"A New Song" May 2024
Dear fellow worker of the Christian Worship Hour:
Many people call John 3:16 the greatest verse in the Bible; if it is not, it is surely one of the greatest. Look at it!
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16
From the writings of Pastor Salem:
Why is the greatest verse in the Bible; Because it has-----
v The Greatest Lover, “GOD”. No one can argue the fact that God has the greatest, biggest, heart with which to love us. For an exercise in futility, try to describe the bigness of God.
v The Greatest Degree, “SO LOVED”. It is beyond human comprehension to describe or understand the love of God toward us. Our love is human and fickle; God’s love is beyond measure or description. (Romans 8:35-39).
v The Greatest Company, “THE WORLD”. How many billions of people are there in the world? Don’t know? Doesn’t matter. God loves every one of them. No one is left out, that’s just like God! (Romans 11:33).
v The Greatest Act, “THAT HE GAVE”. Most of us give gifts, but none of us ever gave a gift like the Father in Heaven when He gave all He had, His only Son. Can you imagine such a gift? (II Corinthians 9:15).
v The Greatest Gift, ‘HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON”. God could have given the silver, gold, and precious stones of the world and it would have cost Him nothing. When He gave His Son, it cost Him EVERYTHING! (Romans 8:32).
v The Greatest Opportunity, “THAT WHOSOEVER”. Want to try something? Try to think of someone who is not included in the ‘whosoever’! There is no one so deep in sin but that they can come to Jesus if they want to. (Revelation 22:17).
v The Greatest Simplicity, “BELIEVETH”. Even little children can believe in the Lord Jesus. If you do not believe today, it is because you are too stubborn or proud to call upon His Name.
v The Greatest Attraction, “IN HIM”, Jesus Christ is the most beautiful Person the world has ever known and, as we walk with Him, He becomes more beautiful and loving every day. Every Christian says amen! (Song of Solomon 2:1).
v The Great Promise, “SHOULD NOT PERISH”. You know what, no one can promise you salvation from hell except Jesus Christ. There are all sorts of promises, but the only one that counts is Jesus’ Promise to save us if we accept Him. (John 5:24).
v The Greatest, “BUT”, What a difference Jesus makes, the difference between life and death, heaven and hell, joy and sorrow. Aren’t you glad Jesus came and someone told you about Him? (Psalm 40:3). Aren’t you glad you opened your heart to Him?
v The Greatest Certainty, “HAVE”. Our salvation is not a ‘hope so’ ‘guess so’ or ‘wait and see’ salvation. It is a ‘know so’. St. John tells us that Jesus and God both hold us in their hands. (John 10: 27-29; John 3:36; II Timothy 1:12; I John 5:12,13).
v The Greatest Possession, “EVERLASTING LIFE”. On Earth, we may get 60 - 70 years, more or less. When we receive eternal life through Jesus, we live forever. (John 1:12; John 3:16; John 3:36, John 5:24).
Isn’t that a wonderful scripture? The whole world needs to hear it, and that is what the Christian Worship Hour is all about, telling the good news of the gospel which goes into all the world!
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…
AL BLOCK, my neighbor, by LAURA ISZLER, SD, $10
ALL OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE WITH THE LORD, by RICHARD & PATRICIA GOODING, SD, $25
