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Greetings to Our Friends and Supporters in the Name of Our Almighty God,
RE: 1. NEW! CONSIDERING
A COMMON STOCK OFFERING,
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NEW! SPONSOR A BOOK PROGRAM,
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NEW!
JOIN THE FAMILY —
AUTHOR PROGRAM,
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HELP! PRISON MINISTRY
FREE BIBLE & BOOK PROGRAM — DONATIONS NEEDED,
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SGP’S AND RELATED ENTITIES DOCTRINAL BELIEFS,
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SGP’S AND ENTITITES MISSION,
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SOME OF What the lord has
allowed SGP to do The past 53 years,
8. UNFINISHED PROJECTS – WHAT WE HOPE THE LORD WILL ALLOW US
TO COMPLETE,
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KJ3 – Literal Translation Bible
2. Interlinear Hebrew-Greek-English Bible, 1 volume with
revised N. T.
3. New Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament
– 3 Volume Edition
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Interlinear Greek-English-Spanish New Testament with Strong’s numbers
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Interlinear Multi-Language Database with Lexicons and Cross References
6. New
Interlinear Hebrew-Greek-English Bible with Lexicons, Large Print Edition
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KJ3 – Literal Translation – Study Bible
8. Unholy Hands on the Bible, Volume 3
9. New Versions and The Doctrine of The Word
10. New Versions and The Doctrines of Grace
11. Fifty Greatest Christian Classics
– 12 Volume Set
As Sovereign Grace enters its 53rd year, I am once again sitting here and pondering the future of SGP and its related companies’ ministries. We have been blessed to serve our Lord and Master for all these years. With the help of customers and supporters like you, we have accomplished much and God-willing hope to accomplish even more.
As many of you may now for the past six months I have been speaking with many of you on the phone or in e-mails to try and explain why the KJ3 isn’t available yet or why this other project isn’t completed. At times the expected delivery dates we give seem to be a complete fabrication or falsehood but when I give those dates, I truly believe they are realistic and that we can come close to meeting them but alas this or that happened and the date(s) again needed advancing or the funds didn’t become available to meet the delivery date. In speaking to one supporter the other day, he stated that proof that what we are doing is worthwhile is the fact that Satan keeps blocking everything we do. Maybe the expected dates partly come from my optimistic side and a complete and firm belief that God will provide what we need when we need it but the truth remains I believe those dates when I give them. Maybe it is because God has his own time-table and I am trying to accelerate it. What ever the reason, I accept what happens and continue to plod along doing the best the Lord allows me to do with what the Lord provides us to do with and realize that we are working under His timetable, not ours.
We are constantly hampered by a lack of funds necessary for us to timely complete the projects we have undertaken and often relying upon donations and prepaid pre-publication orders from our customers and supporters to complete those projects. This worked well back in the 1960’s through the late 1990’s, but doesn’t seem to work as well in this century. There has been a loss of donor dollars for most non-profits and ministries due to a flurry of competition for donor dollars and a loss of disposable income. In addition, our performance of late has caused a lack of confidence which has reduced your willingness to “prepay” your orders.
A prime example is the KJ3 – Literal Translation Bible. Please remember back last winter when I gave you the latest update and stated that the expected delivery would be in March 2006 and then in May 2006, I also said that we had to raise an additional $15,000 + or – to pay the printers the balance of their money prior to the Bibles being shipped. We have sold over 1,300 of these to our loyal customers and supporters which is enough to pay for the printing and delivery of the Bibles. But because many elected the “charge when shipped” option and not the “prepaid” option for their orders, and another party ordered 600 copies but wants to be invoiced or pay upon his receipt of the Bibles, I am still way short of paying the printers. Without the final payment the printers won’t release the Bibles. Because we lacked the funds to obtain the release of the Bibles, I then advanced the date to the last week of July 2006 based upon one benefactor’s statement that they would provide the help needed to obtain the release of the Bibles. But alas, that hasn’t happened as yet. It is quickly becoming apparent to me that we can no longer fund these Bible projects in the manner that we have previously used. It is for this reason, I am suggesting several different means of funding and capitalizing SGP’s ministries and the large projects that SGP undertakes. Without adequate funding, we must reconsider what we are able to do and seriously consider if the Lord is leading us to do the projects at all.
