The Son Who Came Home

Luke 15:11–24

WHAT HAPPENED

Jesus told about a man who had two sons. One son ended up far away with nothing and was very hungry. Then he remembered his father and decided to go home. While he was still far away, his father saw him, felt deep love, and ran to him.

SCENE 1 / 5

A Son Leaves Home

Jesus told a story about a man with two sons. One of the sons left his father’s house. He went away from home.

Luke 15:11

SCENE 2 / 5

Everything Is Gone

After he had spent everything, it was all gone. Then a severe famine came in that land. The son began to be in great need and felt hunger.

Luke 15:14

SCENE 3 / 5

I Will Go Home

Then the son came to himself. He remembered that his father’s hired servants had bread enough and to spare, while he was perishing with hunger. So he decided to arise and go to his father.

Luke 15:17

SCENE 4 / 5

The Father Runs

The son arose and came to his father. While he was still a great way off, his father saw him. The father was filled with compassion, ran to him, held him close, and kissed him.

Luke 15:20

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Let Us Celebrate

The son said he had sinned against heaven and in his father’s sight. He said he was no longer worthy to be called his father’s son. But this was a happy homecoming, because the father welcomed him back.

Luke 15:21

MEMORY VERSE · New King James Version (NKJV)

““And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.”

Luke 15:20

WHAT WE LEARN

Jesus shows us what God is like. When we turn back to Him, He welcomes us with compassion and love. We do not come home because we are great, but because the Father is kind.

DID YOU KNOW?

In this story, the father saw his son while he was still a great way off.

TALK ABOUT IT

What did the son remember about his father?
How did the father act when he saw his son?
What does this story show us about God?
How do you feel knowing God welcomes us home?

PRAY ABOUT IT

Father, thank You for welcoming us with love. Please help us come to You and trust Your kind heart. Amen.

📍 Where it happened: A father's house and a far country

CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY