A Christ-Centered
12-Step Program
Providing the framework
for our daily walk with God for
restoration and ongoing healing of our lives.
You've heard the
expression "time heals all wounds." Unfortunately, it isn't
true. Some people are still carrying hurts from 30 or 40 years
ago. The truth is, time often makes things worse. Wounds left
untended fester and spread infection throughout
your entire body.
Celebrate Recovery is
a biblically balanced program developed at Saddleback Valley
Community Church in California to help people overcome their
hurts, habits, and hang-ups. Based on the actual words of Jesus
rather than psychological theory, the recovery program has
proved extremely effective in helping people manage addictive
behaviors.
Why
Celebrate Recovery is unique:
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It is based on God's Word,
the Bible.
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It is forward-looking.
Rather than rehearsing painful memories over and over,
Celebrate Recovery focuses on the future.
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It emphasizes personal
responsibility. Instead of playing the "accuse and
excuse" game of victimization, this program helps people
face up to their own poor choices and deal with what
they can do something about.
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It emphasizes spiritual
commitment to Jesus Christ.
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It utilizes the biblical
truth that we need each other in order to grow
spiritually and emotionally.
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It addresses all types of
habits, hurts, and hang-ups.
Celebrate Recovery is a "large umbrella"
program under which a limitless number of issues can be
dealt with.
How
Celebrate Recovery Works
This unique program
is built around small group interaction and the fellowship of a
caring community. Its foundation is the New Testament principle
that we don't get well by ourselves. We need each other.
Fellowship and accountability, exercised in a trusting and
confidential environment, are two important components of
spiritual growth.
Who
It's For
Celebrate Recovery
is not just for people with alcohol or drug problems. Celebrate
Recovery is for people with any addictive behaviors that cause
their lives to be managed by these behaviors. It seems like
every day we hear or know of people who suffer from addictions
to gambling, sex, food, money, divorce and many other problems.
Celebrate Recovery is also for people who love and care for
people who are addicted to destructive behaviors.
What To Expect
Celebrate Recovery
meets each Thursday evening.
We start the night with a potluck dinner at 6 PM. At 6:45,
we move upstairs for a time of worship, followed by testimonies,
teaching, and a video or a 12-step reading.
At 7:30 we break up into men's and women's small groups that
focus on a particular area of recovery. We end the evening with
a time of fellowship and snacks at 8:30.
If
you have an interest in
this type of program,
click here.
If you would
like to know more about Celebrate Recovery
.
Click
here
to go to the Celebrate Recovery web site.
Read the
8 Recovery Principles found in the Beatitudes.
More about the
12 steps
of the Celebrate Recovery program
