Personal Letters Divine Healing

PERSONAL LETTERS Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, “I have tears of joy. My...friend sent me a...picture of her family ...I texted her to say, ‘Thank you’ and to tell her that she has a beautiful family. She responded with, ‘Thanks, but unfortunately I have cancer...

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The pathology report s aid 590 wa s a n unknown grade.’ I was shocked and afraid. I immediately began to pray. Then I started requesting prayer for her through Saint Matthew’s Church.

On February 20th she reported, ‘It’s the craziest thing...the cancer is...

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gone! Isn’t God awesome? I thank you for your prayers. I thank God for your ministry. Through your prayers and her faith in God, she has been restored! God is a God of restoration and miracles. I love the Lord, and I love your ministry.”

Sincerly, Mrs. A.Y.G.

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“I AM THE

HAPPIEST WOMAN YOU HAVE EVER HEARD FROM” MISSOURI – Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝[I want] to give thanks, for I love my Lord. I want to do everything I can to help someone else. I believe you prayed for me…I am the happiest woman you have ever heard from.

The Lord has healed me of cancer. My doctor said…‘The Lord has healed you.’ [Those] are the sweetest words you [could] ever hear from a doctor.

Oh, glory to God in the most high. I am sending [a seed donation]…I love the Lord…and I believe God will bless us for giving [seeds]…❞ M.N.

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THIS DEAR LADY STOOD UP IN CHURCH AND GAVE THIS TESTIMONY. church service CALIFORNIA - ❝My oldest daughter was on drugs and was a prostitute. About two years ago, I wrote and asked for prayer. NOW SHE IS OFF DRUGS AND OFF THE STREETS, thank God! Through your ministry…I HAVE STOPPED DRINKING... The last [church service] that you all held and I attended in Oakland, California, about eight or nine years ago, you prayed for everybody who wanted to give up smoking, and I HAVEN’T SMOKED A CIGARETTE SINCE, THANK GOD! Continued on page 7

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I’VE

HAD

A

BIBLICAL

SEED

HARVEST BLESSING PLAN…for some time. When I first started, I was living in the projects and doing domestic work. NOW I HAVE TWO HOMES OF MY OWN. I live in one and rent one out. I have a good office job, making more money than I have ever made in my life. When you all were in the San Francisco [church services], I requested prayer for a new car, a Lincoln, and, thank God, we have it now. I was having serious headaches, and the doctor couldn’t find a reason for them or stop them. I wrote to you and requested prayer. Now my headaches are going away. My head is healed, thank God! I AM A BIBLICAL SEED HARVEST BLESSING MEMBER. Thank you for praying. Please continue to pray…❞

Mrs. Boyd

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DRUG FREE AND HAPPILY MARRIED ARKANSAS - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches - ❝I am a child of God. I have a few things I would like to say...I am truly blessed through your letters, and the path the Lord God has put me on. My life has been wonderful. I am an individual that was on drugs for five years straight, facing a class 4 felony 50 to 75 years to life. The Lord God took me in, and I accepted Him through your letters...I received probation, thank the Lord God...He has turned my life around. I’m currently drug free, happily married finally, and have a home I can call my own...❞ J.D.M

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“...Let your requests be made known to God.” Philippians 4:6

“...KEEP PRAYING UNTIL THE ANSWER COMES.” St. Luke 18:1 (TLB)

FIVE WORSHIP SERVICES EACH SUNDAY

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Exodus 20:8

“Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it Holy.”

CHURCH SERVICE

THIS IS YOUR PERSONAL IN-HOME

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“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.”

Hebrews 13:8

“...I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Hebrews 13:5

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• A LETTER is like a guiding light on a dark night of despair.

• A LETTER is giving hope to someone who needs hope.

• A LETTER is like an invisible hand of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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JESUS TEACHES US:

“...I have come that they may have life, and... have it more abundantly.”

St. John 10:10

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• A LETTER is like some good news that you needed.

• A LETTER is like a warm fire on a cold night.

• A LETTER is a spiritual 911 call.

• A LETTER is that answer you’ve been needing.

• A LETTER is a roadmap to a better life.

• A LETTER is like a needed friend to help you.

• A LETTER is a comforter when you’re feeling lonely.

• A LETTER is like a doctor telling you that your x-rays turned out fine.

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WRITING PRAYER LETTERS

ST. MA TTHEW

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BACK AND FORTH WORKS

PRAYER WORKS “Keep reading, it gets better!”

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• A LETTER is like a banker saying that your loan has been approved.

• A LETTER is guidance toward good things starting to happen in your life.

• A LETTER is leading to good news that you need to hear.

• A LETTER is like handing you a key to God’s storehouse of blessings.

• A LETTER is like a doctor saying that you’re in good shape.

