The Seed Principle (2nd Edition)

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“THE GOSPEL MUST BE PUBLISHED AMONG ALL NATIONS.” ST. MARK 13:10 (KJV) “FOR MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE PEOPLES.” ISAIAH 56:7 (DNT) 2

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GOD’S DIVINE SEED PRINCIPLE GOVERNS OUR SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY.
T “For whatever a man [or woman] sows, that shall he [or she] also reap.” Galatians 6:7 (NKJV)
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T he Seed Principle
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“Then He called

twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases.” “And He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.” “And they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.”

St. Luke 9:1,2,6 (KJV)

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“Vast fields of human souls”

St. John 4:33-36 (TLB)

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FOLLOW ME, I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS OF MEN

This is your book, “The Seed Principle #2,” and it is the kind of book you will want to read and study over and over again. So please share it through the Free Book Website at www.smcusa.org; if you lay it aside like an old book to gather dust, you will have silenced its voice of God’s grace and financial blessings of hope, for you and many others who have very little or no hope left. After you have read it more than once, loan it to some of your friends. Remember,

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hope is like the sun, which casts the shadow of our burden behind us as we journey toward it. Every person in this nation needs to read this faith-filled message as it appears on these pages, for it explains how to reach your dreams and goals; your Spiritual, Physical, and Financial needs. If you use it to help others, its voice will proclaim God’s plan for their lives in this world and the next. God said He had a plan for all of us. “I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and…plans to give you hope and a future.”

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Those who walk with God always reach their destination

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“Jesus traveled all through Galilee teaching in the Jewish synagogues, everywhere preaching the Good News about the Kingdom of Heaven. And he healed every kind of sickness and disease. The report of his miracles spread far beyond the borders of Galilee so that sick folk were soon coming to be healed from as far away as Syria. And whatever their illness and pain, or if they were possessed by demons, or were insane, or paralyzed –he healed them all.” St. Matthew 4:23-24 (TLB)

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DIVINE HEALING COMES FROM JESUS THE HEALER

JESUS WAS THE HEALER WHEN MOSES LIFTED UP THE SERPENT IN THE WILDERNESS, AND WHEN HE WAS HERE ON EARTH. JESUS WAS PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE BOOK OF ACTS, AND HE IS OUR HEALER TODAY.

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The Bible said, “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.” Jesus was a healer when He walked the earth, He was a healer in the first Church that begins in the book of Acts, and He is a healing Jesus today. In this message, you will read the testimonies of Biblical Seed Harvest Plan members, people just like yourself, that sent their prayer requests to Saint Matthew’s prayer team and the miracles they received. Acts 10:38 (NKJV)

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“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 (KJV)
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“Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word.” Acts 8:1-4 (KJV)
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Acts 4:37 (NKJV)
“Brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.”

The Christian Church began on the day of Pentecost, with the first Christian Revival. “Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your Holy Servant Jesus. And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.”

“Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need.” Acts 4:29-35 (NKJV)

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The first Christian church in the book of Acts was successful in winning lost souls, seeing the sick healed, and experiencing astonishing miracles, because they followed the footsteps of Jesus. If God said it, they preached it, believed it, and practiced it.

in the book of Acts was successful in winning lost souls, miracles, because they followed believed it, and practiced it.

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The secret to the tremendous accomplishments for Christ by the first Church, as told in the Bible, was that most, if not all, took God as their partner spiritually, physically, and financially through God’s Seed Principle Law of Sowing and Reaping. Their dedication and the giving of seed gifts to God’s work puts almost all Christians today to shame by comparison. The Scriptures said, “Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need. And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus, having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.” Acts 4:32-37 (NKJV)

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My dear brother and sister in Christ, we must never forget that we are part of the first Church, the Christian Church that started on the day of Pentecost in the book of Acts. Those brothers and sisters in the days of Peter and John loved God with all their hearts and were no doubt “partners with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” They proved this by the testimony and the good seed gifts they sowed to help reach their generation with the gospel of Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:9 (GWT)

It was the Christians who stood with the apostles by providing their tithes and offerings, which helped make it possible for them to reach most of the known world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. My dear friend, it is the same today as back then. It is the active Seed Harvest Plan members who have taken God as their financial partner, and concerned Christians giving tithes and offerings, who have made it possible through Saint Matthew’s Churches home missionary program to America to win lost souls to Christ. This program consists of sharing gospel sermons and prayer free to millions of people all over America. Our Church has been doing this year after year since January 1964. Each of you that are

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Jesus said, “Him that comes to me I will in no wise cast out.” No matter what kind of sinner you are, no matter what you have done, you can go to Jesus and He will accept you. If you believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins and rose again to bring you new life, you can be born again right now! Pray and repent of your sins, admit that you are a sinner in need of His forgiveness, tell God you believe that, accepting that Jesus died for you. At that moment, you become a member of God’s family!

St. John 6:37(KJV)

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Psalm 126:6 (NLT)

Tears are words from the heart that can’t be spoken.
“They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.”
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Jeremiah 31:9 (NKJV)

James 5:16 (TLB)

“They shall come with weeping, and with supplications I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they shall not stumble.”
“The earnest prayer of a righteous man has great power and wonderful results.”
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“Then whoever calls on the name of the LORD will be saved... as the LORD has promised.” Joel 2:32 (GWT)

GOD IS TALKING TO YOU RIGHT NOW. ARE YOU LISTENING?

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active Biblical Seed Harvest Plan members has a part in all the souls being saved from a devil’s hell. This gospel must be “preached”! It must be “published” before Christ’s second coming for His Church. To preach and publish this gospel, it takes money, just like it did in the book of Acts. In his “Letters” to the Corinthian Church, Paul said, “Now I will write about the collection of money.” The Apostle Paul went on to say, “each one of you should put aside as much money as you can from what you are blessed with,” that is to be “your gift.”

