Now, the Gospel, commonly believed, is the Word of God, and that is true in one sense. But the Word of God is not Gospel alone. The Word of God is the Seed that produces the Gospel. Jesus said a sower went forth and sowed seed. And some fell onto the stony places, and some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air devoured them. Some fell upon thorny thistle ground; some went over and brought a hundredfold. Now, the seed, you people here who are a farmers, every seed will produce if it’s in the right kind of a ground. And every Divine promise of God in the Bible will produce if It’s met in the right kind of a heart. It’ll produce the promise. If you have need of salvation, believe that He saves you and accept His sacrificial death, and you shall receive what you’ve asked for. If you’re weary and gloomy and feel like that everyone’s against you, “Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” That’s a seed. Accept it. And if you’re sick, “He was wounded for our transgressions, with His stripes we’re healed.” Accept it. It’s a seed: will produce.

The Church of the Living God, 1951-07-27, Erie, PA, §16