"A New Song" May 2023
DEVOTIONAL BIBLE STUDY: “Blessings We Have in Jesus”
Did you ever stop to think of all the wonderful things God has provided for us to make life happy, meaningful, and worth living! Let me give you eight reasons from Philippians Chapter Four that makes life happy and helps us through troubled times.
v WE HAVE THE JOY OF THE LORD TO LIFT US. “Rejoice in the Lord always; and again I say, Rejoice.” (vs. 4) So God commands us to rejoice. St. Paul tells us how we can do that, even though the world seems to be going to the dogs. He says, “Rejoice in the Lord.” When we love Jesus and lean upon Him, we know that He will work all things out for good. (Romans 8:28). We can always rejoice because we have Jesus!
v WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF PRAYER TO SUPPORT US. “Be anxious for nothing.” (vs. 6) That is, don’t worry and fret. For one thing, you can’t change anything anyway, so relax, tell it to Jesus and leave things in His hands. He has all power; He can handle it!
v WE HAVE THE PEACE OF GOD TO KEEP US. “And the peace of God…shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (vs.7) You know what, when we are not at peace with God we are at war with everybody around us! Confess your sins to Jesus, lean upon Him, and the God of peace will bring peace into your heart. It never fails. (John 14:27).
v WE HAVE THE PRESENCE OF GOD TO ACCOMPANY US. “The God of peace shall be with you.” (vs. 9) Some of you live alone. Did I say, “alone?” We are never alone. God has promised that he would “never leave us or forsake us”, (Hebrews 13:5). God always keeps His Word, so just rejoice and talk to Him (it’s o.k. to talk out loud to the Lord if you are alone) so go ahead, talk! (Matthew 28:20).
v WE HAVE THE PATTERN OF OTHERS BEFORE US. “Your care of me hath flourished again.” (vs.10) God brings others into our life to help and encourage us, even as we encourage others. Be friendly to all those about you, be an example of how Jesus would act, and thank God for all those who have gone before us who loved Jesus. (Hebrews 12:1).
v WE HAVE THE POLICY OF CONTENTMENT TO CALM US. “I have learned, in whatever state I am, therewith to be content.” (vs. 11) Be content with what we have. Don’t be like the rich; they are always trying to get more and more. (James 4:1-3). If we have Christ, we have all we need. (Colossians 3:11).
v WE HAVE THE POWER OF CHRIST TO STRENGTHEN US. “I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me.” (vs. 13) Be careful, we can’t claim this promise and then try to fly to the moon----the secret is, I can do all things through Christ if it is in the will of God! So, let’s be sure we know His will, and then when we do, move on even if it means moving a mountain! (Hebrews 11:3).
v WE HAVE THE PROMISE OF GOD TO PROVIDE FOR US. “My God shall supply all your need.” (vs. 19) Watch out. God isn’t telling us He will supply every want we have because many times we want things we don’t need! So we learn to leave things in God’s hands and pray, “Thy will be done.” (Matthew 6:10; Ephesians 1:18).
So, if the times are hard, take heart, lean on Jesus because He cares for you! (I Peter 5:7). Then drink deeply from His promises. And when you have done that, please pray for the Christian Worship Hour, and give as God leads. He will work everything out. God bless you.