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Paul did not say that just some of the Christians were to “give as much as you can,” but that “each one of you should.” It is by each of God’s children giving “as much as you can,” that the instructions Jesus gives us to preach the gospel will be fulfilled. The Lord said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature;” those were the last words Jesus said here on earth. “So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.” Mark 16:15,19 (NKJV)

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THE LORD OF THE HARVEST, THEREFORE, TO SEND OUT WORKERS INTO HIS HARVEST FIELD.” “ASK THE LORD OF THE TO SEND OUT WORKERS ST. MATTHEW 9:38
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When Jesus and the disciples were preaching the gospel, it took money for them to spread God’s message to that generation. Where did this money come from? This money came from the same place it comes from today; from those who love the Lord. The Holy Word says, “Also among the women were Joanna, the wife of Chuza (Herod’s helper), Susanna, and many other women. These women used their own money to help Jesus and his apostles.” Also, in the book of Acts, we just read about the believers giving sacrificial seed offerings to God’s work. Remember that they “brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.”

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“And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.” Luke 8:3 (ICB); Acts 4:37 (KJV); Acts 5:14 (KJV)

No one could read what we just read on the previous pages in chapters 4 and 5 of Acts, without clearly seeing that every sincere Christian was involved in supporting God’s work with all their hearts; “each one” “put aside as much money” as he could from that which God had “blessed” him. That is how the first Church reached the “multitudes” with the gospel, and it is what “each one of you should” do. The instruction in God’s Word is worth more than all the gold and silver on earth.

God has called on His ministers who preach and publish the gospel today to spread His Word. The only limitation Saint Matthew’s Churches has in sending the gospel free of any charge to every home in America is the funds to pay for the costs of getting the gospel to them.

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There are two things you can personally do to help Saint Matthew’s Churches win more lost souls to Christ each month:

There are two things you can personally do to help Saint Matthew’s Churches win more lost souls to Christ each month:

1) Be an active Seed Harvest Plan member, giving your tithes and offerings regularly each week and each month.

1) Be an active Seed Harvest Plan member, giving your tithes and offerings regularly each week and each month.

2) Pray that God would lay on the hearts of others to become faithful, soul-winning Seed Harvest Plan members.

2) Pray that God would lay on the hearts of others to become faithful, soul-winning Seed Harvest Plan members.

“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest, to send out laborers into His harvest. ” St. Matthew 9:37-38 (NKJV)

“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the the harvest, to send out laborers into His harvest.” St.

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Scriptures say, “God in heaven appoints each man’s work.” Let me encourage “each one” who is not a Seed Harvest Plan Member to Email the Church saying you have taken God as your financial partner; and plan to give God a seed gift out of each financial blessing you receive. Those already a Member be active, “leave nothing undone that you ought to do.” Remember, the Lord said, “I, the Lord, called you to do right, and I will hold your hand and protect you.” John 3:27 (TLB); 2 Timothy 4:5 (TLB); Isaiah 42:6 (NCV) “The Lord rewards us for the things we do right and for our loyalty to him.” My prayer for you, dear reader, is that God would lay on your heart a “vision” for lost souls because “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Today, we together have an opportunity to win lost souls to Christ, but “All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent me, for there is little time left before the night falls and all work comes to an end.” 1 Samuel 26:23 (NCV); Proverbs 29:18 (KJV); John 9:4 (TLB)

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You’re a MISSIONARY!

Every SAVED person is a Missionary; every UNSAVED person is a Mission field does not want the gospel preached. The gospel has to be preached, for it is one of the main reasons God wants to be your partner in life. He wants to give to His children so that they can be a part of fulfilling the great commission and make heaven their home.

Remember, with every seed gift you sow in God’s work you are helping to win lost souls. The preaching of the gospel is the same, whether it is the spoken word or on The Web Page. When you read testimonies of how God is blessing His partners through the Biblical Seed

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The seeds you are sowing today, not only help to win souls to Christ Jesus, for within those seeds are your personal financial harvest of blessings for tomorrow. “I tell you the truth. A grain of wheat must fall to the ground and die. Then it makes many seeds. But if it never dies, it remains only a single seed,” “the seeds you plant... will grow... and the... harvest will be rich and great, and you will have plenty.”

St. John 12:24 (ICB); Isaiah 30:23 (NVC)

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Don’t just GO to church. BE the church .

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Harvest Plan, they are blessed because God loves them. In turn, they are helping Saint Matthew’s Churches to “preach” and “publish” the gospel with every seed gift of tithes and offerings they give in their worship to God. Let God “bless you” for you to “be a blessing.” Genesis 12:2 (NKJV)

“For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities.” Your needs, “hurts,” and troubles move God. Those needs may be a healing touch of the Master’s hand, a good job, a new home, a new automobile, or a bank loan to expand your business so you can employ more people who are out of work. It does not matter how great the needs are; God is your source of supply. Expect the fulfillment of this promise; it is for you because “My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Hebrews 4:15 (KJV); Philippians 4:19 (KJV)

“But more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.” Matthew 6:33 (CEV) ===

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TESTIMONY TIME

Testimony letter of answered prayer, to Saint Matthew’s Churches

WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY? MY HUSBAND IS HEALED

OHIO – ❝Dear [Saint Matthew’s Churches], I’ll never forget the night… in July… five years ago. Little did we know that [my husband] would be undergoing open-heart surgery for a three by-pass operation the very next day. We found out the next morning! We were just about at the end of our rope, or so we felt at the time. I know it was God who spoke to your hearts… Just out of the blue… to tell us how much [God] loved us, and that [you] felt led to pray a special prayer for us…and that we must remember Who Our Source was… and what a dear Friend we have in Jesus. We love your [ministry] and [we] will always pray for God to bless your ministry. We thank God for you so often, and we thank you for praying for us . Since that day, five years ago, our lives have been blessed from welfare poor to Godly abundance. Not only our finances, but we’ve

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been blessed by the Holy Spirit to serve our Lord Jesus in a greater way than ever before. God’s blessed our own ministry and put us in a position to help many others. I can’t imagine what life would be without Him. At our darkest hour you helped us change the direction of paths we were to take. I thank you again and again. God has also blessed us with [a] beautiful home and new car, among many other things. Our children are going to a Christian school to serve the Lord and grow up under His direction. How we Thank Jesus for our lives and for [your ministry] caring and praying for us. Now my husband is healed, and according to the doctors, is enjoying perfect health. God gave us a miracle and sent nearly $30,000.00 from an unexpected source to pay the medical bills from his operation! We’re so proud to be [Seed Harvest] Members. We know from experience that giving brings God’s blessings. We are a witness to this Bible fact.❞ K.D.

