Bible Study

Pastor Salem’s desire was to tell the world of the saving grace of Jesus Christ and to encourage believers in their faith. It is our hope this classic New Song Bible Study from the writings of Pastor Salem will be a blessing to you.

Dear fellow worker of the Christian Worship Hour:

Often times we hear some believer say, “I wonder if am really saved? I wonder if I am really going to go to heaven?”

Let us give you 7 reasons why I KNOW I am going to heaven:

From the writings of Pastor Salem:

v BECAUSE GOD SAYS SO. God tells us, “He that believeth on the Son HATH everlasting life.” (John 3:36). Try to write it any plainer than that, if we trust in Jesus, we have eternal life. Period. (John 3:18).

v BECAUSE OF THE PERFECT WORK OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS. When Jesus shed His precious blood on the cross, he paid for the sins of the world. St. John tells us that His blood cleanses us from ALL sin. (I John 1:7-9).

v BECAUSE OF THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. St. Paul tells us “He that hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:6). When we accept Jesus, the Holy Spirit enters our life and works in us until we stand at the feet of Jesus. The Holy Spirit never gives up; He never stops working in us. (John 14:16).

v BECAUSE WE ARE SEALED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT. When we accept Jesus, God puts His seal on us, which is the Holy Spirit, to indicate that we belong to Him. We are His property, and no one can break that seal be it men or angels or the devil himself. (Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 3:10; Ephesians 4:30).

v BECAUSE WE ARE A PART OF CHRIST’S BODY. The very moment we ask Jesus into our heart and life, we become a part of His Body. (I Corinthians 12:27). We call it the ‘baptism of the Holy Spirit’, we don’t pray for it because it happens the moment we are born again, or, receive Jesus! (I Corinthians 12:13). Rest assured, dear friend, no part of Christ’s body will ever be in hell and I am part of His Body!

v BECAUSE ETERNAL LIFE IS A PRESENT POSSESSION. People talk about receiving eternal life when they die, but God says we receive eternal life the moment we believe in Him. Jesus tells us in John 5:24 that if we hear His Word and believe on Him, we HAVE everlasting life; we don’t wait for anything, but immediately we have eternal life in us. God doesn’t give eternal life on the ‘lay-away’ plan!

v BECAUSE JESUS HOLDS US IN HIS HAND. Friend, we do not hold onto Jesus, Jesus holds onto us! Listen to Jesus, ‘they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” (John 10:28). But that is not all Jesus said, He also added, “My Father, which gave them to Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand”. (John 10:29). So there it is-----Jesus holds us in His hand and His Father takes hold and holds us in His hand so that we are in the Savior’s hand and The Father’s hand. WOW! We are safe and secure.

So, we bring the good news to a hurting world. With uncertainty all around us, it is good to have the good news of the gospel.

And, it is possible because of people like yourself who pray and give. We have no other source of support except God’s people who worship with us and stand by with prayers and gifts.

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. ~

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Memorials

In Loving Memory of…

ALAN & ELLEN HERON, and WILLIAM & MADELYN BROWN, our wonderful parents, and LOIS (HERON) SCHLABSZ and DOROTHY (BROWN) MILLER, our sisters who are missed so much, by JIM & TERRI HERON, ND, $1,500

ALICE NELSON, my mother, and JENNI DAHL, our daughter, remembering their December Birthdays, by JOANNE & CHARLES DAHL, ND, $100

ALL OF OUR LOVED ONES, who are now with Jesus, by ELIZABETH TRONSON, IA, $100

ARTHUR WING, my husband, by SANDRA WING, NC, $100

AUDREY RASMUSSEN, by ERLING & LUVERL THOMSEN, SD, $100

BARB ATKINSON, by CYNTHIA D. THOMPSON, SD, $40

BEVERLY BRACKEN, Gary’s mother, and CHRIS MANNIE, Joann’s sister, by GARY & JOANN MATTHEWS, ND, $200

BRADEN CURTIS ERICKSON, my son, we love and miss you, by DON ERICKSON and ROZ ERICKSON, SD, $25

C.J. ANDERSON, my friend, by KATHERINE KARACH, WI, $20

CAROL NETLAND, by MARIE NETLAND, MN, $200

CAROL VARGO, my best friend, by PAM THOMAS, IN, $100

CAROLINE HALSEY, by TERRANCE HALSEY, ND, $100

CECIL KEISACKER, by DONNA KEISACKER, AZ, $500

CHUCK and TAMI ISRAEL, by JANICE ISRAEL, SD, $25

DARLENE REYNOLDS, by JEFF REYNOLDS, NE, $100

DEAN HINES SR., my husband, CHARLOTTE SCHURNK, and GAYLE BAGDIS, by LYNNE PRESLEY, WY, $30

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 wife, by JON DAVID NELSEN, NE, $100

