"Though He was rich, yet for your sake, He became poor..." 2 Cor 8:9

It all began when ruthless persecution smote the Christians in Jerusalem. A few years later came terrible famine. That's when Paul came up with a brilliant inspiration: what if the non-Jewish Christians took up a collection? Yes! The "children" of the Gospel now blessing the spiritual "parents". It was an outlandish idea! And God has been using Christians to bless the world ever since!

Message by Pastor Rod Schorr, Calvary Chapel Old Towne, Orange, CA

From his series on 2 Corinthians: You: The Ultimate Survivor