This coming Sunday, we will continue our studies in the Gospel of Luke as we trace our Lord’s public ministry and His journey to the cross.  Our text will be taken from Luke 20:45-21:4. These verses contain what we know as the story of ‘the widow’s mite.’

Normally when we examine this beloved story we begin at chapter 21 and verse 1.  But here is one of those places where the chapter divisions in the New Testament (added to Bible translations in the 13^thcentury) are a bit unhelpful.  Actually, our story begins back in chapter 20 and verse 45, which details another of our Savior’s condemnations of the Jewish religious leaders, this time the scribes in particular.

As we will discover on Sunday, this episode in our Lord’s life contains a key lesson on discipleship that is often missed.  As we read it, we often see only the surface features of the episode, specifically what the story seems to indicate about giving monetary offerings to the Lord.  But the lesson here is much deeper than that!  And it is a weighty lesson that is still most timely for all followers of Jesus, even two-thousand years later!