TEXT: Mark 12:41-44

MEMORY VERSE: Philippians 4:19 “But my God shall supply all your need according to his
riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

TEACHER’S OBJECTIVE
1. To teach the Children that nothing is too small to give God.
2. To teach the Children that they should serve God with money by giving their offering to God.

CENTRAL TRUTH
Always give offering.

INTRODUCTION
How many of you came to churn empty handed? Allow the children to respond) When we are
coming to church we should always bring an offering for the Lord. Always ask your parents for
your offering. When you do so you are serving God with money and the Lord would be happy with you. Listen carefully to how a poor widow gave to God.

PROGRESSION OF EVENTS
1. Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury.
2. The rich cast in much money
3. There came a certain poor widow who also cast in her two mites.
4. Jesus was impressed by the act of the poor widow that he called His disciples to inform them of her generous act despite her poverty.
5. The poor widow’s Few mites was more in quality and quantity before Christ than the many
thousand mites of other givers who gave out of their abundance.

LIFE APPLICATION
1. God sees our heart whenever we discharge any act of generosity towards Him and
towards His creatures.
2. As children of God we are expected to serve God with our substance no matter how much or
little. For God loves a generous and sacrificial giver.
3. When we give to God we get the attention of heaven and of God Himself and He will always
commend us for our act of generosity.
4. God accept every offering given out of pure heart and willingly given too.

MESSAGE OF SALVATION
God is the greatest giver. We cannot out-give Him. He first showed us the greatest act of giving in the gift of His Son Jesus Christ as the Saviour of the world. When we too give to Him (His work and fellow men) we are directly or indirectly participating in the work of Salvation.

CONCLUSION
God loves a cheerful giver.

CHALLENGE
All the rich men gave their offering according to the much they had but the poor widow gave
her all to the Lord. She was generous to the kingdom demands. How generous are you?

INVITATION
It is not every act of giving that is acceptable before God but that which is given through faith in
Christ Jesus. Remember, the sacrifice of a sinner is an abomination before God. Therefore come unto the Lord confessing your sins, repent and forsake them. Then call on the Lord Jesus. He will write your name in the book of life.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Where was Jesus when the people were casting their offering? Jesus was in the temple.
2. Where were the people casting their substance? In the treasury.
3. Whom did Jesus call to talk with on the generous act of the poor widow? Jesus called
His disciples.
4. Who were the people who gave abundantly out of their abundance? The Rich people.
5. Whose offering was Jesus happy with? The poor widow.

DAILY DEVOTION
MONDAY - Exodus 23:15 – You should not come before the Lord empty.
TUESDAY - Matthew 2:11 – Give Jesus your offering as a gift.
WEDNESDAY - 2 Corinthians 9:7 – God loves a cheerful giver.
THURSDAY - 1 John 3:17 – Give to those in need.
FRIDAY - Proverbs 3:9 - Honour God with your substance
SATURDAY - Proverbs 11:25 – Be liberal, be a giver
SUNDAY - John 3:16 – Thank God for giving Jesus Christ, our Saviour.