The Prodigal Son: The Unworthy Son

Luke 15:21 | His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.

  • How did the Lost Son feel? Why?

Luke 5:8 | When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.”

  • After Peter’s lack of faith and questioning of Jesus’ power, he felt a lot like the lost son. What does He say to Jesus?

Jeremiah 17:9 | “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?

  • .What is the human heart like? Why is it this way?

  • What wickedness or deceit (untruth) can be seen in your heart?

  • In what ways do you feel like Peter and the Lost Son?