirit allowed me to hear Dr. Harold E Salem for the first time “JUST IN TIME”. I’ve been grieving over my sin and failure and realizing I can’t go back and redeem it and be a minister and father and grandfather. It was a Holy Spirit orchestrated blessing to hear Pastor because I had lost the ability to remember “JESUS IS ENOUGH”, past, present and future. Pastor’s message lifted me out of self-condemnation and back into the eternal forever appreciation for my salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord! Thank you Heavenly Father for CWH and all it does for your Glory Father and for your kingdom and for the lost souls that have and will be born again because of the CWH ministry. In Jesus precious name!!! Amen and Amen
GARLAND, TEXAS

Thank you Pastor Salem for your “no nonsense” message. I watch every Sunday morning on the Daystar channel. Love to all at Christian Worship Hour.
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

You will never know how much you have helped me. Blessings in Christ Jesus.
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

God bless you and your family, that includes your staff. I receive your literature here in Costa Rica. Thank you very much. Till the Lord comes then we will unite in Heaven.
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA

Living in Sweden too! Please mail some monthly newsletters. Keep up the GR8 JOB! (GREAT JOB!)
HEBY, SWEDEN

From the first time I heard you I was hooked! I want you to live as long as possible so I can hear your sermons. But like you always say, I look forward to seeing you in heaven. Thank you for changing my life.
TACOMA, WASHINGTON

Before the sermon you gave a message on babies that are aborted and they are in heaven. You looked right at me. I felt like you were talking directly to me, to my very heart and soul. You said, if you have had an abortion and are a Christian and have asked Jesus to forgive you, your sin is forgiven and you will see your baby in heaven! I knew that. But to hear you say it made me grateful and I cried. Thank you so very much. I love you too! Please accept this gift to help with your ministry!
GILBERTSVILLE, KENTUCKY

I’ve listened to you during the worship hour on TV. I have a question if you don’t mind. How people can apply the salvation in daily lives?
QUITO, ECUADOR

I am so thankful I can have a small part of getting the gospel out all over the world. God bless you folks.
FORT MEYERS, FLORIDA

“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.”
(Revelation 14:13)