I am therefore exploring and proposing the following ways to raise the capital to get this done.
| CONSIDERING COMMON STOCK OFFERING: For the past several weeks, I have been considering making a stock offering under Regulation A of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to our customers and supporters. Under Regulation A, we can sell stock to up to 500 individuals or entities over a period of twelve months and the law allows us to raise up to one million dollars. Making a stock offering would allow us to raise up to $250,000 if each share was sold at $500.00 per share. Under Regulation A we are allowed to pre-advertise an offering, without actually making an offering. This allows us to see if there is support for a stock offering before investing in the costs of making a stock offering. The above amount would allow us to complete all the projects we presently have scheduled in a quick and timely manner. Those desiring to invest more than $500.00 would receive additional shares equal to the amount of their investment. Again, we are trying to test the waters and see how much interest you might have and your response will be the Lord’s way of letting us know if the stock offering is the way to go and if so what the share price should be. |
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NOTE: At this time no registration has been made with the Securities Exchange Commission. |
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This is an exploratory letter only discussing the possibility of making a stock offering. |
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For us to make the stock offering, a minimum of $100,000 would need to be raised which is the bare minimum we need to complete the present projects before us. |
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Do not send any money for stock at this time, just let us know if you are interested, your address, phone number, e-mail address, and how much you might be interested in investing. |
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Remember that the Interlinear Bibles have already sold over 400,000 copies, and most of those owners of the Interlinear Bibles would purchase the new and revised editions. |
By purchasing stock;
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You will benefit the Body of Christ and bring honor to Our Almighty Father, and, |
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You will give this and future generations the most accurate Bibles and Biblical tools needed for yourself, your future generations and others to lead a fruitful walk in Christ, and, |
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You will enable a whole new generation of Interlinear and ‘Textus Receptus’ Bibles not only in the English language but in many more languages of the world, and, |
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You will be participating in developing a database that can be used to develop Interlinear and ‘Textus Receptus’ Bibles in virtually every language of the world, and, |
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You will be making a difference in battling the inaccurate Bibles now in circulation (over 215,000,000 NIV’s in circulation) by giving Christians accurate and true Bibles, and, |
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You, as a shareholder, will have a vote and a voice in the direction this ministry leads and in the operations of this ministry, and, |
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Your actions taken through purchasing stock will last for centuries to come or until Christ returns, (remember books and the Bible made it through the dark ages and what you do now can be changing lives hundreds of years from now), but, |
DO NOT CONSIDER PURCHASING THIS STOCK, IF:
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You are looking for immediate monetary returns through dividends or other means as this stock probably will not have any dividends for the first three to five years while the New Interlinear Bibles, the Interlinear Database and the KJ3 Bibles complete development and come online, but the dividends could eventually be substantial as the new Interlinear Bibles (including foreign language editions), the KJ3, and database projects begin generating sales and gaining market share, or, |
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You are looking for liquidity or the ability to resell your stock as there currently is no ready market for these shares to be sold, or, |
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You are trying to radically change the theological position or mission of this ministry, but constructive criticism and guidance is accepted, reviewed, and the Lord’s guidance will be sought on such matters (we do realize that we are human and are all growing in Christ daily and will prayerfully consider and accept correction if our theology or mission is, or, are, in error), or, |
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You are financially unable to bear the loss of your entire investment (Do not invest your life’s savings or money necessary for you to live on), or, |
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You have not accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior and Master, and asked forgiveness of your sins, and are not a true believer in the Triune Godhead and are not a follower of Christ, or, |
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You haven’t sought the Almighty’s guidance in this matter through prayer and don’t believe that Christ is leading you to invest. We ask that you seek His guidance before any investment. |
If there are any among you that might have an interest in a stock offering or know anyone that might have an interest and can accept the terms and conditions above please contact us by e-mail at jgreenjr@sgpbooks.com or by phone at (800) 447-9142 within the US, or by phone at (765) 429-4122 outside the US so that we might determine if this is the way the Lord is leading you and us. Be sure to give us your name, address, phone number and e-mail address and the best method and time to contact you.
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NEW! SPONSOR A BOOK PROGRAM —
We have over one hundred and fifty God-Honoring
books that we want to publish in various stages of production under our
Greatest Christian Books Preservation Program but we presently lack the
meager funds to get these titles published, especially in light of the major
Bible projects that we have underway. Many can be put into the print-on-demand
program for as little as $241.00. Therefore, I am proposing to turn the matter
over to you through our New Sponsor a Book Program which essentially makes you a publisher of
the books you choose to sponsor and you will receive a 10% royalty of the retail
price of each book sold. As the sponsor you will be publishing a valuable book
without;
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a) having to establish the worldwide distribution and sales channels with bookstores, such as Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Baker & Taylor, Borders Books, the major Christian and secular book distributors, or,
b) setting up an order desk, building a catalog, advertising, or,
c) hiring the people to handle the shipping, or, any of the other costs of being a book publisher.
