Luke 15:11-32.
Luke 15.11-32
Two Sons
"Jesus also told them another story:
Once a man had two sons. The younger son said to his father, "Give me
my share of the property." So the father divided his property between
his two sons.
Not long after that, the younger son packed up everything he owned and
left for a foreign country, where he wasted all his money in wild
living. He had spent everything, when a bad famine spread through
that whole land. Soon he had nothing to eat.
He went to work for a man in that country, and the man sent him out to
take care of his pigs. He would have been glad to eat what the pigs
were eating, but no one gave him a thing.
Finally, he came to his senses and said, "My father's workers have
plenty to eat, and here I am, starving to death! I will go to my
father and say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against God in heaven
and against you. I am no longer good enough to be called your son.
Treat me like one of your workers.'"
The younger son got up and started back to his father. But when he was
still a long way off, his father saw him and felt sorry for him. He
ran to his son and hugged and kissed him.
The son said, "Father, I have sinned against God in heaven and against
you. I am no longer good enough to be called your son."
But his father said to the servants, "Hurry and bring the best clothes
and put them on him. Give him a ring for his finger and sandals for
his feet. Get the best calf and prepare it, so we can eat and
celebrate. This son of mine was dead, but has now come back to life.
He was lost and has now been found." And they began to celebrate.
The older son had been out in the field. But when he came near the
house, he heard the music and dancing. So he called one of the
servants over and asked, "What's going on here?"
The servant answered, "Your brother has come home safe and sound, and
your father ordered us to kill the best calf." The older brother got
so angry that he would not even go into the house.
His father came out and begged him to go in. But he said to his
father, "For years I have worked for you like a slave and have always
obeyed you. But you have never even given me a little goat, so that I
could give a dinner for my friends. This other son of yours wasted
your money on prostitutes. And now that he has come home, you ordered
the best calf to be killed for a feast."
His father replied, "My son, you are always with me, and everything I
have is yours. But we should be glad and celebrate! Your brother was
dead, but he is now alive. He was lost and has now been found."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
Two Sons
"Jesus also told them another story:
Once a man had two sons. The younger son said to his father, "Give me
my share of the property." So the father divided his property between
his two sons.
Not long after that, the younger son packed up everything he owned and
left for a foreign country, where he wasted all his money in wild
living. He had spent everything, when a bad famine spread through
that whole land. Soon he had nothing to eat.
He went to work for a man in that country, and the man sent him out to
take care of his pigs. He would have been glad to eat what the pigs
were eating, but no one gave him a thing.
Finally, he came to his senses and said, "My father's workers have
plenty to eat, and here I am, starving to death! I will go to my
father and say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against God in heaven
and against you. I am no longer good enough to be called your son.
Treat me like one of your workers.'"
The younger son got up and started back to his father. But when he was
still a long way off, his father saw him and felt sorry for him. He
ran to his son and hugged and kissed him.
The son said, "Father, I have sinned against God in heaven and against
you. I am no longer good enough to be called your son."
But his father said to the servants, "Hurry and bring the best clothes
and put them on him. Give him a ring for his finger and sandals for
his feet. Get the best calf and prepare it, so we can eat and
celebrate. This son of mine was dead, but has now come back to life.
He was lost and has now been found." And they began to celebrate.
The older son had been out in the field. But when he came near the
house, he heard the music and dancing. So he called one of the
servants over and asked, "What's going on here?"
The servant answered, "Your brother has come home safe and sound, and
your father ordered us to kill the best calf." The older brother got
so angry that he would not even go into the house.
His father came out and begged him to go in. But he said to his
father, "For years I have worked for you like a slave and have always
obeyed you. But you have never even given me a little goat, so that I
could give a dinner for my friends. This other son of yours wasted
your money on prostitutes. And now that he has come home, you ordered
the best calf to be killed for a feast."
His father replied, "My son, you are always with me, and everything I
have is yours. But we should be glad and celebrate! Your brother was
dead, but he is now alive. He was lost and has now been found."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
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