North County Church of Christ

130 Woodward Ave Escondido ca 92025     p: (760) 745-7732   f: (760) 839-7383

I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. John 8:12

Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery meets every Thursday evening in the Fellowship Hall
5:30 Dinner
6:30 Assembly
7:30 Discussion Groups

Mission Statement: The Purpose of the NCCC Celebrate Recovery Ministry is to become a “recovery community” committed to experiencing God’s healing power and grace to set captives free, becoming ambassadors of God’s grace, sharing their experiences, strengths and hopes with one another.

There are seven features that make it unique:

This recovery program is based on God's Word, the Bible. When Jesus taught the Sermon on the Mount, he began by stating "Eight Ways to Be Happy." Today we call them the Beatitudes. When you fully understand what Jesus is saying, you'll realize that these eight principles are God's road to recovery, wholeness, growth, and spiritual maturity.

This recovery program is forward-looking. Celebrate Recovery focuses on the future. Regardless of what has already happened, the solution is to start making wise choices now and depend on Christ's power to help me make those changes.

This recovery program emphasizes personal responsibility. We cannot control all that happens to us. But we can control how we respond to everything. That is a secret of happiness.

This recovery program emphasizes spiritual commitment to Jesus Christ. The 3rd principle calls for people to make a total surrender of their lives to Christ. Lasting recovery cannot happen without this step. Everybody needs Jesus. Celebrate Recovery is thoroughly evangelistic in nature. Changed lives always attract others who want to be changed.

This recovery program utilizes the biblical truth that we need each other in order to grow spiritually and emotionally. Celebrate Recovery is built on the New Testament principle that we don't get well by ourselves. We need each other. Fellowship and accountability are two important components of spiritual growth.

This recovery program addresses all types of habits, hurts and hang-ups. Some recovery programs deal only with alcohol or drugs or another single problem. Celebrate Recovery is a "large umbrella" program under which a limitless number of issues can be dealt with.

Finally, this recovery program produces lay ministers! Because Celebrate Recovery is biblical and church-based, it produces a continuous stream of people moving into ministry after they've found recovery in Christ.

We are going to see lives changed in dramatic ways. We are going to see hopeless marriages restored and people set free from all kinds of sinful habits, hang-ups, and hurts as they allow Jesus to be Lord in every area of their lives. To God be the glory!