• This LETTER is like someone saying to you, “Yes, I do love you.”

• A LETTER is like a roadmap to happiness.

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Read these real letters from real people just like you and your family. keep reading

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• A LETTER is like you receiving good news that you’re a winner.

• A LETTER is saying to you, “My child, your sins are forgiven, and you have a home in heaven.

• A LETTER is like a knock on your door from a dear friend, checking on you.

• A LETTER is like an ambulance coming to take you to get help when you need it.

• A LETTER is like a good, delicious meal for you to eat with trusted friends.

• A LETTER is like someone bringing you financial information to help you.

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MAIL YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS

Read about all the WONDERFUL Blessings!

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• A LETTER is like your electricity coming back on after being turned off.

• A LETTER is in your mail to bring you some much needed good news.

• A LETTER is like an angel coming to bless you.

• A LETTER is like a cool drink of water when your throat is dry from thirst.

READ THIS NEXT LETTER.

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READ THIS, ANOTHER LETTER ON PRAYER.

WE WILL KEEP HER ON OUR PRAYER LIST NORTH CAROLINA - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ...I sent one of [your] magazines, one of your letters, and a [blessed] cloth...to my sister...Her daughter...[who is] twenty-years-old, was in a wreck, and it did a lot of brain damage. She was in a complete coma.

The doctors said she had no chance to live. I wrote [your ministry] to pray for her.

She came out of the coma, got the use of all body functions back in control and can talk. She wants to go home...The doctors said it was a miracle that she lived at all... I’m praying for you and your work for God...God has blessed me since you prayed for me...I’m thankful for God’s love and tender mercies... I am enclosing a [seed donation] for God’s work. L.R.L.

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keep reading

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READ THIS!

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PENNSYLVANIA Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝ …When I first started receiving your letters I was a single mom…I started my own business… and then I started another business [the following year].

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Since I started my business I was let go from my full time job of eighteen and a half years. At this time I felt like my life was a train wreck and I was just waiting for it all to crash before my eyes. My boyfriend was addicted to… drugs...I lost [custody of] my oldest son, and was struggling…I am so very happy to tell you, through your letters, and the grace of God that I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel. My prayers were answered.

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long years of living with his father…

My businesses have lasted for seven and eight years now…My husband and I have joined a church that we truly love to go to…we have been members for the last three years …

Please keep the letters coming and thank you for the letters in the past with all of your prayers…Please accept my donation to your church…With every letter that I answered in the past with our prayers and the grace of God [He] has changed [things] for the better. Thank you for helping me find God and changing my life! May God bless you and may your church prosper in every way.❞ Mrs. L.A.H.

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TEXAS ...The good Lord has blessed my family and me...I GOT MY HOME...

M.D.

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TEXAS - ...Our Lord...HAS BLESSED US WITH A BIG SIX-ROOM HOUSE... Mrs. T.F.

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GEORGIA - ...God has blessed us with A NEW HOUSE... M. M.

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TEXAS - The Lord has BLESSED ME WITH AN APARTMENT BUILDING... R.S.

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ILLINOIS ...God blessed me with a 22-UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING...

Mrs. G.C.

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INDIANA - ...I GOT THE HOUSE...I praise God for this house...

W.H.S.

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MARYLAND - Dear Saint

Matthew’s

Churches,

❝God

has blessed me in so many ways. I

had a spinal injury...due to an accident. On the twelfth of June... Jesus healed my spine.

Since that day, I have not worn a brace or anything in order to bend or stand.

That’s just one of the

❞ F.D.

many blessings.

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“...For whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap.”

Galatians 6:7 OHIO - ❝God has blessed me...I AM SENDING YOU A PICTURE OF MY HOUSE...❞ Mr. J.E.M. CALIFORNIA - ❝...[I] thank God...I HAVE TWO HOMES OF MY OWN...❞ C.B. ILLINOIS - ❝...The Lord has blessed...

A NEW HOME...❞ C.M. NEW YORK - ❝...The Lord has blessed me in many ways...HE BLESSED ME WITH A HOME...❞ B.L.E. see next page

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“I was suddenly overcome with a feeling of love!”

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READ THIS, A REAL LETTER FROM A REAL PERSON in home sunday church service

MISSOURI - Dear Saint Mathew’s Churches, ❝About seven months ago my son was operated on for a brain tumor. I wrote and asked you and your prayer band to pray for him. I want to tell you that he is still well, and I do believe God has healed him... Thank you for your prayers and thank God for His healing power.❞ Mrs. M.B.

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An Angel Appears to Joseph to Warn Him

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OD sent an angel to Joseph, who spoke to him in a dream saying, “Get up, take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there till I tell you for Herod will try to kill the little Child.”

