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The program that has helped over five million people overcome their hurts, hang-ups, and habitsYou've undoubtedly heard the expression "time heals all wounds." Unfortunately, it isn't true. As many pastors and counselors know, people still carry hurts from thirty or forty years ago. The truth is, time often makes things worse. Wounds that are left untended fester and spread infection throughout your entire body. Time only extends the pain if the problem isn't dealt with.Your First Step to Celebrate Recovery introduces you to a biblical and balanced program that has helped nearly five million people overcome their hurts, hang-ups, and habits. Based on the actual words of Jesus found in the Sermon on the Mount rather than psychological theory, the Celebrate Recovery program has helped people for over 20 years to grow toward full Christ-like maturity.Author and founder John Baker tells the true story of how Celebrate Recovery became one of the largest Christ-centered recovery programs in history. Baker will help you discover how God's love, truth, grace and forgiveness can bring healing into your life.

The Celebrate Recovery Participant's Guides are essential tools for the personal recovery journey. In the seven lessons in Guide 3: Getting Right with God, Yourself, and Others, you will move through principles 4-6 of the recovery process:4  Openly examine and confess my faults to God, to myself, and to someone I trust. "Happy are the pure in heart" (Matthew 5:8).5 Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects. "Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires" (Matthew 5:6).6  Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I've done to others, except when to do so would harm them or others. "Happy are the merciful" (Matthew 5:7). "Happy are the peacemakers" (Matthew 5:9).By working through the lessons and exercises found in each of the four Participant's Guides you will begin to experience the true peace and serenity you have been seeking, restore and develop stronger relationships with others and with God, and find freedom from life's hurts, hang-ups, and habits. All the scriptures have been updated to the new NIV 2011 version.

The Proven, Groundbreaking Recovery CurriculumThe Celebrate Recovery Participant's Guide, Volumes 1–4 Updated Edition now combines all four volumes of The Journey Begins study guides for the essential tool to your personal recovery journey. In the complete twenty-five lessons of The Journey Begins, you will experience all eight of the recovery principles from the Beatitudes developed by John Baker in the Celebrate Recovery program:In Volume One: Stepping Out of Denial into God's Grace, you will experience the first three of the eight recovery principles.In Volume Two: Taking an Honest and Spiritual Inventory, you will experience an in-depth look at the fourth principle in the recovery process.In Volume Three: Getting Right with God, Yourself, and Others, you will move through principles four through six in the recovery process.In Volume Four: Growing in Christ While Helping Others, you will work through the final two principles on the road to recovery. More than just maintenance, principles seven and eight will help you prevent relapse and give you the necessary tools to help others in their recovery process.By working through the lessons and exercises found in each of the four volumes of the Participant's Guide for The Journey Begins, you will begin to experience the true peace and serenity you have been seeking, restore and develop stronger relationships with others and with God, and find freedom from life's hurts, hang-ups, and habits.

The Revolutionary Recovery CurriculumThe Celebrate Recovery Participant's Guide, Volumes 5–8 Updated Edition now combines all four volumes in this revolutionary second step study curriculum designed to be used after completing the Celebrate Recovery Participant's Guide, Volumes 1–4. In the twenty-five lessons of The Journey Continues, you will experience Christ-centered and biblically based studies filled with brand new acrostics, deeper questions, and more helpful Bible verses created by John Baker and Johnny Baker.In Volume Five: Moving Forward in God's Grace, you will focus on a deeper study of the first three of eight recovery principles.In Volume Six: Asking God to Grow My Character, you will focus on a deeper study of the fourth recovery principle.In Volume Seven: Honoring God by Making Repairs, you will focus on a deeper study of principles four through six of the recovery process.In Volume Eight: Living Out the Message of Christ, you will focus on a deeper study of the final two principles on the road to recovery.By working through the lessons and exercises found in each of the four volumes of the Participant's Guide for The Journey Continues you will find a deeper sense of true peace and serenity. Continue to restore and develop stronger relationships with others and with God, and find deeper freedom from life's hurts, hang-ups, and habits.

A recovery program based on 8 principles from the BeatitudesIn this revised and newly-updated handbook for leaders, there is a way the church can help the wounded move beyond their hurts, hang-ups, and habits to experience the forgiveness of Christ. Celebrate Recovery helps the church fulfill its role as Christ's healing agent. You don't have to lead alone. To lead people forward in spiritual, physical, and emotional restoration is to walk in the footsteps of Christ. And that's why the Celebrate Recovery Leader's Guide is so important.With everything you need to encourage lasting life-change, the newly updated handbook is the best way to facilitate Celebrate Recovery in your church and help people look forward to a whole new future.The Celebrate Recovery Leader's Guide includes:A Celebrate Recovery start-up strategyA clear, easy-to-follow formatStep-by-step instructions for each meetingGuide for conducting leader trainingTeaching notes for the twenty-five lessons of The Journey Begins (Participant's Guide, volumes 1–4)Overview of the twenty-five lessons of The Journey Continues (Participant's Guide, volumes 5–8)Updated NIV Bible References Along with a willing heart, this handbook is invaluable for leading men and women forward in complete restoration and transformation through Christ.

The program that has helped over six million people overcome their hurts, hang-ups, and habitsYou've undoubtedly heard the expression "time heals all wounds." Unfortunately, it isn't true. As many pastors and counselors know, people still carry hurts from thirty or forty years ago. The truth is, time often makes things worse. Wounds that are left untended fester and spread infection throughout your entire body. Time only extends the pain if the problem isn't dealt with.Your First Step to Celebrate Recovery introduces you to a biblical and balanced program that has helped nearly six million people overcome their hurts, hang-ups, and habits. Based on the actual words of Jesus found in the Sermon on the Mount rather than psychological theory, the Celebrate Recovery program has helped people for over 35 years to grow toward full Christ-like maturity.Author and founder John Baker tells the true story of how Celebrate Recovery became one of the largest Christ-centered recovery programs in history. Baker will help you discover how God's love, truth, grace, and forgiveness can bring healing into your life.

Find freedom from life's hurts, hang-ups, and habits with the NIV Celebrate Recovery Study Bible. Featuring a foreword by Rick Warren, this real-life spiritual guide includes articles based on the eight recovery principles of the Celebrate Recovery program and the accompanying Christ-centered twelve steps.

Find inspiration during your moments of strength and growth, and encouragement in your times of weakness.Are you on a recovery journey? Do you need a daily resource of hope to get you through every day? The Celebrate Recovery Booklet: 28 Devotions is perfect for your journey or to share with someone on the road to recovery. These devotional readings provide encouragement for the millions who suffer from various hurts, pain, or addiction of any kind.You will find:Deeper application of the 12 steps and 8 principles28 days of devotions, giving a glimpse of what can be found in the full 365-day devotionalScripture verses and focused prayers for each dayGuidance on how to recover from alcoholism, divorce, sexual abuse, codependency, domestic violence, drug addition, sexual addiction, food addiction, gambling addiction, and moreReminders of God's goodness, grace, and redemption With inspiration to support others struggling with hurts, habits, and hang-ups, Celebrate Recovery is more than a 12-step recovery program; it is a means toward lasting life changes through Christ-centered 12 steps and 8 principles based on the Beatitudes. Through 28 daily entries with Scripture and prayer, you'll discover the key to long-term recovery. Whether a self-purchase or a gift for someone you care about, Celebrate Recovery Booklet: 28 Devotions is designed to inspire readers during moments of growth and to inspire them in times of weakness. This 4-week devotional booklet will bring comfort and encourage strength and provide words of hope, courage, and triumph.