In this powerful episode of Faith & Family Bible Study, Steve Wood speaks directly to prodigal sons and daughters who long to return to God—and to truly know Jesus. Rooted in Gospel of Matthew Chapter 3, this teaching begins with John the Baptist’s urgent call to repentance and shows why anyone who wants to meet Jesus must first take repentance seriously.
Drawing from personal experience with prodigality, Steve explains repentance not as mere regret, but as a deep internal change of heart—a turning from sinful self toward God the Father. He unpacks the biblical meaning of repentance as honest confession, naming sin without rationalization, and stepping out of darkness into freedom. Using Psalm 32, Steve shows how unconfessed sin weighs down the soul, while confession opens the door to forgiveness and profound happiness.
The episode then widens to the “big picture” of repentance through Gospel of Luke Chapter 15, the Parable of the Prodigal Son. True repentance, at its core, is a movement of the heart back to the Father—arising, going home, and trusting in His mercy. The Father’s embrace reveals the heart of God for every prodigal: restoration, sonship, and new life.
If you or someone you love feels far from God, this episode offers biblical clarity, Catholic wisdom, and genuine hope.