Do you feel overwhelmed by your hurts, habits and hang-ups? Are you looking for real hope and meaning in your life? Welcome to Celebrate Recovery!
This Christ-centered recovery ministry has been duplicated in more than 4000 churches across the nation. Celebrate Recovery is a biblical and balanced program to help people overcome their hurts, habits and hang-ups by showing them the loving power of Jesus Christ through a recovery process. The format of the weekly meetings is fellowship, praise and worship, a lesson or testimony on one of the “8 Recovery Principles,” and small groups.
The “8 Recovery Principles” are rooted in the teaching of Christ and make biblical comparisons to the 12-step program used by AA. By working and applying these scriptural principles, we begin to grow spiritually and become free from our addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors. We grow together and find healing in the context of a caring, Christian community. The love and support we receive enables us to feel safe enough to open up and receive the help that is available through others. We marvel at God’s grace and His ability to sustain us and empower us to change!
Anyone is encouraged to consider Celebrate Recovery as you seek ways to deal with the stumbling blocks of life.
We meet every Tuesday at 7 pm at Heritage Christian Church located at 7413 Maxtown Road, Westerville, Ohio, in room 105A.
This group is led by Tom and Lisa Gardy. Please feel free to contact them at celebraterecovery@heritagecc.org for more information.
Some Common Recovery Issues:
Codependency
Abuse
Sexual Addiction
Eating Disorders
Anger/Resentment
Brokenness
Guilt & Shame
Depression/ Despair
Love & Relationship Addiction
Behaviors & Attitudes
Adult Children of the Chemically Addicted (ACAA)
Sexual/Emotional/Physical Abuse
Low self esteem
Loss of a Loved One
Need to Control
Divorce
Worship is a major strength and difference between a Christ-centered and a secular recovery program.
Worship provides a time for everyone to put aside the busyness and trials of the world and get in touch with the true Higher Power, Jesus Christ. The main focus of every fellowship event is to help members grow closer to God and develop healthy relationships that will grow into a support team of sponsors and accountability partners.
Celebrate Recovery is based on God’s Word, the Bible.
When Jesus taught the Sermon on the Mount, He began by stating eight ways to be happy. Today we call them the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-10). These eight principles are God’s road to recovery, wholeness, growth, and Christ-like maturity. Celebrate Recovery utilizes the biblical truth that we need each other in order to grow spiritually and emotionally. It is built on the New Testament principle that we don’t get well by ourselves. We need each other. Fellowship and accountability are two important components of spiritual growth.
Celebrate Recovery 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 their own issues. Rather than wallowing in the past or dredging up and rehearsing painful memories over and over, Celebrate Recovery focuses on the future. Regardless of what has already happened, the solution is to start making wise choices now and depend on Christ’s power to help make those changes. We cannot control all that happens to us, but we can control how we respond. That is the secret of happiness. When we stop wasting time fixing the blame, we have more energy to fix the problem. When we stop hiding our own faults and stop hurling accusations at others, then the healing power of Christ can begin working in our mind, will, and emotions.
Celebrate Recovery emphasizes spiritual commitment to Jesus Christ.
It calls for people to make a total surrender of their lives to Christ. Lasting recovery cannot happen without with this step. Everybody needs Jesus. Celebrate Recovery addresses all types of habits, hurts, and hang-ups. It’s not just limited to drug and alcohol – related issues.