Get Past Your
Hurts, Habits, and Hang-ups
Meeting every Friday at 6:00 PM.
Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered 12 step program to help you get past your hurts, habits, and hangups.
Dinner & Fellowship : 6:00 PM
Worship, Testimony, Teaching: 6:45 PM
Small Groups & Newcomers 101: 7:55 PM
Celebrate Café Dessert & Fellowship: 9:00 PM
Freedom in Christ
Find healing for your hurts, habits, and hang-ups with Celebrate Recovery, a program that consists of 12 Steps & 8 Recovery Principles and is centered on Jesus Christ. Recover from:
- Codependency
- Sexual / Emotional Abuse
- Anger
- Chemical Dependency
- Gambling Addiction
- Overeating
- Depression
- Pornography
- Grief
. . . And many others
How It Works
A Safe Environment for All
One of the most important things we need when healing from hurts, habits, and hang-ups is a safe environment in which to share and grow.
Celebrate Recovery provides a wonderfully unique atmosphere, every Friday night at 6:00 PM just for people like us who need Jesus Christ to get past our past.
Guidelines
Small Group = Respect
Recovering from any of these issues needs trust and understanding from others in a safe environment.
- Keep your sharing focused on your own feelings and thoughts
- Support each other — we will not try to “fix” one another
- Do not exclude others with “cross-talk” which includes only two (2) individuals
- Offensive or graphic language has no place in a Christ-centered group
About Our Group
What We Are — and What We Are Not
We are . . . a refuge. A place of belonging. A place to care for others and be cared for, where respect is given to each member and confidentiality is highly regarded. A place to demonstrate genuine love. A place to grow and become strong again.
We are not . . . a place for selfish control. Therapy. A place for secrets. A place to look for dating relationships. A place to rescue or be rescued by others. A place for perfection. A long-term commitment. A place to judge others. A quick fix.
Overview of Steps
Simplified for Quick Understanding
These simplified steps are based on the scripture as noted. The 8 Recovery Principles go together with these steps.
1. Admit we are powerless. Romans 7:18
2. Believe God can restore us. Philippians 2:13
3. Turn our wills & lives over to God. Romans 12:1
4. Examine our moral inventory. Lamentations 3:40
5. Admit our wrongs. James 5:16a
6. Prepare for God’s healing. James 4:10
7. Ask for God’s healing. 1 John 1:9
8. Realize others we’ve harmed. Luke 6:31
9. Reconcile those relationships. Matthew 5:23-24
10. Re-examine. Admit any wrongs. 1 Cor. 10:12
11. Seek God’s will through prayer. Col. 3:16a
12. Practice these steps, and help others. Gal. 6:1
Want to Know More?
Emporia First Church of the Nazarene hosts the Celebrate Recovery every Friday night. Contact any of the church staff at 620-342-2858 for more information.
Contact Us
First Church of the Nazarene
2931 West 24th Avenue
Emporia, Kansas 66801-5961
Phone: 620-342-2858
Fax: 620-342-2881
E-mail: emporianazarene@cableone.net