“Little Money, BIG HEART”
Little People, Big God—Part 2
Mark 12:41-44
May 25, 2014
1. THE AUDIENCE FOR GIVING.
“Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put
and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple
treasury…” v 41a
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for
the Lord, not for human masters” Colossians 3:23
2. THE ACTION IN GIVING.
“…Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow
came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a
few cents.” v 41a-42
3. THE AMOUNT IN GIVING.
“…Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow
came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few
cents.” v 41b-42
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a
worker who does not need to be ashamed…” 2 Timothy 2:15
4. THE ATTENTION TO GIVING.
“Calling his disciples to him…” v 43a
5. THE APPROVAL IN GIVING.
“Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, ‘Truly I tell you, this
poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.’”
v 43
6. THE ATTITUDE IN GIVING.
“They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put
in everything—all she had to live on.” v 44