The Prodigal God: Audio Bible Studies

Finding Your Place at the Table

By: Timothy Keller

Narrated by: Timothy Keller

In this six-session audio Bible study, pastor and best-selling author Timothy Keller uses one of Jesus’ best-loved parables—the Prodigal Son—to illustrate the depth of God’s love and how his grace extends into some very unexpected places.

Taking you beyond the traditional focus on the wayward younger son, Keller helps you glean insights from each of the characters in Jesus' parable: the irreligious younger son, the moralistic elder son, and the Father who lavishes his love on both. Inside this guide, you'll explore questions for group discussion and personal reflection, and exercises that will help you experience the truths of Jesus' parable in your own life. The gospel is neither religion nor irreligion, but something else entirely. Whether you're a devout believer or a skeptic, The Prodigal God will challenge you to see Christianity in a whole new way.

This study will help you uncover, personalize, and apply life-changing insights from The Prodigal God Study Guide and book. In six captivating sessions, pastor and New York Times best-selling author Timothy Keller opens your eyes to the powerful message of Jesus' best-known—and least understood—parable. The Prodigal God is a revelation of the very heart of the gospel: God's radical love for sinners of every kind.

Sessions include:

1. The Parable (37:30)
2. The People Around Jesus (02:00)
3. The Two Lost Sons (02:30)
4. The Elder Brother (02:00)
5. The True Elder Brother (02:30)
6. The Feast of the Father (02:00)

Coordinating study guide available separately.

The Audio Bible Studies series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, this audio Bible study includes high-quality, live audio sessions from the author that cover important Bible-based topics. These sessions will reflect the ambiance of the unique recording locations, immersing the listener into the teaching. While not required for the audio experience, these studies are designed to partner with the coordinating study guide, sold separately.

©2008 Timothy Keller (P)2021 HarperChristian Resources

Great Text & Reading, Ruined by Background Music!

Why, o why, did the producers feel the need to add a totally unnecessary, distracting, & annoying music-loop to the background of Tim Keller's reading of his excellent book, The Prodigal God??!

There can be only one answer: a misguided tradition in many contemporary Evangelical churches, of adding music to scripture reading and prayer, to involve the emotions. Music has always been a guide for feelings, perhaps the most obvious example being heard in movies. Movie soundtrack music always accompanies the visuals to inform and magnify what our emotions are supposed to be to what we are seeing.

But with oral narration of thought-provoking written material, deep thinking withOUT emotions is required.

It's actually a bit ironic that this awful and cloying music accompanies Tim's excellent speaking, in as much as Tim talks about Jesus' first listeners to the parable would NOT have been feeling sentimental, but rather outrage. Yet, this annoying and totally UNNECESSARY & redundant music loop is there to make Tim's hearer's feel things.

Just get the original book - it's only 2 hours long itself - and hear Tim's excellent reading WITHOUT the blasted music loop (this Audio Bible Study is just an outtake from the original book anyway). It's the last book of his that Tim narrated, and for good reason. Tim told me, when I asked him about it, that the work involved in narrating an audiobook is VERY challenging!

I love this parable about people being saved by their good works or just throwing off the gospel.

I love to read Timothy Keller’s version of this parable. It makes me realize how I look at my works as righteousness and they are the biggest source of pride. Pride is the big sin of the Christian and we always need to be aware of it. 10 stars to Timothy Keller.