Related commentaries – Offering

Giving is More Blessed Than Receiving – II Corinthians 8:1 – 8:6

Evangelist Thanks The Lord He Got His Hat Back

An old-time evangelist passed the hat for an offering, and when it came back it was embarrassingly empty. He shook the hat to make clear it was empty, and then lifted his eyes to heaven and said, “I thank thee Lord that I got my hat back from this congregation.”