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Jun 25, 2012 · Jesus sat down across from the place where people put their temple offerings. He watched the crowd putting their money into the offering boxes. Many rich people threw large amounts into them. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins. They were worth much less than a penny. Jesus asked his disciples to come to Him.
Apr 17, 2011 · Today is Palm Sunday, the day that Jesus entered into Jerusalem. And it marks the beginning of holy week. We are going to look at a story from the Gospel of Mark, sometimes called the widow’s mite, or we can call it the widow’s offering. This story is a part of the holy week drama.…
Oct 14, 2012 · All it took from Jesus was a word out of His mouth: “Young man, I’m talking to you. I know you’re dead.” The pallbearers couldn’t believe what they were watching. He said: “I say to you, young man, get up. Arise.” Then, he who was dead sat up and began to speak, and Jesus presented him to his mother: “Mother, behold your son.
Oct 25, 2021 · The widow put her coins into the box, and Jesus called His disciples to Him and pointed out her action: “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on” ( Mark 12:43–44 ; cf. Luke 21:1–4 ).
NOTE: People call Jesus a great prophet because they remember how both Elijah and Elisha of the Old Testament raised a widow's son from the dead (16). 1. Think of various reasons why so many people wanted to attend this funeral (12).
Nov 5, 2018 · Yet as soon as those who proclaim Mark this week’s gospel lectionary text admit that, we also have to admit that Jesus does seem to be summoning us to give the way both the widow and Jesus did. Mark 12’s preachers and teachers may find fertile soil as they till its ground for ways for God’s adopted sons and daughters to imitate God’s generosity with us.
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Nov 1, 2021 · To further contrast the state of the rich people and the poor widow, Jesus uses a present participle to describe their “abundance;” it implies a continuing state of having way more than enough. But the widow gave “everything she had,” which is in the past imperfect tense, describing an ongoing condition in which all she had was this very little amount, and now she has nothing to live on.
