Growing Together in Christ
Monday, 7:00 p.m. at Greg and Jeri Anne Shealy's home
Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. at Laurie Murnane's home
Thursday, 7:00 p.m. at B.J. and Linda Johnson's home
Friday, 6:30 p.m., Celebrate Recovery
For
information call Lisa at 359-2229
or e-mail: lisa@whiteford.org
Celebrate Recovery
Purpose
The purpose of Whiteford Church’s “Celebrate Recovery” is to fellowship and celebrates God’s healing power in our lives through the 8 Recovery Principles. The 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 addictive, compulsive, and dysfunctional 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.
God’s Promise of Recovery
It would be wonderful if we all had self-control. But, trying to find it within ourselves can become as much of an obsession as our primary addiction. The more we try to get a hold on it, the more elusive it seems. We have failed miserably trying to control our hurts, habits, and hang-ups by ourselves. It’s only through faith in Christ, that we can begin the process of recovery. In 2 Peter 1:2-9, we find that “self-control” is actually one step in the middle of a progression of steps that paint a picture of recovery.
2 Peter 1:2-9 (The Message)
Grace and peace to you many times over as you deepen in your experience with God and Jesus, our Master. Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! We were also given absolutely terrific promises to pass on to you--your tickets to participation in the life of God after you turned your back on a world corrupted by lust.
So don't lose a minute in building on what you've been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus. Without these qualities you can't see what's right before you, oblivious that your old sinful life has been wiped off the books.
PRECEPTS
Group for Youth
and
Teen Time
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. at the church
Call Kathy at 359-2229 or e-mail her at kathy@whiteford.org
for more information
P.R.E.C.E.P.T.S.
Abundant Life Class- led by: Kathy Thompson, co-pastor
Meeting
Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary
Are
you tired of dealing with emotions and pain that seem to
plague your daily interactions, job situations and those
you love? Are you looking for resolutions to financial,
job and relational issues based on God’s Word? Do
you desire to develop your Holy Spirit Gifts to go deeper
in the Word to develop a passion for living and the lost.
Do you lack a Biblical World-View? Do enjoy the study of
end-time prophesy or does it just it confuse you? This class
is for adults age 18 & up.
Preparing-
Recovering- Empowered-
Consecrated- Evangelists-
Prophets- Teachers and
Servants
The wounds of our past will dictate the quality of our life
today. Only through a deeper study of God’s Word and
Development of Your Holy Spirit Gifts can you experience
the Abundant Life that Christ died to provide you—at
home, at work, in the world. Come Join us and learn how
to make a real difference!
Why
should I attend this Class?
Which
Type of Relationship Best Describes Your Home or The Home
You Grew Up In?
PROACTIVE
RELATIONSHIPS
•
Love and Affection
• Emotional Bonding ; Intimate Sharing
• High Trust Level ; High Respect
• Emotional Security/Stability
• Support for One Another
• Healthy Interaction
• Expressed Affection / Open Communication
• Home is a Haven of Rest
|
REACTIVE
RELATIONSHIPS
•
Bitterness and Hate
• Detachment and Alienation
• Lack of Intimacy ; Repeated Broken Trust
• Confusion and Insecurity ; Exploitation
of One Another
• Back Biting ; Frozen Emotions
• No Communication
• Defiance Toward One Another
• Home is a War Zone
|
Which
Best Describes Your Current Employment Situation?
PROACTIVE
RELATIONSHIPS
•
Caring and Productive Environment
• Great Peer Interaction
• True Team Spirit
• Financial Stability
• Emotional Gratification
• Support for subordinates and management
• Respect for Leadership
• Expressed Appreciation
• Open Communication
• High Respect for One Another
• You look forward to reporting to work each
day
|
REACTIVE
RELATIONSHIPS
•
Bitterness and Hate
• Cold and Impersonal
• Lack of Hope and Job Security
• Repeated Broken Trust
• Poor leadership, heavy bureaucracy
• Exploitation of One Another
• Back Biting—Grappling for Dominance
• No positive feed back- No communication
• Loose Moral and Ethical Standards
• Defiance Toward One Another
• Job is a War Zone and Interpersonal Drama
|
Which
Best Describes Your Walk With God, Your World View and Knowledge
of the End of Days?
PROACTIVE
•
Spirit-Filled, Living in the Center of God’s
Will
• Constant Communion and Rich Prayer Life
• Prayers answered, seeing presence of God
• Excited and in love with the Bride of Christ
• Great interest in God’s word, great
worship, excited about world evangelism
|
REACTIVE
•
Struggling with temptation, besetting sin, exhaustion
and apathy
• Lack of Hope , Lack of Closeness to God
• Unanswered Prayers, Cynicism about the future
• Disappointed in leadership, frustration
with church
• Confused by scripture, poor quality worship,
disinterest in world missions
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