ALLEN ALFRED KAUFMAN, by MAXINE C. BROWN, MN, $100
ALMA and DAVID PULLMAN, by DENNIS PULLMAN, SD, $50
ANGELO SERRANO, by ALBA FUENTES, NY, $50
ANN STONE, by NORMA WALTERS, MN, $25
BETTY UELAND, my wife of 68 years, by ERMAN UELAND, MN, $50
CONRAD & JUNE SCHLEMMER, my parents, and HARLEY, my brother, by MARTHA SPETMAN, IA, $50
DALE SMOLNISKY, by DENNIS JOHNSON, MN, $100
DAN GOLDEN, my husband, by ANN GOLDEN, MO, $100
DAVE FITCH, my dear friend, by NANCY HUNTER, IA, $25
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
DEOPERSAD (DEO) DYAL, my brother, by ROOPCHAND (ROOP) DYAL, AB, CANADA, $20
DEREK C. VALENTINE, my beloved son of 32 years, by JEFFREY DEREK VALENTINE, FL, $20
DIANNE, my wife, by JERRY OLSON, SD, $50
DICK & DOLORES DREESEN, our parents, remembering their 76th Anniversary, by JACK & JEANE (DREESEN) LESLIE, MN, $75
DON MEYER, my husband, by SALLY MEYER, MN, $100
DONALD KLEPPE, my sweet dad, who is dearly missed and fondly remembered, by TAMMY, JASON and EVAN ROSS, ND, $100
DONALD LUNDE, my dad, by RON LUNDE, SD, $50
EILEEN, my loving and faithful wife of 58 years, by EUGENE KEARNEY, SD, $100
ERIK, my son, celebrating his 40th Birthday in heaven, by CAREL GORDON, MN, $250
FELICISIMA CUNANAN, my mother, by EDWARD CUNANAN, CA, $50
GARY LAWRENCE, by KEITH & LESLIE OGDEN, ND, $20
GARY SCHATZ, my husband, by RAELEEN SCHATZ, SD, $50
GENEVA SHANNON, my mother, and ETTA MAY AMIS, my aunt, by PHYLISS CAPLOVITZ, WA, $50
GLENN & DORIS LARSON, my parents, by DONOWAN LARSON, SD, $100
GLENN & NANCY, by PATTY HENRY, PA, $100
GREG WALSH, my husband, I miss you so much, by PATTI LAUGHLIN, MN, $400
HAROLD A. THIESSE, my beloved husband, by ALVINA M. THIESSE, MN, $500
HEATH ALLEN, by MAMA MARY, IA, $35
HELMUTH & LYDIA EHRESMANN and TOOTIE PERKINS, our parents, by MILTON & MARY ELLEN EHRESMANN, SD, $150
HERMAN PRESZLER, my husband, by COLLEEN PRESZLER, ND, $50
JOHNNY, by ROBIN OTTO, IA, $20
JOSEPH CRUZ, by CARLOTTA BRUNS, ND, $100
JOYCE & DEAN WEBER, by LESLI BEECHER, WY, $100
KEVIN NORTON, my brother, by SHELLY PLETAN, ND, $20
MABEL (DICEY) THOMPSON, by MEL T., SD, $40
MARION JOHNSON and DR. DEL HLAVINKA, by LILA JEAN GUNDERSON, ND, $20
MARK & RAYMOND ENTWISTLE, by MARILYN & ROBERT KULA, NY, $50
MARSHA SOVAK, my loving wife, by EUGENE SOVAK, PA, $200
MARTHA SCHMEICHEL, my wonderful mom, by KENNY SCHMEICHEL, SD, $600
MARY HAYS, my mother, and MARK and BOBBY HAYS, my brothers, by NELL HAYS, LA, $200
MERLIN & PEARL HINSETH, my parents, by RONNIE HINSETH, SD, $25
MOM, by DARLA CONSTABLE, MN, $10
MR. & MRS. ALFONSO GRIJALVA, my friends, by SHARON BIRDSELL, CA, $25
MY BELOVED LOUIE & RANDY, by LORRAINE ZUPANCICH, MN, $50
MY BROTHER, by LYNETTE SWEENEY, ND, $100
MY LATE HUSBAND, by CLAUDIA GARDNER, AZ, $100
MY SISTER, by BOB & IRMA WEAVER, SD, $100
MY SPECIAL CHRISTIAN MOM, by LAMOYLE AMAN, SD, $40
NANCY JO LARSON, by EDWARD CUNANAN, CA, $50
NEIL LARSON, by MARV & MYRNA ESPE, WI, $100
NICHOLAS (NICK) SHAFFER, by JUDIE DEBREY, OR, $20
NORMAN & SANDY, by brother MEL T., SD, $40
PASTOR SALEM:
BENNIE SOUTHWORTH, FL, $10
DIANNE STUTE, MN, $50
DONN HANDY, MI, $380
GLORIA SARVER, NY, $300
JANET DEWANE, WI, $300
JIM KING, MI, $100
LATANYA PICKETT, FL, $75
LINDA & KENNETH ISAAC, AZ, $500
LINDA JENKS, WY, $10
MICHAEL CROUCHER, MN, $50
NORMA J. BAIRD, MN, $100
RICHARD GILLIAM, MI, $100
