The Disciple-Making Parent AudioBlog The Lavish Father and His Two Sons
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Mar 23, 2026 A fresh look at the prodigal son story and what parents can learn from the lavish father’s love. Seven practical lessons for responding to wayward children without blame or bitterness. Reflections on costly, scandalous grace, persistent prayer, and trusting God to redeem painful choices.
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God's Lavish Love Pursues Sinners
- God's lavish love is meant to pursue and restore sinners rather than punish them.
- Chad Bettis emphasizes the Father's love in Luke 15 as scandalously persistent, demonstrating God's seeking nature in all three parables.
Love Prodigals Lavishly Despite Pain
- Love prodigal children lavishly and be willing to endure relational pain and community shame rather than reject them.
- Bettis notes the father liquidated holdings and received shame yet still welcomed the son home, modeling self-sacrificial love.
Prodigals Can Be Present At Home
- Waywardness can exist within the home as bitterness and relational distance, not just in runaway children.
- Bettis points to the older son whose body stayed home but whose heart had turned against the father, producing similar pain.