Luke 15:11-32 is extremely familiar to us, and sometimes familiarity makes us miss things. This parable, which we call the Prodigal Son, would have sent absolute shock waves into the people who heard Jesus telling it. It is so packed with questions and theological truth that we are going to take three Sundays to unravel it. This is the story of Jesus' ministry. We will take turns looking at each of the three main characters. First we will look at the younger son.