Prodigal son

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There are not many stories any better than the one of the Prodigal Son. This is a great picture of God's love for us, no matter how much we have made a mess of things. He searches for us, runs towards us, and brings us home. We don't deserve any of it at all, but that's exactly the point. God is full of grace and mercy, and His love cannot help but to run towards us.His father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.Luke…

Jesus’ illustration of the lost son teaches us how God feels toward repentant sinners. The reaction of the older brother provides a personal lesson.

Prodigal Son

Just come home.

“Come join the murder,” the black ravens of his heart cried. “Come join it again, old friend.” And so he did. The prodigal relapsed. Re-sinned. Re-destroyed his life. Would his father welcome him home this time?

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Olive Tree Arts hosts an annual art show and sale each year. The theme of the art in this year's show needed to be based on the story of the Prodigal from the Bible in Luke 15:11-32. I created this piece and was floored when it won Best of Show! It's such a neat art show with over 100 pieces from different artists, so you get to see different perspectives on the same story through the different pieces of art. Here's my inspiration statement on my piece: What inspired me most from this…

A poignant scene depicting the moment in the Prodigal Son parable where the wayward son returns to his father. The setting is a rural, Middle Eastern landscape during biblical times, with simple stone houses and a dusty path. The son, in ragged clothing, kneels before his father, a Middle-Eastern man wearing traditional attire of the era. The father's expression is one of compassion and...

The prodigal son is a character in a parable or story Jesus told about the grace and forgiveness of our heavenly Father. These activities are about this parable.

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Luke 15:18 . . .“Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Make me as one of your hired men.”’ 20 So he rose and went to his father. While he was yet a long way off, his father caught sight of him and was moved with pity, and he ran and fell upon his neck and tenderly kissed him.

How many people, trapped by sin or the urgency of their circumstances, helplessly flounder about while inside they are silently screaming? How should we react when we perceive that a person is in misery? Jesus gave us the answer in the account of the Prodigal son’s brother.

Prodigal Son by Michael Kapeluck

Lot was not supposed to accompany Abram because going back to chapter 12, it says that God told Abram to get out of his country and from his kindred. God knew what would happen if Lot went with Ab…

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