600
HoW LONGwilL YoU kEeP
uS WaiTing? if yOUARE the mEsSiaH,
TelL us!
I Did telLYou. bUT yOu
DoN’t BElieVE ThetHinGS I hAvE dONe
in MY FaTHEr’sNAme.
Did yOUHeaR ThAt?
HE claiMS Tobe gOD!
Stone him!ArREsT HiM!
faTHER, I WAnt To ruN mY Own LiFe. givE Me my ShaRE of YOUr
MoNey nOW. I don’t want to wait
for YOu to diE.
if yoUwanT thE mONeY,
you MAY HaVE iT. I’lLDivide my pROPErtY
BeTWEen yoU ANDyOuR brothER.
aS jEsuS WAlKs aLOng SolOMoN’s pOrcH AT the TEmPLe, tHE peoPlE SURrOunD hiM.
tHe yOUnGEr SoN mOVes FaR AwaY To AnOthEr CouNTRy…
JesUS lEAVes jEruSaLem ANd COntiNUEs To pReacH. thE PHAriSeEs COMplain BecAuSE he sPENDS Time witH sinNERS. so JesUS TELls theM a STory AbOut a mAn WiTH two sONS. onE daY The yOUNGER son COMeS to THE FAther…
But jesus calmly walks away, and, strangely, no one tries to stop him.
HoW LONGwilL YoU kEeP
uS WaiTing? if yOUARE the mEsSiaH,
TelL us!
I Did telLYou. bUT yOu
DoN’t BElieVE ThetHinGS I hAvE dONe
in MY FaTHEr’sNAme.
Did yOUHeaR ThAt?
HE claiMS Tobe gOD!
Stone him!ArREsT HiM!
faTHER, I WAnt To ruN mY Own LiFe. givE Me my ShaRE of YOUr
MoNey nOW. I don’t want to wait
for YOu to diE.
if yoUwanT thE mONeY,
you MAY HaVE iT. I’lLDivide my pROPErtY
BeTWEen yoU ANDyOuR brothER.
aS jEsuS WAlKs aLOng SolOMoN’s pOrcH AT the TEmPLe, tHE peoPlE SURrOunD hiM.
tHe yOUnGEr SoN mOVes FaR AwaY To AnOthEr CouNTRy…
JesUS lEAVes jEruSaLem ANd COntiNUEs To pReacH. thE PHAriSeEs COMplain BecAuSE he sPENDS Time witH sinNERS. so JesUS TELls theM a STory AbOut a mAn WiTH two sONS. onE daY The yOUNGER son COMeS to THE FAther…
But jesus calmly walks away, and, strangely, no one tries to stop him.
HoW LONGwilL YoU kEeP
uS WaiTing? if yOUARE the mEsSiaH,
TelL us!
I Did telLYou. bUT yOu
DoN’t BElieVE ThetHinGS I hAvE dONe
in MY FaTHEr’sNAme.
Did yOUHeaR ThAt?
HE claiMS Tobe gOD!
Stone him!ArREsT HiM!
faTHER, I WAnt To ruN mY Own LiFe. givE Me my ShaRE of YOUr
MoNey nOW. I don’t want to wait
for YOu to diE.
if yoUwanT thE mONeY,
you MAY HaVE iT. I’lLDivide my pROPErtY
BeTWEen yoU ANDyOuR brothER.
aS jEsuS WAlKs aLOng SolOMoN’s pOrcH AT the TEmPLe, tHE peoPlE SURrOunD hiM.
tHe yOUnGEr SoN mOVes FaR AwaY To AnOthEr CouNTRy…
JesUS lEAVes jEruSaLem ANd COntiNUEs To pReacH. thE PHAriSeEs COMplain BecAuSE he sPENDS Time witH sinNERS. so JesUS TELls theM a STory AbOut a mAn WiTH two sONS. onE daY The yOUNGER son COMeS to THE FAther…
But jesus calmly walks away, and, strangely, no one tries to stop him.
A Loving FatherBased on luke 15:11–32
601
Easy living, here I come!
Bartender,I’d like to buy
a drink...
I’� bet 300 denarii.
Now thisis the g� d
life!
you’re so daring!
it’s ahuge house!
Time for me to become a
homeowner. A� my friends can
stay forfr� !
...foreveryone!
Arewe his
friends?
Andhandsome!
As long as he has money, we
are!
602
MY fatHeR’sSErVAnTs Live BEtTeRthaN THiS! I’m GOing
hoME tO Ask my FaTHerto lET Me wORK for him—
NOt AS His Son, bUTas hiS sERVANt.
FATheR!I HavE SinNed
Against hEAVeN anDAGaiNST yOU. I’m not
WOrTHY to BEyOuR soN.
But when tHE SON ReAChEs HoMe, hiS faTHEr RusheS OUt To mEet HiM.
but eventua�y, the money runs out. his creditors take his house. the boy turns to his friends for help, but they don’t want to be s�n with a pe�ile� loser. at last he is forced to work taking care of pigs to stay alive.
