Amos - Thursday Reading

Themes in the Minor Prophets - Week Three

Scripture Text: Mark 12:41-44; 2 Corinthians 9:6-7; Deuteronomy 16:17; Luke 6:38

Series: Bible Reading Challenge - Fall 2022

September 22, 2022 By Peter Churness

Mark 12:41-44

⁴¹ Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. ⁴² But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
⁴³ Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. ⁴⁴ They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”

2 Corinthians 9:6-7

⁶ Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. ⁷ Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Deuteronomy 16:17

¹⁷ Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the LORD your God has blessed you.

Luke 6:38

³⁸ Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

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Amos - Thursday Reading