“…You have not, because you ask not.” James 4:2

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TESTIMONY TIME Testimony letter of answered prayer, to Saint Matthew’s Churches WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY? FINANCIALLY BLESSED NORTH CAROLINA – ❝Thank God for…[your] magazine and for the [Seed Harvest] Plan. God blessed me with a check for $20,044.00 after I filled out my first [Seed Harvest donation] slip to send in. I had been waiting for the check, but God gave me $444.00 more than I was expecting… I now know this was and is a sign from God that He is pleased with my supporting the Ministry of the [Church]…❞ M.A.T. “Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers” 3 John 1:2 (KJV) 42

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Testimony letter of answered prayer, to Saint Matthew’s Churches WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY? THERE’S NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD INDIANA – ❝Dear [Saint Matthew’s Churches], …THERE’S NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD… My husband had a four inch tumor on his pancreas… ONE NIGHT AFTER KNOWING HIS BAD CONDITION, I BEGAN TO WALK THE FLOOR AND TALK TO JESUS … I prayed and talked… The next morning we got a check that paid all my bills and… money to go see my husband… They sent him home three weeks after being in the hospital… His doctors said [to my husband]… ‘I have to give you a bill of perfect health’…He is back on the job, stronger than he than ever was… MY HUSBAND WAS HEALED…❞ C.L.
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TESTIMONY TIME Testimony letter of answered prayer, to Saint Matthew’s Churches WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY? GOD HAS BLESSED ME!! FLORIDA – ❝ Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, I would like to thank my dear friend in Christ [from] Georgia who introduced me to the Seed Harvest Plan. This month, God has blessed me with $13,000.00! Thank you, Lord Jesus and Saint Matthew’s Churches! Your supporter in Christ. Enclosed please find my Seed Harvest check for $100.00.❞ G.M. “The person who plants a little will have a small harvest, but the person who plants a lot will have a big harvest.” 2 Corinthians 9:6 (NCV) 44
WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY? THANK GOD FOR ALL OF MY BLESSINGS
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TESTIMONY TIME Testimony letter of answered prayer, to Saint Matthew’s Churches
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TESTIMONY TIME Testimony letter of answered prayer, to Saint Matthew’s Churches WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY? GOOD FINANCIAL BLESSINGS! ALABAMA – ❝ Dear [Saint Matthew’s Churches], …THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WONDERFUL PRAYERS FOR ME. I have been blessed many times since I have been writing to you. I RECEIVED $10,000.00 AT ONE TIME, $1,000.00 SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE LAST TIME I GOT $34,000.00 from a court case. Thanks again for your prayers and keep on praying.❞ D.L.M. “The Lord says, I the Lord, called you to do right, and I will hold your hand and protect you.” Isaiah 42:6 (NCV) 46

TESTIMONY TIME

Testimony letter of answered prayer, to Saint Matthew’s Churches

WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY? A TRULY WONDERFUL BLESSING AND MIRACLE

NEW YORK – ❝ Dear [Saint Matthew’s Churches], “I want to express my sincere thanks to you, your church, your prayers and your praying partners. GOD HAS BESTOWED UPON ME AND MY HOUSEHOLD A TRULY WONDERFUL BLESSING AND MIRACLE. Several months ago, I had an accident with my automobile. My youngest son and my wife were with me. Because of the accident, they had to go and have a check-up. Well, there was no injury due to the accident, but the doctor, after taking x-rays, found that my son had a tumor on the brain. I was really upset at the news. That very same week, you had sent me some blessed anointing oil. In your letter, you told me how to use this anointing oil. So every

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night, for three nights, when he [my son] would go to sleep, I would make the sign of the cross with the oil on his forehead. The next week, my son went back to the doctor to take more x-rays, so he could be operated on. WHEN MY WIFE RETURNED HOME FROM THE DOCTOR, SHE TOLD ME THE X-RAYS DIDNT SHOW ANY SIGN OF A TUMOR. I know what happened, our Lord and Savior had performed a miracle in our lives, through your [church] and your prayers. THANK GOD FOR SENDING YOU TO ME. Also, I have been a [Seed Harvest] Member… and when I joined, it was a little after that God blessed me with my own Dry Cleaning business. I know God answers prayers. Please continue to pray for me and my family.❞ Mr. D.C.H.

“I was in danger. So I called to the Lord, and he answered me,” “As the sun went down that evening, all the villagers who had any sick people in their homes, no matter what their diseases were, brought them to Jesus; and the touch of his hands healed everyone.” Jonah 2:2 (ICB); Luke 4:40 (TLB)

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TESTIMONY TIME

Testimony letter of answered prayer, to Saint Matthew’s Churches

WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY?

I HAVE BEEN BLESSED

PENNSYLVANIA – ❝ Dear [Saint Matthew’s Churches], I have been writing [your ministry] for about three months and I am also a [Seed Harvest] 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 [you] and become part of the [Seed Harvest] Plan.❞ E.P.

