Author: Jill

Two Small Coins For God
By Jill Kemp
Illustrated by Richard Gunther
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Two Small Coins For God
By Jill Kemp
Illustrated by Richard Gunther
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A very rich man came into the temple
with a big bag of money.
He was putting it all
into the donation box.
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A very rich man came into the temple
with a big bag of money.
He was putting it all
into the donation box.
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The rich man was very pleased with himself
and hoped that everyone would notice
how much money he was putting in the box.
It jingled loudly as it went in. Such a lot of money!
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The rich man was very pleased with himself
and hoped that everyone would notice
how much money he was putting in the box.
It jingled loudly as it went in. Such a lot of money!
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It was easy for the rich man to give lots of money.
He had plenty of money to spend and
he could buy anything he wanted.
The rich man had lots more money at home.
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It was easy for the rich man to give lots of money.
He had plenty of money to spend and
he could buy anything he wanted.
The rich man had lots more money at home.
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Then Jesus saw a poor little lady quietly
drop two small coins into the donation box.
She didn’t have much money
but she loved God very much.
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Then Jesus saw a poor little lady quietly
drop two small coins into the donation box.
She didn’t have much money
but she loved God very much.
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The poor lady had no more money to give.
She could have kept it for herself.
She gave it with a heart of
thankfulness and love.
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The poor lady had no more money to give.
She could have kept it for herself.
She gave it with a heart of
thankfulness and love.
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Jesus said, “This poor lady as donated
more than all the rich people.
Giving money didn’t matter one bit to them, but this
poor lady gave God something when she didn’t have much.”
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Jesus said, “This poor lady as donated
more than all the rich people.
Giving money didn’t matter one bit to them, but this
poor lady gave God something when she didn’t have much.”
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God sees the way we give to Him.
He wants us to give because we love Him,
not so that others can see how rich we
are and think that we are important.
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God sees the way we give to Him.
He wants us to give because we love Him,
not so that others can see how rich we
are and think that we are important.
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