Today's Reading | September 12, 2025
Luke 15:11–32
Introduction Luke 15:11–32: Yesterday’s reading included two parables about items that were lost (Luke 15:1–10). Today’s reading is a story about a lost son, and it is the third in a trilogy of three parables about what it means to be lost and then found. Today’s Key Verse: Luke 15:32 GNT [The father said:] “We had to celebrate and be…
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