We all have Hurts, Hang-ups, and Habits
Weekly Meeting -- Thursday Nights (room 1250, Junior High room)
This meeting is open to everyone. You don't have to attend
or be a member of Central Church to take part in Celebrate Recovery.
7pm - Worship/Teaching Time
8pm - Open-Share Group Time
9pm - The Solid Rock Cafe/Dessert - Coffee
Contact: 901-255-8123 or
celebraterecovery@centralchurch.com
Bill Bellican:
counseling@centralchurch.com or 255-8115
Don Johnson:
dwjxcpt@yahoo.com.
Childcare is available. We also have ongoing need for new open-share group leaders to be trained. Additionally, we have need for those to help with food preparation and other important tasks. Let us know if you believe the Lord is leading you to help in any of these areas.
Videos that help explain what Celebrate Recovery is all about:
Psychologist Dr. Mark McMinn says in Why Sin Matters, "Part of our mess is not knowing we are a mess. Perhaps you, like me, have never been convicted of a felony, never committed murder or adultery, and never abused a child. Sometimes we don't feel a pressing need for grace because we do not see our sin as particularly troublesome. We feel good about ourselves, content with our choices, pleased with our lifestyle. . . . However, I am like everyone else: broken, longing for love, prone to blame, yearning to be understood, self-deceived, desperate for mercy" (21, 23).
Pastor Rick Warren has said, "The Bible clearly states 'all have sinned.' It is my nature to sin, and it is yours too. None of us is untainted. Because of sin, we've all hurt ourselves, we've all hurt other people, and others have hurt us. This means each of us needs repentance and recovery in order to live our lives the way God intended."
In other words, each of us has hurts, hang-ups, and habits that are carried out in life in a multitude of unhealthy behaviors and attitudes.
Celebrate Recovery is for everyone with any Hurts, Habits and Hang-ups that keep interfering with you being who God wants you to be. These include: worry, anger, unforgiveness, bitterness, pornography, chemical dependency, workaholism, gossip, divorce, marriage problems, grief, parenting problems, abuse issues, depression, sexual issues, low self-esteem, compulsive behaviors, and co-dependency.
The purpose of the Celebrate Recovery ministry is to fellowship and celebrate God's healing power in our lives. This experience allows us to "be changed." We open the door by sharing our experiences, strengths and hopes with one another. In addition, we become willing to accept God’s grace in solving our lives' problems. 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.
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here to see a Commercial Appeal article about our ministry.