BY SPONSORING A BOOK:
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You will be putting a necessary and doctrinally sound book into print and preserving its use for centuries to come, and, |
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Your name may appear as the benefactor on the
acknowledgements page of the book being published, or,
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You will receive six free copies of the book produced by your sponsorship to add to your personal library and to give as gifts, and, |
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You will receive a 10% royalty of the retail price of every book sold which proceeds will be distributed quarterly to you, and, |
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You will be benefiting the Body of Christ and bringing honor to Our Almighty Father through your sponsorship, and, |
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Your sponsorship action will be recorded in the
scrolls of the Book of Life, but, |
DO NOT SPONSOR A BOOK;
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If you are looking for a full return of your sponsorship as we can’t guarantee which books will earn enough to return the sponsorship funds and which will not so please rely upon your reward in Heaven and not a full return of your sponsorship, or, |
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If you are needing the royalties from your sponsorship to live on, or, will be relying on the royalties for any other necessary purpose other than preservation of the work, or the honor and glory of God, or, |
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You are financially unable to bear the loss of your entire sponsorship (Do not use your life’s savings or money necessary for you to live on to fund your sponsorship), or, |
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You have not accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior and Master, and asked forgiveness of your sins, and are not a true believer in the Triune Godhead and are not a follower of Christ, or, |
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You haven’t sought the Almighty’s guidance in this matter through prayer and don’t believe that Christ is leading you to sponsor a book. We ask that you seek His guidance before any sponsorship. |
If you have an interest in the Sponsor-A-Book Program, review the titles at http://www.sgpbooks.com/SponsorBook.asp and pick a title to sponsor online, or, contact us, or, if you have knowledge of a title that is out of print that should be in print, please let us know and we will calculate the costs of printing that title.
Please be aware that we will not knowingly publish any title that is not in agreement with our doctrinal beliefs.
| JOIN THE FAMILY — AUTHOR PROGRAM — If you yourself have authored or compiled a title that you believe should be in print, or that was in print by another publisher and has since gone out of print, let us know and we will see if we can put the title into print. Again, please be aware that we will not knowingly publish any title that is not in agreement with our doctrinal beliefs. Under this program, you will pay the costs of putting the work into print, and we will split the net proceeds evenly (50-50) with you. You might be able to put your book in print for as low as $250.00 but the cost could be higher if editing, pagination, proofreading or typesetting are needed. The $250 price is based on a book already typeset, edited, proofread and ready for printing. |
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MISSION AND PRISON
MINISTRY FREE BIBLE AND BOOK PROGRAM — DONATIONS NEEDED —
SGP and CLW has been sending Bibles (Interlinear, Literal, MKJV
and KJV Bibles) along with other study books to prisoners, missionaries, and
missions throughout the world at no cost to the recipient for the past ten
years. We receive about 50 requests per month for Bibles under this program. SGP
has always tried to give Bibles freely to those who ask and are in need as much
as our inventory allows. Lately, as our inventory stocks have dwindled, we have
been building a backlog of prisoner requests that we have been unable to fill.
