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11 Jesus continued: There was a man who had

two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father,

‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he

divided his property between them.13 Not long after that, the younger son got

together all he had, set off for a distant country

and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14

After he had spent everything, there was a severe

famine in that whole country, and he began to be

in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a

citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields

to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with

the pods that the pigs were eating, but no-one

gave him anything.The P

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Luke 1

5:1

1-3

2)

17 When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How

many of my father's hired men have food to

spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will

set out and go back to my father and say to him:

Father, I have sinned against heaven and against

you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your

son; make me like one of your hired men.’ 20 So

he got up and went to his father.

But while he was still a long way off, his father

saw him and was filled with compassion for him;

he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and

kissed him.21 The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned

against heaven and against you. I am no longer

worthy to be called your son.’

The P

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Luke 1

5:1

1-3

2)

22 But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring

the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his

finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the

fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and

celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and

is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they

began to celebrate.25 Meanwhile, the older son was in the field.

When he came near the house, he heard music

and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants

and asked him what was going on. 27 ‘Your

brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father

has killed the fattened calf because he has him

back safe and sound.’The P

rodig

al S

on (

Luke 1

5:1

1-3

2)

28 The older brother became angry and refused to

go in. So his father went out and pleaded with

him. 29 But he answered his father, ‘Look! All

these years I've been slaving for you and never

disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me

even a young goat so I could celebrate with my

friends. 30 But when this son of yours who has

squandered your property with prostitutes comes

home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’31 ‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with

me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had

to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of

yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost

and is found.’The P

rodig

al S

on (

Luke 1

5:1

1-3

2)

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Rem

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Murillo Rembrandt

Duccio

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The R

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The R

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f Lazaru

s

1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was

from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister

Martha. 2 This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now

lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume

on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair. 3 So

the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you

love is sick.”4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness

will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory so

that God's Son may be glorified through it.” 5

Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6

Yet when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he

stayed where he was two more days.

The

rais

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f Lazaru

s (

John 1

1:1

-44)

7 Then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to

Judea.”8 “But Rabbi,” they said, “a short while ago the

Jews tried to stone you, and yet you are going

back there?”9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of

daylight? A man who walks by day will not

stumble, for he sees by this world's light. 10 It is

when he walks by night that he stumbles, for he

has no light.”11 After he had said this, he went on to tell them,

“Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am

going there to wake him up.” […]

The

rais

ing o

f Lazaru

s (

John 1

1:1

-44)

32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus

was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said,

“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not

have died.”33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews

who had come along with her also weeping, he

was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. 34

“Where have you laid him?” he asked.

“Come and see, Lord,” they replied.35 Jesus wept.36 Then the Jews said, "See how he loved him!"37 But some of them said, “Could not he who

opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this

man from dying?”

The

rais

ing o

f Lazaru

s (

John 1

1:1

-44)

38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the

tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the

entrance. 39 “Take away the stone,” he said.

“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead

man, “by this time there is a bad odour, for he has

been there four days.”40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you

believed, you would see the glory of God?”41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus

looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you

have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear

me, but I said this for the benefit of the people

standing here, that they may believe that you sent

me.”

The

rais

ing o

f Lazaru

s (

John 1

1:1

-44)

43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud

voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man

came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips

of linen, and a cloth around his face.

Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes

and let him go.”

The

rais

ing o

f Lazaru

s (

John 1

1:1

-44)

Duccio

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The R

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Rembrandt Van Gogh

The St John's Lent Lecture 2020

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Downing Street to the Middle East

Sunday 29th March 7.30pm Admission free

John Casson CMG

HM Ambassador to Egypt

2014-2018

Foreign Policy Advisor

to David Cameron PM

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