"A New Song" November 2026
DEVOTIONAL BIBLE STUDY: “Be Thankful Because…”
Dear Friend in Ministry:
3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”
Psalm 100:3-5
From the writings of Pastor Salem:
I just love the fall of the year, and one reason I do is because it is time for Thanksgiving! God tells us it is “good” to give thanks to the Lord. (Psalm 92:1). So let’s look at Psalm 100:3-5 and give thanks.
v BE THANKFUL BECAUSE THE LORD IS GOD: “Know ye that the Lord, He is God.” Vs. 3. When we talk about the Lord, we are talking about Jehovah, the eternal, self-existent One, the eternal One, the Ancient of Days, the One Who has no beginning or ending. You say, I don’t understand that. Well neither do I, and you know why? Because we are not God! So we give thanks because He is sovereign and King of all. (Revelation 19:16).
v BE THANKFUL BECAUSE GOD CREATED US: “It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves.” We know where we came from. There are a bunch of PhD’s running around teaching evolution and wondering where they came from! Sometimes I wonder about them too, but I know we came from God’s own hand. Next time you look in the mirror, repeat with the Psalmist, “I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14), and give thanks to God for making us and breathing into us the breath of life! (Genesis 2:7). Wow!
v BE THANKFUL BECAUSE GOD HAS REDEEMED US: “We are His people.” Vs. 3. We become His people by redemption. How does that happen? Jesus the Lamb of God, shed His blood on the cross to pay for our sins. He was raised the third day and lives forever. (I Corinthians 15:1-4). But to be redeemed, we have to accept redemption. We have to call upon the Name of the Lord (Acts 2:21), ask Him into our heart (Revelation 3:20), and then we become the children of God. (John 1:12). If we reject Jesus, we are eternally lost. (John 3:36). Listen to Jesus in John 5:24!
v BE THANKFUL BECAUSE GOD CARES FOR US: We are the “sheep of His pasture.” Vs. 3. The Good Shepherd cares for His sheep with an everlasting love. Sometimes I become discouraged, and the Good shepherd touches my heart to let me know that He is with me and will “never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (Hebrews 13:5). Ever have a friend forsake you? Hard, isn’t it? Be thankful that God will never desert us. We may fail Him, but He will never let us down. I’m glad I’m one of His sheep. (Isaiah 53:6). (John 10: 27-28).
v BE THANKFUL BECAUSE GOD IS GOOD: “For the Lord is good.” Vs. 5. The Apostle James hit it right on the head when he declared, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights.” (James 1:17). The Devil never did a good thing in his lousy life, but God blesses all, good and bad! What a lesson for all of us! So, brother, sister, give thanks because God is good! (John 3:16).
v BE THANKFUL BECAUSE GOD’S MERCY NEVER ENDS: “His mercy is everlasting.” Vs. 5. Mercy means that He does not give us what we deserve. I never pray for justice; I pray for mercy because I know my sinful life and thoughts deserve severe judgment. So I pray for mercy, and you know what? God gives it to me freely. What a wonderful God! But a word of warning needs to go along with this great mercy of God, and that is this: to the unrepentant, there is a limit; there is an end to it. If we continually refuse the mercy and grace of God, there will be a reckoning, and we will face God’s awful judgment without mercy! (Proverbs 29:1). The writer to the Hebrews warns us, “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” (Hebrews 10:31).
So, we are very thankful for each one of you. I pray you have a wonderful Thanksgiving all month and that God’s presence will be upon and within you. (Hebrews 13:20,21). God bless you.
In our Savior’s love,
Pastor Salem 
In Loving Memory of…
ALL MILITARY POLICE OF WW2, by ANN GOLDEN, MO, $200
BILL & VIOLA WIRKKALA, my parents, by ANNETTE BOSLAR, WA, $25
BRAYDEN, my beloved grandson, by LEE SQUIRES, SD, $100
BYRON & ARLENE WALTER, my parents, by CARMEN HOLLAND, CA, $100
CINDY SALEM, my wife, by WILLIAM SALEM, MI, $25
CURTIS WILLIAMS, by JUDY TURNER, MO, $500
DEREK C. VALENTINE, my beloved son of 32 years, by JEFFREY DEREK VALENTINE, FL, $20
DOC HANSON, my husband, by DEANNA HANSON, MN, $50
GEORGE STRATMAN, by ROGER & JANELLE KOOIKER, IA, $30
GORDON, my husband, DEE DEE, my daughter, HOMER, my dad and SUSIE, my mom, by REBECCA SWEATT, WA, $50
