Monday Lunch Bible Study – 2 November 2015 – Come to the HUB Monday anytime between 11:45 am – 1:15 pm for lunch, conversation and an informal exploration of this coming Sunday’s gospel reading. We’ll find a table and post its location on our facebook page around 11:40 am. Relax, eat, chat and think a bit about what Jesus’ teachings say to us today.
Mark 12:38-44
38 As [Jesus] taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39 and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! 40 They devour widows’ houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” 41 He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. 42 A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. 43 Then he called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. 44 For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
Reflections
What gets your attention in this passage?
What is Jesus criticizing about the scribes’ activity?
Where do we struggle with the same things in our context?
Where do we struggle with the same things in our own lives?
What is Jesus saying about the widow’s actions?
Where do we see God’s love?
What does this have to do with us?