Come Follow Me Luke 12-17; John 11

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Come Follow Me Luke 12-17, John 11 (May 6-12)
This week we cover:
Coming to the table
The invitation to the feast
Three parables of lost
The heart of the Prodigal Father
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[@kristinlambert3021]

I am so very grateful for your Come Follow Me Lessons. I serve as the Primary President in my Ward and miss out on most of the Sunday discussions. Your videos have opened my heart to so many teachings I've not only been able to internalize and ponder but teach my children and others in conversation. This lesson in particular was so very touching to me. Last Sunday I visited with a dear friend who stopped coming to church years ago. As we visited, I was able to share truths I'd learned through my study of the New Testament and these specific chapters. She opened up, shared her feelings and some of the things she's been struggling with and expressed "I am a Prodigal Daughter." I was able to share with her the love of her Heavenly Father and her Savior and help her see their deep love for her. Thank you for expanding my vision and perspective of the wonderful truths taught in these and other chapters of holy scripture. It has comforted my soul and blessed my life. I look forward to learning new truths each week. Thank you!

[@emilyfinley6019]

I have never really felt a connection with this parable of the two lost sons. But, you said it in a way this week that helped me make a connection, that helped me see, to know that the Lord comes for EACH of us, on whichever path we are on to help us come in to the feast and the party.... THANK YOU!

[@dianesauer4159]

I can’t tell you how much I look forward to these videos each and every week. This week’s lesson really taught me several important lessons but particularly The Great Supper portion. I love how everyone is invited to come to him and He sends his servant to find those who are poor, halt, maimed, blind and goes brings them to Him. Then he goes the extra mile to compel even those who are outcast and far away spiritually and bids them to come. He does so without judgment and without worrying what others will think of Him for doing so. This really touched my heart and taught me a great lesson.

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[@33sylvia33]

So beautiful. Room for everyone. The parallel between the father and our Father in Heaven! He is so happy for every effort we make.

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[@michellesteimle9969]

Thank you so much for what you taught us about the lost sons parable. Just 2 thoughts to add to the first 2 parables. The lost sheep: I was told that when a sheep went astray often the shepherd would break his legs and carry him around and care for him for weeks while his legs healed. The sheep would develop a bond with his shepherd and never stray again. I loved that message because we all have to have a broken heart and contrite spirit and learn to rely on our Savior to trust him to care for us and let him bear our burdens. The lost coin: I was taught that as part of Jewish tradition in marriage the groom would pay a price for his bride. It became her dowry and safeguard if the groom died. She would often adorn herelf with gifts and the coins he paid for her the way we wear wedding rings now. With that info I gather that the lost coin may have represented to her what losing a wedding ring would mean to us. Which makes it mean more to me that when she swept the whole house and lit a candle she was looking for a treasure that had more value than being spent. It is representive of the promises of her husband. It works on the level of how God will search for us. How we need to search for God and how we need to see those around us and seek to help them find God.

[@trevorwilkerson8769]

Very interesting perspectives. Thank you for sharing them.

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I am so appreciative of your inspired thoughts, preparation and how you make your presentation so enjoyable. A sincere thank you. You have greatly enhanced my Come Follow Me scripture study.

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I hope you two realize what a difference you’re making through these videos! I don’t want every week, but the times that I do, I’m always provided additional insight and different perspectives that allow me to see the parables in new color and richness. I really wasn’t sure what the great supper parable was trying to teach until I watched this video. Hugs from TN!💜

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[@cindymatthews2785]

We can't thank you enough for sharing your insights! We are Senior Missionaries and have a Come Follow Me Group with older members that meets with us every week. Your thoughts and ideas help us generate more pondering and better discussions. We love what you do and are blessed because of it. Thank You!!Elder and Sister Hall

[@ScottLawPhotography]

I really enjoy your videos and my wife and I watch them every week as part of our Come Follow Me study and also to help me prepare for my Gospel Doctrine class. I have received many great ideas and insights. However . . . I do have to disagree with your re-titling of the Parable of the Prodigal Son to the "Parable of the Prodigal God". As I have researched the word "prodigal" most dictionaries and thesauruses use words like "reckless", "excessive" and "wasteful" in their definitions and synonyms in which case only the one son would be defined as prodigal and those words would definitely not ever apply to our Father in Heaven. The good news is that your video did make me study this out a little further and learn more than I otherwise might have. Thanks for all your hard work and for providing this additional resource.