At once, Joseph rose up in the night, and took his wife and her Child, to Egypt.

Some time later the angel again spoke to Joseph in a dream saying, “You may now take the Child back, for the king who wanted to kill Him is dead.”

Then Joseph took his wife and the little Child Jesus, and began his journey back to Nazareth.

St. Matthew 2:13-21

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Look at What Newspapers Are Saying About Prayer Most Say They’re Touched

by Guardian Angels.

A new survey of the USA’s religious beliefs and practices finds 55 percent of all adults – including one in five of those who say they have no religion – believe they have been protected from harm by a guardian angel.

“I would never have expected these numbers. It was the biggest surprise to me in our findings,” says sociologist Christopher Bader of Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

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An Angel Gives Water The Power To Heal

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N Jerusalem there was a pool beside which were lying a great crowd of sick, blind and crippled people. At certain times an angel came down to stir the water and gave it the power to heal. The first person to go down into the pool after the water was stirred was cured.

A man who had been a cripple for fourty years said to Jesus, “I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred.”

Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your mat and walk!”

The man rose and walked away.

St. John 5:1-15

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Baylor today will release results of its second national survey on religion.

The survey, based on interviews with nearly 1,700 adults in fall 2007, updates Baylor’s

2006

findings

on

religious

affiliation and views of God by adding new questions on topics such as gender and politics, the environment and beliefs about evil.

Members of almost every major religious group sensed angels running heavenly interference: evangelical Protestant, 66 percent; black Protestant, 81 percent; mainline Protestant, 55 percent; Catholic, 57 percent; Jewish, 10 percent; other religions, 49 percent; no religion, 20 percent.

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Jesus Teaches About Angels

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HEN Jesus was teaching the people, they brought little children to Him that He might bless them. He said, “Let the children come to Me. The kingdom of God belongs to such as these. See that you do no harm to one of these little ones; for their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.”

Jesus laid His hands on them and blessed them. St. Matthew 19:14

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“People’s sense of the divine is remarkably widespread and tangible, even if they don’t call it God. Clearly, there’s a sense of the sacred prevalent throughout society,” says Matthew Gilbert of the Institute of Noetic Sciences in Petaluma, California,

which

studies

subjective

experiences using scientific techniques.

Just as people have many different images of God, so they have different ways of interpreting “guardian angels” or God’s voice,

says

Kenneth

Pargament,

a

psychology professor at Bowling Green (Ohio) State University who has written on spirituality and the psyche. When people think of being protected, “they may not be Continued on page 38

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An Angel Comes To Comfort Jesus

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n the Garden of Olives Jesus fell down upon the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by. Still let it be as You will have it, not as I.” Large drops of sweat like blood, caused by His suffering, fell from His face. Three times He prayed. Then an angel came and gave Him comfort and strength.

St. Matthew 26:39

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envisioning an angel with wings so much as a loved one who has gone before them and is looking after their well-being,” Pargament says.

Many respondents said they have “heard the voice of God” or “felt God speaking to me.” That too can be an internal spiritual sense, not literally words in their ear, says Pargament.”

Did you know that most Ivy League universities were originally founded by ministers or churches such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, William & Mary, Rutgers, and Brown?

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An Angel Announces The Resurrection of Jesus

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N Easter Sunday morning, Jesus rose from the dead

by His own divine power, as He had promised. In this way He showed that He was the Son of God. That morning some women went very early to the tomb of Jesus. They were bringing spices to put on His body, but they did not find the body of Jesus. They saw sitting at each end of the open tomb young men in white garments.

One of the angels said to them, “do not be afraid. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, Who was crucified. He is not here; He is risen. Go, tell His disciples that He will see them in Galilee.”

St. Mark 16:1-7

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Angels Speak To The Disciples

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ORTY days after Easter, five hundred followers of Jesus met on a mountain. There Jesus showed Himself to them. After giving them His last commands, He blessed them, and then began to rise in the air until a cloud covered Him. While the following were looking up, they saw two men, like angels, standing by them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking up at the skies? This Jesus Who has been taken from you will return to earth, just as you saw Him go up into the heavens.”

Acts 1:9-11

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An Angel Frees Peter from Prison

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ing Herod arrested Peter and cast him into prison.

An angel of the Lord stood beside him, and a light shone in the prison. The angel woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.”

The angel told Peter to put on his sandals and cloak and to follow him. They passed by the guards and went through the gate of the city, though the gate was locked.

Peter was surprised and said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his Angel and rescued me from the power of Herod.”

When Peter came to his friends, they said, “It is His angel.”

Acts 12:5-11

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“For I know the

plans I have for you, declares the Lord,

plans to prosper you and…

Plans to give you hope and a future.”

