Luke 18:1-8
The Parable of the Persistent Widow
Luke 18:9-14
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
Luke 18:15-17
Jesus Blesses the Little Children
Luke 18:18-27
The Rich Young Ruler
Luke 18:28-34
Jesus Predicts His Death
Luke 18:35-43
Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar
Luke 19:1-10
Jesus Brings Salvation to Zaccheus’s Home
Luke 19:11-27
The Parable of the King’s Servants
Luke 19:28-40
Jesus Rides into Jerusalem on a Donkey
Luke 19:41-48
Jesus Cleansing of the Temple
Luke 20:1-8
Religious Leaders Challenge Jesus Authority
Luke 20:9-18
The Parable of the Wicked Farmers
Luke 20:19-26
Paying Taxes to Caesar
Luke 20:27-40
The Resurrection and Marriage
Luke 20:41-47
Leaders Didn’t Understand Who Jesus Was
Luke 21:1-4
The Widow’s Offering
Luke 21:5-19
Signs of the End of the Age
Luke 21:20-28
Jesus Tells About His Return
Luke 21:29-34
Jesus tells them to Remain watchful
Luke 21:35-38
Jesus Tells them to Remain Watchful
Luke 22:1-13
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
Luke 22:31-38
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
Luke 22:39-53
Jesus Arrested in the Garden
Luke 22:54-71
Peter Denies Knowing Jesus
Luke 23:1-12
Jesus Stands Trial Before Pilate and Herod
Luke 23:13-25
Pilate Hands Jesus Over to be Crucified
Luke 23:26-43
Jesus is Led Away to be Crucified
Luke 23:44-49
Jesus Dies on the Cross
Luke 23:50-56
Jesus is Buried in a Borrowed Tomb
Luke 24:1-12
Jesus Rises From the Dead
Luke 24:13-27
Jesus Appears on the Road to Emmaus
The Widow’s Offering
Luke 21:1–4
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Hattie Wiatt, a little girl, came to a small Sunday school and asked to be taken in, but it was explained there was no room for her. In less than two years she fell ill, and slipped away on her last pilgrimage. No one guessed her strange secret until beneath her pillow was … More
From the offering of this poor widow we learn that what we rightly give for the relief of the poor, and the support of God’s worship, is given unto God. We learn about a woman who understood the principle of giving. God doesn’t call us to give for the sake of giving. Giving is to be done as an act of obedience - “Obedience is better than sacrifice (I Sam 15:22)”
Application
This widow gave all she had to live on, in contrast to the way most of us handle our money. I believe God measures my giving, not by how much I give but by how much I have left.
Luke 21:1-4 (English Standard Version)
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