The widow's all
Children's Activity
Object:
Teachers or Parents: Giving to God is important -- as
parents and as children. Giving is first learned at home. Wise
parents teach their children to give generously. Many teach
proportionate giving: one-fourth of a child's allowance for God;
one-fourth for savings; and half for whatever.
* Jesus is not so much interested in how much we give as in our heart's orientation. It is the reason behind the giving that most matters to the Lord.
* Get behind the fact that a penny is next to nothing to most people, but to the woman, it was EVERYTHING!
* Invite someone from your congregation's stewardship ministry committee to speak to your class.
-- Where does the money given to God through the local congregation go? Who gets it and what is it used for?
-- How much should a person give?
-- What is "first fruits" giving? Proportionate giving? Tithing?
For Older Children:
* Find out some typical weekly gifts (your church's finance secretary will give you some figures -- but not names) and put the amount on the board. Write down several amounts before class. Ask your class what those amounts might buy. List the items under each amount. Then explain that these amounts are actual gifts given to the Lord by members of the congregation the previous week!
* Ask why someone might give a large gift.
Sunday school assembly opening:
* If you usually have an offering, do it like they did in today's text: Have the children come forward and put their offering in the plate (instead of passing a plate around).
* Learn and sing "We Give Thee But Thine Own" or another appropriate stewardship hymn.
* Jesus is not so much interested in how much we give as in our heart's orientation. It is the reason behind the giving that most matters to the Lord.
* Get behind the fact that a penny is next to nothing to most people, but to the woman, it was EVERYTHING!
* Invite someone from your congregation's stewardship ministry committee to speak to your class.
-- Where does the money given to God through the local congregation go? Who gets it and what is it used for?
-- How much should a person give?
-- What is "first fruits" giving? Proportionate giving? Tithing?
For Older Children:
* Find out some typical weekly gifts (your church's finance secretary will give you some figures -- but not names) and put the amount on the board. Write down several amounts before class. Ask your class what those amounts might buy. List the items under each amount. Then explain that these amounts are actual gifts given to the Lord by members of the congregation the previous week!
* Ask why someone might give a large gift.
Sunday school assembly opening:
* If you usually have an offering, do it like they did in today's text: Have the children come forward and put their offering in the plate (instead of passing a plate around).
* Learn and sing "We Give Thee But Thine Own" or another appropriate stewardship hymn.
