"A New Song" September 2022
DEVOTIONAL BIBLE STUDY: “A Never Failing Friend”
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Dear fellow worker of the Christian Worship Hour:
“There is a Friend who sticketh closer than a brother.”
Proverbs 18:24b
Here Solomon is writing about a Friend---and you know what, I know that Friend! Personally, intimately, since I was 10 years old, if you can believe it! He is the One who said, “No longer do I call you servants…I have called you friends.” (John 15:15). Let me tell you about my Friend:
v MY FRIEND LOVES ME. Can you imagine it? He loves me so much He gave His life for me on a cruel, Roman cross. I have had a lot of friends, but none that loved me that much. There are a lot of things in the Bible that surprise me, but the one that surprises me the most, is that Jesus loves me! In spite of all my sin and waywardness, He loves me. He’s my friend! (John 3:16; Romans 5:10).
v MY FRIEND IS FAITHFUL TO ME. He has never failed me a single time in my life. Oh, sad to say, I have failed over and over but my wonderful Friend never fails me. I can always count on Him, lean on Him, depend on Him. Sometimes when I wonder if He hears my prayers, or if He knows how I hurt---well, I don’t wonder long because in my heart of hearts I know He is beside me, better yet, within me. What a faithful friend He is! (Hebrews 13:5).
v MY FRIEND IS ALWAYS TRUE TO ME. Many friends just tell me what I want to hear—but not my Friend, He tells me like it is. If there is something I want to do, and I know it is wrong—my Friend tells me right out, it is not pleasing to Him. And, you know something else, He keeps telling me that, keeps convicting me, until I change my way. He is honest and true to me. And something else, when I listen to Him, He quietly says, “well done”. (Acts 9:5; Matthew 25:23).
v MY FRIEND IS EVER SO TENDER. He cares for me and never gives me more than I can bear. Sometimes it seems I can hear Him whisper, “I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.” (John 16:12). Oh, He allows me to have some burdens and trials and sorrows, but He never gives me too many! He knows me better than I know myself so He gives me only what I can bear. Tenderly He adjusts my load so it is just right. (Matthew 11:28-30).
v MY FRIEND IS STRONG. You know what? He is stronger than Satan! And Satan is strong, believe you me, but Satan is no match for my Friend Jesus! My Friend said, “All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth” (Matthew 28:18). Jesus is going to demonstrate that power when He casts Satan into the lake of fire and brimstone! (Revelation 20:10). Today it looks like the devil is in the saddle, but fear not, my Friend is going to have the last word! (Revelation 20:7-9).
v MY FRIEND IS GENEROUS! He gives me all that I need, and much, much more---more than I deserve! He shares with me ALL of His riches in glory, that is, the unsearchable riches in Christ reserved for us in heaven. (I Peter 1:4,5). Generous? I should say so. (Ephesians 1:3; Philippians 4:19).
I wonder if you know this Friend of mine. Not know ABOUT Him, but know Him personally, experimentally. If not, just tell Him you are a sinner and ask Him to come into your heart and life---and He will. (Revelation 3:20).
In our Savior’s love,
Pastor Salem
In Loving Memory of…
AMANDA DAVENPORT, my sister, by DENISE BARRINGTON, WA, $500
AMY STEVENS, by BEVERLY MOODY, ME, $50
BEATTA MIELKE, my mom, by VICKI PANGRAC, MN, $250
BERNIECE SPINELLI, a prayer warrior on earth and now with Jesus, by DAVID SPINELLI, IA, $40
