"A New Song" June 2024
Dear fellow worker of the Christian Worship Hour:
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?”
From the writings of Pastor Salem:
But, how do we overcome discouragement? Let me mention eight ways:
v READ YOUR BIBLE. Sometimes I do not feel like reading my Bible, well then, read it anyway! Sometimes I find I am reading a newspaper or magazine 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 do we neglect our Heavenly Father and never talk to Him unless we need something? Talking to Jesus changes everything from gray and ugly to bright and beautiful. (Psalm 40:3).
v THANK GOD FOR BLESSINGS. Well, you say, I don’t have many. Oh yeah, count your spiritual blessings that are eternal, and you’ll become so busy you will forget about your discouragement. Jeremiah said long ago, “His compassions never fail. They are new every morning.” (Lamentations 3:22,23). That is, every day we have new blessings from God for which to give thanks. (Psalm 107:31; James 1:17; I Thessalonians 5:18).
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; look ahead and look to Jesus. 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; Matthew 10:8; I Corinthians 9:19; Jude 23).
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 the 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 121:1,2).
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 discouraged. 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 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 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. God has never failed!
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. ~
THANK YOU FOR WRITING…
Praying for the staff who work so hard to keep CWH on TV. Praying Pastor Salem’s sermons bring more people to Jesus weekly. God bless you all!
MINNESOTA
I am so glad that you have Pastor Salem’s work continue, it is a blessing to me every Sunday before I go to my church. It keeps me going. May God bless you all.
MONTANA
For your heartfelt efforts to reach unsaved people around the world. May the Lord bless you in the coming days.
MISSOURI
Thank you for allowing me to plant a seed knowing that the CWH staff will water it while I wait for God to give the increase. Amen!
NORTH CAROLINA
I am so grateful that Pastor Salem’s sermons are still being watched as he preaches the word of the saving grace of Jesus Christ!
WISCONSIN
In Loving Memory of…
ANITA OTTEN, a church friend, by ROZELLA HALBERSMA, SD, $20
ARTHUR WILKINS, my husband, by PATRICIA WILKINS, MI, $50
BEN WOOLERY, my dad, by BARBARA CUMMINS, MO, $20
BRANDON, my son, by GAYLE BERGERON, MN, $200
CALVIN H. WOLFF, my husband, HENRY E. & MAGDALENE SCHRETER, my parents, and HENRY H. & MARTHA WOLFF, my in-laws, by DONNA L. WOLFF, SD, $100
CHAD, my son, by KENDALL BROWN, SD, $100
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
DIANE, my beloved wife for 55 years, by JOHN D. MENNING, MN, $500
DON WAMSTAD and GOODWIN OWEN, by DARLENE OWEN, ND, $50
DONALD C. MEYER, my dad, by TAMMY BATSON, SC, $200
DOUGLAS D. SWENSON, my beloved husband, by NORMA SWENSON, MN, $50
DWIGHT, remembering him on his 98th Birthday, by ELIZABETH KLINE, IN, $100
ELSIE JACOBSON and VIOLA WILSON, my sisters, by JACQUELINE BURNS, NE, $100
EUGENE HARKEN, my husband, and GRACE HARKEN, my granddaughter, by RAMONA HARKEN, IA, $25
EUGENE THOMAS WELCH, by KATHLEEN WELCH KUIL, WI, $100
GAIL ANNIS, by JOHN ANNIS, IL, $50
GARY DEBOER and EDWARD KRUSE, by ROGER & JANELLE KOOIKER, IA, $50
GENE J. HENNESSEY, my husband, by DARLENE M. HENNESSEY, MN, $25
GENEVA SHANNON, my mother, and ETTA MAY AMIS, my aunt, by PHYLISS CAPLOVITZ, WA, $50
HAROLD OSTRING, my husband, by DARLENE OSTRING, IA, $100
HEATH ALLEN, my beloved son, by MAMA MARY, IA, $35
HOLLY MILLER, my daughter, 36, went to heaven February 20th, MONTE MILLER, my brother, passed March 7th, and DAVID YODER, my cousin, passed March 27th, by GLENN MILLER, $300
JANET BUHMANN, my beloved wife of 40 years, by LARRY BUHMANN, MN, $100
JANET SYDNES THOMPSON, my wife, by GARY THOMPSON, IA, $200
JEAN WULF, my dear little mother, I miss her, by JOHN WULF, JR., SD, $100
JEANETTE SCHELHAAS, our mother, by HER FAMILY, MN, $100
JEANNE MILLER, my mother, by CRAIG MILLER, MT, $50
JOANNE L. SKOG, my wife, by LELAND SKOG, WI, $1,000
JOHN, my brother, by SHERYL HUNZEKER, NE, $50
