First Baptist Church of Vicksburg, MS
Saturday, September 04, 2010
 
 

Celebrate Recovery takes place at the MAFAN Building located at 1315 Adams Street. 

 

Celebrate Recovery (CR) is a biblically based recovery program for people with hurts, habits and hang-ups.  By using the “Eight Recovery Principles” outlined through Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, participants will discover a personal, loving and forgiving Higher Power – Jesus Christ, the one and only true Higher Power.  

 

By working through these biblical principles, participants begin to grow spiritually.  Participants become free from their addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors. 

 

The door is open for sharing experiences, strengths and hopes with one another.  In addition, participants will learn to accept God’s grace in solving many of life’s problems.  

 

  What makes CR unique to any other recovery program?

 

1.  CR is based on God’s word, the Bible.

 

2.  CR is forward-looking.  Rather than wallowing in the past or dredging up and   rehearsing painful memories over and over, CR focuses on the future.

 

3.  CR 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 what they can do something about.

 

4.  CR emphasizes spiritual commitment to Jesus Christ.

 

5.  CR utilizes the biblical truth that we need each other in order to grow   spiritually and emotionally.  It is built around small group interaction and the   fellowship of a caring community.

 

6.  CR addresses all types of habits, hurts, and hang-ups.

 

7.  CR is a leadership factory.  CR produces a continuous stream of people   moving into ministry after they’ve found recovery in Christ.   
 

       Tuesday Schedule:
 
          6:00 p.m. – Step study groups.  This is a time for small groups  to work through a series of four books 
          (participation guides) relating to recovery. 
 

                        - Celebration Station - a complementary Celebrate recovery resource to help children discover healing and wholeness.  As adult Celebrate Recovery step-study groups, Grief Share and Divorce Care groups meet each Tuesday evening, their children from grades 1-6, will have the opportunity to discover the same truths of healing in age-appropriate ways.

Each week's Celebration Station includes worship, impactful experiences and discussion topics, small-group interaction and three learning centers. 

Celebration Station meets every Tuesday evening (in line with the typical school calendar) at 6:00 p.m. beginning March 2, 2010 at the MAFAN Building located at 1311 Adams Street.

Friday Schedule:

 

6:00 p.m. - Large Group Session.  Everyone meets together for worship including a teaching or testimony time. 

 

7:00 p.m. – Small Group Meeting.  This is a time for participants to get together to share and hear similar hurts, hang-ups and habits. 

 

Small Groups Include:

 

1.  Chemical dependent Men’s Group

 

2. Hurts, Habits and Hang-ups Men’s Group

 

3. Hurts, Habits and Hang-ups Women’s Group 

 

*8:00 p.m. – Solid Rock Café.  A great time to get “one on one” with others from your group or just to unwind and have good fellowship.  Free refreshments and desserts are served.   

 

(*On the first Sunday of the month a fellowship meal is served before dessert time.) 

 

 

Also located at the MAFAN building: Clothes Closet ministry, GriefShare, Medical/Dental Ministry, A.A., O.A., and Al-anon. 

 

 For more information on CR Vicksburg, call 601-630-5070 or 601-415-2208.