In our Savior’s love,
Pastor Salem
~Bible study may not correspond with New Song mentioned in broadcast. ~
In Loving Memory of…
A FRIEND, by BETTY & ERMAN UELAND, MN, $20
ALBERT & FLORENCE HUBER, my parents, by DOLORES VOEGELE, ND, $200
ART & ERNA GOEHRING, by PAMELA ECK, NE, $100
AUDREY RUDNINGEN, by VIRGINIA SONDROL, MN, $10
BARBARA C. MUNS, we love and miss you mom, by THOMAS MUNS, MI, $35
BEVERLEE ANN STARRY, by DON STARRY, MN, $100
BLAKE DING, my brother, by BELINDA JANS, ND, $200
CAROL BEHRENS, by ORRIN & PAT TOWNSWICK, SD, $30
CHAD, my son, by KENDALL BROWN, SD, $100
CHARLOTTE SCHURNK and GAYLE BAGDIS, by LYNNE PRESLEY, WY, $20
COL. GERALD A. OLSON, retired from the US Army, from a friend in MN, $20
DALE ROLLAG, my late husband, by JOAN ROLLAG, MN, $25
DEBORAH DOOLEY, my dear wife, by KELLY DOOLEY, IA, $50
DEREK VALENTINE, my beloved son, by JEFF VALENTINE, FL, $20
DEWAYNE BECKER and LARRY WALLACE, my friends, by ELTON SCHOENWALD, SD, $50
DIANNA, by HERBERT KENT, MN, $50
DICK & DOLORES DREESEN, my parents who would be celebrating their 75th Wedding Anniversary, by THE I.O.U. RANCH CREW, MN, $75
DON STACEY, my husband, and DON FIELDS, my son, by BARBARA STACEY, MO, $100
DONALD NORD, by NORMA SWENSON, MN, $20
DONNA ROSELL, my wife, by DEWAYNE ROSELL, MN, $100
DURWARD & MARY KITTS, my dear parents, by VICKIE PEIN, MO, $300
EILEEN ICE, my mother, by ROSEMARY WESTRAY, IL, $100
ELIAS & MARIE BJORK, my grandparents, by DONOWAN LARSON, SD, $100
ELROY STEELE and RAY HARRINGA, by MARLYS STEELE, MN, $100
FAMILY, by AARON SPRINKLE, OH, $50
FRANK RAFFONE, my beautiful husband God took home last year, by PHILOMENA RAFFONE, FL, $100
GENEVA SHANNON, my mother, and ETTA MAY AMIS, my aunt, by PHYLLIS CAPLOVITZ, WA, $25
HAROLD A. THIESSE, my beloved husband, by ALVINA M. THIESSE, MN, $500
HATTIE ALDRIDGE, by BRENDA NAKI, HI, $50
HELMUTH & LYDIA EHRESMANN and TOOTIE PERKINS, our parents, by MILT & MARY ELLEN EHRESMANN, SD, $150
IRVING MARQUART, by MARY JANE EIDSNESS, ND, $200
ISABELLE JONES, by LARRY & LYNETTE FRANSEN, WY, $25
JOHN GUSTAFSON, my husband, by LEONA GUSTAFSON, MN, $150
JOHN KEIERLEBER, by JOSHUA & NICOLE SCHMITZ, WY, $40
JOYCE & DEAN WEBER, by LESLI BEECHER, WY, $150
KEITH EGGEBRAATEN, my brother, by BRYAN EGGEBRAATEN, MN, $65
KEVIN & LUCILLE WOODSON, by JERRY & ELIZABETH BROWN, MO, $10
LANA MAE SPICER, by WILLIAM SPICER, WY, $1,300
LAURIE BLACKBURN, my good friend, by JUDIE DEBREY, OR, $25
LEON JOSEPHSEN, by GERALD & KAYE MOE, SD, $20
LESLIE HOWARD HAWKINS, my brother, by ROMONA HAWKINS, SD, $10
LOREN MIELKE, by VICKI PANGRAC, MN, $300
LYLE & LORRAINE MELAND, my parents, by DONNA CORNELIUSEN, ND, $500
MAGGIE FOX, by DENISE & CHUCK MCCARTHY, NE, $100
MARGARET E. ANDERSON, my dear wife, by LYNDON P. ANDERSON, MN, $25
MARIA & ROBERT BETZ, MARY & GEORGE BETZ, MARIA & PABLO BARRANTES, JEREMY HULSHOFF, and PASTOR SALEM, by DEBBIE BETZ, PA, $200
MARSHA A. SOVAK, my wife, by EUGENE R. SOVAK, PA, $100
MARTIN & JENATTE KRAMER and ROBERT & LORETTA JONES, by DARMON & JANICE JONES, MN, $100
MARY HORNBACHER, my mother, by RENAE MILLER, ND, $100
MELVIN HOFF, my loving husband, by DONNA HOFF, FL, $190
MILDRED BABB, my mother, and PASTOR SALEM, by LORRIE LINCOLN, AZ, $50
NORMAN & BETTY PENTILA, my parents, by KEVIN PENTILA, MN, $200
OUR BELOVED LIZZIE, by JANE & JOHN VAN HAAFTEN, IA, $25
