THE PRODIGAL SON

QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT

• Is there anything about the story which you find surprising? If so, what and why?

• Do you think that the older brother was reasonable to be upset? Why/why not?

• Can you think of times when you have been forgiven for a mistaken you made?

• Which character in the story represents God? What do you think that the story tells us

about a Christian idea of God? How does it suggest that God will respond to people

who realise that they have made some wrong choices?

• Why do you think that Jesus told this parable (a story which teaches or explains an idea),

instead of just saying directly what he wanted people to understand about God?

1. He’s got the whole world in His hands,

He’s got the whole world in His hands,

He’s got the whole world in His hands,

He’s got the whole world in His hands.

2. He’s got the tiny little baby in His hands,

He’s got the tiny little baby in His hands,

He’s got the tiny little baby in His hands,

He’s got the whole world in His hands.

3. He’s got you and me, brother, in His hands,

He’s got you and me, sister, in His hands,

He’s got you and me, brother, in His hands,

He’s got the whole world in His hands.

4. He’s got the whole world in His hands,

He’s got the whole world in His hands,

He’s got the whole world in His hands,

He’s got the whole world in His hands.