“...For it is He [God] that gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore unto your fathers, as it is this day.” Deuteronomy 8:18 (KJV/NKJV)

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My dear friend never forget the Bible said “God shall supply all your need,” He “will do this, for he is faithful to do what He says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
My dear friend never the Bible “God shall all your “will do for he is faithful to do what He says, and he has invited you into with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
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The Scriptures and Gospel you are reading will show you how to receive the fulfillment of God’s financial promises in your life. Each scripture you are going to read will teach you that “every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.” My friend, your Heavenly Father not only wants you to have “Riches and Wealth,” according to Scripture, His desire is for you to enjoy them. Ecclesiastes 5:19 (NASB)

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SEED HARVEST

PARTNERS WITH GOD

Galatians 6:7

When Jesus came to this earth, He proclaimed that His mission was that we “may have life, and… have it more abundantly.” Jesus died on the cross so that you may have eternal life and better life than you ever dreamed of here on earth with all your prayers answered. This promise is yours through the right use of The Biblical Seed Harvest Plan, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.”

John 10:10 (NKJV); Galatians 6:7 (NKJV)

The Lord’s greatest desire is that you have life in all its fullness, a rich and satisfying life encompassing everything you need. God wants you to be “very rich and able to enjoy everything you own.” This is what He said about someone who is “very rich” “Suppose you are very rich and able to enjoy everything you own. Then go ahead and enjoy working hard—this is God’s gift to you.”

Ecclesiastes 5:19 (CEV)

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Think about it, my friend, you know how full of love and kindness our Lord Jesus was, and so very rich in Heaven, but He gave it all up “in order to make you rich.” “You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by means of his poverty.” 2 Corinthians 8:9 (TEV)

It is extremely clear throughout the Bible that we find God talking about earthly riches. To deny this truth is to deny the Word of God; “Now Abraham was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.” It does not matter what Church denomination you belong to, or if you do not belong to any of them, “all have the same Lord,” who loves Continued on next page

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you and desires to bless you financially and to meet every need you have. If you need God’s blessing with money problems, regardless of how large or small they may be, according to scripture, it is all right to pray for your financial needs because the Lord “generously gives his riches to all those who ask him for them.” Genesis 13:2 (NRSVA); Romans 10:12 (TLB)

Some may say they just do not believe that God is concerned with blessing us with the “power to get wealth.” I wonder if they realize how small their

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Bibles would be if they cut out all the scriptures where God promises to bless his children with all types of wealth. If the Bible mentioned only this one verse, “you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth,” as an 88-year-old Bishop that began preaching at 22, I am convinced that this scripture is more than enough for me to believe it and preach it with all my heart, mind, and soul. Deuteronomy 8:18 (NKJV) Continued on page 58

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Don’t get discouraged and give up, for we will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time.”
Deuteronomy 13:3 (ICB); Galatians 6:9 (NLT)

There are some things the Lord our God has kept secret, but there are other things He has let us know. These things belong to humanity forever. “The LORD our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions.” Deuteronomy 29:29 (NLT)

Since time began, humankind that doesn’t know the financial promises in God’s Word have been searching for this secret, the “power to get wealth.” Yet all the time the Word of God clearly shows us step by step how we can have the financial blessings of heaven and anything good we might desire here on earth. The mysterious secret kept for so long is now, through the Holy Scriptures, an open book for those who believe. For it is the command of the eternal God to bring about the obedience of His children by faith; believing that God’s Seed Principle Law of sowing and reaping can bless anyone spiritually, mentally, physically, and financially. “Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my Good News says. This message about Jesus Christ has revealed his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time. But now as the prophets foretold

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and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they too might believe and obey him.” And enjoy “life in all its fullness.” Romans 16:25-26 (NLT); John 10:10 (TEV) These blessings come to us when we always “put God’s work first.” Our Heavenly Father desires us to accept what He gives us and delight in the position and work that He has given us to do. If we do what God wants, He will make us wise, understanding, and happy; and fill our hearts with joy and our lives with health, wealth, and prosperity. However, if we choose to go the other way, God will let us struggle to make a living, and then He will give all we own to someone who pleases Him. For anyone not doing what God “wants” makes no more sense than chasing the wind. Our Bible teaches us that God rewards people in Heaven. But the same Bible tells us that “the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord;” and many, many times over it tells us that He also rewards those who “more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well” with wealth and “prosperity…all the days of your life.” Psalm 37:23 (KJV); Matthew 6:33 (CEV); Psalm 128:5 (NRSVA)

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You do not need to be defeated by anything. You can have peace of mind, improved health, and a continual flow of financial blessings. Your Heavenly Father wants your life to be full of joy and satisfaction; of this, I do not doubt at all. I am an old Bishop of Saint Matthew’s Churches. I have watched people for over 70 years, and have read countless testimonies from people who have learned God’s instructions about His Seed Principle Law of sowing the right seeds and reaping the desires of their heart. They applied this system of God’s seed sowing process, which in turn brought about the harvest of benefits they needed in their lives. You have and will read of answered prayers that may appear extravagant, but all of them are genuine demonstrations of actual human experience. ===

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Everyday’s Forecast: The Son shines and God reigns. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 Lord Jesus Saves Lord Jesus Saves

TESTIMONY TIME

Testimony letter of answered prayer, to Saint Matthew’s Churches

WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY? GOOD FINANCIAL BLESSING

❝Dear [Saint Matthew’s Churches], Thank you so much for all of you and [what] your ministry has meant to me… You have helped me by encouraging me to have faith for the impossible, and thus far, the ‘impossibilities have come to pass.’ I first became acquainted with your ministry through my sister…During a time of grief, your [church] letters gave me great strength and courage. A short time after [that] I became involved in a court case. At that time you wrote a letter to me which had a circle drawn on the back of it, telling me to write inside the circle the exact amount of money I needed [to pray for]. I read your letter and followed your [biblical] instructions exactly as you wrote them in your [church] letter to me. And, I asked largely. Inside the circle I wrote the amount of one million, two hundred thousand dollars, the amount I wanted to win from the court case. My attorney thought I was asking too much. Some of my