DICK POPE, by MELANIE K. POPE, MN, $50

DONALD GOOSEN, lifetime neighbor and friend, by DENNIS PULLMAN, SD, $50

DONALD, my husband, and CARMEN, my daughter, by IRENE WETZEL, ND, $200

DOROTHY KEOUGH, my sweet mom, by JANICE SACK, MT, $100

ELDON CHRISTIANSON, my dad, by JULIE PETERSON, MN, $100

ELROY, my husband, by MARLYS STEELE, MN, $100

ELSIE VIRTUE, my dear wife, by CHUCK VIRTUE, WI, $100

EMILY BOYER, by PAMELA B. RICE, MD, $25

EVA G. BERNHARDT, THOMAS FRANLIN BARGAS, RUDY O’CANNA, DARLENE WRIGHT, BILL BERNHARDT and BRANDY, by DEAN BARGAS, WY, $25

FRANK, SUI YIN, and CLIFFORD LOW, who are in heaven, by WINSTON LOW, CA, $100

G. WALLACE JACOBSON, my husband, by KATHY JACOBSON, MN, $100

GENEVA SHANNON, my mother, and ETTA MAY AMIS, my aunt, by PHYLISS CAPLOVITZ, WA, $25

GEORGE & UNA BENTSON, my folks, ART ROGERS, my husband, and TONY ROGERS, my son, by GEORGIA ROGERS, CO, $50

GEORGE “MAC” MCCARTHY I, my dad, by CHUCK & DENISE MCCARTHY, NE, $150

GLADYS BOWEN, my mother, by RON BOWEN, IA, $70

GLENN HENRY, my neighbor now in heaven with Jesus, by RUSSELL GROFF, PA, $200

GREG WALSH, my husband, with all my love, by PATTI, MN, $300

HAROLD & BEULAH SALEM, my parents, by DAN & VERDENE SALEM, IA, $2,000

HAROLD FRIED, my beloved husband, by IDELLA FRIED, SD, $50

HEATH ALLEN, my beloved son, by MAMA MARY, IA, $60

HILARY ANN LEE, my daughter, and CLAYTON B. LEE, my dad, by JESSE LEE, SD, $1,000

JAKE JR. & INA KATHRYN TERRY, my beloved and devoted parents, by DONNA TERRY, MO, $2,000

JAMES and MARION COYLE, by CHARLOTTE COYLE, NE, $50

JANUSA & ANNA CHESLOCK, by MARIE MCMILLION, OR, $100

JEAN SKOTVOLD, my mom, by BRENDA LINTZ, SD, $500

JEANNE MILLER, my mother, by CRAIG MILLER, MT, $100

JIMMY, my husband, by CONNIE YARBER, MS, $500

JOANNE L. SKOG, my wife of 62 years, by P. LELAND SKOG, WI, $500

JOHN & ANNA FRERE, DOUG & LAURA EVANS, and AL & JANE FRERE, love & miss all of you, by CARRIE FRERE, VA, $100

JOHN & BETTY KIRBY, by LIFESTYLE SOLUTIONS, INC., MI, $100

JOHN KEIERLEBER, a friend, MR. & MRS. JACOB & MARY GOOSEN, my parents, and JANICE GOOSEN, my sister, by DARLENE GOOSEN, SD, $100

JOHN MURPHY, by NANCY MURPHY, FL, $25

JOYCE ENGELHART, by MARK ENGELHART, SD, $200

KARL F. PETERSON, my husband, by LOIS H. PETERSON, CA, $200

KENT ANGELOS, my husband, and PASTOR HAROLD SALEM, by STEPHANIE ANGELOS, SD, $500

LILLIAN and STEVEN SEVILLA, by SANDRA SEVILLA, FL, $120

LILLIAN R. SUNDBY, my mother, by JUDY FLATEN, MN, $100

LOIS PETERS, my wife, by EDWARD P. PETERS, WV, $50

LORRAINE PEDERSEN, my mom, by LINDA A. STARR, IA, $100

LUCILLE & KEVIN WOODSON, by JERRY & ELIZABETH BROWN, MO, $20

LUVERNE LARSON, by SHIRLEY HEURUNG, MN, $100

LYLE & BONNIE ANDERSON, by LESLIE ANDERSON, MN, $50

LYLE, LORRAINE and MARILYN MELAND, by BETTY K. NYHUS, ND, $100

MARJORIE PUDWILL, by A FRIEND, ND, $78

MARSHA HAMMOND, my sister, by PATTY BOUCHER, IA, $10

MARSHA SOVAK, my wife, by EUGENE R. SOVAK, PA, $100

MARTA SHANDORF, our daughter, by PETER & ROBERTA SHANDORF, MN, $20

MELVIN, my husband, by DONNA HOFF, FL, $190

MIKE ESSEM, my wonderful husband, by KATHY ESSEM, SD, $25

MOM & DAD, by MERLENE MADDOX, WY, $100

MORRIS CUTHBERTSON, my brother, by KATHI BURD, MN, $25

MY DECEASED FAMILY MEMBERS, by KEVIN HUNNEL, SD, $100

MY MOTHER, by MARK ELLETSON, MN, $25

MY PARENTS, SON, GRANDDAUGHTER, and BEST FRIEND, by DONNA ROLAND, NE, $100

MY WIFE, by JOHANNES VELDHUIS, ID, $2,000

NAOMI, my mother, by CAROL SNODDERLEY, MO, $100

OUR BELOVED LIZZIE, by JANE VAN HAAFTEN, IA, $50

OUR DAUGHTER DEBORAH, and baby, by SALLY MEYER, MN, $100

OUR FRIENDS, by ERMAN & BETTY UELAND, MN, $20

OUR LOVED ONES, by DEAN BARGAS, WY, $25

PASTOR SALEM:

