Learning from a Widow's Radical Giving - Nathan Rages

 

In Luke 20:41-21:4, Jesus completes His ministry at the Temple in three brief incidents in which He:
1. Asserts His own deity (20:41-44).
     David’s son.  
     David’s Lord.
2. Attacks false teachers (20:45-47).
     Their proud hypocrisy.
     Their coming condemnation.
3. Applauds sacrificial giving (21:1-4).
     Observing the gifts.
     Evaluating the true cost.

Applications for our own giving:
1. Jesus observes what we give.
2. Jesus values our giving in light of our overall situation.
3. The poor are often the greatest givers.
4. Our giving demonstrates the reality of our faith.
5. New Covenant giving is radical.