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family also said, ‘Helen you’re crazy, there is no way you are going to get that much money.’ But… I believed what you had written in your letter to me [in faith]. In a few days, the lawyers wanted to settle case out of court. They told me the amount for which they wanted to settle, but it was only half of what I had written in the circle on your letter. After three days after the lawyers wanted to settle out of court I received another letter… I followed your instructions... just like I did when I wrote the amount I needed inside the circle. I knelt…and told God that I was believing Him for $1,200,000.00. Three days later I walked into the courtroom and God answered my prayer. I was awarded $1,200,000.00… I cannot say that this was an unexpected blessing because I expected to get this amount after I printed it in the circle on the back of your [church] letter. I believe your mail and your prayers helped me get this blessing, because they encouraged me to believe for the impossible – even when others thought I had asked too much of God. Thank you so much for writing and praying for me.❞ Mrs. Helen

St. John 10:10

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

TESTIMONY TIME

Testimony letter of answered prayer, to Saint Matthew’s Churches

WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY? SO HAPPY AND APPRECIATIVE

TEXAS – ❝ Dear [Saint Matthew’s Churches], I’m certainly glad to be a part of the [Seed Harvest Plan]. I have respected [Saint Matthew’s Ministry] for many years and the amazing work [they are] doing for the Lord. [They] are helping untold countless thousands of people and [THEY] HAVE BLESSED MY OWN LIFE. I’m just so happy to be a part of this work. I have had my 711 Store for about a month and a half, and we are the first franchise 7-11 owners ever at this location. Now, and already the trend shows that sales are increasing at a very substantial rate over this same month last year. I certainly consider this a miracle from the Lord that such an occurrence could take place. It was beyond my every expectation. I actually saw the hand of the Lord move in getting my franchise in the 7-11 Store, and how

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SALES. There is also an interesting story behind the way I got my home. When I was talking to the management about the store, they asked if we had a place to live… Well, we began looking, and before we started out, we prayed and the Lord showed us the house that we felt like He wanted us to have. The very next day we were able to talk to the people about the house, and a few weeks later we purchased the house. It was just what we wanted, and we’re so happy, and we know this is the Lord. One of the best points of the whole thing, and why we were so happy, was because everyone was so nice and so friendly, and they made us feel welcome in the community and things like that just can’t be bought with money. WE’RE SO HAPPY AND APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING THE LORD HAS DONE FOR US.❞ B.J.

“Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.” “They will come…to the Lord. He will listen to their prayers and heal them.” St. Matthew 21:22 (NRSVA); Isaiah 19:22 (ICB)

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TESTIMONY TIME Testimony letter of answered prayer, to Saint Matthew’s Churches WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY? BECOME PART OF THE SEED HARVEST PLAN FLORIDA – ❝ I have been blessed… I thank God and your [ministry] for your prayers… My mother…left me a nice home… Your prayers have given me much [good fortune]; over $56,000 . Thank God, and [just] last month [another blessing] over $6,000 . God bless you.❞ H.C. “The Lord rewards us for the things we do right and for our loyalty to him” I Samuel 26:23(NCV) 65

TESTIMONY TIME

Testimony letter of answered prayer, to Saint Matthew’s Churches

WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY?

GOD HAS PERFORMED ALL KINDS OF MIRACLES IN MY LIFE

VIRGINIA – ❝ Dear [Saint Matthew’s Churches], …GOD IS SO GOOD. He has brought me from a mighty long way since I have been requesting prayer… For about ten years… GOD HAS PERFORMED ALL KINDS OF MIRACLES IN MY LIFE… I was sick and could not get well by the doctor… I WAS HEALED FROM MY SICKNESS, THANK GOD . Also I was living in the project… And I became a [Seed Harvest] Member and got married. I moved from the project. I am in my new home. God blessed me with two more children, a little girl and a boy… Also God blessed us with two new cars since we have been in our home… With my last child, I had high

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blood pressure. After the baby was born and he was a week old, I had a light stroke on my right side of my face… I WAS PARALYZED FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS, AND I REQUESTED PRAYER AND I WAS HEALED AGAIN . Every time I request prayer about anything, God answers. I have had so many things happen to me, I just would not be able to put it on paper. It would take all day… I am going in business for myself right at home… I requested prayer over my home and business so God has blessed me to get started and I am doing fine. KEEP PRAYING FOR ME AND MY WHOLE
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“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.”

“But was wounded for our transgressions, He was for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with stripes healed.”

Isaiah 53:5 (KJV)

Isaiah 53:5 (KJV)

“Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases.”

“Bless the Lord, my soul, not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, all diseases.”

Psalm 103:2-3 (NKJV)

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TESTIMONY TIME

Testimony letter of answered prayer, to Saint Matthew’s Churches

WHY WORRY WHEN YOU CAN PRAY? GOOD FINANCIAL BLESSING

❝Dear Saint Matthew’s Churches, It all began on the first week of May 2008 when we received a letter from the bank informing us that our house was being foreclosed. At that time, we were a bit behind in our mortgage payments. We immediately consulted a lawyer friend who politely suggested that we give up our house, but for us, this was not an option. Our house means more to us than just a place to live in; it is our home, our pride and our life. He referred us to another lawyer whose expertise is in real estate, and she was able to get us some breathing time. A week later, we received a letter from Saint Matthew’s Churches. We had never heard of this church before and had no idea what to expect from [them], but we [couldn’t] ignore a letter from a church, any church. So, we read the letter, and immediately, we felt like they had known us and our problems all along, and that was why they wrote us. The letter was very personal and sincere, direct and uplifting. It gave us hope and faith, peace and love. We immediately

