Books with title The Prodigal Father

Divine Routes is a series of short books explaining the Christian faith to pre-school and Key Stage 1 children. The series uses buses and their journeys on their bus routes to convey the biblical messages. The text is perfect for being read aloud and also easy to read for first readers. God is the Bus Controller in the stories, with Jesus the bus conductor. The buses are people, with children denoted by mini-buses. There are six routes, each donated by a colour; red, yellow, green, blue, orange and purple; these denote six of the routes we may take to know God, to the divine. Each route has a “driver” associated with the buses; this is the Holy Spirit.The Prodigal Son tells the story of the bus who doesn’t want to drive his route any more and decides to leave the bus station. The Bus Controller understands but the other buses are upset and angry. After a few days the bus who left the station decides he wants to come back. Will the buses and the Bus Controller accept him back?This is the parable of the Prodigal Son. Jesus told this story to help his disciples understand how God forgives all of us who say we are sorry. The parable shows that even if we leave God and stop talking to Him, God is just waiting to welcome us back. You can find it in your Bible in the Gospel of Luke at Luke 15:11-32.The current books in the Divine Routes Series are:1 – Jump Aboard the Bus2 – Good Samaritan3 – Lost Sheep4 – Prodigal Son5 – The Sower

A young man treats his family with disrespect and ends up leaving them, taking their money with him. When he falls on hard times, and finds himself alone in the world, he has no choice but to return home, fearing he won't be welcome because of the way he treated his father. But when he asks his father for forgiveness, he is welcomed back immediately. The message of the story is, "If anyone changes and comes back to him, God forgives them and there is joy in heaven."

Thinking the grass is greener at Sty in the Sky farm down the road, Porkchop (voice of Randy Travis) leaves everyone behind in hopes of attaining what “all other pigs have.” Through hilarious antics, he realizes that “different” grass isn’t always “better” grass and that his true blessings are right where he left them, at home. Porkchop heads back to Farmer Bob to apologize for not being grateful only to be welcomed with open arms and a special “Hoe Down” celebration complete with cheesy corn curls. Kids will learn the parable of the Prodigal Son, with valuable lessons about gratitude and being thankful for what you have.

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