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Dear Parents, Our Bible story this week will be taken from the story of the widow's mite found in the book of Mark. This story will help your child understand that God expects us to give of our earnings. He values the motive behind our giving more than the amount. Second Corinthians 9:7 tells us that "God loves a cheerful giver." If your child has not given offerings from his earnings, you might consider providing him/her with extra opportunities to earn money at home. |
Jesus Teaches About Giving The Widow's Gift Mark 12:41-43 The temple was big and beautiful. Many people came there to worship God. Inside One day Jesus sat down across from the money boxes. He saw many rich people put Jesus looked at his friends. "This poor woman put in more than the rich people did," The Sheep and the Goats Matthew 25:31-46 Jesus on another occasion told a story about sheep and goats. He said that when he Those pleasing to God are compared to sheep. They are pleasing because they The people didn't remember doing these things for Jesus, but he replied, |
Memory verse Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, Mark 12:43-44 |
Listen to the story of The Widow's Gift at: http://gardenofpraise.com/bibl29s.htm
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Lesson 29 Test - Jesus Teaches About Giving 1. Jesus was sitting in the ______________________________ watching the people put __________________________ in the boxes. 2. The poor widow put in ________________________ small ______________________. 3. What did Jesus say about her gift? __________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 4. Jesus told a story about a man who had _______________________ and ____________________________. 5. Some of the people in the story were pleasing to God. Jesus said they had given him ___________________, __________________, and _____________________. 6. He said they had visited him when he was ____________________________ and in _______________________. 7. How was it possible for these people to do these things for Jesus? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ |
cows | food | sick | least | clothes |
three | temple | brothers | coins | sheep |
money | goats | two | drink | prison |