Purpose
The purpose of “Celebrate Recovery” is to fellowship and celebrate God’s healing power in our lives through 12 steps using 8 Recovery Principles. This experience allows us to “be changed.” We open the door by sharing our experiences, strengths and hopes with one another. In addition, we become willing to accept God’s grace in solving our lives’ problems. By working and applying these Biblical principles, we begin to grow spiritually. We become free from our dysfunctional, compulsive, and addictive behaviors. This freedom creates peace, serenity, joy, and most importantly, a stronger personal relationship with God and others. As we progress through the program we discover our personal, loving and forgiving Higher Power —Jesus Christ.
Road To Recovery
8 Recovery Principles based on the Beatitudes by Pastor Rick Warren
- Realize I’m not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and my life is unmanageable. “Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor” ~ Matthew 5:3
- Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover. “Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” ~ Matthew 5:4
- Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control. “Happy are the meek.” ~ Matthew 5:5
- Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust. “Happy are the pure in heart.” ~ Matthew 5:8
- 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
- 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
- Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and gain the power to follow His will.
- Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by example and by my words. “Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.” ~ Matthew 5:10
Schedule
Celebrate Recovery meets every Wednesday night, 52 weeks a year, even when Wednesday falls on a Holiday!
Meeting Details
6:00pm - 8:30pm
6:00 Dinner
6:30 Large Group Session
7:15 Open Share Groups
- Chemical Dependency - Women
- Chemical Dependency - Men
- Life Issue/Codependency - Women
- Life Issue/Codependency - Men
8:10 Fellowship
We begin all of our meetings in the Ministry Center on the Main Campus of CrossRoads Nazarene Church - located at 2950 W. Ray Road Chandler, AZ 85224. The Ministry Center is the closest building to the parking lot on the south side of the campus.
CrossRoads Nazarene Church
2950 W Ray Rd
Chandler, AZ 85224 (map)
(480) 722-0700
office@crnaz.com (email)
Wednesday Night Open Share Groups
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Chemical Dependency - Women
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Chemical Dependency - Men
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Life Issue/Codependency - Women
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Life Issue/Codependency - Men
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Open Share Group Guidelines
- Keep your sharing focused on your own thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please keep sharing limited to 3 - 5 minutes.
- There will be no cross talk please. Cross talk is when two individuals engage in a conversation and exclude all others. Each person is free to express feelings without interruption.
- We are here to support one another, and will not attempt to "fix" one another.
- Anonymity and confidentiality are basic requirements. What is shared in the group stays in the groups!
- Offensive language has no place in a Christ-centered recovery group.
Open Share Groups Can:
Provide you a safe place to share your experiences, strengths, and hope with others who are going through a Christ-centered recovery. Provide you with a leader who has gone through a similar hurt, hang-up or habit that will facilitate the group as it focuses on a particular principle each week. The leader will also keep Celebrate Recovery’s “five rules. ”Provide you with the opportunity to find an accountability partner or Sponsor. Encourage you to attend other recovery meetings held throughout the week.
Open Share Groups Will NOT:
Attempt to offer any professional clinical advice. Our leaders are not counselors. At your request, we can provide you with a list of approved counseling referrals.
Weekly Step Study Groups
These groups start and meet throughout the year. Celebrate Recovery workbooks and the Celebrate Recovery Bible are utilized in these groups.
There is no childcare available.
