BEGINNER LEVEL 1: Lesson 30 for Students

LESSON 30: THE PRODIGAL SON 

THEME: Luke 15: 11-32

VOCABULARY: wealthy, divide, portion, wild, returned

STORY: There is a man. He was very wealthy. He has two sons. The first son asked his father to divide his wealth and give him his portion. The second son stayed with his father and worked for him for many years. He stayed faithful and never left his father. The first son wanted to take his money and do many different things. He left his home and went and spent all his money in wild living. When he had no money left, he had to work a hard job. He spent his time working in the fields. He was hungry and wished he had food. After some time, he decided that he should return home because the people who worked for his father had more food than he had. The first son returned home. The father saw his first son coming and was very excited. The father was so excited that he threw his son a party. The second son felt very angry. The second son did not understand why his father was so happy to see the first son, who had spent all of his money on wild living. The father explained to the second son how happy he was that the first son came back. The first son was lost and now he has come home. He was dead but now he is alive.  

ACTIVITIES:

1. Review the vocabulary words. Listen to the Vocabulary File for pronunciation. Look up the meaning of any words you don’t know.
2. Listen to Audio 1 as you read through the story.
3. Listen to Audio 2 – Story with Questions as you read through the story and answer the questions.
4. Think about the main theme of the story.
   1. Does the father get angry with the first son? (No)
   2. Why not? (He is happy that his son has come back home)
   3. Does God get angry with us? (No, God loves us no matter what.)
   4. How does this story relate to people who reject God? (We are like the first son.)
   5. Will God ever leave us even if we leave him? (No, God will always be there for us.) 
5. Make a chart explaining the story:

Who is in the story?  -A father and two sons.	What did the first son want?  -His portion of his father’s money	What does the first son do with the money? -He lives a crazy life.
What happens to the first son? -He spends all his money and has to work feeding pigs.	Where does the first son return? -He returns home.	How do the dad and brother feel? -The father is happy and the brother is angry.

6. Remember that God will never leave us and will always wait for our return as did the father.