{"id":13,"date":"2026-06-06T05:16:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T05:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffing.globalreformationnetwork.org\/index.php\/jesus-came-to-bring-joy\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T16:42:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:42:04","slug":"jesus-came-to-bring-joy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ffing.globalreformationnetwork.org\/index.php\/jesus-came-to-bring-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus came to bring Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7598ec elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7598ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-692054c\" data-id=\"692054c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9393fb4 firmtheme-elementor-section-widget elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9393fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"firm-page-hero\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15, 24, 29, 0.45), rgba(15, 24, 29, 0.62)), url('https:\/\/ffing.globalreformationnetwork.org\/wp-content\/themes\/firmtheme\/assets\/images\/reference\/sermon-1.jpg');\">\n\t\t<div class=\"firm-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"firm-eyebrow\">CMSMASTERS \/ Topical \/ February 16, 2023<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Jesus came to bring Joy<\/h1>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91993c6 firmtheme-elementor-section-widget elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"91993c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"firm-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"firm-container firm-article-layout\">\n\t\t\t<article class=\"firm-article-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"firm-lead\">Pastor Greg Laurie shares his testimony and encourages us to give all our worries to God, trusting His plans for us are good.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"firm-audio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Listen to Audio Version:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Sermon Notes<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"firm-meta\">Luke 15:11-32 NLT<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: a man had two sons. The younger son asked for his inheritance, left home, and wasted his money in wild living.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>When he finally came to his senses, he returned home. While he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming, ran to him, embraced him, and kissed him.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>The father said they had to celebrate, because this son was dead and had come back to life. He was lost, but now he is found.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"firm-list-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Related Sermons<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\">Is Repent in the Gospel?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\">Humility in Prayer<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#\">What is My Faith?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CMSMASTERS \/ Topical \/ February 16, 2023 Jesus came to bring Joy Pastor Greg Laurie shares his testimony and encourages us to give all our worries to God, trusting His plans for us are good. 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