[@IWDTC]

Great lesson this week guys. I gained a lot of insight into the parables especially the prodigal son. Actually I've always wondered what the other brother would do at the end of that story also. I'd like to think that he went in and celebrated with his father and brother. Even the 1991 Church film version of The Prodigal Son shows this brother (Jim) quickly getting involved in his prodigal brothers (Tom) new repentant life. He gifts him with the family piano Tom had always loved and spends a lot of time with his brother getting to know him again. Thanks again guys..

[@sandylmcallister]

LOL. Prodigal ...ice cream sprinkles!😆

[@MolyBDenum-lh3wy]

I really was hoping that you guys would’ve discussed the parable of the unjust steward since it’s probably the most curious of all that were given this week...

[@emilynelson5880]

And we will ALL return to the Father. This isn’t a story about someone leaving the church and then coming back and god then rewarding us. We have all been separated from the father and we will all return home to him and will be welcomed with love and open arms.

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[@terersa143]

As I listened to your lesson and explanation about the Prodigal Son, I was wondering if the 'Fatted Calf' represented Christ?

[@totoaauvaa2495]

Hope to get your insights on the Parable of the Shrewd Steward in Luke 16.. still struggling to wrap my head around this..

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[@arinrohrbach9613]

One question I have though is the younger son couldn’t still be an heir though because he already spent his inheritance? He could be welcomed home, but there wasn’t another inheritance for him, right? I always understood it to mean that Heavenly Father will always forgive us and welcome us back, but we still have to deal with the consequences of our choices. Any thoughts?

[@33sylvia33]

I've heard that once as well. I don't like it. The Father has said when we repent he remembers our sins no more. Maybe he won't get the money again in this life. But the consequences we have in this life are totally erased in the eternities.

[@arinrohrbach9613]

33sylvia33 I think that is why this parable is a bit confusing. In real life the son couldn’t get his inheritance because it was gone. The only way he would get an inheritance would be to take from the other son, which wouldn’t be fair. Both scenarios don’t sit right with me either. So maybe this parable doesn’t exactly match up with real life comparisons then. Because I totally agree that if we repent our inheritance is still available.

[@33sylvia33]

Arin Rohrbach I think the Father would be able to make up the money and all would get even more than before. I know if our family member would come back we wouldn’t care a bit about the inheritance! We would just rejoice!

[@arinrohrbach9613]

ce collie This is from the BYU religious study center. “justice will be satisfied and mercy will claim both the repentant and the obedient and the faithful. No amount of repentance could restore to the younger son the actual inheritance he had wasted. He lost something that cannot be regained. If the elder son will repent of his self-righteous attitude, he can enjoy all that the Father has. If he will not repent, he will lose the rights to an eternal inheritance in the kingdom of his Father.

[@33sylvia33]

Arin Rohrbach I’ve read that and I’ve been in a gospel doctrine class that brought it up. 😀 For me Elder Holland suns it up best: “He cheers on every runner, calling out that the race is against sin, not against each other. I know that if we will be faithful, there is a perfectly tailored robe of righteousness ready and waiting for everyone, “robes … made … white in the blood of the Lamb.” I m hoping it just means that in this life there will be consequences...but our repentance will wipe them out in the eternities. Thanks for your thought provoking comment. I like this from Elder Hales: “Beloved brothers and sisters, the young man spoken about by the Savior, the one we refer to as the prodigal son, did come home. His father had not forgotten him; his father was waiting. And “when [the son] was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and … kissed him.” In honor of his son’s return, he called for a robe, a ring, and a celebration with a fatted calfreminders that no blessings will be withheld if we faithfully endure in walking the path back to our Heavenly Father.”

[@denniscrapse60]

I can find the videos from lessons past but where do I go to find the old lesson plan sheets?

[@33sylvia33]

www.emilybellefreeman.com/newsletter-archive

[@williamhunt2629]

What version of the New Testament is he using?

[@bart055]

King James version

[@williamhunt2629]

@@bart055 mine reads different.