A Loving FatherBaseD ON LUKE 15:11–32
MY fatHeR’sSErVAnTs Live BEtTeRthaN THiS! I’m GOing
hoME tO Ask my FaTHerto lET Me wORK for him—
NOt AS His Son, bUTas hiS sERVANt.
FATheR!I HavE SinNed
Against hEAVeN anDAGaiNST yOU. I’m not
WOrTHY to BEyOuR soN.
But when tHE SON ReAChEs HoMe, hiS faTHEr RusheS OUt To mEet HiM.
but eventua�y, the money runs out. his creditors take his house. the boy turns to his friends for help, but they don’t want to be s�n with a pe�ile� loser. at last he is forced to work taking care of pigs to stay alive.
A Loving FatherBaseD ON LUKE 15:11–32
MY fatHeR’sSErVAnTs Live BEtTeRthaN THiS! I’m GOing
hoME tO Ask my FaTHerto lET Me wORK for him—
NOt AS His Son, bUTas hiS sERVANt.
FATheR!I HavE SinNed
Against hEAVeN anDAGaiNST yOU. I’m not
WOrTHY to BEyOuR soN.
But when tHE SON ReAChEs HoMe, hiS faTHEr RusheS OUt To mEet HiM.
but eventua�y, the money runs out. his creditors take his house. the boy turns to his friends for help, but they don’t want to be s�n with a pe�ile� loser. at last he is forced to work taking care of pigs to stay alive.
A Loving FatherBaseD ON LUKE 15:11–32
BRiNG mY sOntHe bEST roBe iN
thE HOUse! pREPareA fEaST! My son
wAS LOst aNd noWhe’S FOuND!
whAT’SGoing ON?
yoUrBROTHEr hAS
CoMe HOmE safeANd SounD. YOURFathEr is GiViNg
A feaST FoRHiM.
I hAvE alWAYSobeyEd eVERYTHing yOU waNtedme To DO, And You’vE NeVEr LetME HAve a PARTy With mY FriEnDs.
BUT fOR HiM, you thrOw THebESt paRTY eVEr.
EveryTHiNGI haVE is YoURS.But We HAvE TO
celEbrate. yoURBrOThER wAs tHe
SamE As deaD, AndNoW hE’S aLiVe
AnD safE.
if MYBROThEr WeRE
HerE, I wouLDN’thave TO WoRK
SO mUCH.
aT thE enD oF THE dAY, the OlDER SoN COmes in froM THE FieLd. WhEN He GEtS clOse To thE HOUSe, hE HeaRs muSiC AnD daNcing.
iN angeR, tHE oLDer SON REFuseS To GO into ThE HOUse ANd join thE parTy. SO His fAtheR ComES OuT to TalK tO HiM.
out iN THe FiElD, the OLdER son wOrkS HaRD.
603
MY fatHeR’sSErVAnTs Live BEtTeRthaN THiS! I’m GOing
hoME tO Ask my FaTHerto lET Me wORK for him—
NOt AS His Son, bUTas hiS sERVANt.
FATheR!I HavE SinNed
Against hEAVeN anDAGaiNST yOU. I’m not
WOrTHY to BEyOuR soN.
But when tHE SON ReAChEs HoMe, hiS faTHEr RusheS OUt To mEet HiM.
but eventua�y, the money runs out. his creditors take his house. the boy turns to his friends for help, but they don’t want to be s�n with a pe�ile� loser. at last he is forced to work taking care of pigs to stay alive.
A Loving FatherBaseD ON LUKE 15:11–32
BRiNG mY sOntHe bEST roBe iN
thE HOUse! pREPareA fEaST! My son
wAS LOst aNd noWhe’S FOuND!
whAT’SGoing ON?
yoUrBROTHEr hAS
CoMe HOmE safeANd SounD. YOURFathEr is GiViNg
A feaST FoRHiM.
I hAvE alWAYSobeyEd eVERYTHing yOU waNtedme To DO, And You’vE NeVEr LetME HAve a PARTy With mY FriEnDs.
BUT fOR HiM, you thrOw THebESt paRTY eVEr.
EveryTHiNGI haVE is YoURS.But We HAvE TO
celEbrate. yoURBrOThER wAs tHe
SamE As deaD, AndNoW hE’S aLiVe
AnD safE.
if MYBROThEr WeRE
HerE, I wouLDN’thave TO WoRK
SO mUCH.
aT thE enD oF THE dAY, the OlDER SoN COmes in froM THE FieLd. WhEN He GEtS clOse To thE HOUSe, hE HeaRs muSiC AnD daNcing.
iN angeR, tHE oLDer SON REFuseS To GO into ThE HOUse ANd join thE parTy. SO His fAtheR ComES OuT to TalK tO HiM.
out iN THe FiElD, the OLdER son wOrkS HaRD.