The Wonderful Way God ❤️ Widows

God has cared about widows from the very beginning - The Law (Deuteronomy); The Prophets; The Gospels; and The Epistles. Caring for widows fulfills the 2 Great Commandments AND impacts our evangelism - John 13:34-35 Sadly, many churches discount widows and senior adults as a whole. They are often viewed as a burden to the church. They are largely ignored because they are viewed as no longer a productive part of the church. It’s basically a “What have you done for me lately” mindset. This is not the view of our Lord. This cannot be the view of His Church. I. The Compassion & Concern of Widows - OT/NT Honoring Widows The Christmas Widow - Anna in Luke 2:36-38 The Big Reveal included widows - Jesus in Luke 4:14-32 (25-26) The Corruption of Corban against widows - Mark 7:9-13; 12:38-44 The Double Doom for widows - Luke 7:11-17 The Power of Persistence of the Widow - Luke 18:1-8 The Generous Given widow - Luke 21:1-3 The Second Challenge was about widows (in the early church) - Acts 6:1-7 The Place of Widows (in the early church) - Acts 9:36-43 II. The Attention & Protection of Widows (Respect/Recognition) - I Timothy 5:3-16 Qualified widows - age & faithfulness This is not favoritism Ephesians 6:1-4