GUENTER LANG, by PAUL FISCHER & KENDALL LINN, MN, $300
HEATH ALLEN, my beloved son, by MAMA MARY, IA, $59
JACQUELINE “JAY” MAE MIKAELSEN, by NANCY FOSTER, SD, $100
JAMIE WILSON, by BERNADINE J. WILSON, SD, $300
JERRI and LORI HECKLER, infant twin sisters, by ANONYMOUS, $5
JOHN, my husband, remembering his 79th heavenly Birthday, love you forever, by JACI DANIELSON, MN, $50
JOSEPH MATHERS, my son, by MARY FITZPATRICK, MI, $25
JUDITH ANDREW, my sister, by JAYNE GIBBS, WI, $25
KATIE BOHLANDER, by GLEN & MARLA DELZER, SD, $25
KAYLE, my daughter, by ARLENE BESSERUD, MN, $100
KIRA GIBBS, by SALLY WALLIN, NE, $50
LOUIS CAPLOVITZ, my husband, GENEVA SHANNON, my mother, and ETTA MAY AMIS, my aunt, by PHYLISS CAPLOVITZ, WA, $25
LUCILLE & KEVIN WOODSON, by ELIZABETH & JERRY DALE BROWN, MO, $20
LYLE PALMER, by ORVILLE & BONNIE STEWARD, SD, $20
MARGARET ANDERSON, by LYNDON ANDERSON, MN, $50
MARIA PIRES, by CARLOS PIRES, MA, $50
MARSHA SOVAK, my loving wife, and ALL MY FAMILY with the Lord, by EUGENE SOVAK, PA, $100
MARY HAYS, my mother, CINDY HAYS, my sister-in-law and BONNIE BRADY, my aunt, remembering their October Birthdays, by NELL HAYS, LA, $100
MATTIE & NEIL NEWHART and JAYCEE HILL, by JAYSEN HILL, SD, $100
MIKE, my husband, remembering his Birthday and our Anniversary, by KATHY ESSEM, SD, $25
MILDRED LONG, my friend for almost 60 years, by BEVERLY SMITH, MO, $50
MY DAUGHTER, by CAROL SCHIMEL, IL, $125
MY GRANDMA “GRAMER”, who took me to church with her, by JUDY FELLERS, OK, $30
MY HUSBAND, by MARY KLAUS, IA, $20
MY HUSBAND, remembering his Birthday, by LUELLA CHRISTENSEN, MN, $100
MY LOVING HUSBAND, by GINNY ALBERTZ, MN, $100
MY LOVING WIFE, who saved mine, by JOSEPH ADAMS, SD, $100
MY MOM, by EDISON BLOEM, SJO, $100
MY MOTHER & FATHER, by ISAAC HURTTA, AZ, $25
MY SISTER and PASTOR SALEM, by CONNIE SNYDER, IA, $12
PASTOR SALEM:
ELAINE BONOVSKY, ND, $50
RENNAE BURKE, ND, $10
LEN CROME, MT, $50
MARVIN & SHEILA DERHEIM, MT, $25
LINDA JENKS, WY, $10
NINA & DOUGLAS MCCOMB, CA, $100
JON D. NEHRING, ND, $50
SYLVIA OKERSTROM, MN, $50
FRAN RANDALL, SD, $50
MARY E. SMITH, NE, $20
PHYLLIS CUTHRELL, our mom, by THE PHYLLIS CUTHRELL FAMILY, IA, $400
RAY EGGERT, my husband, and STEPHANIE PRATHER, my sister, by GERI EGGERT, MO, $1,000
REV. DANIEL HACKING, by JUDY HACKING, MN, $285
REYNALDO CUNANAN, my brother, by EDWARD CUNANAN, CA, $100
ROSE COGSWELL, by FRANK COGSWELL, FL, $25
SELVA J. NICKELS, my wife, by ROBERT F. NICKELS, FL, $200
SHIRLEY V. CARLSON, my sweetheart still, by STEPHEN W. MATRAS, MI, $25
STEVE, BILL & CHEYENE, by SHERRY L. BROGAN, KS, $140
In Honor of…
CANDACE HECKER, by DAVID STOCKIE, MT, $25
CAROL BOHANNON, by GILBERT BOHANNON JR., ID, $70
CWH, thank you and keep giving hope to others, by BENNIE SOUTHWORTH, FL, $130
DANIEL CAFFEJIAN, by SAMANTHA CLARK, NV, $20
DEBORAH BUTLER, celebrating my Birthday, IA, $25
DECKLAN ROUSE, my grandson, by SANDRA ARCHER, NC, $25
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
HARRIET, DEAN, LUANN and JOEL, by CASEY WRIGHT, NE, $20
HEAVENLY FATHER, JESUS CHRIST & HOLY SPIRIT, by MARY, IA, $195
JAMES & KAREN CARLSON, my father & mother, by JENNIFER JONES, MI, $500
JESUS CHRIST, by PARKE DUNDER, AZ, $15
JESUS, MY LORD & SAVIOR, by SHANNA GAGLIARDI, MN, $50
KATHY, Happy Birthday, you are my everything, by DENNIS REED, NV, $100
KYLE and SARAH, our two children, by KLAY & WENDY KNUTSON, MN, $250
LESTER ROSELLA, by TIMOTHY MARKLE, AB, CAN, $25
MY MANY RELATIVES, by CALVIN MOORE, TX, $25
MYLA, KYNLIE, RYKER, JACE, KAMRYN and BRIAHNNA, our grandchildren, by PAUL GULLICKS, MN, $25
OUR LORD GOD & SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, by THADDEUS STEGMAN, MI, $300
THE LORD OUR GOD, by CRYSTAL MANS, MN, $25
WESLEY L. FRITZ, by CARLENE FRITZ, TX, $100
Any Memorials & Dedications after 10/08/2026 will be listed in the December New Song
60 Minute Services
NOVEMBER 01 THE CHRISTIAN AND A HOSTILE WORLD — JOHN 15:18-25
NOVEMBER 08 THE JERICHO ROAD — LUKE 10:30-37
NOVEMBER 15 A SOFT PILLOW FOR A WEARY HEAD — ROMANS 8:35-39
NOVEMBER 22 WHEN THE APOSTLES GAVE THANKS — I THESSALONIANS 1:2-7
NOVEMBER 29 WHEN JESUS COMES AGAIN — I THESSALONIANS 14:13-18
30 Minute Services
NOVEMBER 01 THE CHRISTIAN AND A HOSTILE WORLD — JOHN 15:18-25
NOVEMBER 08 THE JERICHO ROAD — LUKE 10:30-37
NOVEMBER 15 A SOFT PILLOW FOR A WEARY HEAD — ROMANS 8:35-39
NOVEMBER 22 WHEN THE APOSTLES GAVE THANKS — I THESSALONIANS 1:2-7
NOVEMBER 29 WHEN JESUS COMES AGAIN — I THESSALONIANS 14:13-18
