Guided Study through Luke 15

The Prodigal Son Wasn't the Only Lost Son

The Other Son is a guided deep dive into Jesus' parable of rebellion, resentment, restoration, and the Father's costly love. Walk through Luke 15 with first-century context and discover why Jesus aimed this story not only at sinners, but also at religious people who thought they were already on the inside.

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71 pages of companion PDFs
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The Other Son guided study
The Other Son
A Guided Study on the Parable of the Two Lost Sons
Video teaching through Luke 15
Transcripts, study guide, workbook, and leader resources
Pastoral, contextual, and deeply practical
More than video teaching

A guided study gives you room to sit with the text.

A typical teaching may give you a set of videos and leave you to decide what to do next.

The Other Son is built to help you keep engaging after the video ends.

This Guided Study pairs the teaching with study resources, reflection prompts, formatted transcripts, and teaching tools so you can slow down with one of Jesus' most familiar parables until it becomes unfamiliar again, in the best possible way.

  • You are not only watching videos.
  • You are sitting with Luke 15 in the teaching, the transcripts, and the companion resources.
  • You are letting the story confront rebellion, resentment, shame, performance, and the ways we misunderstand the Father.
The Problem

Most of us have domesticated this parable.

We turn Luke 15 into a simple story about a rebellious son who comes home. But Jesus told it in a specific moment: tax collectors and sinners were gathering around him, and the Pharisees and scribes were offended that he welcomed them and ate with them.

The younger son is lost in obvious rebellion.

His shame, self-destruction, and attempt to return as a servant are easy to recognize. He has run from the father and broken the family openly.

The older son is lost in religious resentment.

He stayed near the house while remaining far from the father's heart. His anger exposes entitlement, bitterness, and a servant mindset dressed in faithfulness.

You can be in the field and still be outside the feast.
You can keep the rules and still miss the relationship.
You can serve in the house while thinking like a slave.
You can resent grace when it is given to someone you think does not deserve it.
What This Guided Study Helps You See

Luke 15 is not simply a sentimental story about forgiveness.

When we miss the first-century context, we also miss the confrontation. The parable challenges lawless rebellion and loveless rule-keeping, and it reveals a father who refuses to accept either son as a servant.

The goal is not to identify which son is worse. The goal is to become like the father.
Why Luke 15 is better understood as the parable of the two lost sons.
Why the younger son's request was more insulting than most modern readers realize.
Why the older son's anger exposes a servant mindset rather than a son's heart.
Why repentance is about restored relationship, not merely religious behavior modification.
Why the father's actions would have been shocking in an ancient Near Eastern village.
Why Jesus' welcome of sinners was a direct challenge to religious boundary-making.
How this parable confronts both rebellion and religious superiority.
How to read the story in a way that leads to humility, sonship, and transformation.
What You'll Receive

A complete Guided Study package for Luke 15.

You receive the video teaching, formatted transcripts for each video, and five downloadable companion resources designed for careful study, personal reflection, and faithful teaching.

4+ hrsvideo teaching
5downloadable PDFs
71pages of study material
$37one-time purchase

Over 4 Hours of Video Teaching

A deep, thoughtful walk through Luke 15, exploring the younger son, the older son, and the father through historical context, biblical theology, and pastoral application. Formatted transcripts are included for each video.

The Other Son Study Guide

A 22-page structured guide to help you follow the teaching, review key ideas, and study the parable more carefully.

Reflection Workbook

A 21-page personal reflection resource designed to help you identify where the younger son and the older son show up in your own story.

Teaching & Sermon Kit

A 14-page preparation resource for pastors, teachers, small group leaders, or anyone who wants to teach the material to others.

Reading Skills Applied

A 10-page companion resource showing how better Bible-reading skills reveal deeper layers in Luke 15.

Scholar & Source Companion

A concise 4-page source guide showing some of the scholarship and influences behind the study.

Total downloadable companion material: 71 pages.

Who This Is For

Does This Guided Study Fit You?

This guided study is for you if:

  • ✓You have heard the Prodigal Son story many times but know there is more beneath the surface.
  • ✓You want to understand Jesus' parables in their Jewish and first-century context.
  • ✓You have struggled with shame, performance, resentment, or religious striving.
  • ✓You teach the Bible and want a richer way to present Luke 15.
  • ✓You want to understand grace without turning it into cheap grace.
  • ✓You want to become more like the Father, not merely identify which son is wrong.

This may not be for you if:

  • ✕You only want a quick devotional thought.
  • ✕You are looking for a surface-level retelling of the Prodigal Son.
  • ✕You do not want your assumptions about grace, repentance, sin, and religious identity challenged.
Core Transformation

From Servants and Rebels to Sons and Daughters

The younger son thinks freedom is found outside the father's house.

The older son thinks security is found in performance inside the father's house.

Both are wrong.

The father wants neither rebellion nor servile obedience. He wants restored children who know they are loved and who begin to live from that identity.

The question is not simply, "Are you the younger son or the older son?" The deeper question is, "Will you receive the Father's embrace, and then become the kind of person who offers that embrace to others?"
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The Other Son
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Over 4 hours of video teaching through Luke 15.
Formatted transcripts for each video.
Five companion PDF resources totaling 71 pages.
Study, reflection, teaching, reading-skills, and source companion materials.
Lifetime access to the video teaching and downloadable resources.
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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

No. This is a Guided Study. It includes extensive video teaching and study resources, but it is designed as a deep walk through one biblical passage rather than a skill-based course with assignments and progression.
The guided study includes over 4 hours of video teaching, with formatted transcripts included for each video.
You receive formatted transcripts for each video plus five companion resources totaling 71 pages: a Study Guide, Reflection Workbook, Teaching & Sermon Kit, Reading Skills Applied companion, and Scholar & Source Companion.
No. The teaching is historically informed but designed to be accessible to thoughtful everyday Bible readers.
No. Pastors and teachers will find the Teaching & Sermon Kit useful, but the guided study is also designed for individual Bible students, small groups, and anyone who wants to understand Luke 15 more deeply.
That is exactly why this guided study matters. It helps you see the parts of the parable that are often skipped, flattened, or misunderstood — especially the older son and the shocking actions of the father.
An Honest Invitation

Luke 15 is not merely a story about someone else's rebellion.

It is a mirror.

It exposes the younger son in us. It exposes the older son in us. And then it reveals the Father who comes out to both.

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