BETH OLIVIERI, SD, $100

CAMILLE THOMPSON, AZ, $100

CHERRIE WOOD, WI, $50

CURTIS WILLIAMS, AR, $100

DEBORAH ALLAIN, CO, $50

DENNIS JEPSON, SD, $100

DIANE ROSENTHAL, VA, $7

DIANNE F. STUTE, MN, $50

DODIE JACOBS, MN, $100

DONNA K. TERRY, MO, $100

GAYLAN & SHARON LARSON, MN, $100

GLENDA MAUK, WV, $25

JANET HOLST, MN, $2,200

JANICE SAPIENZA, SC, $50

JUDY TURNER, MO, $100

LARRY C. LEE, WY, $100

LATANYA PICKETT, FL, $50

MARILYN L. PETTIT, WY, $50

PAMELA AMANS, WI, $50

RAY & LORI SPILDE, MN, $25

RICHARD WALTER, IN, $30

RON BOWEN, IA, $70

SANDRA WOOD, AZ, $1,000

SHARON & CLAUDE A. POPE, PA, $25

PAUL & PAT EASON, by POLLY EASON, IA, $500

PEARL HARBOR, by DANIAL SMITH, MO, $6.26

RANDY PAYNE, by JOLINDA ELLETSON, MN, $25

REV. CONRAD J. TENNEY, my husband, by CELIA L. TENNEY, WV, $100

REV. JIMMIE L. TREAT, my husband of 67 years, by MARCIA TREAT, KS, $1,000

ROBERT DAVIN, by JACQUELYN L. DAVIN, FL, $25

ROBERT REBERTUS, my husband, by DELORES REBERTUS, MN, $100

RON FERGUSON, by HELEN FERGUSON, MI, $25

RUBY LANGE, my wife, by JERRY LANGE, MN, $100

RUBY MILLER, my dear mother, and CARROLL MITCHELL, my sister, by GLENN MILLER, KS, $200

RYAN WAYNE CHRISTENSEN, our son, by GLEN & CHERYL CHRISTENSEN, IA, $100

SHEILA L. RATZLAFF, my wife, by JOEL J. RATZLAFF, KS, $100

SKIP & SUE MORGAN, my parents, by LAWRENCE J. MORGAN JR., NJ, $250

SUSIE WOOLERY, my mother, by BARBARA CUMMINS, MO, $10

SUZI CHWIALKOWSKI, our sister-in-law, and RHONDA SPENCER, our niece, by STEVE & SHARON CHWIALKOWSKI, MN, $50

THEODORE WOOLERY, my brother, by BARBARA CUMMINS, MO, $10

TIM KESSLER, by ROBERT D. WEBB, SD, $100

TRISTEN MICHELLE, my dear daughter, by DONOWAN LARSON, SD, $100

TROY COATES, my husband, by AUDREY COATES, NC, $100

TROY SR. and TROY JR., by DAD and GRANDPA MELVIN, SD, $40

VERN & DOROTHY MAKEE, my mother and father, by LAURA M. GOSS (MAKEE), OR, $100

VERNON DEATHERAGE, remembering my husband of 65 years, by MARY DEATHERAGE, AZ, $25

WINNFRED MCCLESKEY, my husband, by CELIA MCCLESKEY, MO, $500

WINT HARRIS, my precious husband, by MARLA HARRIS, CO, $250

Dedications

In Honor of…

ALL WHO HAVE ACCEPTED GOD’S GIFT, JESUS, by GLENN & LELA DAVIS, SD, $200

ALLEN & DONNA AARSVOLD, celebrating our 67^th Wedding Anniversary, MN, $100

CWH, for saving my great-granddaughter by the testimony of your program, by AMY M. CARLISLE, AZ, $10

DOUG, by MICHAEL ROZEBOOM, IA, $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

GOD, by TAMMI AYCOTH, TX, $50

HARRIET, DEAN, LUANN and JOEL, by CASEY WRIGHT, NE, $20

JESUS and MOMMA’S everywhere, by WILLIAM MOODY, AR, $100

JESUS CHRIST, by BARBARA HARTWELL, NH, $100

JESUS CHRIST, MY SAVIOR, by ARTHUR SILL, MI, $25

JESUS CHRIST, remembering His Birthday, by BEVERLY RYAN, NE, $10

JESUS CHRIST, remembering His Birthday, by JOYCE CARVER, NC, $100

JESUS CHRIST, the gift He is to the world, by BOBBY RYDBERG, ND, $25

LESTER & BEVERLY JOHNSON, my parents, by DENNIS JOHNSON, MN, $1,000

LIVING IN A FREE COUNTRY, by DAN & JONI JOHNSON, NE, $100

MY HUSBAND, by PATRICIA SCHMITT, WI, $200

OUR CHILDREN, by DELBERT & MARIE PETERSON, SD, $50