“One of the most influential men in our church looked me straight in the eye and said; ‘you’ll never make it—good luck!’ We had just decided to propose a $3000 per week increase in our church budget. I got the uneasy feeling that he was laying squarely on my shoulders the impossible task of meeting the new budget. And my trepidation was confirmed several months later when the church Trustees told me that we would not make our budget ‘without some OUTSTANDING messages on financial stewardship.’”

-Joseph Stowell

1. Her Giving Honored God, Because it Was Given to God

2. Her Giving Honored God, Because She Gave in Faith

3. Her Giving Forced Jesus-followers to Wrestle with the Challenge