In this episode of Words & Ways we'll be looking at Jesus and the end of the story of the Prodigal Son.
Listen for yourself, with small groups, leadership teams, mentoring-discipling relationships and more.
Our hope is that the words and ways of Jesus transform your mind, fill your heart, and encourage your soul today and every day.
SHOW NOTES
Main Passage: Luke 15:25-32
Side Passages: Luke 15:11-24
DISCUSSION & REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
What feels different about the two parts of this story — the young son’s scenes and the older son’s scene?
Why do you think the older son wouldn’t go inside at first to see what was happening? Do you think he eventually went in? Why or why not?
Read the older son’s words to his father (Luke 15:29-30). What do they reveal about his true feelings?
What are some ways people might make an outward show of goodness, obedience, and faithfulness while being bitter and rebellious in their thoughts and attitudes?
In what ways were the younger and older son alike? In what ways were they different?
What do you think Jesus meant when he described people as being lost, then found? dead, then alive?
In what ways have you been like the older son in this story? How can you protect against that?
What are some new insights you’ve learned from this parable? How will those shape your life of discipleship?
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