Luke 15:11-32
Key Verses 15:31,32 “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
1. What did the younger son want and why? (11-12) Why did his father give him what he wanted? What does this teach about God and man?
2. What happened after he squandered his wealth? (13-16) How does his emptiness represent one’s sinful state apart from God?
3. After hitting rock bottom, what did he realize and what did he decide to do? (17-20a)
4. How did the father welcome him even before his son expressed his repentance? (20b) How did the father interrupt his son’s prepared speech? (22-24) How did they celebrate?
5. How did the older brother react when he heard the music and dancing and feasting? (25-28) What was his relationship with his father and how had he never understood his father’s love?