Celebrate Recovery

“While 12-Step programs have been used effectively by many, the true power for life-change does not lie with the individual alone. The Bible tells us that God enjoys transforming lives from brokenness into strength, and that in cooperation with God’s Holy Spirit, we can become free of our addictive, compulsive, and dysfunctional behaviors. This freedom creates peace, serenity, joy, and most importantly, a strong 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 High Power.”

What makes Celebrate Recovery different from other 12-Step Programs?
     1. Celebrate Recovery is based on God’s Word, the Bible.
     2. Celebrate Recovery is forward looking rather than wallowing in the past.
     3. Celebrate Recovery emphasizes personal responsibility instead of excuses.
     4. Celebrate Recovery emphasizes spiritual commitment to Jesus Christ.
     5. Celebrate Recovery emphasizes the biblical truth that healing requires community.
     6. Celebrate Recovery addresses all types of habits, hurts, and hang ups.
     7. Celebrate Recovery produces lay ministers.

When and where does Celebrate Recovery meet?
Currently the group is meeting at West Market Street United Methodist Church in downtown Greensboro.
They meet each Thursday night from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Child Care is available upon request.
For more information contact:   Rev. Bill Ellison, Pastor of Pastoral Care - Phone: 336.275.4587

*8 Principles based on the Beatitudes by Pastor Rick Warren

1. REALIZE I’m not God. I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable. “Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor.”

2. 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.”

3. CONSCIOUSLY choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control. “Happy are the meek.”

4. OPENLY examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust. “Happy are the pure in heart.”

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.”

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. Happy are the peacemakers.”

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.

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.”