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responded to Saint Matthew’s, and before long, we looked forward to receiving more of their letters, especially the inspirational revelations and Holy Spirit prophecies. Our first task in the morning is to pull up the daily prayer from their website to guide us through the day. Through these letters, revelations, prophecies and their prayers, we came to really know God, truly love Him and absolutely place our faith and trust in Him. The bank granted us forbearance, but in May this year, and without any explanation, they suddenly refused to accept our payments, and before the end of the month, they went to court to force a foreclosure. But our faith in God [was so] rock solid that “even the gates of hell cannot prevail against it.” Our lawyer met them in court, and as suddenly as they refused our payments, they asked for the hearing to be postponed. We have since applied for a loan modification, which we are praying for approval. This is but one of the miracles we experienced since joining Saint Matthew’s. In fact, every day is a miracle, and as our faith in Him continues to grow, fear and anxiety steadily diminish. The seed that we sow is but a mustard [seed], compared to our faith in God, but we faithfully believed that soon, it would be time to harvest. Soon came on Thanksgiving Day this year when we were [blessed with] $165,000.00…

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Immediately, we praised and thanked God for the bountiful harvest and prayed for guidance in sharing His graces with those we love and those in need. With this grace from God, we expect to settle our back taxes and our other debts, and help pay for the needs of our children and relatives, [as well as] donate to charity and keep some reserve… But, God comes first, and so, we are enclosing a Cashier’s Check for $10,000.00 as our thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest and our seed for more harvests in the future. We believe God has a plan for us, and part of this plan is for us to prosper, so we can help others prosper in His name, for His greater honor and glory. May Saint Matthew’s continue their work in the Lord’s vineyard, and never tire in helping more people like us grow in faith, hope and love for God. May God continue to bless us all always! AMEN.❞ Mr. & Mrs. P.S.B.

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“...With God all things are possible.”
“We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His Holy Name. Psalm 33:20,21

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“Never worry about anything, but in every situation let your requests be made known to God in prayers.” Philippians 4:6 (ISVNT)

AMERICA THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

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GOD WILL GIVE YOU RICHES AND WEALTH

In 2 Chronicles, God tells us where and how Solomon got his riches and wealth. When Solomon went into partnership with God, he took their partnership into different levels of his life. Before he became the wisest and richest man that has ever walked the earth, God’s Holy Word tells us he had become partners with God and put God first in his life. “And Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings on it.” As you can see, Solomon put God and His work first. 2 Chronicles 1:6 (NKJV/KJV)

Some people mistake placing all types of their needs and wants first; things such as bills, furniture, cars, and entertainment. That is not what God instructed us to do, and it is not what Solomon did. Out of every financial blessing, the Holy instructions to every human on earth are, “from the time you start harvesting” you are to, “Bring a freewill

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offering in proportion to the blessings the LORD your God has given you.” God’s way is to put Him first and that our seed gift ought to be our “best.”

This is the Word of the Lord to you about giving seed offerings today; “The best fruits of all the first harvests and all the special gifts offered to me and so bring a blessing on your family.” “From what you are blessed with,” that is to be “your gift.”

“Where there is no vision, people perish.”
“Where there is no vision, people perish.”
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These scriptures and others from Genesis to Revelation, throughout the Bible, are what the Churches’ Biblical Seed Harvest Plan is based on; the thousands and thousands of testimonies like the ones you have been reading in this book are from those members, people just like you, that took God as their financial partner in life. Deuteronomy 16:9,10 (GWT); Ezekiel 44:30 (NCV); 1 Corinthians 16:2,3 (ICB) Continued on page 79

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Thoughts and ideas that are not putting God’s work first are like burning your future financial blessings.
Thoughts and ideas that are not putting God’s work first are like burning your future financial blessings. Wrong kinds of thoughts. Wrong kinds of thoughts.

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money,” the Apostle Paul went on to say, “each one of you should put aside as much money as you can” for God’s work. 1 Corinthians 16:1,2 (ICB)

Solomon did what Jesus said we must do to receive heaven’s best. The words of our Lord are, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” God blessed Solomon because it was in his heart to put God’s work first, “Wisdom and knowledge is granted to you; and I will give you riches, and

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wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before you, neither shall there any after you have the like.” Look again at God’s words to Solomon, “And God said to Solomon… ‘I will give you riches, and wealth,’” “and the LORD his God was with him and magnified him exceedingly.” Where Solomon got his “riches and wealth,” is precisely where every one of God’s children received riches and wealth in the days of the Bible. It has not changed up to this day. “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.”

Matthew 6:33 (NKJV); 2 Chronicles 1:11,12 (NKJV/KJV); 2 Corinthians 8:9 (NKJV);

If you say that in 2 Corinthians 8:9 God is not talking about earthly things like silver and gold, you would also have to say that Solomon was never actually rich and wealthy because, in both places, God is the one speaking. Many years ago, I found out that it is always best just to believe God’s Word instead of trying to interpret it to get it to say what some groups of people want it to say. When you let the Bible speak, you will find out where true riches

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and wealth come from; “remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth.” By faith, if you will sow the financial seed into God’s work, He will grow you a financial harvest that meets your needs. “Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who delights greatly in His commandments. His descendants will be mighty on earth; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches will be in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.” Deuteronomy 8:18 (NRSV); Psalm 112:1-3 (KJV)

These promises from God’s Holy Book bring blessings to the lives of Seed Harvest Plan members from coast to coast. Every day, the prayer team receives letters from the Churches’ Seed Harvest members that “more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.” Matthew 6:33 (CEV)

It does not matter what your needs are if you will put God first , ahead of everything and everyone else in all levels of your life. His promise to you is, “all who have given up home or brothers and sisters or father and mother or

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children or land for me will be given a hundred times as much. They will also have eternal life. ” Matthew 19:29 (CEV)

God and His soul-winning work must always come first. That is the meaning of Matthew 6:33. If you want His blessings upon your life, make up your mind that no person, place, or thing shall ever come between you and your Heavenly Father. He will never settle for second place, “for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God.” Exodus 20:5 (NKJV)

In Matthew 19:29, God is not saying that we are to desert our responsibility to our families; quite the contrary. His word is, “But anyone who won’t care for his own relatives when they need help, especially those living in his own family, has no right to say he is a Christian. Such a person is worse than the heathen.” 1 Timothy 5:8 (TLB) Continued on page 84

“LET US COME NEAR TO GOD WITH A SINCERE HEART AND A SURE FAITH, WITH HEARTS THAT HAVE BEEN PURIFIED FROM A GUILTY CONSCIENCE.” Hebrews 10:22 (TEV)

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As I was reading about how Abraham and other men and women of faith in the Bible who put God and His work here on earth first, I thought of a man in Kentucky who put God first and sowed seed gifts in the Lord’s work, and God gave him an unusual financial blessing. Let him tell you in his own words: “Dear Saint Matthew’s… The Lord blessed me and my family in so many ways ever since we have been members of God’s Biblical Seed Harvest Plan.

