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Rick Adams
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| 5/20/2005 2:26 PM |
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Who Gave the Most?
Based on this morning’s Gospel—Mark 12:38-44
 Parents: Children, at a very early age, can learn what sacrificial giving is all about. The Gospel account of the "widow's mite" gives us a good example of sacrificial giving, and we can use it to show our children that those who love God will practice this kind of giving.
Try this demonstration with your family. You will need three people. Give them play money in the following amounts. $100 to one, $50 to one, and $25 to the third. Explain to them that you are going to play a game with the money and if they can keep at least $5 to the end of the game, they will be able to purchase a candy bar (or some other prize) with the $5 in play money. Explain that in the game, you will take some money from them for essentials that they must pay, but there will be at least one thing they can decide to pay or not pay. Remind them that the way to win is to retain at least $5 at the end of the game. Begin by taking ten percent for taxes ($10, $5, and $2.50). Then take thirty percent for housing ($30, $15, and $7.50). Next take twenty percent for food ($20, $10, and $5). This will leave them $40, $20, and $10 respectively. Now tell them about a wonderful entertainment opportunity that costs only $5 and take $5 from each. This leaves them $35, $15, and $5. Finally, pass an offering plate for church and let them put in whatever they want. If the one who has only $5 puts anything in, he/she will not be able to purchase the prize, and this will be a wonderful demonstration of sacrificial giving. If they withhold the money in order to get the prize, it makes the same point in a negative sense.
Read the Gospel account of the "widow's mite" and make sure they realize why Jesus praised her giving. Then ask them to compare her giving to what they have brought for a Sunday school offering today. Ask them to consider what they give in relation to what they have. Are they giving sacrificially or is their offering just a token they receive from parents? — Rick Adams
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