KATHY, my dear friend, by BEVERLY RYAN, NE, $10
LILLIAN, my beloved mother, and STEVEN, my beloved son, by SANDRA SEVILLA, FL, $120
LUCILLE & KEVIN WOODSON, by JERRY & ELIZABETH BROWN, MO, $20
MARGARITA STAUFFER, my beloved mother, by JOHN STAUFFER, NC, $50
MARIA & ROBERT BETZ, MARY & GEORGE BETZ, MARIA & PABLO BARRANTES and PASTOR SALEM, by DEBBIE BETZ, PA, $200
MARLYS ANN LARSON, my dear wife, by DONOWAN LARSON, SD, $100
MARSHA SOVAK, my loving wife, by EUGENE SOVAK, PA, $100
MARY ANNE CLARK, by LORELII ODLAND, SD, $100
MARY ELLEN MCNAMARA, our mother, by PATRICIA LAROSE, MN, $100
MY LATE, BELOVED SISTER-IN-LAW, by ELOISE EDWARDS, MT, $20
My parents, BYRON & ARLENE WALTER, CAROL & NATHAN WALTER, by CARMEN K. HOLLAND, CA, $100
MY SONS, by GARY EASTBURN, DE, $60
NORMAN & BETTY PENTILA, my parents, by KEVIN PENTILA, MN, $200
PASTOR HAROLD & BEULAH SALEM, by MARK HUDDLESTON, IA, $26
PASTOR SALEM:
CHRISTOPHER GENTRY, TX, $20
CRAIG MILLER, MT, $50
DANIEL FUCHS, MT, $50
DONALD D. DURM, SR., FL, $20
GARY & PHYLLIS ROBERTS, SD, $10
LATANYA PICKETT, FL, $25
MICHAEL CROUCHER, MN, $50
NORMA BAIRD, MN, $100
PATRICE VALENTINE, FL, $100
WAYNE NESS, SD, $100
RICHARD ANDERSON, by MARY & DALE SHEARER, SD, $100
RICHARD SCHMIESS, my husband, by MARY SCHMIESS, ND, $100
RICK WILLIAMS, my father, by DR. BRENT WILLIAMS and KEITH OGDENS, his friend, ND, $20
ROBBIN JEAN OLSON, by ORRIN OLSON, MN, $50
RUSSEL PETERS, by HELEN, his loving wife, and FAMILY & FRIENDS, SD, $150
SAM and TINA GRIFFITHS, by WILLIAM GRIFFITHS SR., SD, $200
SARA CROTTS, by DRUID CROTTS, WA, $100
SHERI PIERSALL, my best friend of 50 years, by JANNA CHOITZ, KS, $100
SYLVIA & JAN FATLAND, by DEAN FATLAND, ND, $25
TERRI GLENDA MINOR, my sister, by KELLSEY MINOR, CA, $20
WALTER & LYDIA SILL, my parents, by ARTHUR SILL, MI, $25
WILFRED & BETTY VANDER VORST, special uncle and aunt to us, by JERRY & DONNA WULF, SD, $100
WINNIE HALE MORGAN, my grandmother, who taught me about the boundless love of the Lord, by PAMELA DELO, VA, $100
Any Memorials after 5/8/2024 will be listed in the July New Song
In Honor of…
ANNE, my wife, by JOHN S. BATTAGLIOLA, NJ, $25
BARBARA KLIROS, who lives in a nursing home, by SANDI ANTHONY, MO, $50
DARLENE, my wonderful mother, who has always supported me and is a good example of what a Christian mother is, by AUBREY WRIGHT, MN, $400
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
EVELYN HOLLEY, our mom, by TRACY HOLLEY, ON, CA, $200
GERRIT & SYLVIA BOS, celebrating our 70th Wedding Anniversary, MN, $50
GOD, by TAMMI AYCOTH, TX, $50
GOD’S PRECIOUS LOVE, by JAMES H. & MARY L. WINDHAM III, GA, $50
HARRIET, DEAN, LUANN and JOEL, by CASEY WRIGHT, NE, $20
JEANEL, my loving sister who cares for our mom 24/7, by CAREL GORDON, MN, $250
JESUS and OUR LOVED ONES, by DEAN BARGAS, WY, $25
JESUS, by CAROL A. OLSON, IL, $20
JOSH MCCOY, our brother, by DAN & JONI JOHNSON, NE, $100
KELBY ZEESTRATEN, celebrating her 18th Birthday, by AUNTIE CHRIS & UNCLE BERNIE, MN, $30
KITTY JOHNSON, our dear friend, celebrating her 93rd Birthday, by MELVIN & MYRNA HALL, SD, $100
MARISA, by MARCIA BISER, VA, $15
MY 6 CHILDREN, 20 GRANDCHILDREN, and 35 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, what a blessing they are to me, by HELEN STRAND, ND, $50
MY MOTHER, by DOLORES GONZALVES, NV, $400
OUR LORD & SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, by JIM & KAREN CARLSON, MI, $100
PRECIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD & SAVIOUR, & HOLY SPIRIT, by MARY, IA, $135
THE CWH TEAM, by BENNIE SOUTHWORTH, FL, $25
VERGIL & DELORES BENZ, celebrating our 69th Wedding Anniversary, SD, $200
WESLEY L. FRITZ, by CARLENE FRITZ, TX, $100
Any Memorials or Dedications after 5/8/2024 will be listed in the July New Song
60 Minute Service
JUNE 02 “IS THERE ANY GOOD NEWS FROM GOD?” PHILIPPIANS 4:4-13
JUNE 09 “YOU CAN HAVE A VISION OF GOD” ISAIAH 6:1-8
JUNE 16 “THE STEPS OF A GOOD MAN” PSALM 37:23-34
JUNE 23 “PSALM NINETY-SIX” PSALM 96:1-6
JUNE 30 “THE BOOK THE WORLD NEEDS” 2 TIMOTHY 3:13-17
30 Minute Service
JUNE 02 “IS THERE ANY GOOD NEWS FROM GOD?” PHILIPPIANS 4:4-13
JUNE 09 “YOU CAN HAVE A VISION OF GOD” ISAIAH 6:1-8
JUNE 16 “THE STEPS OF A GOOD MAN” PSALM 37:23-34
JUNE 23 “PSALM NINETY-SIX” PSALM 96:1-6
JUNE 30 “THE BOOK THE WORLD NEEDS” 2 TIMOTHY 3:13-17
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