An oil well driller came to me to get permission to drill an oil well on our farm. I felt impressed to let him go ahead. The Lord gave me a vision where the oil was located. I told the driller where to drill. He has drilled 5 wells and every one of them is producing oil. God is blessing SHALL

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I also thought of this testimony from Mrs. Bright in Pennsylvania, who put God first:

“Dear Saint Matthew’s, I have got to tell how God has blessed my life through your prayer & God’s Seed Harvest Plan.

I have received blessings like never before. It didn’t happen until I started putting God first in my life.

When I started receiving [your] magazine three years ago, I thought that all those people talking about God’s blessings were nothing. I read how people were getting new homes, new cars, better jobs, but I just couldn’t believe it at that time.

Saint Matthew’s and the wonderful Biblical Seed Harvest Plan. We are glad to be Biblical Seed Harvest Plan Members.” W.J.A.
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When I received the letters and the magazines there was something strange about them. When I would read and look at them I felt something like I never felt before.

At the time, I had a problem of drinking. I was a sinner without God. Why, sometimes I would go for a month at a time on the bottle. I was a heavy drinker. I wanted to stop, but I couldn’t. I read again in your magazine how people were being delivered from the drink habit and their problems being helped through your prayers.

One day as I was returning home from work, I reached City Hall downtown. The bell in the tower was ringing 5 o’clock. As I stood on the corner… my life was so empty, my heart so heavy, and I was burdened down . As I stood there, I remembered some scriptures that you had sent me in a letter and also telling me about my heavy burden I was carrying. It seems as I stood there I felt something moving within me. I heard a voice. It began to speak to me. It said “My daughter, your sins are forgiven.”

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I knew right then and there that Saint Matthew’s was praying for me. I began to feel so good inside. It seemed that my whole life had instantly changed. From that day, I haven’t drank another drop of liquor. Shortly after, I joined God’s Biblical Seed Harvest Plan and began to put God first in my life. It’s just like you said… as I began to put God first, the blessings began to come my way.

I was blessed with a Ford and a new Cadillac… Not only that, I have a total of four cars in all. Since joining the Seed Harvest Plan, I have never been

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broke. In fact, I have a savings account with over $8,500 in it. My home is paid for. I have the deed to it.

You have helped me so much. I just can’t tell all that has happened in my life since you have been praying for me. I wouldn’t take anything for this Seed Harvest Plan. I tell everyone, everywhere I go, about you … I know in my heart that you are… sent from God to pray for blessings in people’s lives.” Mrs. Bright

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89 “You have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in, and when your flocks and herds have become very large, and your silver and gold have multiplied,” “Remember the LORD your God is the one who makes you wealthy. He’s confirming the promise which he swore to your ancestors. It’s still in effect today.” Deuteronomy 8:12-13 (TLB); Deuteronomy 8:18 (GWT)

The blessings of Abraham were spiritual, physical and financial, “just as Abraham ‘believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.’ Therefore, know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, ‘In you all the nations shall be blessed.’ So, then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.” “That the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” Galatians 3:6-9,14 (NKJV)

“And so, it happened just as the Scriptures say, that Abraham trusted God, and the Lord declared him good in God’s sight, and he was even called ‘the friend of God.’” James 2:23 (TLB)

If you want God’s best here on earth you need to be partners with God, as Abraham was. God wants to be your friend at all times and under all circumstances, conditions, and events in your life.

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God’s Word Speaks for Itself

No one who believes Jesus’ message to Nicodemus, “you must be born again,” believes that spiritual riches can be obtained by “all the work of your hand.” So, when the Word says, “The Lord will open to you His good treasure,” He is not just talking about spiritual things. God’s promise is, “to bless all the work of your hand.” However, to receive financial blessings from “all the work of your hand” you must believe that what God said is what He meant

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If you do not believe God’s promises in His Word to save you, you will never have salvation. If you do not believe God’s promises to bless you financially, you will not receive all of the help God desires to give you to meet your financial needs. Unbelief puts all of God’s blessings out of reach; faith is the key, so use it. “The Lord will open to you His good treasure,” and when He does, “The Lord will make you abound in prosperity.” Just believe God’s promises to bless you financially because “the Lord has found great pleasure in helping you to prosper.” Deuteronomy 28:12 (NKJV); Deuteronomy 28:11 (NRSVA); Deuteronomy 28:63 (NLT) ===

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Romans 1:16-17

Before we look further at what the Bible says about your financial benefits here on earth, I need to ask if you are saved. My dear friend, you need to know what God has promised you spiritually for the following reason: what good is all the riches on earth if you miss heaven? And please remember you will stand “before God at judgment day.”

