Epaggelia

Mt. 21:28-32 & Lk. 15:11-32

In the parable of the Two Sons, neither one of the sons were perfect children. Is there truly such a thing as a perfect child? Defining which child is able to eventually do the Father’s will is the goal of this parable:

The son that turns, represent the __________________________________

The son that lies, represent the ___________________________

Read Matthew 7:21 & 12:50. Could this be why John teaches we are not heard in prayer unless we pray according to his will?

How important is it to pray for the Father’s will? 

Could doing the will of the Father ever be in conflict with the royal/golden rule? Matthew 7:12 & James 2:8.

These two parables have something in common other than just talking about two sons. The contrast between the two sons in each parable is dependent on the same thing. To do the will of the Father is paramount.

In the parable of the Prodigal, how (in any case scenario) could the older brother working in the field not know that a calf had been killed, a party was started, guests arrived, a band setup and was playing, a feast was prepared and a robe, a ring & shoes was presented? How?

Why would Jesus tell of the Father, pronouncing the prodigal son as dead, yet being made alive again? Lk. 15:24-32

In everything the older brother had done right, was he ever really worthy? See Lk. 17:10.

It is important to distinguish that being an “unworthy servant” does not mean a person is “worthless.” Rather, it means each of us as an individual has not done anything to earn our own worth; it is a state of being that exists because of God’s action, not our own.