Mighty Lessons from the Widow

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Mighty Lessons from the Widows Mites

• Mark 1241-44
• Luke 211-4

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Introduction

• Mighty lessons in this Bible story
• Lord sees all we dobut we learn even more from
  this account
• Jesus was impressed with this woman. We should be
  also

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Impressive this woman gave

• Would we ask someone today who only had 20 cents
  to give it?
• Think of the reasoning she could have used
• She gave anyway. But why?

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Impressive she gave so much

• She put in more than the rich
• We learn that giving involves more than the gift
  itself

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Impressive that she gave all

• Large sums of money probably came into temple
  treasury that day
• She didnt give just 10--but all she had
• 1. Earlier, Jesus addressed greatness
• 2. Peter, James, John left all for Jesus
• 3. Levi, a tax collector, left all for Jesus
• 4. Leaving all a condition of discipleship

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Conclusions

• What does this story teach you?
• God expects us to use all we have for him
• Challenged to quit looking at life dually
• God owns allincluding our very lives
• Is this a sermon on church contributions?
• Yes, but moreabout giving ourselves
• Money no substitute for total commitment