Sacrificial Giving
Children's sermon
... Let the Children Come
Fifty-two Object Lessons For Children In Worship
Object:
A small coin (farthing, denari, halfpenny, smallest you can find)
Good morning, boys and girls. What does it mean to be poor? (Responses -- Hungry, poor clothing, homeless, no toys, no money.) Do you know any poor people? (Response.) Do you think God loves poor people? (Response.) How does He help them? (Response.) Do you think that poor people love God? (Response.)
Sometimes people think that if they are very rich and buy things for the church or give a lot of their money to help other people, it shows how much they love God. The amount of money that we have to give is not always the best measure of our love for God.
Jesus was sitting outside the treasury building watching people as they gave money for the work of the temple. Lots of rich people put in large sums of money. Then a widow came along and put in two small copper coins. That doesn't sound like much, does it? Look at the little coin I have in my hand. You couldn't buy anything with it.
But Jesus said, "This woman has put in more then anyone because while they gave of their extra money, she, in her poverty, gave all she had to live on."
The lesson that we can learn from this story is that it isn't necessarily how much you give, but what it costs you to give it. A small gift given through sacrifice is of more value than a large gift which really doesn't cost much to the giver.
When you see a little coin, remember the widow's mite.
(Prayer to help us learn how to love God and help the poor.)
Sometimes people think that if they are very rich and buy things for the church or give a lot of their money to help other people, it shows how much they love God. The amount of money that we have to give is not always the best measure of our love for God.
Jesus was sitting outside the treasury building watching people as they gave money for the work of the temple. Lots of rich people put in large sums of money. Then a widow came along and put in two small copper coins. That doesn't sound like much, does it? Look at the little coin I have in my hand. You couldn't buy anything with it.
But Jesus said, "This woman has put in more then anyone because while they gave of their extra money, she, in her poverty, gave all she had to live on."
The lesson that we can learn from this story is that it isn't necessarily how much you give, but what it costs you to give it. A small gift given through sacrifice is of more value than a large gift which really doesn't cost much to the giver.
When you see a little coin, remember the widow's mite.
(Prayer to help us learn how to love God and help the poor.)
