Salem Praise and Worship Fellowship

Salem Praise and Worship Fellowship Welcome to Salem Praise & Worship Fellowship – a vibrant community of faith rooted in love, compassion, and inclusivity.

At our church in Salem, Arkansas, we come together to worship, serve, and grow in faith. With inspiring services, heartfelt fellowship, and a commitment to serving our community, we strive to make a positive difference in the lives of all who walk through our doors. Join us on this journey of faith, love, and service as we seek to spread God's light and love to all.

06/12/2026

Psalm 103:1-12 (KJV)
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Allow the Word of God to be your strength for this day. Experience the promises that are recorded in these verses. And be encouraged in your walk with Jesus.

I have prayed for you this morning. I pray that we will trust in the mercy and grace of our Lord God.

Bro. Tom

06/10/2026

Philippians 4:7 (King James Version)
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Do you ever find your mind overloaded with things? We worry about things. Things come and go in our life. And its things that keep us confused most of the time. We worry about the things we don’t have. We worry about losing what we do have. And life just keeps getting more and more complicated. So, where is this peace of mind that will pass our human understanding?

Peace of mind comes in our relationship with Jesus. Jesus said, “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart! And the peace I give isn’t fragile like the peace the world gives. So don’t be troubled or afraid” (John 14:27). The world will offer a false peace of mind. Jesus offers a peace of mind that transcends our human understanding. It is an inward peace that allows us to overcome outward difficulties. It is peace that protects our heart and mind.

The peace that Jesus gives does not mean that we will have a life without problems. The peace of Jesus is an anchor that keeps us in the storms of life with all the uncertainty of life. The peace of Jesus allows us to overcome our emotional roller coaster of life. The peace of Jesus will keep us stable in our time of crisis. And the peace of Jesus is our protection in these troubled times. The peace of Jesus keeps us from being overcome by our fears and doubts. The peace of Jesus keeps us safe and secure.

I have prayed for you this morning. I pray that each of us will experience the peace of Jesus as we life this life.
Bro. Tom

06/09/2026

Romans 2:1-11 (Contemporary English Version)
Some of you accuse others of doing wrong. But there is no excuse for what you do. When you judge others, you condemn yourselves, because you are guilty of doing the very same things. 2 We know that God is right to judge everyone who behaves in this way. 3 Do you really think God won't punish you, when you behave exactly like the people you accuse? 4 You surely don't think much of God's wonderful goodness or of his patience and willingness to put up with you. Don't you know that the reason God is good to you is because he wants you to turn to him?
5 But you are stubborn and refuse to turn to God. So you are making things even worse for yourselves on that day when he will show how angry he is and will judge the world with fairness. 6 God will reward each of us for what we have done. 7 He will give eternal life to everyone who has patiently done what is good in the hope of receiving glory, honor, and life that lasts forever. 8 But he will show how angry and furious he can be with every selfish person who rejects the truth and wants to do evil. 9 All who are wicked will be punished with trouble and suffering. It doesn't matter if they are Jews or Gentiles. 10 But all who do right will be rewarded with glory, honor, and peace, whether they are Jews or Gentiles. 11 God doesn't have any favorites!

Have you ever pointed your finger in judgment of others. Have you ever said, “They did this” and then realized that you have done the same thing? Yes, we all find ourselves judging others. We see the faults of others when we overlook the same fault in our own life. If God punishes others for their sin, will He not also punish us? Maybe it’s time we stopped pointing the finger of judgment and begin to love and forgive as God does.

How many times have we become stubborn in our walk with God? And we wonder why God is not blessing us. Too often we are concerned about the speck in someone else’s life and miss the beam in our own life (Matthew 7:3). God has shown each of us the way of abundant life and living. It is not our responsibility to judge others, but we are to live as God directs. So, stop pointing fingers.

God sees each of us as the same. We are all sinners in need of the Saviour. God has no favorites. We are all the same at the foot of the cross. God loves, forgives and has provided the best for each of us. And He has not asked us to judge for Him.

I have prayed for you this morning. I pray that we will leave “finger pointing” and judging to God and we will seek to please God in all things.

Bro. Tom

06/08/2026

Sunday music, 6/7/2026

06/08/2026

Sunday sermon, 6/7/2026

06/08/2026

1 Peter 5:8-10 (NIV)
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

We are living in evil times. Satan is on the attack. There is the personal attack of Satan, the family attack, the church attack and the attack on society in general. These evil times are real. It seems our world grows more hateful, greedy, and mean each day. So, what are we to do? Peter said, “Standing firm in the faith” is the positive answer to what needs to be done.

To stand firm in the faith means that we make a daily commitment to the truth of God’s Word. Even when we face the doubts and fears of daily life and living we will guard our minds with God’s Word. We live in courage and not fear. We will make our faith the stronghold of presence. When Satan attacks we will stand in the faith that has delivered mankind for ages past. Our actions will reflect our faith, and our faith will act in courage. We will stand!

As we stand in our faith we will meditate on the Word of God to build a strong foundation of truth that does not waver or change. We will be on guard against negative influences. We will persevere in all things. We will trust in the Holy Spirit of God to give us boldness and endurance. We will stand!

I have prayed for you this morning. I pray that each of us will stand firm in our faith and trust God in all things.

Bro. Tom

06/05/2026

Acts 1:6-11 (KJV)
6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

May I give you a couple of things to think about today? I do not have the answers to many of the questions that believers ask. And there are some answers that God does not intend for us to know at this time. So, we live by faith and learn from that which God gives us.

