The text for this morning's message is found in 2 Corinthians, chapter 9, versus 6 to 12.

If you'd like to open your Bibles, 2 Corinthians 9 verses 6 to 12. The point is this, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly.

And he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God

is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance

for every good work.

As it is written, he scatters abroad, he gives to the poor his righteousness

endures forever.

He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and

multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness.

You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.

For the rendering of this service not only supplies the wants of the Saints,

but also overflows in many thanksgivings to God.

Richard Halverson is the Senate Chaplin,

U.S. Senate Chaplin, and he was speaking once, I believe to a group of men and he said something

that made a lot of them unhappy and excited a lot of others. He said, Jesus Christ said more about money

than about any other single thing.

Because when it comes to a man's real nature,

money is a first importance.

Money is an exact index to a man's true character.

All through scripture, there is an intimate correlation between the development of a man's character

and how he handles money, which I think is a very good paraphrase of what the

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