RONALD LEMENAGER, MN, $40
SYLVIA OKERSTROM, MN, $25
PATSY CUTLER, by ROBERT CUTLER, SD, $98
PERRY, my son, who is in heaven with Jesus, by BEVERLY RYAN, NE, $20
RAY EGGERT, my husband, by GERI EGGERT, MO, $250
RED BIRDSELL, my father, by SHARON BIRDSELL, CA, $25
PASTOR HAROLD & BEULAH SALEM, by MARK HUDDLESTON, IA, $20
RICK HAEUSZER and IRENE MUTCHELKNAUS GROSS, by ELTON SCHOENWALD, SD, $50
RICK QUINCEY, my brother, by KATHY ESSEM, SD, $25
ROBERTA, my daughter, and ROBERT, my husband, by DOROTHY WILSON, MT, $25
RUBY LANGE, my wife, by JERRY LANGE, MN, $100
SAM and TINA GRIFFITHS, by WILLIAM GRIFFITHS SR., SD, $200
SCOTT A. BUSS, our son, by DONALD & LINDA BUSS, MN, $100
SELVA NICKELS, by ROBERT NICKELS, FL, $100
STANFORD & DORIS STENSON and ROBERT WERDIN, by BRENDA & LARRY WERDIN, SD, $50
STEVE & CAROL HAMILTON, by NATASHA HAMILTON, MN, $50
SYLVIA and JAN FATLAND, by DEAN FATLAND, ND, $25
VERNON & BEULAH GARRISON, Mike’s parents, by MICHAEL & LINDA GARRISON, MO, $100
VINCE, my husband, TIM, my son and MARTHA, my sister, by DARLENE GASPER, SD, $50
VINCENT RAAEN, my husband, by JAN RAAEN, MN, $100
VIVIAN JONES, my mother, by TENNY CROCKETT, WV, $25
WAYNE BRATSCH, my brother, by RONALD BRATSCH, MN, $20
WAYNE SLETTEN, by KAREN SLETTEN, SD, $25
In Honor of…
ANGELA ROBERTS and CORBIN STRADINGER, our great-grandson, celebrating both of their Birthdays, by MARGARET & ROBERT COLE, MN, $100
CWH, thanks for all you do, by BENNIE SOUTHWORTH, FL, $55
DENNIS & ROSE STRANDLUND, celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary, by DEBRA KREIN, MN, $100
DOROTHY HUSHER, our forever friend, celebrating her 90th Birthday, by BEVERLY NELSON, SD, $10
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
FLORENCE ENGEL, by JEFFREY BENDER, ND, $100
GOD, by TAMMI AYCOTH, TX, $50
HARRIET, DEAN, LUANN and JOEL, by CASEY WRIGHT, NE, $20
JAY and NOVAK, my grandchildren, by DIANNE DREW, SD, $1,000
JESS & ROBERTA WRIGHT, by JOE WRIGHT, KS, $100
JESUS CHRIST, MY SAVIOR, by ARTHUR SILL, MI, $25
JESUS, by BARBARA HARTWELL, NH, $100
JESUS, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, by DEAN BARGAS, WY, $50
KORRA, my great-granddaughter, celebrating her 5th Birthday, by BARBARA CUMMINS, MO, $15
MARISA, by MARCIA BISER, VA, $15
MY MOTHER, by DOLORES GONZALVES, NV, $400
MY PARENTS and GRANDPARENTS, by STEVEN FORBES, MN, $100
PRECIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, JESUS CHRIST & HOLY SPIRIT, by MARY, IA, $135
THE CWH TEAM, by BENNIE SOUTHWORTH, FL, $55
THE ENTIRE STAFF AT CWH, by LELAND SKOG, WI, $500
THE LORD, by KELVIN WILKS, PA, $700
THE WILSON’S, my parents, by VIRGINIA A. BALOGH, MI, $40
WESLEY L. FRITZ, by CARLENE FRITZ, TX, $100
Any Memorials & Dedications after 4/10/2024 will be listed in the June New Song
60 Minute Service
MAY 05 “MEET LITTLE MISS WHAT’S HER NAME” 2 KINGS 5:1-5
MAY 12 “A MOTHER’S WAGES” EXODUS 2:1-10
MAY 19 “WHAT DOES REAL LOVE LOOK LIKE?” 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-10
MAY 26 “HOW DO WE GROW SPIRITUALLY?” 2 PETER 3:14-18
30 Minute Service
MAY 05 “MEET LITTLE MISS WHAT’S HER NAME” 2 KINGS 5:1-5
MAY 12 “A MOTHER’S WAGES” EXODUS 2:1-10
MAY 19 “WHAT DOES REAL LOVE LOOK LIKE?” 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-10
MAY 26 “HOW DO WE GROW SPIRITUALLY?” 2 PETER 3:14-18
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