| Narrator: |
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Ever wonder how God feels about sinners who ask for His
forgiveness? Listen to this story Jesus
tells:
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| Jesus: |
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There was a man who had two sons. The younger son decided to
speak to his father about his inheritance.
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| Younger Son: |
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Father, may I talk with you?
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| Father: |
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Yes, what can I do for you?
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| Younger Son: |
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Father, give me my share of the family
property.
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| Father: |
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You want your share of my property now?
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| Younger Son: |
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Yes, Father, now.
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| Jesus: |
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So the father divided his property between his two
sons.
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| Younger Son: |
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Thank you, Father. Now I am going to pack up everything that
I have and move to a more exciting country.
Good-bye.
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| Jesus: |
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So the younger son moved to another country, and made some
new friends.
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| Friends: |
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Hey, look who is here. It's the rich
kid.
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| Younger Son: |
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Yep, that's me. I am a rich kid since my father gave me my
share of his property. What can I buy for you?
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| Friends: |
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Food! We need more food! And clothes! We need more
clothes.
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| Younger Son: |
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Excellent. I will pay for
everything.
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| Jesus: |
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The younger son wasted all of his money on wild living. He
spent everything he had. Unfortunately for the younger son, at the
same time he ran out of money, the whole country ran low on food.
The son had to look for work to earn money to
eat.
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| Younger Son: |
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Please, farmer, I have no money. I haven't eaten. May I work
for you for some food. I'll do anything.
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| Farmer: |
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Well, I do need someone to go feed my pigs. Take this slop
to the pig pens to feed my pigs.
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| Younger Son: |
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Thank you so much, sir. I will do
it.
(Sound of pigs)
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| Younger Son: |
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I am so hungry that I could almost eat this slop that the
pigs are eating. What? What am I saying? I would eat the food pigs
eat? How many of my father's hired workers have more than enough
food? But here I am dying of hunger. I know, I will get up and go
back to my father. I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against
heaven. I have sinned against you. I am no longer fit to be called
your son. Make me like one of your hired
workers."
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| Jesus: |
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So the young man got up and started traveling back to his
father's house.
(Sounds of footsteps)
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| Father: |
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Oh, my son, it is you! I am so happy to see
you.
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| Younger Son: |
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Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am
no longer fit to be called your son.
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| Father: |
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Nonsense. Servants, come quickly. My son has returned home.
Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and
sandals on his feet. Bring the fattest calf and kill it. Let's have
a big dinner and celebrate. This son of mine was dead. And now he is
alive again. He was lost. And now he is found.
(Sounds
of celebrating)
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| Jesus: |
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The older son was in the field. When he came near the house,
he heard music and dancing.
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| Older Son: |
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Servant, what is going on in my father's
house?
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| Servant: |
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Sir, your younger brother has come home. Your father has
killed the fattest calf. He has done this to celebrate that your
brother is back safe and sound.
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| Jesus: |
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The older brother became angry. He refused to go in. So his
father came out to talk to him.
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| Older Son: |
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Father, look, all these years I've worked like a slave for
you. I have always obeyed your orders. You never gave me even a
young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But this son of
yours wasted your money. Now he comes home. And for him you kill the
fattest calf?
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| Father: |
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My son, you are always with me. Everything I have is yours.
But we had to celebrate and be glad. This brother of your was dead.
Now he is alive again. He was lost. And now he is
found.
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| Jesus: |
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I tell you the truth, there is great joy in heaven over one
sinner who turns away from sin. All of heaven celebrates when one of
God's lost children is found.
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transition)
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| Narrator: |
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If you want to read more stories Jesus told about the
kingdom of God, read the book of Luke in the New Testament part of
your Bible.
Bible Source:
Holy Bible, New International Reader’s Version, A Bible for Kids,
Zondervan Publishing House, 1999. |