Giving More or Less

Giving More or Less

Text: Mark 12:41-44 (NIV)

41Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny.

43Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”

Introduction

The Outward Display of Giving: The Tangible Gift Observed

¨      Jesus Observes The Act of Giving

o   Gifts Offered By Worshippers

o   Gifts Offered to God

¨      Jesus Observes The Amount of the Gifts

o   The Large Gifts

o   The Small Gift

The Inward Disposition of Giving: The True Gift Observed

¨      The Poor Giving Richly: The Gift of Sacrifice where Less is More

o   A Small Amount Considered Great

o   A Small Amount Costing Much

¨      The Rich Giving Poorly: The Gift of Surplus Where More is Less

o   A Great Amount Considered Small

o   A Great Amount Costing Little

Conclusion