27 - The Women and the Two Coins

Introduction:

Show the kids a donation box that is used every Sunday and ask them: What is this? Why do we put money in it? Where does this money go? God is the one who gave us everything we have. Learn to give “happily” some of what we have back to God.

Lesson Outline:

The temple was a place like the church where people went to worship God. In the temple, there were big money boxes that were open on the top. People would put money in these boxes as they walked into the temple. The money was used for the temple and for the things needed there. One day Jesus was in the temple and sat across from these boxes. He saw how many rich people came and put a lot of money in the box. They made a lot of noise while putting in their coins. They wanted to show everyone that they are putting money in the box. Jesus knew that these people had a lot of money, and He knew that they had given only a little bit of the lots that they have. Then, a widow came and quietly dropped two small coins in the box. She was a poor woman, whose husband had died. She did not put much money, but it was all she had. She wanted to give the little that she had to God’s house. When Jesus saw that, He told His friends that in God’s eyes, this poor widow has given more than all the others, because they only gave a part of what they have, but she gave everything she has.

When we give money to the Church, it’s because we love God. Giving is thanking god, obeying god and trusting God. God is the One who has given us everything we have. When we are happy to give from what God gave us, He blesses us and gives us even more. Happy also means cheerful like the verse says: “God loves a cheerful giver.”

Memory Verse:

“God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7

Song: God loves a cheerful giver  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG9AyBZTa-Y

God loves a cheerful giver hahahahaha (4)

Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly

And whoever sows generously will also reap generously

God loves a cheerful giver hahahahaha (4)