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    The Widow's Mite: Sunday School Lesson

    Mark 12:41–44

    Ages 6–12 ~35 min Memory: Mark 12:44

    Print this page straight from your browser — the story, memory verse, discussion questions and craft all fit on one sheet.

    Big Idea

    God measures gifts by what is left behind, not by what is put in.

    Story Summary

    Jesus sat over against the treasury and watched how people cast money in. Many rich people threw in much. Then a poor widow came and put in two mites — the smallest coins there were. Jesus called His disciples and said she had cast in more than all of them, because she gave all she had.

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    Memory Verse (KJV)

    “She of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.”

    Mark 12:44

    Discussion Questions

    1. What was Jesus watching in the temple?
    2. How much did the widow give in money? How much did she give in love?
    3. Why did Jesus say she gave more than the rich?
    4. What do you have — time, kindness, help — that you could give this week?

    Craft Idea: Two Mites Giving Purse

    Supplies

    • Small paper envelopes
    • Two card 'coins' per child
    • Markers
    • String

    Steps

    1. Decorate the envelope as a giving purse.
    2. Write one way to give on each card coin.
    3. Put the coins inside and tie the purse shut.
    4. Write Mark 12:44 on the front.

    Printable Worksheet

    Print the lesson page for the memory verse card and questions.

    This Sunday's lesson

    Lesson flow (45 minutes)

    1. Welcome (5 min): Pray, then read the memory verse aloud three times together.
    2. Story (10 min): Tell the story summary in your own words; open a KJV to Mark 12:41–44.
    3. Discussion (10 min): Walk through the questions above. Let every child answer at least once.
    4. Craft (15 min): Make the two mites giving purse.
    5. Wrap-up (5 min): Hand out the worksheet to finish at home and recite the memory verse one last time.

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