It is not for us to know the time that Jesus will return. We only can be assured that He is coming back to this earth. He came first as a suffering servant, but He will return in greatness and power as reining King. But we don’t know the exact time of His return, so we get prepared and stay prepared.

We are assured that He has given us power to live in this present world. The Holy Spirit of God gives us power to face life and the problems of life. The Holy Spirit of God gives us power to be witnesses of the grace and mercy of God. The Holy Spirit of God gives us power to share the truth of Jesus in our life and of His coming again in power and glory.

We are assured that Jesus is in Heaven at the right hand of the Father. We are assured that He is making intercession for us to the Father. We have the assurance that as He went up into heaven that He will come again. That assurance comes from John 14:1-6.

We are not to stand around “gazing”, but we are to be telling the story of Jesus. We are to tell of His birth, sinless life, death on the cross for our sins, His resurrection from the grave and His coming again in power. We tell the story of how He has changed our life and given to us the abundant life that only comes from God in Christ Jesus. We have a story to tell so we need not be “gazing”. We have power so we need to use it.

And He is coming again. So, get ready, be ready, and keep on keeping on!

I have prayed for you this morning. I pray we will use the power you give us to tell the story of Jesus until He comes again.

Bro. Tom

06/03/2026

Micah 6:8 (CEV)
The Lord God has told us what is right and what he demands: “See that justice is done, let mercy be your first concern, and humbly obey your God.”

What does God expect of each of us? Does God expect more from you than He expects from someone else? Can I ever do all that God expects of me? If, in my mind, I am doing all I can do; can I do more? If God expects me to be fair in all things, be merciful to others, and still be humble, isn’t He expecting more than I can deliver? Everything that God expects of man begins in the heart of man. Now, what does God say about the heart of man? God said through the Prophet Jeremiah, “The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick. Who can understand it (Jeremiah 17:9). God also instructed Jeremiah to tell us, “Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward” (Jeremiah 7:24). I really don’t think that man has changed that much. God wants one thing and man wants another. And yes, God does put demands upon us! God expects us to live right, do right, think right, and be right, but then God also knows our hearts, even to the very depths of our hearts.

Genesis 6:5 tells us, “Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually”. Is this the man that God created in his own image? Yes, that’s us! From the time that Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, our hearts have been only on evil continually. Look at our world today! What’s going on in our world that would lead us to believe that we are living as God demands or expects? We have given into immoral lifestyles. We have said that same s*x marriage is acceptable and it’s happening in the church. We have made the killing of the unborn legal. And, we have said that it is the choice of the woman to keep or kill the unborn. We have allowed the morals of our land to become almost as pagan as it was when Paul spoke in 1 Corinthians 6:12-20. We think we can do whatever we want and still please God. Who are we kidding? God expects more of us than what we are doing in the world today. Yes, God expects more, but what are we doing?

Jesus seemed to sum up the expectations of God in simple terms. A man asked Jesus, “What’s the most important command in the Law?” Jesus answered, “Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind. This is the first command. The second, “Love others as much as you love yourself” (Matthew 22:36-9). Jesus was aware that God had expectations for mankind. God did not just make us and set us out in the world. God wanted the very best for us, God provided the best for us, and then we allowed our sinful minds to allow us to fall short of the expectations of God (Romans 3:23). Yes, we have a nature to sin, disobey, rebel, and do what we want. It’s within us, and God wants better from us. Can we change? Yes! We are changed by the presence and power of Jesus Christ within our lives. We are changed when we are willing to give ourselves back to God who created us. But how does that change me? We are made a new creation in Christ Jesus. The old is past and we have a new heart and mind (2 Corinthians 5:17). Evil hearts and minds can be changed. Our desire to do right can become stronger than our desire to do wrong. Yes, we still have a nature to sin, and often we do sin, but we can live up to the expectations of God if we have fully committed our lives to Jesus. You see commitments and expectations go hand in hand. What God expects, we can commit to do. And yes, to whom much has been given, much is expected (Luke 12:48). So, do what God expects and don’t complain. Just do it!

I have prayed for you this morning. I pray that we seek God and honor His expectations of our life.

Bro. Tom

06/02/2026

John 16:33 (KJV)
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

It’s a proven fact. This world is filled with tribulation and trouble. Some face trouble every day and others overcome it every day. If you haven’t faced a problem then get ready, it is coming. Job said, “Man born of woman is a few days and full of trouble” (Job 14:1)

The Word of God is filled with godly people experiencing times of defeat, discouragement, fear and the reality of life and living. Many of the problems we face are only temporary setbacks. We face the problem, we seek God and His direction and we overcome. There are times when this process is difficult. Our faith is put to the test. But we must remain faithful to the promises of God. He will not leave us or forsake us. He will go before us and give us victory. But we will still face problems, trials and tribulations.

The age-old question is, “When will it ever end”? There is a better day coming. Just as Jesus overcame his problems, we have the assurance we can overcome ours. We need to learn that “Storms never last” and “Joy comes in the morning”. Psalm 34:18 tells us, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit”. In our trouble we often will seek God and we will draw near to God. We will seek God in His Word and in our personal prayers. In God’s Word we learn that better things are coming. Our victory is often the spiritual endurance that allows us to move forward even in times of hurt, heartache, and sorrow. But our God is faithful and His promises never fail.

I have prayed for you this morning. I pray that as you face this day, you will experience the victory that only comes from God.

Bro. Tom

06/01/2026

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