TECHINICAL DETAILS Production: Pr. Marcelo Bigardi Coordination: Pr. Marcelo Bigardi Script: Luciano Trindade Drawing: Luciano Trindade Cover: Pr. AndrĂŠ Marques (Sal) Diagramming: Luciano Trindade E-mail: turmadobiga@gmail.com
s ’ A G I B riends at The Prodigal Son F At The skatepark... Looks like a perfect day for skateboarding!
Praise God...
...In the Air
...And on the Ground
SWOOOOSH
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Nice trick!
Hey what are you guys waiting for ?
Yeah! That’s my dad!
Fiiiiuuuuuiiiii!!!
YipPee!!
here I Come! Guga’s in the House !
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Alright here goes my best trick!
Later.…
Wow, you did a pretty good job at the skate park, kid!
¡thanks!
bye, Biga! bye, guys! God Bless you. Hey kid, shouldn’t you be going home also?
Glup...
Yeah, I probably should be.
Where do you Live?
I Live on 1314th street
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Dad, we live right next to him! We can give him a ride, right?
Minutes later....
Of course. Come on, let’s go
You haven’t told me your name yet?
Guga.
No, the food was actually delicious.
You don’t look too good. Did the food give you a stomachache? 6
My Problem is that I don’t want to go home because I left my house this morning without My Parent’s Permission.
Guga, really? Why would you do that?
Because I was tired of listening my parents
And how do you plan on getting clothes, shelter, and food? And Also Because I want to travel the world and Become a skateboarding world champion
Today you were lucky because I paid for those three cheeseburgers you ate.
Relax, Biga! I’ve saved all my allowance.
Guga, I want to tell you a story....
and if i need to, I Can Get a Job
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AHHH, tell us!! tell us!!
...But i’m not sure if we have enough time?
All right, I will tell you a parable that Jesus told But we’ll need to use our imagination, ok?
The Bible tells us a story about someone who didn’t want to accept the previleges of being a son.
ok!
sure!
A Certain man had two sons and the youngest one said to their Father: Dad, I don’t want to wait for my inheritance I want it Now.
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So the father divided the inheritance between his two sons.
Boys, this young man Did not want to be called a son anymore.
Because he thought that having his inheritance money would make him HAPPIER than staying in his father’s house, where he has more than enough. Why ?
Here we have a lesson:
“An inheritance obtained early in life is not a blessing in the end.” Proverbs 20:21.
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Oh Biga, take it easy. The Kid just wanted to do it his own way, it’ll all work out.
don’t think so, He is walking away from his family and his home. that’s never a Good Thing. A couple of days later, the youngest son received his inheritance and moved to a distant country. there he lived a life full of sin and wasted all of his inheritance.
He lost everything?!
Yes, and he had more than all of our money combined.
Woah! Glup!
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But he can just find a job right?!
So he asked one of the locals for help. And he was given the job of FEEDING pigs.
We’ll see... the country was going through an economic crisis.
Eww, that food looks nasty, poor pigs!
Just Wait and see!
Is he Gonna do what I think he’s gonna do? 11
I promise you that I will never complain about auntie’s food again !
Are you seeing what i’m seeing?
Wait a minute, he THOUGHT... But what happens next is really cool.
All of my father’s workers have more than enough food to eat. And Here I am starving!
Boys, there’s no safer place to be than close to your father, listening to his words.
Yeah, It’s true! So, what does he do? 12
...where he never should have left.
He goes back to a special place ...
And we have just learned anoter lesson:
“When you try to do something that God has promised you, but you don’t wait for God’s timing...
...You will loose what you already have
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Guga, Do you know? why Jesus asked Peter tree times if He really Loved him ?
Because when you love your father, you love and respect everything that is loved by your father. The prodigal son didn’t love or respect his father’s inheritance.
No why?
He was still far away when his father spotted him.
He is lucky he recognized his mistake, right dad?
My son!
father!
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He was probably so stinky! I bet his father asked him to go take a shower before hugging him!
With all the love in his heart, he ran towards his son and gave him a big hug.
And he was probably very upset too.