JEREMIAH 29:11 (NIV)

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YOU BELONG TO A PRAYING

ST. MATTHEW 18:19

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onal pers er lett NORTH CAROLINA – Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, …I was spiritually moved to communicate with you. What a great decision it was, as I have been so blessed: A resurgence in our business, unexpected financial gifts, and the most important, a serious automobile accident that should have, by human perspective, taken the life of my nineteen-year-old son; he now should have a full recovery. He was in the hospital for five weeks with a broken back, a tear in his aorta, contusions in his lungs, and nerve damage in his left side. He is now home with a whole new direction and perspective in his life.

Thanks for your constant prayers and letters, and thank You, Jesus.

Mrs. D.C.G.

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He Sent His Word AND HEALED THEM... Psalm 107:20 LOUISIANA – Dear Saint Matthew's Churches, ❝ …I HAVE BEEN BLESSED. I have received a miracle of which YOU HAVE BEEN TELLING ME ABOUT. I AM SO HAPPY and thankful to your prayer team for PRAYING FOR ME. I have BEEN BLESSED with…a check for $15,000.00.

PRAISE GOD. I can’t thank your prayer team enough. I am mailing you a check for $700.00 today. Also, I was able to purchase a new car… I AM SO HAPPY TO SEND YOU THIS LETTER, and I will continue to mail [in my seeds]…time after time…I am just so thankful for God’s help. I have seen a brighter day. Praise the Lord.❞ S.M.D.

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personal letter OHIO Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝I [am a Seed Harvest Blessing] Member and I was blessed, and also I have been saved… When I heard the voice of the Lord talking to me, I was on drugs, but since January seventh [this year] …I haven’t had the desire to use it since. I have been blessed with a home and also $34,000.00.” G.T.

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FREE FROM DRUGS VIRGINIA - Dear Saint Matthew’s,

❝ This is

an answer to our prayers. When we started to pray

for my son…he was on drugs, alcohol and tobacco and not saved, but since we have been praying for him, God has removed the craving of drugs; he is not on drugs now…Please keep praying for him, also his

❞

wife….

S.H.A.

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THE PEOPLE SPEAK

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I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TENNESSEE – Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝I have been blessed since I joined the [Seed Harvest Blessing] Plan. I bought a new home, and have been able to take care of my bills. I am now operating a day care center…Please continue to pray…I thank God for everything…❞ Mrs. R.R.

HOME SWEET HOME

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“For I know the plans I have for you, delcares the Lord, plans to prosper you and... plans to give you hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29:11(NIV)

“ONE DAY JESUS TOLD HIS DISCIPLES A STORY TO ILLUSTRATE THEIR NEED FOR CONSTANT PRAYER AND TO SHOW THEM THAT THEY MUST KEEP PRAYING UNTIL THE ANSWER COMES.”

ST. LUKE 19:1 (TLB)

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FOR YOU AND YOUR FUTURE. Let’s have church and prayer right here in the privacy of your home. Let us pray.

These next months can be the best of your life, even in times like these. Read these few letters, which are just a tiny sample of letters that this Church is receiving, as people tell us what the Lord is doing in their lives, when they faithfully sow seeds to God, and they keep God first as their financial blessing Partner.

Mal. 3:10, St. Luke 6:38, Gal. 6:7, Deut. 8:18

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KEEP YOUR PARTNERSHIP

WITH and keep the SEED HARVEST BLESSING PLAN with your bills, and sow seeds into God’s church offering plates in

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DIVINE HEALING WISCONSIN Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝...I was in the hospital to have surgery, and my husband signed me out to bring me to [one of] your [church services]. I had a tumor in the right side of my head. Ever since your [church ministry] prayed for me... I have been healed... May God bless you.

Your prayer partner.❞ L.D.

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BECOME PART OF THE SEED HARVEST BLESSING PLAN PENNSYLVANIA - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝I have been writing [to your church ministry] for about three months, and I am also a [Seed Harvest Blessing] Member. Through your ministry and teachings, I have been blessed with $27,000.00. This has really been God blessing me. I also would encourage others to write [to you] and become part of the [Seed Harvest Blessing] Plan.❞ E.P.

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BLESSED WITH THOUSANDS AND A NEW CAR personal letter

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INDIANA - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, I received MY GIFT, and God has really blessed me with a CHECK FOR $5,000 the next week...I told my mother that I was going to put it in my purse where I need a blessing so badly. So that’s what I did, and I AM SO HAPPY NOW ...I also got a new car since I’ve been requesting prayer...my health is so much better now... I SENT IN MY...PRAYER REQUEST, AND GOD HAS REALLY ANSWERED...I AM SENDING A [SEED DONATION].

