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| Summary: While watching people at the temple, Jesus notices the difference between those whose religious practices are a sign of a genuine spiritual life and those whose practices are empty gestures. His comments give us a guide for assessing our own spiritual life, regardless of the religious label we put on ourselves. |
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| Summary: Jesus sat watching the powerful and the powerless give their offerings to God. He praised a poor widow who loved God so much that she gave her all.
How would the Lord feel in regard to our spiritual condition? Whatever our economic status in life, should we not strive to be rich in the love and service of God?
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| Summary: Heaven is a mystery, but one we can count on as real. |
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| Summary: A system of purification once worked well for the Israelites who brought sacrifices of rams, goats, lambs and other livestock each year on the Day of Atonement. Something better was needed, however. Reform was required. This reform happened on Good Friday when the Lamb of God was sent to take away the sins of the world -- not for one year -- but for eternity. |
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| Summary: Jesus saw something extraordinary in the widow who inaudibly left her “mite” in the offering trumpet while others gave to great fanfare, and Jesus praised her action. How open are our eyes to the extraordinary things that happen each week in our church? Do we see? Do we praise? |
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| Summary: The second half of our scripture for today has frequently been used in conjunction with a stewardship sermon or a plea for “whole-hearted commitment” — just like the widow mentioned by Jesus. But this sermon looks at the second half of the pericope in light of the first half, where Jesus denounces the scribes. Our feelings for the widow remain strong, but maybe for a different reason. |
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