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- When a poor widow gave two small copper coins to the Temple treasury, the widow’s offering became a real-life parable for Jesus’s disciples. The story of the widow’s offering—sometimes called the widow’s mite—is found in Mark 12:41-44 and Luke 21:1-4.
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Jan 4, 2022 · The story is often called the story of the widow’s mite or the story of the widow’s offering. One day, Jesus was sitting with His disciples near the temple treasury watching people depositing money into the offering receptacles.
- Prayer
- Key Scripture
- Introduction to The Generous Widow’s Offering
- Digging Deeper: The Meaning of The Widow’s Mite
- She Is called and We Are called
- Conclusion
Generous God, you spared nothing to bring us into relationship with you. You gave us everything in the person of Jesus. Inspire us through your Holy Spirit as we read about a widow who gave all she had to live on. Move our hearts and encourage us through her example. Amen.
Mark 12:41-44 “[Jesus] sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny” (Mark 12:41-42).
Whenever the Trader Joe’s cashier rings the bell, I feel a little uncomfortable about being pressured. When he asks if I would like to donate to charity, the real me (who needs to research the organization and know where the money actually goes) wants to say, “no,” but I imagine it’s the self-conscious Asian part of me who starts to take mental not...
The Temple treasury of Jesus’s time consisted of thirteen chests, or wooden boxes, with metal trumpet-shaped mouths on top. These were placed in the Women’s Court. Seven of the thirteen contribution boxes were for collecting specific offerings to support the needs of the Temple. The other five chests were mostly for volunteer offerings, which is li...
On a quiet Monday morning, our treasurer called and asked me to check with one of the sisters in our church to see if she wrote an extra zero on her offering check. “Should it be $80 instead of $800? We will hold the check until you double check with her,” the treasurer told me. The sister who made the offering is a widow with three children to sup...
The poor widow walked into the bustling Women’s Court. She quietly offered her whole life knowing it was not a religious requirement, knowing she would receive no praise in return, knowing her offering was insignificant in monetary value, and knowing her limited ability and her poverty. Yet she offered it all anyway. Would we? She gave a willing sa...
The lesson of the widow's mite or the widow's offering is presented in the Synoptic Gospels (Mark 12:41–44, Luke 21:1–4), in which Jesus is teaching at the Temple in Jerusalem. The Gospel of Mark specifies that two mites (Greek lepta) are together worth a quadrans, the smallest Roman coin.
The widow’s offering (Mark 12: 41–44) Jesus was at the temple with the disciples. Here he witnessed something which he used to teach the disciples about giving. He sat across from the treasury...
The story of the widow’s offering as found in Mark 12:41–44 has long provided the Church with an example of humble devotion to the Lord. Further, it speaks to the people of God about the true nature of giving.
The story of the Widow’s Mite or Widow’s Offering is found in two of the four synoptic Gospels: Mark 12:41-44 and Luke 21:1-4. The story takes place at the Herodian Temple, specifically in the court where the tithes and offerings were collected.
Sep 27, 2018 · This incident with the widow making an offering in the Temple is directly connected with the previous passage where Jesus condemns those scribes who exploit widows. Whereas the scribes came in for criticism, though, this widow is praised. Or is she?
