Summary: In Mark 12, Jesus commands a widow for giving all she has to the Temple treasury...or does he? We have often heard this verse used as an exhortation to 'generous or sacrificial giving' - either willfully or unknowingly ignoring the context in which Jesus is critiquing a corrupt religious system which can leave a widow in such a position! This sermon re-examines the well known story in Mark 12:38-44, looking at Jesus' own self-sacrificial giving and God's generosity, and asks what our communities might look like if they took Jesus' critique of exploitative religion seriously. This sermon was preached at Sunday Night at St John’s, Southgate, on 11th November 2012. It is designed to be used with: - the bible study found at this link - the Prezi zooming visuals found at this link. Enjoy