You don’t see the father asking his son to go wash himself first, and he wasn’t even mad..
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In fact, the Father said to his servants, “Hurry and bring my son the best clothes we have, put a ring on his finger, and sandals on his feet.”
In fact, the Father said to his servants, “Hurry and bring my son the best clothes we have, put a ring on his finger, and sandals on his feet.” .
This parable is for the children of God who have left their Father’s path because of pride and selfishness.
Watching this scene, I see that what the son was looking for in the world, God actually gave to him at home.
“Your talent Doesn’t necessarily guarantee you authority.”
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Look, that ring represents authority and it was given to him as a gift from his father. In the same way, the best gifts, reputation and authority are given to us by God.
There is something else, Guga. Every person needs to have discipline and boundaries in order to grow up. For the prodigal son, it was easier to run away than to be under the discipline and boundaries of his father.
The son wanted to prove to himself that he could be successful and be a good person on his own, but he couldn’t. And just like his father clothed his son with the finest robe, God clothes us with Himself and gives us righteousness that we could never obtain on our own.
Now we need to go to another special place.
Let’s compare two kids. One has boundaries and the other does whatever they want.
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KEVIN Skateboard ing World Cha mpion
In the future, the one who has discipline and lives in under the boundaries that his parents have provided for him will be blessed and will prosper in whatever he does. .
The other one will most likely make bad choices, because he will choose to not accept the boundaries set by his parents, his teachers, his girlfriend, and so on‌
Dear ones, our life is made of opportunities. And happy is the person who takes advantage of them for his own growth.
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“Our life is made of opportunities and happy is the person who SEIZE them to his own growth.�
Praise the Lord! You guys understood the message. Can I hear an “amen”?
I don’t know what to say. I regret what I did. I don’t want to lose the benefits of being my father’s son and living under his protection
amen!!!
Biga, you told us that we were going to a special place. Are we close?
No, we are already
Awesome, Biga!
here!
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It’s my house!!!
Thank you so much, Biga !
No worries. God bless you and your family.
Bye, Biga. Bye, Luka. If God wills, someday I will be a Skateboarding World Champion and I promise to get you a real autographed skateboard.
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Dad? Mom? Son, we were so worried about you! I love you!
Son?
My dear one, Did you notice that the prodigal son goes to a distant land, far away from the authority of his father and anyone who could set limits with him?
At church we are a family too. There are sons here, with incredible callings. Sons who will grow up one day and play an important role in life.
Despite what some may think, your leaders at church don’t want to control your life or take away all of your fun. They want to help you live the right way, and walk the right path.
You need to understand something:
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And nothing makes these leaders HAPPIER than HELPING people who have come back to God after having been far away from Him. But they can’t make the decision for you. Only you can make the decision to come back to God. Remember that the father ran toward his son after he saw his son coming back to him.
Friend, maybe you’re like the prodigal son. Maybe you’ve been walking down the wrong path, and now you feel ashamed to come back home to God and to church.
Igreja em Jesus
I want you to know that Jesus is not here to judge you, and neither is the church.
“We are here to help, not to judge”.
Jesus said : “Healthy people don’t need a doctor -- sick people do. I have not come for the people who think they are righteous, but for the ones who know they are sinners.”
Welcome, brother!
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God wants to put a ring on your finger. He wants to hug you, give you joy, and restore your life.
There’s no safer place to be than close to your father, listening to his words.
How nice it is to see a family that has been restored, dad!
Can I hear an “amen� again?
amen!
amen!
The end.
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My dear one, this magazine did not come to you by accident! God has never forgotten you, nor has He forgotten everything He promised you! But you must return to the place that you never should have left. If you agree that you want to return to the loving arms of God your Father, just pray along with me: “Lord Jesus, I turn away from my mistakes and all the wrong things I have been doing. I turn to you, the Son of God. You came into this world so I could be rescued from my sin. You lived a perfect life. You died for my sins. You were buried in a tomb, and then you rose from the dead! Right now, I give myself to you. “Restore me and renew my life. And please help me, from this day forward, to never run away from you again.” “In the name of Jesus. Amen.”
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