Notes
- Mark 12:41-44
- If Jesus is giving more than a participation award for the widow, we need to look more closely at this story.
- Why was she celebrated by Jesus? Because she's an embodiment of the kingdom lessons Jesus has been sharing the past few chapters in Mark (contra the scribes from last week).
- This widow gave enough, despite what anyone else might have thought--Jesus sees things differently than we do.
- The widow gave everything she had. This radical gratuitousness is meant to characterize every Christian, as we worship a gratuitous God and are filled with that God's gratuitous Spirit.
Questions
- Do you think this widow felt like she'd given enough?
- Do you ever feel like you don't have enough to give to God? Does that either (a) compel you to give up and self-destruct, or (b) compel you to frantic overwork and self-cricitism, or (c) something else?
- How can you see God's gratuitousness in your own life?
- How might you imitate this poor widow this week?
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Zack McCoy
Zack is one of the pastors of Redemption. He's in awe of grace, over and over.
