• Are there things in my life that I do that hurt others?
• Is there something I wish I could live without?
• Is it time to break my denial and admit I am not in control of my life?
• Do I have a painful habit or hang-up from which I need to be freed?

If you answered "yes" to any of these statements then we urge you to attend a Celebrate Recovery meeting to see if it is for you. Check out the possibility of these issues: Chemical, Adult Child of Alcoholic, Chemical, Alcohol, Codependent, Sexual Addiction.

What is Recovery? In physical health, recovery refers to the process of moving from illness to wellness. Our hurts, habits and hang-ups are like an illness and using the tools of Celebrate Recovery we begin to move toward wholeness. Some might say from bondage to freedom in Christ. Others might say from self-reliance to faith in Christ.

How do I get started? Come as you are! We meet at Jubilee World Outreach (MAP) at 7:00 PM. Come at 6:30 PM if you want a great dinner.

What is the format of a meeting? From 6:30PM to 7:00PM there is an option dinner and time of fellowship. Next is a time for worship and announcements. A teaching or personal testimony is presented to the entire Celebrate Recovery group. At 8:00PM there are gender-specific open issue groups that provide a format for open sharing. No one is required to participate in the personal sharing.

Is Celebrate Recovery confidential? Yes, Celebrate Recovery maintains strict confidentiality. This promotes an atmosphere of trust and enables recovery. We have a saying WHO you see here. WHAT you hear here. WHEN you leave here. STAYS HERE. Here!

Who are the leaders of CR? The leaders of Celebrate Recovery are men and women who have gone through similar addictions, hurts, hang-ups and harmful behaviors and have been through this or a similar Recovery Program. The leaders are not counselors and do not offer any professional clinical advice. If professional advice is required, referrals may be made.

Do I have to share? In the Issue Groups you can pass anytime you wish and for as long as it takes for you to become comfortable. There is no pressure and as you keep coming you will find that it is a safe place.

Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable.

Romans 7:18 I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.

Step 2: We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose.

Step 3: We made a decision to turn our wills and our lives over to the care of God.
Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship.

Step 4: We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Lamentations 3:40 Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.

Step 5: We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for each other that you may be healed.

Step 6: We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord and He will lift you up.

Step 7: We humbly asked Him to remove all our shortcomings.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Step 8: We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
Luke 6:31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Step 9: We made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

Matthew 5:23-24 Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

Step 10: We continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.

1 Corinthians 10:12 So if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall.

Step 11: We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry it out.

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.

Step 12: Having had a spiritual experience as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Galatians 6:1 Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

(Based on the Beatitudes)

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." Matthew 5:3 (Step 1)

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." Matthew 5:4 (Step 2)

CONSCIOUSLY choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control.

"Happy are the meek." Matthew 5:5 (Step 3)

OPENLY examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.

"Happy are the pure in heart." Matthew 5:8 (Step 4, 5)

VOLUNTARILY submit to every change God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects.

"Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires." Matthew 5:6 (Step 6, 7)

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. Happy are the peacemakers." Matthew 5:3 (Step 8, 9)

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, 11)

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." Matthew 5:10 (Step 12)

1. Keep your sharing focused on your own thoughts and feelings. Please limit your sharing to 3-5 minutes.
2. There will be no cross talk please. Cross talk is when two individuals engage in dialogue, excluding all others. Each person is free to express feelings without interruption.
3. We are here to support one another. We will not attempt to "fix" another.
4. Anonymity and confidentiality are basic requirements. What is shared in the group stays in the group!
5. Offensive language has no place in a Christ-centered group.
   

• 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 on 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.

• Attempt to offer any professional clinical advice. Our leaders are not counselors.
• Allow its members to attempt to fix one another.