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The Character of a Disciple — a tree standing in the dark, its roots glowing underground

Disciples reconcileLuke 15:11-32Length: Long

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • What steps does the younger son take to return, and how does the father meet him?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • With whom is a relationship of yours broken — and are you more like the returning son or the resentful brother?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • What concrete step toward reconciliation — a visit, a call, an apology — will you take this week?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who could you tell about the Father who runs to welcome people home?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

Father, you run out to meet both sons — the one who left and the one who stayed home resentful. Soften my heart to reconcile with those I have wronged and those who have wronged me.