Problem
A. On a scale of 1 to 10, how valuable do you feel to God? Why?
B. How do the scripture passages for this week help you to see God and his heart for you differently? Explain. Describe the specific emotions these scriptures help you to see that God has toward you or people.
C. Take a moment to picture yourself as the lost son, coming back up the road home after betraying your father and wasting all your money in the parable from Luke 15. Imagine God as the Father you hurt and betrayed running toward you, embracing you, kissing you and giving you extravagant gifts as you return. How do you feel? If you were the son, what might this experience mean for how you will relate to your Father in the future? How would it change you and your sense of worth or value? Why?