PLEASE SEND ME ANOTHER SEED HARVEST PLAN. Mrs. C.

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KEEP GOD FIRST St. Matthew6:33

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PRAY THAT OUR BUSINESS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SUCCESS.

My Business Has Grown Since The Seed Harvest Blessing Plan ILLINOIS - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝I have been wonderfully blessed since I have been a member of the [Seed Harvest] Plan. I received a check...My business [has grown]. I was able to make a move. I also requested prayer for my son. He is now here with me in business... Please...pray that our business will [continue] to be a success here in our new place...I am grateful for the help that God has done for me. Please continue to pray with me.❞ O.G.

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GOD BLESSED THEM WITH THEIR OWN BUSINESS! ALABAMA - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝I am indeed happy to say...the Lord is blessing me since I’ve been a member of God’s [Seed Harvest Blessing] Plan. I have been blessed with...car and a...business of my own.

Thank God...Continue to pray for me.❞ P.C. “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things...” III John 2

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“$26,000.00 DEPOSITED INTO MY BACK ACCOUNT” personal letter

CALIFORNIA Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝Since I have been sending my Seed [Harvest Blessing] offerings I have received many more blessings. [Earlier] this year I received $26,858.00 deposited into my bank [account].

I am out of debt for the first time in my life.❞ Mrs. E.J.L.

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$12,000.00 DEPOSITED INTO MY BANK ACCOUNT personal letter ARIZONA - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches,

❝...I

had just gotten my [Seed Harvest] Plan and had saved out my pledge before I paid any bills or anything.

And my husband surprised me with a brand new... Ford car and had paid cash for it, and deposited $12,000.00 in the bank...I am sending in my [seed]...Keep on praying for my

❞ Mrs. D.W.

husband and me...

KEEP GOD FIRST

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MONEY BLESSING Send A New Seed Blessing Plan. Blessed with $21,000.00!

TEXAS -

Dear

[Saint

Matthew’s

Churches, ❝Here we are sending you this letter to tell you that everything has been going very well in our family.

I’m writing to let you know my testimony. God blessed us with YOU SOW IT, AND GOD WILL GROW IT. St. Luke 6:38

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$21,000.00,

a

new

car,

and

a...house.

We are sending our [extra seed] offering of $100.00 for God’s work. We are very grateful that [your Church] and God came into our lives and our home.

Please send us a new [Seed Harvest Blessing] Plan. We are asking you to pray for us and help us make a business for ourselves.

Well I guess that this is all. Hope to hear from you and God real soon.❞ D.R.G.

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GOD BLESSED ME WITH $5,000.00 PENNSYLVANIA - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝I am a [Seed Harvest] member. I wrote [to your church ministry] and asked...to pray that I would be blessed with some money that I needed. God blessed me with...$5,000.00.❞ Mrs. C.M.D.

KEEP GOD AS YOUR PARTNER

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SINCE THE SEED HARVEST BLESSING PLAN...

TEXAS - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝...I believe God hears and answers prayer ...Praise His Name...When I sent in my [Seed Harvest Blessing donations], God blessed my husband’s [business].

The customers are pouring in and people began paying their bills...Praise God, he is able... I thank God for His many wonderful blessings...I appreciate what my God does for me.

I love Him more and more and I never can repay Him for what He’s done for me. God bless you all. In His wonderful Holy Name...❞ M.T.

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MARYLAND - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝My family and I have been blessed since I started the [Seed Harvest Blessing] Plan two years ago...I have gained many customers [for my business].

We have been blessed with a Buick, and many blessings have come our way... Continue to pray... May God continue to bless you all...❞ Mrs. M.W. YOU SOW THE SEEDS AND THEY WILL GROW Galatians 6:7

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BLESSINGS, BLESSINGS, BLESSINGS SINCE THE BLESSING PLAN! LOUISIANA - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, blessed

❝...I

since

have been so I have

been

requesting prayer. God is so wonderful. It is just amazing what He can do... He has blessed me with a home that is already paid for

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and

another

married

last

home. ...Plus, I

November...which

is

another big blessing...My husband has...businesses and a home of his own and plenty of property.

[I have received] all of this since I have been communicating with you all, and [since] your partners have been praying with me...

I have been keeping up with my

[Seed

Harvest

Blessing

donations]. I started this one this year...and now my business...is doing better...Thank God...for you all...Still pray for my husband and me.

May God bless you all...❞ Mrs. M.T.

