November 20 Questions

Lex talked this Sunday about the true nature of the widow who gave all she had. Generosity is more than our culture's idea of giving for our own benefit--true generosity is costly.

Read Mark 12:38-44. Would you use the word "generous" to describe the widow? What other words would you use?

Has someone ever offered you something that was very costly to them? How did you respond?

When has being generous cost you something? What did it cost?

Are there times when generosity and sacrifice are different?