If you are struggling with hurts from the past, habits that control your behavior, and hang-ups that interfere with your relationships with others and God … well, then Celebrate Recovery is for you.
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Here are some of the hurts, habits, and hang-ups that many of us are claiming victory over:
Anger
Codependency
Depression
Eating Disorders
Enabling
Faith/Doubts
Fear/Anxiety
Stress
Technology
Gambling
Grief/Loss
Guilt
Insecurity
Over-spending
Over-working
Perfectionism
Shopping
Shame
Broken Relationships
Pornography
Procrastination
Substance Abuse
Sexual Addiction
Self Destruction
Serious Illness
Unforgiveness
Need to Control
Let us show you how Jesus can set you free!
Friday Evenings
8 – 9pm: Small group break-outs (gender-specific)
6 – 7pm: a meal is served
7 – 8pm: Large group worship & lesson
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If you are interested in joining or volunteering or have any questions, please contact CR at [email protected]. Or call the CR line at 425-921-6440.
Celebrate Recovery (CR) is a biblical, 12-step recovery program aimed at helping individuals overcome various issues such as addiction, compulsive behaviors, and emotional struggles. It started in 1991 at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. It was designed as a program to help those struggling with hurts, habits, and hang-ups by showing them the loving power of Jesus Christ. Celebrate Recovery is now in over 20,000 churches worldwide and has served millions seeking change in their lives.
Celebrate Recovery (CR) is a biblical, 12-step recovery program aimed at helping individuals overcome various issues such as addiction, compulsive behaviors, and emotional struggles. Since 1991, CR has been providing a supportive environment where people who are dealing with hurts, habits, and hang-ups can find acceptance, healing, and spiritual growth through regular meetings, step studies, and fellowship. Celebrate Recovery encourages participants to confront their problems, seek help from a higher power (often understood as God), and develop healthy coping mechanisms for long-term recovery. It emphasizes personal responsibility, accountability, and the importance of community in the journey towards wholeness and freedom
No matter if you struggle with grief, loss, addiction, legalism, codependency, or the pain of broken relationships, Celebrate Recovery is for you. CR is a vehicle to engage and walk with the Gospel in your life in an intentional way while becoming part of a community that will walk the path with you. You are invited to come join us. CR is a safe place to find community and freedom from the issues that may be controlling your life.
Celebrate Recovery offers a variety of activities and events designed to support individuals on their journey to recovery and spiritual growth. Some of these activities and events include:
- Weekly Meetings: Celebrate Recovery typically holds regular weekly meetings where participants gather for worship, teaching, testimonies, and small group discussions centered around the 12 steps and their faith in Christ.
- Step Studies: These are focused, in-depth small group studies that guide participants through each of the 12 steps, helping them apply the principles to their lives and find healing and transformation.
- Open Share Groups: These smaller discussion groups provide a safe space for participants to share their struggles, victories, and experiences with others who can relate, fostering a sense of community and support.
- Sponsorship: Participants are encouraged to find a sponsor – someone who has gone through the program and can provide guidance, accountability, and support on their journey.
- Special Events: Celebrate Recovery often hosts special events such as conferences, workshops, retreats, and guest speaker nights, providing additional opportunities for learning, growth, and fellowship.
- Service Opportunities: Engaging in service activities within the Celebrate Recovery community or in outreach efforts to those in need can be a meaningful part of the recovery process, helping individuals develop a sense of purpose and fulfillment.
- Fellowship and Social Activities: Celebrate Recovery encourages participants to connect outside of regular meetings through social gatherings, recreational activities, and fellowship events, fostering friendships and a sense of belonging.
These activities and events are designed to provide participants with a holistic approach to recovery, addressing their physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual needs in a supportive and Christ-centered environment.
Participating in Celebrate Recovery offers numerous benefits and reasons why someone might want to join:
- Supportive Community: Celebrate Recovery provides a supportive community of individuals who understand and empathize with each other’s struggles, creating a safe space where participants can share openly without fear of judgment.
- Personal Growth: Through the program’s structured approach, participants have the opportunity to engage in personal growth and self-discovery, leading to healing and transformation in various areas of their lives.
- Accountability: Celebrate Recovery emphasizes accountability, providing participants with mentors (sponsors) and small group settings where they can receive support, encouragement, and guidance in their recovery journey.
- Faith-Based Approach: For those who seek spiritual growth and connection, Celebrate Recovery offers a faith-based approach that integrates biblical principles and teachings into the recovery process, providing a foundation for healing and transformation.
- Effective Tools and Resources: The program utilizes proven tools and resources such as the 12 steps and step studies, which have been effective in helping individuals overcome a wide range of issues including addiction, trauma, and emotional struggles.
- Holistic Approach: Celebrate Recovery addresses not only addiction but also a wide range of hurts, habits, and hang-ups, offering a holistic approach to recovery that encompasses physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual well-being.
