A very wealthy man rang his minister at two in the morning. "Pastor," he said, "I lost everything on the stock market yesterday. I can’t believe it. It’s all gone!"

The slowly awaking pastor tried to reassure the man. He said, "I’m so sorry. I know this is a difficult time for you."

"But what bothers me the most," the man continued, "is the two million dollars I had pledged to the church building fund. It’s gone, too."

"Don’t stress yourself over it," replied the pastor. "The Lord will take care of everything. He’ll provide a way for us to build the new church."

The once wealthy man thanked the pastor, and soon fell asleep.

The pastor, however, didn’t sleep another wink that night!

Let’s talk for a few minutes about giving. It’s one of the most important themes in Christian disciples…