1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • How does the father respond to the returning son, and how does the older brother respond?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Which son do you relate to more right now — the younger or the older?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What would coming home to the Father look like for you this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who feels too far gone to come home that you could reach out to?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).