BETTY NORRIS, beloved friend, by MYRNA, CLAUDE & KEN, FL, $50
BEVERLEE STARRY, by DONALD STARRY, MN, $100
BRUCE & EDITH HANDY, by DONN HANDY, MI, $150
CARA VAN DYKE, by LOIS WRIGG, SD, $50
CARA VAN DYKE, our mother, by GARY & DENNIS VANDYKE, SD, $100
CAROL RYBERG, my wife, by PAUL RYBERG, MN, $50
CHARLES ELLINGSEN, by ARDIS JOHNSON, SD, $25
CLAYTON B. LEE, my dad, by JESSE LEE, SD, $750
DAVID & RICK, my two sons, by VERLA HERRON, SD, $20
DEREK C. VALENTINE, my beloved son of 32 years, by JEFFREY DEREK VALENTINE, FL, $20
DEREK C. VALENTINE, my beloved son of 32 years, by JEFFREY DEREK VALENTINE, FL, $20
DIANA WADE, my friend, by DICK KNOEFEL, OR, $20
DICK BRENDER, by CAMERON & KRIS HEIMBIGNER, WA, $100
DON JACOBSON, by DANIEL FUCHS, MT, $50
DON PRIEBE, my husband, by IONE PRIEBE, ND, $100
DONNA HAWKINS, my niece, and IRENE GOBEN, my friend, by EILEEN FORD, SD, $25
DWAINE BERTSCH, by DUANN BERTSCH, IA, $200
DWAINE G. BERTSCH, by DUANN BERTSCH, IA, $100
EDWIN & OLIVIA OKSANEN, with love from JOE & KARLA, WY, $200
ELIZABETH (LIZZIE) JANE, our beloved in heaven now, by JOHN & JANE MILLER VAN HAAFTEN, IA, $25
ERIK GORDON, our beloved 38-year-old son, by CAREL & MICHAEL GORDON, MN, $140
FAYE BURGESS, remembering her from 23 years ago, by her husband FRANK BURGESS, NC, $50
GARRY BLATZHEIM, our friend, by ROBERT & CONNIE CUTLER, SD, $50
GARY SCHOON, my dearly departed husband, by ALICE SCHOON, MN, $100
GEORGE ANDERSON, remembering his September Birthday, by JOYCE ANDERSON, SD, $300
GREG HENDERSON, my husband, by MERRI HENDERSON, MN, $125
GREGORY WALSH, remembering my husband on his 61st Birthday, by PATTI LAUGHLIN, MN, $217
GUY R. TALLEY, my brother, by SHARON JOHNSON, CA, $200
H A & INEZ POINDEXTER, by KAREN TRIPP, ND, $500
HALLE MARIE BAKER, by DEBBIE FEARNOW, MO, $35
HENRY FAST, by RODNEY FAST, MN, $2,000
ISAAC R. FOX, by DAVID A. FOX, MT, $1,500
ISAAC R. FOX, by DAVID A. FOX, MT, $300
J.G. FULTON, my father, by LUCIE FULTON, OH, $25
JAMES W. PAHKAMAA II, our son, by JAMES & ALICE PAHKAMAA, SD, $50
JAN ABBOTT, by SHIRLEY ERICKSON, SD, $25
JANET BUHMANN, my beloved wife, by LARRY BUHMANN, MN, $100
JEFF GREEN, from RON & PAM THOMAS, IN, $50
JOHN DANIELSON, my beloved husband’s 3rd Anniversary in heaven, by JACKIE DANIELSON, MN, $100
JOHN R. HEGE, my wonderful husband, by his wife FRANCES HEGE, NC, $25
JOHN RASIM, by GIDEON KLEIN, MN, $100
KATHY BARTELS, by KATHERINE KARACH, WI, $15
KATHY CARPENTER, sweet young lady; by AUNT MYRNA, CLAUDE & KEN, FL, $50
LENA WADINE:
CATHY BIGANDO, MO, $340 CYNDEE MARTIN, KS, $20 JANE HUGO, KS, $15
CLEO JONES, KS, $25 MELINDA DAINTY, KS, $25 LEE WEST, MO, $50
JAMES CASHERO, WY, $200 LORI A. CARPINO, KS, $20 SUSIE NATALINI, KS, $25
RONALD MARRONE, KS, $100 DEBRA HUMBLE, KS, $25 BRIAN BIGANDO, KS, $50
BECKY MOGLE, KS, $50 FRANCES SCHREMMER, KS, $10 HESS FAMILY, $125
DALE MARRONE, KS, $125 JOANNA GRANT, KS, $40 CATHY BIGANDO, MO, $40
CATHY BIGANDO, MO, $50 SALLY A. HALDA, MO, $50 LORI A. EDGE, MO, $40
LOIS HOLIEN, God bless my wife, by ARNOLD HOLIEN, MN, $25
LOIS MYHRE, by STEVEN MYHRE, ND, $250
MABEL A. ROMERO, by FELICIA VERDUGO, WA, $10
MARCY ANN LARSON, my dear wife, by DONOWAN LARSON, SD, $100
MARIA & ROBERT BETZ, MARIA & PABLO BARRANTES, MARY & GEORGE BETZ, PASTOR SALEM, by DEBBIE BETZ, PA, $100
MR. & MRS. JOHN L. STAUFFER, by JOHN G. STAUFFER, NC, $50
MY CHRISTIAN PARENTS, by MAURICE DORSETT, SD, $100
MY DEAR MOTHER, by LAMOYLE AMAN, SD, $40
MY MOM & DAD, by JOHN S. BATTAGLIOLA, NJ, $25
MYRON & LUCILLE MADER, by CRAIG MADER, WI, $100
MYRTLE NESTER, by STEPHANIE HIGHTMAN, MD, $6
NOLA MEREDITH, by BRADLEY E. JACOBSON, ND, $25
