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.