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THIS HAS TO BE A

MIRACLE personal letter CALIFORNIA – Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches,

❝…I was in an automobile accident …My

car was totally demolished…They took me… right into the emergency room operating room…

The doctors said I had brain damage, ten broken ribs…and a punctured liver, punctured lung, burst bladder and a blood clot in my left leg…and they said I would never recover or come out of the coma…I know that there is a God that answers prayer because after you prayed, things began to turn [around]…God…healed me… [and] now I’m working again and able to do any kind of work…God has made a way for me…

Thank God and [you] for…prayer…

❞ J.O.M

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NORTH CAROLINA - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, “…I have had the best year I have ever had. I got my home paid off and am buying another. I got two cars and sold… land…and many other things. God has been very good to us. I am sending [a Seed Harvest Blessing donation]. Thanks for your prayers…” W.J.W.

KEEP GOD FIRST

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The Gospels of the New Testament were written by the Apostles – St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke and St. John.

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THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE NEW YORK - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ...This really has been my best year ever since I received my first [Seed Harvest Blessing Plan] since December last year. I really cannot find words to thank God for all the prayers that you all have sent up for me. I feel better in health than I have felt in years, and I KNOW GOD...HAS HELPED ME along my way.

Please continue to pray for me.

L.J.

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DON’T FORGET GOD

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“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health just as your soul prospers.”

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THE BEST YEAR ersonal OF MY LIFE p letter NORTH CAROLINA – Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝This month has been the best month of my 39 years. My family and I came into some money this month, and I want to thank God…I am paying off all of my bills…Please keep on praying for me and my home. This has been the best year of my life since I joined the [Seed Harvest Blessing] Plan. Enclosed is my [Seed Harvest Blessing] Plan [donation] and… more…to use in God’s work…God has answered my prayers. Please keep on praying for my home.❞ Mrs. Z.S.

KEEP GOD FIRST! St. Matthew 6:33

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THE BEST YEAR personal r ette l OF MY LIFE INDIANA – Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, Since receiving my [Seed Harvest Blessing] Plan about a year ago, we’ll say we have had one of the best years financially that we have ever had…We have had so many financial blessings come to us that we were amazed at times. We also have had more occasions to help others than before, and as we have said, the more we help others, God has blessed us more abundantly.

I have sent the last [Seed Harvest] pledge in and would appreciate it so much if you would send me another book.

Mrs. P.W.

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KEEP GOD FIRST

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“...Follow Me.” St. John 1:43

“I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE...”

St. John 14:6

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THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE GEORGIA – Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, “…I started requesting prayer as often as I could and started sending in my [Seed Harvest Blessing] donation…It was my best year ever…I got the job I always wanted…Please continue to pray…” C.D.T.

KEEP GOD FIRST AS YOUR PARTNER

It Is Your Decision DON’T TURN AWAY FROM GOD AND HIS BLESSINGS.

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“My sheep [the church] hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” St. John 10:27

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Myy children, M children, every every living living thing thing comes comes from from seeds, including seeds, including both both of of you you and and all all of of these these plants you plants you see see –Galatians Galatians 6:7 6:7 S E EDS PLANTED SEEDS P LA NT E D BBRING R IN G FORTH F ORT H HARVESTS H A RV E S T S GENESIS 226:12 GENESIS 6:12

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“...That [You] may have life, and ...have it more abundantly.” St.John 10:10

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I want to put God first.

Here is my $100.00 seed. personal letter

MARYLAND–

❝ Dear Saint Matthew’s

Churches, I am very happy.

Today the Lord has smiled down on me with a big blessing. I wrote to you and asked you to pray for me. And, I want you to know that, through your prayers and your Continued on next page

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prayer team, God has blessed me with…[thousands]. I am so very happy. Thank you for your prayers. Enclosed you’ll find my tithe and offering…plus a $100.00 [seed]. Thank you again for praying for me. God bless you.❞ Mr. J.C.S.

I have this $100.00 for something else, but I’m sowing it to God. St. Matthew 6:33

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“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and… plans to

give you hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

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“...Then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”

Joshua 1:8

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GOD TALKS ABOUT HIS STOREHOUSE OF BLESSINGS “…The message is confidential and under lock and KEY until the end, until things are about to be wrapped up. The populace will be washed clean and made like new…Those who live wisely and well will understand what’s going on…” Daniel 12:9 (MSG) “ I will give you the KEYS of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and

whatever

you

loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

St. Matthew 16:19 (NIV)

“I am the good Shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me… just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.”

St. John 10:14,15

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BLESSINGS

“…He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”

II Corinthians 9:6

“Give and it will be given…”

St. Luke 6:38

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“Those who listen to instruction will prosper...” Proverbs 16:20 (NLT)

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Big Faith Equals Big Blessings.

It’s me. I can sow this $100.00 seed, and I will still have some left over.

Malachi 3:10 personal letter

NEW YORK

❝Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, …I thank God for [your Church]. You have been such a great Continued on next page

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inspiration in my life…I will never forget you…

I am sending this $100.00 [seed] believing in my God that He is with you in all you do…❞

Mrs. J.H.

