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Celebrate Recovery @ Rafter J Cowboy Church – Wednesday, September 25, 2013

September 25, 2013 Red

Sports Night!

Wear your favorite team shirt/jersey/cap.

Large group starts at 7 pm (age requirements 15 years and older)

Small groups start at 8 pm (age requirements 18 years and older)

It’s Testimony Night!

We invite you to come to hear a testimony by a man who struggled with drug addiction, co-dependency, depression and food issues.

Come tonight to hear him share what plans the Lord had for him?

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11)

Principle 8. Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and by my words.

“Blessed are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.” (Matthew 5:10)

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

Celebrate Recovery @ Rafter J Cowboy Church – Wednesday, September 18, 2013

September 18, 2013 Red

Large group starts at 7 pm (age requirements 15 years and older)

Small groups start at 8 pm (age requirements 18 years and older)

Come join us tonight as we continue with Principle 4.

After writing an inventory, we must deal with what we have written.

The first way we do this is to confess our sins to God.

Principle 4: 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 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 5:16)

Confess your shortcomings, resentments and sins

Obey God’s directions

No more guilt

Face the truth

Ease the pain

Stop the blame

Start accepting God’s forgiveness

Leader’s Focus Question:

What positive changes have happened in your life due to sharing your inventory? Which do you find more difficult: confessing to God, yourself or to someone you trust; why?

Celebrate Recovery @ Rafter J Cowboy Church Wednesday, September 11, 2013

September 11, 2013 Red

Large group starts at 7 pm (age requirements 15 years and older)

Small groups start at 8 pm (age requirements 18 years and older)

It’s Testimony Night!

We invite you to come hear someone share about his struggles with depression, fear, and anger.

Come tonight to hear him share about God’s Grace in his life.

“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom” (Proverbs 11:2)

Principle 8. Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and by my words.

“Blessed are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.” (Matthew 5:10)

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

Celebrate Recovery @ Rafter J Cowboy Church – Wednesday, September 4th, 2013

September 4, 2013 Red

Large group starts at 7 pm (age requirements 15 years and older)

Small groups starts at 8 pm (age requirements 18 years and older)

Is God Personal?

How close is he to you?

We invite you to visit us tonight to hear how fearfully and wonderfully you are made!

Presenting Video by Louie Giglio

“Laminin”

13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things,and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. (Colossians 1:13-18)

Celebrate Recovery @ Rafter J Cowboy Church – Wednesday, August 28, 2013

August 28, 2013 Red

Large group starts at 7 pm (age requirements 15 years and older)

Small groups starts at 8 pm (age requirements 18 years and older)

Principle 4. Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and someone I trust.

“Blessed are the pure in heart.” (Matthew 5:8)

Step 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)

The following list gives the second half of the list of our shortcomings (sins) that can prevent God from working effectively in our lives. Reading through it and searching your heart will help you get started on your inventory!

Your Mind

Your Body

Your Family

Your Church

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test my thoughts. Point out anything you find in me that makes you sad, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. {Psalm 139:23-24)

LEADER’S FOCUS QUESTION: How have you mistreated your mind, body, family or the church? Did this prevent God from working effectively in your life? Why?

Step 4, Just Do It, because GOD has your back!

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