Wide Open, Week 10: The Prodigal Son
About this episode
This episode explores the parable of the prodigal son and its implications for understanding God the Father in relation to earthly fathers.
Listen to the June 21, 2026 Sunday worship service from Zionsville United Methodist Church in Zionsville, IN. A four-year-old boy once grabbed the wrong man's pants leg in a crowded room, confident he was holding onto his dad — until he looked up and realized his mistake. This Father's Day message starts there and asks a deeper question: where did your picture of God the Father actually come from? For most of us, it's tangled up with our picture of our earthly father — good, absent, complicated, or somewhere in between. Using Jesus' parable of the prodigal son, this message paints a strikingly different picture: a father who lets his son walk away, who never stops watching the horizon, and who runs — undignified, ankles showing, completely unconcerned with what the neighbors think — the moment his son turns toward home. Whether your relationship with your own father is a source of comfort or something you're still working through, this message offers an honest, gentle invitation to consider what it means to be held by a Father who never gives up. https://www.zumc.org/sermons
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