(Note: For remote participants and BFG leaders, these questions are meant to be used in conjunction with the pastor’s sermon. Attempting to use these questions absent the sermon’s teaching could lead to unbiblical or unhelpful conclusions.)

For Kids: In case you don’t know what a widow is, she is a woman whose husband has died. That’s a very hard thing for a woman of any age to go through, and God wants us to know how best to care for these women. It’s important because we love them.

• What are some ways a widow might need help? 
• What’s one thing you and your family can do to serve a widow in our church? 
• How can you pray for widows? 

 
For Discussion:

• Why is it important that families are the first to take responsibility for their widows? What does it say to the world when Christians neglect their families?  
• Widowhood is an incredibly hard station of life for all people, but it provides unique challenges for younger widows. How should the church encourage these younger widows?  
• Why is it good for younger widows to consider remarriage?  
• Why do you think Paul lays out qualifications for widows to be “enrolled” with the church?  
• How might Paul’s prioritization of some widows over others challenge our ideas about mercy/benevolence ministries?  
• What core message about God and man is at the heart of widow care?  
• What does the church stand to lose if it doesn’t care well for its widows?  
• How can you be more involved with widow care at your church?  

 
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