THIS IS ANOTHER LETTER ON GOD’S MONEY BLESSINGS.

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“Whatever a man [or woman] sows, that he [or she] will also reap.” Gal. 6:7

“Give, and it will be given to you...”

St. Luke 6:38

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STRETCH YOUR FAITH

God talks about hundredfold blessings, so here is my $100.00 seed.

St. Matthew 13:23, III John 2 FLORIDA personal letter

❝Dear

Saint Matthew’s Churches,“I would like to thank my dear friend in Christ [from] Georgia who introduced me to the Seed Harvest Blessing Plan. This month, Continued on next page

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God has blessed me with $13,000.00!

Thank you, Lord Jesus and Saint Matthew’s Churches!

Enclosed please find my Seed Harvest Blessing… [donation] for $100.00.❞ Your supporter in Christ, Mrs. G.M. Release up to God what your hands control, and He will release back to you what His hands control (St. Luke 6:38).

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WE REAP WHAT WE SOW. Galatians 6:7

“ St. John 10:10

may have it more

…I have come that they may and that they

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DON’T FORGET GOD. KEEP HIM FIRST.

Don’t forget God with your tithes and offerings.

Malachi 3:10

EACH SUNDAY WE GATHER TO WORSHIP, PRAY, SING, AND HEAR THE WORD OF GOD.

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St. Luke 6:38

you can be next!

Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

St. Matthew 6:33

When churches pass the offering plates that is an opportunity for people to give and be blessed financially. St. Luke 6:38

EVERY SUNDAY, CHURCHES ALL OVER THE WORLD PASS THE OFFERING PLATES

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IT IS NO ACCIDENT that you are holding this Holy Spirit filled book.

Don’t throw your answer away. Step out in faith and let your requests be made known. Philippians 4:6 KEEP GOD FIRST

THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE FLORIDA – Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, joined the [Seed Harvest Blessing] Plan God has blessed me wonderfully.

This year has been the best year of my life…I am sending my [Seed Harvest donation]…

So many good things have happened to me…Please continue to pray for me and family. I will forever put God first in my life. Enclosed is my [Seed Harvest donation]… S.H.

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❝Since I

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“Behold, I stand at the door [of your heart] and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in...”

Revelation 3:20

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GOD’S FINANCIAL BLESSING PLAN WORKS. READ THESE LETTERS ON GOD’S SEED HARVEST BLESSING PLAN. Galatians 6:7

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THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE! GEORGIA – Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches,

❝…At the first [of the year]

you and I prayed that this year was going to be the best year we ever had.

You know what? It really happened!

[This] was the best year of my life as of until now… A few

blessings

that I received

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this year…I won’t take the time to tell you.

Anyone would have to be blind in both eyes

not

to

see

the

wonderful

blessings God is blessing us with everyday. I want to thank you all for the many prayers you have prayed for me.

Please keep on praying…I’m enclosing [my seed towards my harvest]…to help in God’s Work…Keep praying for me as I’m praying for you all…❞ Mr. J.R.L.

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THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE PENNSYLVANIA – Dear [Saint Matthew’s Churches], …Since I have become a [Seed Harvest] Member, all prayers have been answered abundantly. My husband has recovered from his near fatal heart attack; he made his public decision for the Lord;

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and we have purchased another home and are hoping to move into it soon. I have been promoted on my job, we all are in good health and are being blessed time and again financially. I could go on and on thanking and praising God, because time and time again we have said [that this] has been the best year in our nineteen years of marriage… I am sending a little extra in the honor of our five children…

D.J.H.

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THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE KEEP GOD FIRST TEXAS – Dear [Saint Matthew’s Churches],

❝Just to let you and your staff know the Lord has been very good to me…When I joined in your prayer service and made my [Seed Harvest] Pledge [that] was the best year of my life. I received money as far away as New York…plus many other gifts.

This surely was the best Christmas of my life, thanks to God. I feel much better in my health since making my pledge. I will continue [sowing seeds] and support your [church]… Keep praying for me and my

❞ Mrs. B.K.H.

family…

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LETTERS, LETTERS. LETTERS, THE PEOPLE WRITE.

Dear Saint Matthew’s Church, Here are my prayer requests.

Philippians 4:6

be made known to

“…Let your

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You’re A Member of A Big Prayer Family, and We’re Here for You MASSACHUSETTS - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ❝Prayer changes things...God is so wonderful. I could just write a whole book

about how He has saved my soul and brought me from a long ways...I feel Him in my soul every minute of the day. Since I have joined the [Seed Harvest Blessing] Plan my business has really changed [for the better].