MEMORIALS
(For the month of December 2019)
In Loving Memory of…
ALANNA MARIA ERICSON, our granddaughter, by CHERYL ERICSON, Rothsay, MN, $100
AVON STOTZ, my wife of almost 63 years, by JEROME STOTZ, Lemmon, SD, $40
BERYL CARROLL, by LAKE SHORE COMMUNITY CHURCH, VANCOUVER, WA, $100
BERYL CARROLL, by LARRY & CHERYL SCHERBENSKE, Aberdeen, SD, $10
BEVERLY MATTHEWS, by PEGGY GARDIPEE, Billings, MT, $5
BOB SUMMY, my husband, by NADINE SUMMY, Des Moines, IA, $20
BRUCE DURHEIM, by MARCIA TAYLOR FISH, Hastings, MN, $100
CAROL REMPFER, by JAMES REMPFER, Winside, NE, $20
CAROL TRUMPE, my wonderful mom, by KIM BROOKS-MILLER, Peoria, IL, $100
CHERYL FAYE VAN HAAFTEN, our beloved sister, by JANE & JOHN VAN HAAFTEN, Pella, IA, $25
CHERYL GREENWOOD, by DALLAS GREENWOOD, Colorado Springs, CO, $25
DEAN WEBER, by JOYCE WEBER & FAMILY, Casper, WY, $100
DENNY ZABEL, by ROSE ANDERSEN, Pierre, SD, $30
DR. R.C. RICHARDS, by MARSHALL WINCHESTER, Phoenix, AZ, $100
DR. ROBERT E JOHNSON, by JIM & BURDETTE BOLSTAD, Minot, ND, $50
DUANE C. TOLLEFSON, by BRADLEY JACOBSON, Finley, ND, $20
EILEEN TOBIN, by DAVID & CONNIE HATTERVIG, Carthage, SD, $100
EILEEN TOBIN, by JANET SCOTT, Plankinton, SD, $20
ELAINE ARNOLD, by NORMA SWENSON, Lake Park, MN, $30
ELEANOR PATON, my dear aunt, by JOAN PAUP, Denison, IA, $50
ELEANOR STUMP, by ROGER & JANELLE KOOIKER, Rock Rapids, IA, $25
EVERETT TUDOR, by CAROLYN TUDOR & daughters, KAYLEEN LOCKWOOD & EVALEEN STARKEL, Kalispell, MT, $50
EVERETT TUDOR, by DON & NADINE COPLEY, Great Falls, MT, $50
EVERETT TUDOR, my dear father, by EVALEEN STARKEL, Clancy, MT, $100
FLOYD KOSKI, my husband, by JANET KOSKI, Carlton, ND, $50
FRIENDS, by ERMAN & BETTY UELAND, Fertile, MN, $20
GEORGE & LEALLA HALL, by JAMES HALL, Piedmont, SD, $100
GERRY HLAVINKA, by DON HLAVINKA, Hazel, SD, $100
GLENN & BETTY SOPER, my parents, by CHARLES SOPER, Bismarck, ND, $10
GRACE WULF, my mom, by JERRY & DONNA WULF, Plankinton, SD, $100
HAROLD A THIESSE, my husband, by ALVINA THIESSE, Brainerd, MN, $500
JANE & GEORGE A. MILLER, SR., my mother & father by LAURIE & GEORGE A. MILLER, JR., Orange City, FL, $100
JANET LARSON, my mother, by JANIS KUEBER, Aneta, ND, $40
JOYCE M. SWENSON, my wife, by CHARLES SWENSON, Jasper, MN, $10
KIM TEAGUE, my mom, by ELTON TEAGUE, San Francisco, CA, $59
LINDA REEVES, my wife, by RICHARD REEVES, West Palm Beach, FL, $100
LOUIS ZUPANCICH, my husband, by LORRAINE ZUPANCICH, Chisholm, MN, $75
MACKENZIE, my great-granddaughter, and KRISTEN, my granddaughter, by JOANNE WHITE, Virginia, MN, $10
MARION CORETTA BLACKETT, my cousin, by REBECCA MCEACHIN, Clermont, FL, $25
MELVIN ENGELBRECHT, our Dad, by his DAUGHTERS, Watertown, SD, $40
MRS. ALICE HOEKSTRA, by SIDNEY KRUGER, Worthington, MN, $100
MRS. DICK KEIZER, by JAN BOERSMA, Sioux Falls, SD, $20
My MOM, remembering her Birthday, by KATHY BARTA, Jamestown, ND, $20
My WIFE, by LYLE ANDERSON, West Fargo, ND, $100
OLIVER GOETZ, my husband, and CAROL KRINGSTAD, my daughter, by VIOLET GOETZ, Java, SD, $40
OTTO E. SKOMARS, by ELIZABETH GLIMM, Moose Lake, MN, $59
Our MOM, by DIANE DANIELS, Fargo, ND, $102
PHYLLIS BOHRER, my wife of nearly 49 years, by CARL BOHRER, Mandan, ND, $100
RALPH KATCHATAG, my brother, by ROSE A. PEDERSEN, Anchorage, AK, $50
RICHARD, my father, and MICHAEL, my brother, by KAREN, Illinois, $20
ROGER STOEBNER, my husband 58 years, by LAVONNE STOEBNER, Mitchell, SD, $40
ROSELLA HOLLAND, our beloved mother and good & faithful servant, by HER FAMILY, Centerville, IA, $200
STELLA MAE HILDEN, my dear wife, by FLOYD HILDEN, Watertown, SD, $300
SYLVIA FATLAND, my wife, & our daughter, JAN FATLAND, by DEAN FATLAND, Fargo, ND, $25
TRISTAN LARSON MERRIMAN, my daughter, by DONOWAN LARSON, Alcester, SD, $100
VENA ISERT, by LYLE ISERT, Burlington, WA, $300
WALDEN J. NELSON, by DOUGLAS & CAROLYN ANDERSON, Kerkhoven, MN, $50
WALTER & LYDIA SILL, my parents, by ARTHUR SILL, Benton Harbor, MI, $25
WAYNE & MINNIE BANKS, by CHERIE BANKS, Sioux Falls, SD, $100
WILLIAM WAITS, my husband, by HELEN WAITS, Nocatee, FL, $40