We really need your donations to help support this ministry and there is no
way of calculating the difference this could make in the prisoner’s lives, their
families, and for society and the Body of Christ. You can make a donation
using Paypal by clicking the "Make a Donation" button below:
Click On Button Below To Make Your Donation
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| SGP’S AND RELATED ENTITIES DOCTRINAL BELIEFS Sovereign Grace Publishers, Inc. is committed to the belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the exalted Lord of all things. We believe the Holy Scriptures determines the view of all those who profess Him as Savior and Lord. Hence, our organization believes the Bible is the verbally inspired, inerrant and authoritative Word of God, the final rule of all Christian faith and practice. Even though we don’t recognize any creed or confession of faith as a final authority, our organization does distribute the Philadelphia Confession of Faith as a summarized statement of our basic doctrinal and practical beliefs. We are dedicated to translating and preserving the Word of God without alteration, paraphrasing, or in any way inserting our beliefs and doctrines or anyone else’s belief or doctrines into the Bible. We also believe that the Greek ‘Textus Receptus’ or ‘Received Text’ (primary text used by the translators of the King James Version) has been preserved by the Triune God and remain committed to only using this text as the basis of all of our New Testament translation work. At the same time we also believe that the old English language used by the KJV translators, while poetic and beautiful, is not easily understood by the English speaking nations of the world today, and therefore make every effort to match our translation efforts to the language of today. Additionally, we are dedicated to republishing and preserving
the works of Puritan and modern-day authors which we believe to be of benefit to
all Christians in their daily walk with our Lord and Savior. |
| SGP’S AND ENTITITES MISSION
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What the lord has
allowed SGP & ENTITIES to do The past 53 years
I am expounding the accomplishments below not to bring any glory to SGP or any of the individuals behind SGP. I am stating these points to allow you to see how the Lord allows anyone to work for the Body of Christ without millions of dollars, corporate sponsorships, big committees and any of the other normal business formulas many believe are necessary to accomplish worthwhile goals. YOU can make a difference as long as you seek His guidance and He will use you for His glory and honor as long as you put Christ first. History has shown us from the days of Martin Luther, John Calvin, Matthew Henry, Charles Spurgeon, James Strong, Gesenius, Daniel Webster, Tyndale, (Note: no committees here) and many others have made a difference as individuals. These were individuals chosen by God to either guide and mentor those that followed or to develop tools to assist Christians in their daily walk with Christ. I sincerely believe that none of these men accomplished what they accomplished for their own glory nor did they ask to do what they accomplished for the Body of Christ. I also believe that they were led by our Triune God to accomplish what they accomplished. So also we have attempted to do our part.
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UNFINISHED PROJECTS – WHAT WE HOPE THE LORD WILL ALLOW US
TO COMPLETE
Description: This is what we believe will replace the KJV in this century. This Bible is a direct word for word translation from the same Hebrew and Greek that the KJV was translated from but using today’s language instead of the poetic Old English. Many readers have been amazed at the clarity that this Bible brings to the Scriptures. Will be available as a paperback, hardback, pew Bible and genuine leather editions. Progress: At printers in China. Hold-up: Funds to get the Bibles released. Funds Needed: $8,500.00 to get the Bibles released, $1,500 to pay for the shipping and customs, and an additional $15,000 to get the second printing started (first printing is nearly sold out). We have had many pre-sales and many supporters have made donations, but many more supporters have also placed their orders with instructions to not charge for the Bibles till they are in our warehouse and being shipped to the customers. We are waiting word from one supporter who might be putting up the funds to get this first printing released and shipped to us but then again may not. Time Frame: Six to eight weeks after receipt of funds necessary for the printer to release the Bibles. Cash Flow returned after shipment: $30,000 within 30 days of arrival from unpaid orders already placed.
Description: Retains the 1985 Old Testament, but adds the 2006 New Testament with the 1769 KJV added within the New Testament as a separate side column. Also adds the Hebrew and Greek Lexicons in a single carrying volume which will be the same size and weight as the current one volume, but with 404 added pages. Will be available as a bonded leather hardback, 8 ½” X 11”. Features: Clear, easier reading New Testament Greek text, corrected Strong’s Numbers, over 6,000 translation changes, included Hebrew and Greek Lexicons allowing easy and quick additional research into every Hebrew & Greek word, all included in one volume. Progress: Typesetting has been completed through the Gospels and part of Acts which is about 50% of the New Testament revisions. The lexicons require pasting up into a three column format. This edition adds the 1769 King James Version in a separate side column in the New Testament, along with numbering all the Greek words and many translation changes since the 1985 edition. Hold-up: Time and funds. The hold-up on this project is a lack of funds and staff to complete the typesetting. Jay Sr. has completed the revisions by hand but I haven’t been able to keep up with the typesetting of the Greek which I must do prior to turning it over to Jackie Serafim, an unpaid volunteer who is typesetting the Strong’s numbers and the interlined English as well as proofing the Greek for accuracy. Funds Needed: $10,000 to complete typesetting the New Testament and $30,000 for the printing. Time Frame assuming adequate funding: 200 man-hours for typesetting, 12 weeks for printing and delivery. Cash Flow returned after shipment: $40,000 within 180 days of arrival from bookstore and distributor orders, along with new customer orders..
