The purpose of Celebrate Recovery ministry is 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,
The Spirit Filled Worship with Large Groups and Smalls Groups are Dynamic!
The Leaders of C.R. bring Personal Testimony, Transparency, and Encouragement!
C.R. Members come for encouragement, restoration and to learn, change, make lasting friendships, and set a new path in life with....Jesus!
WHAT IS Life Hurts God Heals?
Life Hurts God Heals (LHGH) is specifically for students who have experienced pain or addiction including; drinking, cutting, pornography, eating disorders, troubled family dynamics, etc.
If you are familiar with 12-step programs (i.e., Alcohol Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, etc.) then you understand the basic structure for Life Hurts God Heals. However, LHGH is an 8-step group targeted specifically for students in middle school through college age, and is based on the beatitudes from the Bible. This curriculum provides lifelong tools for students dealing with unresolved hurt and pain.
Who I'd like to meet: All people that are suffering,lost or oppressed!
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But whoever takes a drink of the water that I will give him shall never, no never, be thirsty any more. But the water that I will give him shall become a spring of water welling up (flowing, bubbling) [continually] within him unto eternal life. John 4:14
FROM THE FATHER'S HEART My child, are you trying to live with a trickle instead of a stream? Open your mouth wide, and let Me fill you with My living water. How can you splash water on others when you are empty yourself? Sit a while, learn of Me, and drink deeply of My goodness. When you drink from My hand, you will never be thirsty again.
A GRATEFUL RESPONSE One touch from You, Lord, and sweet fountains of joy spring up inside, a well of never-ending goodness and gratitude. With streams of living mercy. You erase my past, re-new the present, and re-create the future. You are the living water, Lord, that quenches my thirsty soul.
SIMPLE TRUTH There is a river of blessing whose never ending waters wash over us daily.
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To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir,or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God.
God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."
A German university professor challenged his students with this question:
Did God create everything that exists? "
A student bravely replied "Yes, he did!"
"God created everything?" the professor asked.
"Yes sir." the student replied.
The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil since evil exists, and according to the principal that our works define who we are, then God is evil."
The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth.
Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question professor?"
"Of course," replied the professor.
The student stood up and asked, "Professor does cold exist?"
The professor replied "Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?"
The students snickered at the young man's question.
The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Everybody or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (- 460 degrees F)is the total absence of heat. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat.
The student continued. "Professor, does darkness exist?"
The professor responded, "Of course it does."
The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir. Darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness.
In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wave lengths
of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it.
How can you
Lord, I want to dwell in Your secret place and abide in Your shadow. Keep me under the umbrella of Your protection. Help me never to stray from the center of Your will or off the path You have for me. Enable me to always hear Your voice guiding me. In Your mighty name Jesus! Amen.
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1
