Step 4: We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. An important part of the recovery process is taking a good, hard look at ourselves. In Celebrate Recovery, we do this by completing an “inventory” of our lives. An inventory is simply an assessment of five key elements,…
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Applying Piper’s A.P.T.A.T. Model to the 12 Steps
My church is currently going through a sermon series entitled, “The Church- Complete in Christ.” Every week we have been addressing what it means to be a part of God’s church, becoming complete in Christ and producing disciples that are complete in Him. Our most recent topic was, “Measures- Being…
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Celebrate Recovery: Lesson 24- Yes
Principle 8: Yield myself to God to be used 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. -Matthew 5:10 Step 12: Having had a spiritual experience as the result of these…
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Celebrate Recovery: Lesson 23- Give
Principle 8: Yield myself to God to be used 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. -Matthew 5:10 Step 12: Having had a spiritual experience as the result of these…
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Celebrate Recovery: Lesson 22- Gratitude
Principle 7: Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will. Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only…
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Celebrate Recover: Lesson 21- Relapse
Principle 7: Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will. Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only…
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Celebrate Recovery: Lesson 20- Daily Inventory
Principle 7: Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will. Step 10: We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.…
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Celebrate Recovery: Lesson 19- Crossroads
Principle 7: Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will. Step 10: We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.…
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Celebrate Recovery: Lesson 18- Grace
Principle 6: Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others, except when to do so would harm them or others. Happy are the merciful. -Matthew 5:7 Happy are the peacemakers. -Matthew 5:9 Step 9: We made direct…
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Celebrate Recovery Lesson 17- Forgiveness
Principle 6: Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others, except when to do so would harm them or others. Happy are the merciful. -Matthew 5:7 Happy are the peacemakers. -Matthew 5:9 Step 8: We made…