Object: Card stock printed with scripture reference and verses, Bag of pennies

Have you ever looked for a gift for someone but worried that it wouldn’t be good enough? Sometimes, we worry that the person receiving our gift won’t like it or maybe other people who see the gift won’t think that it was good enough. And sometimes, we judge the gifts we receive by how big or how fancy or how expensive we think they are.

In the Bible, Jesus told a story that shows how he judges gifts. (Show the card stock with the scripture reference and read the verses.) “He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Then he called his disciples and said …