Description: This is the Old Testament to match the 2000 Interlinear Greek-English New Testament, with the 1769 KJV in a separate side column, 404 added Hebrew-English and Greek-English Lexicon pages . Will be available as a bonded leather hardback edition and a flexible genuine leather edition with ribbon markers. Progress: Basic page layout completed, typesetting started. Hold-up: Time and funds: I am again the hold-up as I am the one doing the typesetting of the Hebrew due to a lack of staff to assign this project to. We have volunteers ready in Tennessee to enter the Hebrew, English and Strong’s numbers into a database which we hope then can be used to output the Old Testament. Funds Needed: Typesetting: $35,000 Printing: $50,000 Time Frame assuming adequate funding: 3,500 man-hours for typesetting (1 full-time person = 87.5 weeks, 2 persons = 43.25 weeks, 4 persons = 21.66 weeks, plus 12 weeks for printing and delivery. As you can see, it all depends on funding and the ability to find competent staff for the typesetting. If no staff, it could be as long as eight to ten years as I am unable to devote more than 6 to 10 hours a week of my time.
Description: This will be the first Interlinear Greek-English-Spanish New Testament based on the Textus Receptus. Presently the Spanish speaking world does not have an accurate Bible translation available based on the Textus Receptus. Progress: The book of John has been translated. Hold-up: Time and funds to move forward with both translation and typesetting, more volunteers needed for translation work. Funds Needed: Translation: $0 – Volunteers, Staff Spanish Editor $20,000 Typesetting: $12,000 Printing: $10,000 Time Frame: Translation – 1,200 hours; Typesetting: 1,200 hours; Printing and delivery 12 weeks. Market: It is predicted that the Hispanic population in the US will rival the Anglo population within the next twenty years. Description: This will bring the Interlinear Bible into Bible software programs all over the world and allow for easier development of Interlinear Bibles into virtually all languages of the world. This could be what is needed to offset the popular use of the corrupt manuscripts by so many scholars in the English speaking nations of the world. There is a real hunger for a true and accurate “Textus Receptus” Bible needed for the Body of Christ in other languages. Our KJ3 above is being translated into Indonesian and is nearly completed. They have a real hunger for the truth. What prompted this Indonesian non-profit organization to translate the Bible is that all Christian Bibles in Indonesian use “Allah” as the name for our Savior. Progress: Waiting to complete contract between the parties. Hold-up: Time and funds – Much will be done by volunteers, but much will need to be done by internal staff. Funds Needed: Staff: $20,000 (one full time person for one year) Time Frame: Six to twelve months.
Progress: Must Wait for Item 3 above to be completed. Hold Up: Item 3 above Funds Needed: $35,000 for printing Description: This will be the first English only Study Bible produced by Sovereign Grace. The plan is to add cross references and a concordance and is what we need to do to advance the KJ3 into a main stream Bible which is our desire and many of you have also expressed the same desire. Progress: None Hold Up: Volunteers needed to begin work. Funds Needed: None estimated
Unholy Hands on the Bible, Volume 3 – Progress: Written, typeset, needs final pagination and proofreading, Hold Up: Man-hours = 40, Printing Funds = $4,000 New Versions and The Doctrine of The Word – Progress: Written, typeset, needs final pagination and proofreading, Hold Up: Man-hours = 20, Printing Funds = $1,000 New Versions and The Doctrines of Grace – Progress: Written, typeset, needs final pagination and proofreading, Hold Up: Man-hours = 20, Printing Funds = $1,000 Fifty Greatest Christian Classics – 12 Volume Set, five have previously been printed, seven have never been printed. This entire series is going to be put into the Sponsor A Book Program described above and will be reliant upon God moving sponsors to come forward and provide the means to produce the balance of this set if it is to be done. In closing, I believe that we may not have been following the Lord’s lead in doing His work for the Body of Christ. I had come to believe that I must accomplish all these things to honor the Heavenly Father and my birth father, Jay P. Green, Sr. I thought that I had to make this happen or that happen and that the whole burden fell on my shoulders, and by doing thusly you tend to think that you are the one accomplishing the accomplishments when things do manage to get done. It is not I nor my birth father Jay Sr.’s work, but rather it is the Heavenly Father’s work and with this letter to you, I am placing it all in His hands to do as He sees best. I am merely a tool and if he provides the means I will follow and do my utmost to do what he allows me to do, if He doesn’t provide then I shall continue to seek His guidance. It is with this thought that I ask you to join us in praying and seeking His guidance and blessings on this ministry if it be His will. A lowly servant of Our Savior and Christ, Jay P. Green, Jr., |
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