Luke 15: ¹¹Jesus also told them another story: Once a man had two sons. ¹²The younger son said to his father, "Give me my share of the property." So the father divided his property between his two sons. ¹³Not long after that, the younger son packed up everything he owned and left for a foreign country, where he wasted all his money in wild living. ¹⁴He had spent everything, when a bad famine spread through that whole land. Soon he had nothing to eat. ¹⁵He went to work for a man in that country, and the man sent him out to take care of his pigs. ¹⁶He would have been glad to eat what the pigs were eating, but no one gave him a thing....
    ²⁰The younger son got up and started back to his father. But when he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt sorry for him. He ran to his son and hugged and kissed him. ²¹The son said, "Father, I have sinned against God in heaven and against you. I am no longer good enough to be called your son." ²²But his father said to the servants, "Hurry and bring the best clothes and put them on him. Give him a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. ²³Get the best calf and prepare it, so we can eat and celebrate. ²⁴This son of mine was dead, but has now come back to life. He was lost and has now been found." And they began to celebrate....
    ²⁸The older brother got so angry that he would not even go into the house. His father came out and begged him to go in. ²⁹But he said to his father, "For years I have worked for you like a slave and have always obeyed you. But you have never even given me a little goat, so that I could give a dinner for my friends. ³⁰This other son of yours wasted your money on prostitutes. And now that he has come home, you ordered the best calf to be killed for a feast." ³¹His father replied, "My son, ... everything I have is yours. ³²But we should be glad and celebrate! Your brother was dead, but he is now alive. He was lost and has now been found." (CEV)

Luke 15: ⁴The god who rules this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers. They cannot see the light, which is the good news about our glorious Christ, who shows what God is like. (CEV)

Matthew 9: ³⁸Ask the Lord in charge of the harvest to send out workers to bring it in." (CEV)

Hebrews 3: ¹³You must encourage one another each day. And you must keep on while there is still a time that can be called "today." (CEV)

John 6: ⁴⁴No one can come to me, unless the Father who sent me makes them want to come. But if they do come, I will raise them to life on the last day. (CEV)

1. What helped the young man remember his father when he was out of money and desperate?
2. Who are the people that are most ready to change their ways and accept Jesus as their Master?
3. When we read stories about how kind and forgiving God is, how does that apply to us?
4. How can we take a more active part in working with God to help Him bring in "the harvest"?
5. Why are some people like the elder brother and don't want God to forgive a sorrowful sinner?
6. Explain how you thought about yourself when you first realized that all people stray from God.
Please study the above references and then add your observations and applications:
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