Bible Stories · Ages 7+ · Set A
The son who came home
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Goal: 15 min
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Remember: In Jesus's story, a father runs to welcome his son home.
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Read the story first.
A father and two sonsA father had two sons. The younger son asked for his share, packed his things and left for a far country. He spent all his money on parties, and then a famine came and he had nothing left for bread. He took a job feeding pigs and was very hungry. He decided to go home, tell his father he had let him down, and ask to work for him. While he was still far off, his father saw him and ran down the road with his arms wide open. The father gave him the best robe, a ring and sandals, and they held a feast. The older son, who had been working in the field, heard the music and was angry.
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Why did the younger son have nothing left to buy bread?
🦹A thief took it🪙He spent it all, and then a famine came🎁He gave it to his brother
2
What job did the younger son take?
🐖Feeding pigs🐑Looking after sheep🍞Baking bread
3
🏠Did he plan to ask to work for his father?
YesNo
4
🛣️Did the father wait at the gate until his son came all the way home?
YesNo
5
Number the story in order.
- 🌾 A famine comes
- 🪙 The younger son asks for his share
- 🎶 The older brother hears the music
- 🏃 His father runs to meet him
Think about the story
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Join each one to what happened.
- 1🧔 the father
- 2🧑 the younger son
- 3🧑🌾 the older son
- Aworked in the field
- Bran and hugged his son
- Cwalked home
7
Circle the gifts the father called for. (circle every one)
🧥the best robe🐴a horse💍a ring👡sandals
8
The father said his son was lost, and now he was
.
hungryfoundrich
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Where did the older son stand when he was angry?
🍽️At the table🙅Outside with his arms folded🛣️On the road
10
A child retold it: He asked for his share. He fed pigs. His father sent him away. Which part is wrong?
🪙He asked for his share🐖He fed pigs🚫His father sent him away
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How does the episode end for the older son?
💃He went in and danced❓The Bible does not say whether he went in🛣️He left for a far country
12
Draw the father running down the road.
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Write one way to welcome someone back.
Answer key · Set A
The son who came home
1He spent it all, and then a famine came He threw parties until the money was gone, and then a famine came and he had no money left for bread.
2Feeding pigs He took a job feeding pigs and was so hungry that even their food looked good.
3Yes Yes. He decided to tell his father he had let him down, and ask to work for him.
4No No. While his son was still far off, the father saw him and ran down the road to him.
52, 1, 4, 3
61-B, 2-C, 3-A
7the best robe, a ring, sandals The father called for the best robe, a ring and sandals. A horse is not in the story.
8found The father said, in the story, that his son was lost and now found.
9Outside with his arms folded The older brother stood outside with his arms folded, so the father came out and begged him to come in.
10His father sent him away His father did not send him away. He ran to him and held him tight.
11The Bible does not say whether he went in Jesus stopped there, and the Bible does not say whether the older son went in.
13Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
Mark each answer, count the right ones and write the score on the sheet.