OUR PARENTS, SIBLINGS and PASTOR SALEM, by JAMES & MARY K. TAYLOR, IL, $300
PASTOR SALEM:
ANN IRVING, ID, $50
ARDIS JOHNSON, SD, $50
BENNIE SOUTHWORTH, FL, $90
CAMILLE THOMPSON, AZ, $100
CONNIE YARBER, MS, $500
DENNIS PULLMAN, SD, $50
DONALD D. DURM, SR., FL, $45
JAYME HOCKENBERRY, PA, $157
JEFF & NOLA MOSER, AR, $200
LINDA J. JENKS, WY, $10
MARK HANDBURY, SD, $100
MELVIN THOMPSON, SD, $40
MICHAEL CROUCHER, MN, $50
RICHARD GOODING, SD, $25
SYLVIA OKERSTROM, MN, $25
PAULINE INGRAM, by MARIE MCMILLION, OR, $50
RAY OLMSTEAD, my father, and SIDNEY ALDRIDGE, my husband, by RONDI G. ALDRIDGE, AK, $100
REG, remembering my husband on his 77th Birthday, by LAWANTA THOMPSON, OK, $25
RICHARD KLAUSEN, by PAUL KLAUSEN, KS, $100
RICHARD WIK, my husband, by JEAN WIK, FL, $100
SHARON MARIE CLEMONS, my wonderful friend of over 50 years, by CLAUDIA HOPKEY, IA, $25
STEPHEN MASON, my brother, may he finally be in peace, by LAURA & DAVID WAGNER, AZ, $100
SUSAN MARIE OKSANEN, my sister, by KARLA & JOE GILSDORF, WY, $200
SYLVIA & JAN FATLAND, by DEAN FATLAND, ND, $25
TED & RUTH HEUPEL, my parents, by ELAINE E. DUVALL, SD, $100
THOMAS & SHIRLEY HOLLERAN, by PATRICIA HOLLERAN, NJ, $100
WARREN OLSEN, by MEROLYN OLSEN, SD, $100
WILLIS BALT, by WAYNE & PIXIE BALT, MARCIA BALT, and JERRY & BRENDA BALT, IA, $100
In Honor of…
KIM, RICK & SCOTT, our children, by GARY & JANET THOMPSON, IA, $200
MOM, celebrating her 80th Birthday, by TIM & JODI KUZNIA, ND, $80
SALLY DAVENPORT and BETTY COOMBS, by WAYNE F. SMITH, NH, $100
GOD, MY FAMILY, DOCTORS, FRIENDS & VA, by ARNOLD J. LELAND, IA, $1,000
JESS & ROBERTA WRIGHT, by JOE WRIGHT, KS, $200
ANGIE DAWSON, my daughter, by SANDRA HONE, MT, $25
OUR CHILDREN, by EDWARD & LYNETTE SWEENEY, ND, $100
FREDDIE & HELGA TUCKER, celebrating our 68th Wedding Anniversary, AL, $50
JUDY WASHBURN, by ELAINE HAMPTON, NE, $100
LYDIA MAIER, my mother, celebrating her 105th Birthday, by MYRNA ROLANDSON, MT, $105
DEAN HINES SR., my husband, by LYNNE PRESLEY, WY, $10
GOD, may this glorify Him, by TAMMI AYCOTH, TX, $25
MIKE SALEM, for carrying on the good work of his father, and the CWH TEAM, by BENNIE SOUTHWORTH, FL, $50
MORGAN BARRETT, by STEPHEN BARRETT, FL, $130
OUR FAMILY BIRTHDAYS, by ROBERT & MARGARET COLE, MN, $25
GEORGE & HELEN JACKSON, who always taught me sincerity, by JUNE RENVALL, ND, $25
MY SON & GRANDDAUGHTERS, by PAM FRANK, AR, $25
MIKE SALEM, by BENNIE SOUTHWORTH, FL, $40
JULIA A. WINDHAM, our daughter-in-law, celebrating her Birthday, by JAMES H. & MARY L. WINDHAM III, GA, $25
AMERICA, by CONNIE YARBER, MS, $500
JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD & SAVIOR, by LINDA KNOX, WA, $100
TED & ROSEMARY SMITH, by LEONARD SMITH, MT, $100
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
Any Memorials or Dedications after 4/3/2023 will be listed in the June New Song
MAY 60 MINUTE SERVICE
MAY 07 “THE BLESSINGS OF DEATH” PHILIPPIANS 1:21-26
MAY 14 “LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY MOTHER” II TIMOTHY 1:1-11
MAY 21 “WILL WE KNOW OUR LOVED ONES IN HEAVEN?” LUKE 24:27-35
MAY 30 MINUTE SERMON
MAY 07 “THE BLESSINGS OF DEATH” PHILIPPIANS 1:21-26
MAY 14 “LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY MOTHER” II TIMOTHY 1:1-11
MAY 21 “WILL WE KNOW OUR LOVED ONES IN HEAVEN?” LUKE 24:27-35
MAY 28 “WHAT IS HEAVEN REALLY LIKE?” REVELATION 21:1-7
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