Additional information

Weight	100g
Format	Paperback
Publisher	River Publishing
Publication Date	17/08/2018

ISBN: 9781908393791

“Like most of us who want our lives to be more happy than sad, I have pondered the concept of joy. I have been prophesied over regarding joy and delighted in the idea of it. Not to compensate for a grumpy disposition, but because I genuinely want to be a joyful person!” Joy, as a fruit of the Holy Spirit, breaks the bonds of sadness. Joy brings strength and peace. Joy brings fulfilment and endurance. So how do we get real joy? An in depth study of the story of the Prodigal Son reveals that there were in fact two lost sons in Jesus’ parable – the one who ran away, and the one who stayed at home, yet still lost his understanding of true sonship. Through this parable, Helen Roberts explores the meaning of true joy – how we can find it, and how we can apply it to the way we live, day by day.

Show More

“Like most of us who want our lives to be more happy than sad, I have pondered the concept of joy. I have been prophesied over regarding joy and delighted in the idea of it. Not to compensate for a grumpy disposition, but because I genuinely want to be a joyful person!” Joy, as a fruit of the Holy Spirit, breaks the bonds of sadness. Joy brings strength and peace. Joy brings fulfilment and endurance. So how do we get real joy? An in depth study of the story of the Prodigal Son reveals that there were in fact two lost sons in Jesus’ parable – the one who ran away, and the one who stayed at home, yet still lost his understanding of true sonship. Through this parable, Helen Roberts explores the meaning of true joy – how we can find it, and how we can apply it to the way we live, day by day.

Helen Roberts

Helen is an inspirational author, speaker and leader. Healed from cancer in 1999, her life is now invested in encouraging people to grow in spiritual maturity. She serves part-time as Executive Minister of Wellspring Church (Watford), alongside a ministry in the wider community serving churches near and far. She has been married to Tim since 1994. They have three children and have lived in the Watford area since the mid-1990s. Since 1998 Helen has shared the joy and challenges of leading Wellspring Church with a passionate commitment to see their vision to bring transformation to communities become a greater reality. She is also active in the civic sphere, working with community leaders to establish a new groundbreaking charity. Helen is an inspiring communicator who loves to help people step into greater freedom as followers of Christ.