PAM DOPPENBERG, by CONNEE FEIOCK, SD, $100
PASTOR SALEM:
JIM & KATHY BATTLES, FL, $300 MELVIN THOMPSON, SD, $20 SUZANNE BAKER, IN, $30
GARY PIPER, MI, $500 ROBERT NESS, WA, $20 SYLVIA OKERSTROM, MN, $25
MR. & MRS. GOODING, SD, $25 KATHLEEN HESSE, MN, $50 DONNA HOLMES, WA, $60
SHIRLEY BELL, MT, $50 NORMA BAIRD, MN, $50 CLIFFORD STUBBE, AL, $50
CAMILLE THOMPSON, AZ, $100 RACHEL MANUPELLI, MA, $20 MARK FIELDS, AZ, $100
DAVID INDOVINO, FL, $10 KATIE VORLAGE, SD, $25 BENNIE SOUTHWORTH, FL, $54
REBECCA GARCIA, TX. $50
RAY SIEGLE, by LEONARD & JANICE DEAL, SD, $15
REBECCA R. HERNANDEZ, my mom, by HILDA L. BIFFLE, CA, $20
ROBERT BRANSTITER, my dad, by GARY BRANSTITER, FL, $500
ROSARIO COGSWELL, by her daughters ELEANOR & VANESSA, $40
RUBY LANGE, my wife and mother of 4 daughters, by JERRY LANGE, MN, $100
SHIRLEY FALSOM, much loved sister, by DOROTHY CARSTEN, MO, $50
SHIRLEY JONES RIEGER, by ORRIN & PAT TOWNSWICK, SD, $25
SYLVIA FATLAND, my wife, & JAN FATLAND, our daughter, by DEAN FATLAND, ND, $25
THOMAS & SHIRLEY HOLLERAN, by PATRICIA HOLLERAN, NJ, $50
TOM FRITZ, by SHARON ZUK, CO, $35
VIOLET SAUER, my loving and caring wife, by LEROY SAUER, SD, $25
WILLIAM WAITS, by his wife HELEN WAITS, FL, $50
WILLIAM WAITS, my late husband, by HELEN WAITS, FL, $50
In Honor of…
AARON, KEIRA, KIM, KARA & JON, celebrating their birthdays, by JAN KELLER, IA, $25
CHRISTOPHER D KLOCK, Happy Anniversary, by SONDRA KLOCK, AZ, $25
DEBORAH DOOLEY, Happy Birthday, KELLY DOOLEY, IA, $100
DELORES SENN, by DARLA CONSTABLE, MN, $10
DON STACEY, my husband, and DON FIELDS, my son, by BARBARA STACEY, MO, $100
DORTHEA OLSON, by NATHAN OLSON, MT, $100
GEORGE & HELEN JACKSON, by JUNE RENVALL, ND, $10
GOD, by ROBIN EICHENBERG, MI, $50
GOD, may this glorify Him, by TAMMI AYCOTH, TX, $25
JAMES H. & MARY L. WINDHAM III, celebrating our 60th Wedding Anniversary, GA, $25
JOSHUA BEHAN, by LISA B. HORNING, FL, $35
JUDY & RONALD MCGARVIE, celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary, our best friends for 60+ years, and EDWARD & DELORES CHAPIN, celebrating our 60th Wedding Anniversary, by EDWARD & DELORES CHAPIN, SD, $100
MARY NELSON, my wife, by JOHN E. NELSON, DC, $25
MELANIE, my beautiful sister, by PENELOPE MELLO, MA, $10
MY 6 CHILDREN, 20 GRANDCHILDREN & 27 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, by HELEN STRAND, ND, $50
MY LORD & SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, for His love, care and answered prayer, by DEBORAH ALLAIN, CO, $200
OUR PASTORS, for being servants for the Lord, by THE HUDSON FAMILY, TX, $87
PHYLLIS CUTHRELL, celebrating her 91st Birthday, from HER CHILDREN, IA, $100
ROBERT & MARGARET COLE, celebrating our 54th Wedding Anniversary, MN, $25
ROLAND SPRANDEL, celebrating his 82nd Birthday, by LOIS SPRANDEL, MN, $25
SOUTH DAKOTA ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS, by KELLI PACHOWICZ, NV, $25
TOM & JULIE DUNN, congratulations, by H.D. CANNON, GA, $40
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SEPTEMBER 60 MINUTE SERVICE
SEPTEMBER 04 “A CHECKLIST FOR GODLINESS” ROMANS 12:14-21
SEPTEMBER 11 “WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES” JOHN 21:9-17
SEPTEMBER 18 “WHEN ISAIAH SAID ‘YES’ TO GOD” ISAIAH 6:1-8
SEPTEMBER 25 “THE UNPARDONABLE SIN” MATTHEW 12:22-32
SEPTEMBER 30 MINUTE SERMONS
SEPTEMBER 04 “A CHECKLIST FOR GODLINESS” ROMANS 12:14-21
SEPTEMBER 11 “WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES” JOHN 21:9-17
SEPTEMBER 18 “WHEN ISAIAH SAID ‘YES’ TO GOD” ISAIAH 6:1-8
SEPTEMBER 25 “THE UNPARDONABLE SIN” MATTHEW 12:22-32
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