- Hope and Encouragement: Participating in Celebrate Recovery can instill a sense of hope and encouragement, showing individuals that they are not alone in their struggles and that recovery is possible with the support of others and a higher power.
- Opportunities for Service and Leadership: Celebrate Recovery provides opportunities for participants to give back to the community through service and leadership roles, fostering a sense of purpose and fulfillment in helping others on their journey to recovery.
Overall, participating in Celebrate Recovery can lead to profound personal growth, healing, and a renewed sense of purpose and hope for individuals struggling with various challenges in their lives.
Getting involved in Celebrate Recovery is typically straightforward and involves the following steps:
- Attend a Meeting: Attend one of our meetings on Friday night from 6pm to 9pm. Meetings usually include worship, teaching or testimony, and small group discussions. This provides an opportunity to see what Celebrate Recovery is all about and meet the leaders and participants.
- Join a Step Study: we offer step studies for men and women, which are smaller, more focused groups that work through the 12 steps in more detail. Joining a step study can provide deeper support and accountability in your recovery journey.
- Connect with a Sponsor: Consider finding a sponsor, someone who has completed the program and can provide guidance, support, and accountability as you navigate your own recovery process.
- Get Involved: As you become more comfortable with the group and the program, consider getting involved by volunteering or participating in service opportunities within the Celebrate Recovery community. This could include helping with setup or cleanup at meetings, leading small groups, or assisting with special events.
- Stay Connected: Stay connected with the Celebrate Recovery community by attending regular meetings, participating in step studies, and engaging in fellowship and social activities. Building relationships with others in the group can provide ongoing support and encouragement in your recovery journey.
By following these steps, individuals can participate in Celebrate Recovery and become actively involved in a supportive community dedicated to healing and transformation.
8 Principles of Celebrate Recovery
The Road to Recovery 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 that my life is unmanageable.
(Step 1) “Happy are those who know that they are spiritually poor.” Matthew 5:3a TEV
Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him and that He has the power to help me recover.
(Step 2) “Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 TEV, NIV
Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control.
(Step 3) “Happy are the meek.” Matthew 5:5a TEV
Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.
(Steps 4 and 5) “Happy are the pure in heart.” Matthew 5:8a TEV
Voluntarily submit to any and all changes God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects.
(Steps 6 and 7) “Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires” Matthew 5:6a TEV
Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others when possible, except when to do so would harm them or others.
(Steps 8 and 9) “Happy are the merciful.” Matthew 5:7a TEV; “Happy are the peacemakers” Matthew 5:9 TEV
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. (Steps 10 and 11)
Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and my words.
(Step 12) “Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.” Matthew 5:10 TEV
The Prayer for Serenity
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardship as a pathway to peace;
taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it;
trusting that You will make all things right
if I surrender to Your will;
so that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with You forever in the next. Amen.
— Reinhold Niebuhr
12 Steps of Celebrate Recovery
1
We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable.
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.
Romans 7:18 NIV
2
We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.
Philippians 2:13 NIV
3
We made a decision to turn our lives and our wills over to the care of God.
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.
Romans 12:1 NIV
4
We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.
Lamentations 3:40 NIV
5
We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other
so that you may be healed.
James 5:16a NIV
6
We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Humble yourselves before the Lord,
and He will lift you up.
James 4:10 NIV
7
We humbly asked Him to remove all our shortcomings.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and will forgive us our sins and
purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 NIV
8
We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Luke 6:31 NIV
9
We made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
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.
Matthew 5:23-24 NIV
10
We continue to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.
So, if you think you are standing firm,
be careful that you don’t fall!
1 Corinthians 10:12
11
We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us, and power to carry that out.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.
Colossians 3:16a NIV
12
Having had a spiritual experience as the result of these steps, we try to carry this message to others and practice these principles in all our affairs.
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
Galatians 6:1 NIV
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.
Romans 7:18 NIV
For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.
Philippians 2:13 NIV
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.
Romans 12:1 NIV
Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.
Lamentations 3:40 NIV
We admitted to God, to ourselves,
and to another human being
the exact nature of our wrongs.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other
so that you may be healed.
James 5:16a NIV
Humble yourselves before the Lord,
and He will lift you up.
James 4:10 NIV
We humbly asked Him to remove
all our shortcomings.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and will forgive us our sins and
purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 NIV
We made a list of all persons
we had harmed and became willing
to make amends to them all.
Luke 6:31 NIV
We made direct amends to such people
whenever possible, except when
to do so would injure them or others.
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.
Matthew 5:23-24 NIV
We continue to take
personal inventory and when we
were wrong, promptly admitted it.
So, if you think you are standing firm,
be careful that you don’t fall!
1 Corinthians 10:12
We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us,
and power to carry that out.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.
Colossians 3:16a NIV
Having had a spiritual experience
as the result of these steps,
we try to carry this message to others and practice these principles in all our affairs.
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or also may be tempted.
Galatians 6:1 NIV
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