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“For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is God’s powerful method of bringing all who believe it to heaven. This message was preached first to the Jews alone, but now everyone is invited to come to God in this same way. This Good News tells us that God makes us ready for heaven—makes us right in God’s sight—when we put our faith and trust in Christ to save us. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scripture says it, ‘The man who finds life will find it through trusting God.’” Romans 1:16-17 (TLB)

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Going to hell is no accident, it’s a choice

“But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, evil men who push away the truth from them. For the truth about God is known to them instinctively; God has put this knowledge in their heart. Since earliest times men have seen the earth and sky and all God made, and have known of his existence and great eternal power. So, they will have no excuse when they stand before God at Judgment Day.” Romans 1:18-20 (TLB)

“Now do you see it? No one can ever be made right in God’s sight by doing what the law commands. For the more we know of God’s laws, the clearer it becomes that we aren’t obeying them; his laws serve only to make us see that we are sinners. But now, God has shown us a different way to heaven, not by “being good enough” and trying to keep his laws, but by a new way (though not new, really, for the Scriptures told about it long ago). Now God says he will accept and acquit us, declare us “not guilty” if we trust Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, by coming to Christ, no matter who we are or what we have been like. Yes, all have sinned; all fall short of God’s glorious ideal; yet now God declares us

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“not guilty” of offending him if we trust in Jesus Christ, who in his kindness freely takes away our sins. For God sent Christ Jesus to take the punishment for our sins and to end all God’s anger against us. He used Christ’s blood and our faith as the means of saving us from his wrath. In this way, he was being entirely fair, even though he did not punish those who sinned in former times, for he was looking forward to the time when Christ would come and take away those sins.”

Romans 3:20-25 (TLB)

“For the scriptures tell us Abraham believed God, and that is why God canceled his sins and declared him ‘not guilty’. But didn’t he earn his right to heaven by all the good things he did? No, for being saved is a gift; if a person could earn it by being good, then it wouldn’t be free – but it is! It is given to those who do not work for it. For God declares sinners to be good in his sight if they have faith in Christ to save them from God’s wrath.”

Romans 4:3-5 (TLB)

I am sure most of you reading this book, “The Seed Principle 2,” will agree with its message, but there may be some who pick it up who have trouble

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“Just as Moses lifted up the Serpent in the wilderness… even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” St. John 3:14,15

“Just as Moses lifted up the Serpent in the wilderness… even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” St. John 3:14,15

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believing its gospel message. To them I would say that on religious subjects, the best place to get your answer is in God’s Word; and these scriptures you have read plainly state exactly what God has to say concerning His plans and desires for us to today, tomorrow, and forever and ever.

God means what He says in His Holy Book; no more, no less. He is the one doing the talking in your Bible, and why would He have said anything He did not mean for us to believe if it were not true?

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Remember, when you pray you are talking to God, and when you read your Bible God is talking to you. Someone said he did not believe that was the case. Do not tell me, tell God. He is the one who told us that it is true. Remember, with God, there are only two kinds of people in the world, and those are the “believer” and the nonbeliever. Which are you? The choice is yours and only yours, but eternity will reveal if you made the right choice.

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All we can do is preach God’s precious Word. The rest is up to the reader to believe or not to believe. Our prayer is that with the help of the Holy Spirit, even though you are having problems believing the truth about God and His divine Word, you will go to Him in prayer. Most Christians, before God saved them, had doubts put into their hearts and minds by the devil, the enemy of their soul, about the existence of God and whether or not the Bible was really His divine Word.

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If you have these doubts about God and His divine Word right now, I want to share some meaningful scriptures with you.

It is extremely easy to be saved if, from your heart, you ask God for forgiveness. A great biblical example of how simple the message of salvation is can be found in the book of Luke, where it says: “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a proud, self-righteous Pharisee, and the other a cheating tax collector. The proud Pharisee prayed this prayer: ‘Thank God, I am not a sinner like everyone else, especially like that tax collector over there! For I never cheat, I don’t commit adultery, I go without food twice a week, and I give to God a tenth of everything I earn.’ But the corrupt tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed, but beat upon his chest in sorrow, exclaiming, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner.’ I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home forgiven! For the proud shall be humbled, but the humble shall be honored.”

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” It does not matter if you have been

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a Christian for fifty years or if you have never been saved; I want you to pray this short prayer of forgiveness right now. Let us pray: “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.” My friend, believe that God has heard your prayer and “I tell you, this sinner” will go forward “forgiven” in God’s sight. “Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Luke 18:10-14 (TLB); Romans 3:23 (KJV); Romans 10:8-13 (NLT)

Email Saint Matthew’s Churches and tell us that you were saved while reading this book or that you want prayer for the salvation of your soul.

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Time On Earth Is Short

Eternity Is Forever

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WHEREFORE I TAKE YOU TO RECORD THIS DAY, THAT I AM PURE FROM THE BLOOD OF ALL MEN. FOR I HAVE NOT SHUNNED TO DECLARE UNTO YOU ALL THE COUNSEL OF GOD. ACTS 20:26,27

“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me: When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered

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your soul. “Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; becauseyoudidnotgivehimwarning,heshalldie in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will requireatyourhand. Neverthelessifyouwarnthe righteous man that the righteous should not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; also you will have delivered your soul.” Ezekiel 3:18 (KJV)

My dear brother and sister in Christ, in this book, “The Seed Principle 2,” I preach my heart out on these pages; It is part of Saint Matthew’s Churches’ Home Missionary Salvation Outreach to America. You can be a part of the Churches’ Home Missionary Salvation Program by Emailing this link www.smcusa.org to the Free Success and Prosperity Books Website to your loved ones and friends, and encourage them to read these gospel books. Remember, those you shared the Free Book Website with, and it will be like having a salvation preaching missionary as a guest in their home from now on.

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Just imagine how many lost souls can be won to Christ each year, if everyone who reads “The Seed Principle 2” would follow these simple Home Missionary Instructions; only eternity will tell how much good it will do. Email this link www.smcusa.org to the Free Success and Prosperity Books Website to your loved ones and friends. 110 LIFE WITHOUT CHRIST THE LIFE GOD OFFERS Guilt, Loneliness, Weariness Forgiveness, Fellowship, Strength JESUS CHRIST

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We are here to pray with you for every need you may have, whether spiritual, physical, emotional, mental, or financial. Let us come together and pray to agree with each other in prayer like Jesus instructed us to do; “I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about something and pray for it, it will be done for you by my Father in Heaven.”

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.

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