I want you all to keep praying for me that I will get stronger in God and be what He will have me to be.❞ G.B.

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You’re A Member of A Big Prayer Family, and We’re Here for You WISCONSIN - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches,

❝Greetings in Jesus. I thank God... I got [thousands]...in cash and am to get...

more [money]...I finished my [Seed Harvest Blessing Plan]...

Enclosed

is

[a

donation]...God bless you all.

❞

Mrs. M.D.

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I AM SO HAPPY

LOUISIANA - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, ...I received a check for $8,000.00. Thank God...Now I can pay all our bills and get the things that we need...I am sending in my second [donation] on my [Seed Harvest Blessing] Plan. I am so happy that I joined God’s [Seed Harvest Blessing] Plan. Thank you for your prayers. Mrs. M.E.

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BLESSED WITH $8,000.00

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SEED HARVEST BLESSING MEMBER personal BLESSED WITH A HOME letter MICHIGAN - Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, Since...I requested prayer I haven’t been sick like I used to be. I go places and do things I haven’t done in a long time. Since we joined the [Seed Harvest Blessing] Plan we have had a new brick house built with seven rooms and [were blessed with] a new...car. We have been living in our new home for [several] months now. God is so wonderful... We have and always will put God first in our lives. Mr. & Mrs D.R.

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BLESSED WITH THEIR OWN BUSINESS personal letter

FLORIDA - Dear Sain’t Matthew’s Churches, ❝Since you helped me a long time ago I was blessed financially through your ministry.

I have my new...car and a house and businesses.

Thank God for your ministry...❞ B.T.

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I GET LETTERS FROM YOU personal letter NORTH CAROLINA - ❝Dear [Saint Matthew’s Churches], Thanks to your prayers and mine, I have won that case. The Lord blessed me with $16,500.00. I had no clue how I would survive until I started to get letters from you. I knew the Lord had His hands all over my situation.

I’m so glad I trusted the Lord…The Lord has blessed me with a great starting point to get me in a better place in life. I’m so happy the Lord cares about my situation. Please keep praying for [my family] and me.

Thank you.❞ Mrs. F.L.H.

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ithout the sowing of seeds, there can be no harvest, “...He who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.” II Corinthians 9:6 Seeds are on an assignment from God. A pecan seed cannot grow a walnut. Love seeds grow love.

Prosperity seeds grow prosperity. Galatians 6:7

112 Saint Matthew’s Churches sells nothing. It is supported by your free will offerings. Further, neither this ministry’s prayers, nor the miracles of God can be bought. This ministry’s prayers are free of charge and miracles are contingent upon the will of God. Your offerings are a form of worshipping God according to scriptures such as Deuteronomy 12:6,11; Malachi 3:10; II Corinthians 9:7. We want you to know that it is one-hundred percent alright if you do not have any money to donate to this ministry. Please do not feel badly; write to us as long and as many times as you need prayer.

We will be here to pray with you even if you never send a dime.

All printed statements in this book cover a time span of many years: they are reproduced as reported with editing being limited to grammatical construction, updating, clarification and space. This Ministry assumes no legal responsibility for the veracity or permanency of reported healings, miracles, or other happenings. All supernatural events and blessings are contingent upon spiritual condition relative to the individual and any other deviation from the intended divine plan could result in mental, physical, and/or spiritual set back (St. John 5:14). The pictures in this book are not Saint Matthew’s members; they are shown to place emphasis on the importance of the message. This Ministry is more than 70 years old. The testimonies in this book are of what God has done in answer to prayer. This home missionary ministry was established in 1951 and is for all people of all races. Everyone is welcome.

“According to your faith so be it unto you” (St. Matthew 9:20). Saint Matthew’s Churches prayer team is a small group of praying parents and grandparents whose lives are dedicated to praying for people and mailing out gospel books, sermon prayer letters and other Christian literature. Most of all we pray for people to be saved and be ready to meet Jesus when they die or when Jesus comes. We believe this is the most important thing in life, more important than success or material blessings. But, we also believe that the blessings of God are not limited to salvation of the soul. We believe you can have everything God promises you in the Bible. We believe God wants to bless you, his child, spiritually, physically, and financially (III John 2).

We believe God wants his children to prosper and have the nicer things in life (Philippians 4:19). We pray for God to bless folks with their own businesses, more money, finer homes and automobiles. We believe God’s people can have the best of everything. It is God answering prayer, not us, that is making these wonderful things happen for people. Give God the praise.

We write our partners letters each month, all of the same faith-building nature. These items of faith, which we send out along with our letters, have no power but are merely spiritual faith handles like Jesus and His disciples used during their time to help people focus their faith on God. If for any reason you do not wish to receive this church’s mail, please notify us and we will remove your name and address from our list.