Celebrate Recovery
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Every Wednesday Night
6:15pm
Heritage Chapel
Small Groups meet on the 5th Floor of The Criswell Center from
7:00-8:30pm
- Free childcare for babies-6 grade (4 yrs - 6th gr. in AWANAs)
- Dinner may be purchased on 3rd Floor (CenterStage) 5:00-6:00PM or sandwiches and coffee in Grace Parlor (Criswell Center Lobby) 5:30-6:00PM.
- Free parking in Ross Ave.garage, Spurgeon Harris garage, Veal and open lot on St. Paul.
- For other information, please call 214.969.7707
Hurts – Habits – Hang-ups: We all have them. We all hurt at times, and have even hurt others as well. We all have habits and hang-ups that hinder our ability to live life to our fullest potential. However, it doesn’t have to be this way any longer. The good news is that you no longer have to be enslaved to these things – there is hope through the greatest Higher Power, Jesus Christ.
The purposes of Celebrate Recovery are to fellowship and celebrate God’s healing power in our lives through the 8 Recovery principles. This experience allows us to “be changed.” By working and applying these Biblical principles, we begin to grow spiritually. We become free from our addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors. This freedom creates peace, serenity, joy and most importantly, a stronger personal relationship with God and others. As we progress through the program we discover our personal, loving and forgiving Higher Power – Jesus Christ, the one and only true Higher Power.
– Pastor John Baker, founder of CR
Do you feel that most people you know have it all together and you are the only one who doesn’t? Is that especially true of those you know at church?
Have you ever felt:
- Helpless and hopeless in your circumstances?
- Overwhelmed and out of control—that your life was unmanageable?
- Frustrated that you have failed again -- for the “umpteenth” time?
- So discouraged that it is hard to put one foot in front of the other one?
- “I hate myself”?
- Alone and crazy?
- Embarrassed and ashamed that you can’t stop_______________? (you fill in the blank)
- Faulty and that you are a failure?
- Scared and paralyzed to do anything about “it”?
- No one could possibly understand your situation?
- You can’t tell anyone about _______? If they knew that they would not like me.
- No one cares about the incredible pain I am in?
8 Recovery Principles (based upon the Beattitudes)
- Realize I'm not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and my life is unmanageable.
“Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor.” - Matt.5:3
- Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.
“Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” - Matt.5:4
- Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control.
“Happy are the meek.” - Matt.5:5
- Openly examine and confess my faults to God, to myself and to another person whom I trust.
“Happy are the pure in heart.” - Matt. 5:8
- Voluntarily submit to any and all changes God wants to make in my life.
"Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires.” - Matt. 5:9
- Evaluate all my relationships, offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others when possible, except when doing so would harm them or others.
“Happy are the merciful” - Matt. 5:7
“Happy are the peacemakers.” - Matt. 5:9
- Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His work for my life and gain the power to follow His will.
- Yield myself to be used by God to bring this good news to others, both by my example and by my words.
“Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.” - Matt. 5:10
CELEBRATE RECOVERY SMALL GROUPS CAN:
- Provide you a safe place to share your experiences, strengths and hopes with others who are going through the "Principles" in a Christ-Centered recovery.
- Provide you a leader who has gone through a similar hurt, hang-up or habit that will facilitate the group as it focuses on a particular Step each week. The leader will also keep Celebrate Recovery's "FIVE RULES."
- Provide you with the opportunity to find an accountability partner or sponsor.
- Encourage you to attend other recovery meetings held throughout the week, if available.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY SMALL GROUPS WILL NOT:
- Attempt to offer any professional clinical advice. Our leaders are not counselors. We will provide you with a list of approved counseling referrals.
- Allow its members to attempt to fix one another.