(Any Memorials after 11/08/2019 will be listed in the January New Song)

DEDICATIONS
(For the month of December 2019)
In Honor of…
DENA DAVIS, celebrating her 95th Birthday, by GLENN & LELA DAVIS, Parker, SD, $200
DONALD TRUMP, by BERT KELLEY, Wichita, KS, $100
EMMA LABELLE & OWEN LABELLE, by DALE & MARINA LABELLE, Gaylord, MI, $40
GRACE & NOAH, my precious grandchildren, by CONNIE YARBER, Corinth, MS, $500
JAMIE WEDE, my grandson, celebrating his Birthday, by BEV BRENNER, Chancellor, SD, $90
JOHN F. KESERICH, by V. KESERICH, Owatonna, MN, $50
KATHY ESSEM, my daughter, by LAVON HINES, Sioux Falls, SD, $20
KELLY MARIE ENGLISH, our daughter, by RITA & JIM ENGLISH, East Gull Lake, MN, $100
KENZIE & MYLA ENGEL, my awesome granddaughters, by JERRY ENGEL, Kalispell, MT, $50
LAURIE KRUTZA, my sister, celebrating her 68th Birthday, by LESLIE HIPENBECKER, Ballston Lake, NY, $10
LELAND & DARLENE, my mom & dad, by AUBREY WRIGHT, South St. Paul, MN, $500
LILLIAN PUDWILL, celebrating her Birthday, by NATHAN & MAGGIE PUDWILL, Aztec, NM, $50
LYNN & NORMAN HASTINGS, celebrating their 26th Wedding Anniversary, East Jordan, MI, $22
ONDRIA BRENDEMUHL, my daughter, by PATRICIA SCHENCK, Dilworth, MN, $25
PASTOR SALEM & HIS WONDERFUL TEAM, by GLENN & TRUDY ZABEL, Elgin, MN, $50
PASTOR SALEM, by CAROLE SHEPHERD, Plant City, FL, $25
PASTOR SALEM, by SHARI HAUX, East Helena, MT, $25
PAULINE FISHER, my special aunt, by DOUGLAS BUCKLES, Tucson, AZ, $110
SEAN PENWELL, deploying with the National Guard, by LINDA KNOX, Puyallup, WA, $100
VIRGINA CREWS, celebrating her Birthday, by JOANNE WHITE, Virginia, MN, $10

(Any Dedications after 11/08/2019 will be listed in the January New Song)

DECEMBER 30 MINUTE SERMONS

DECEMBER 01 “THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS FROM THE STAR” MATT. 2:1-12

DECEMBER 08 “THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS FROM THE ANGELS” LUKE 2:8-14

DECEMBER 15 “THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS FROM THE SHEPHERDS” LUKE 2:1-20

DECEMBER 22 “THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS FROM THE STALL” ISAIAH 9:1-7

DECEMBER 29 “THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS PAST” PSALM 18:1-6

DECEMBER 60 MINUTE SERMONS

DECEMBER 01 “THE SONG OF MARY” LUKE 1:46-55

DECEMBER 08 “THE SONG OF ZACHARIAH” LUKE 1:67-80

DECEMBER 15 “THE SONG OF THE ANGELS” LUKE 2:8-14

DECEMBER 22 “THE SONG OF SIMEON” LUKE 2:25-35

DECEMBER 29 “SOME GOOD EXAMPLES FOR 2019” PHIL. 3:10-14

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