The father who ranLuke 15:11-32Length: Long

1 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

2 Digest

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

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does the father do when he sees his son still a long way off?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Where in your family story do you long for a welcome like this — to give one, or to receive one?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What is one step toward peace you could take in your household this week — a message, an apology, a door left open, a meal shared?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who believes they have gone too far to come home, and how could you show them this father?

3 Grow

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