“Home Run” The Movie, Is a Home Run!

“Home Run” the movie is now on Amazon TV for viewing!  I have Roku and was able to access from there.  It is a story about a pro ball player with a substance abuse problem that is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, (in a C.R. group) and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team. His life is a hot mess.  Will he be able to somehow turn it all around?

As a leader of a Celebrate Recovery group for five years, I can tell you they absolutely nailed the struggles that people face, even while attending the groups. (Plus the acting was great.)  It is hard to finally cross that threshold stepping out of denial, but once they do, the weight is lifted and not only do their lives begin to change, but they affect change in the lives of the people who surround them.

This movie stars, Scott Elrod as the struggling baseball player, Dorian Brown as his former love and Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day) as his agent.  I highly recommend this movie.  It is now available also on BlueRay and on DVD online and at most local movie stores.

Putting Action In To Our Lives

This weeks lesson is on action, putting in to motion the change in our lives.

And if you are following Christ closely in your life and look to Him for guidance in all that you do, then listen for how you might lead others to Christ, either people you know in recovery or other people in your life, all of whom have some measure of hurts, habits and hang-ups and need for forgivessness in their lives. We don’t control the market on hurts, habits and hang-ups here at CR, but we sometimes might experience them in stronger measure than others. But through being in recovery, we gain so much through Christ and His work in our life that we also gain so much to offer to others.

Here are some questions to ponder as you prepare for this weeks lesson.

1. What differences have you noticed in your life now that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Higher Power?

2. How has your definition of willpower changed since you have been in recovery?

3. What have you been able to turn over to God?

4. What do you fear turning over to His care?

5. What is keeping you from turning them over?

6. What does the phrase “live one day at a time” mean to you?

7. What is a major concern in your life?

8. What’s stopping you from turning it over to your Higher Power, Jesus Christ?

See you Thursday evening for dinner at 6pm followed by large group time at 7pm. Room F-209 in the Faith building at McGregor Baptist Church.

Amazing evening

What an amazing evening at CR. Just when it looked like anything that could go wrong, God showed up. Technical difficulties threatened to cut short worship time, but that didn’t happen! Random personality clashes could have overshadowed an excellent lesson presentation on what can restore us to sanity. But, that didn’t happen either. Inopportune timing wanted to prevent a man from inviting Christ to be his Savior, and you guessed it, that didn’t happen either! Celebrate Recovery at McGregor was definitely the place to be to see the healing begin.

In peace I will lie down and sleep,
   for you alone, LORD,
   make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8

 

 

When we are too serious….get silly!

A reminder that taking ourselves too seriously can lead to overstressed and out of control choices that lead to a life apart from a loving God. Take the time to put some humor in your life, attend Celebrate Recovery at McGregor, and spend time thanking the Lord for giving you the strength to laugh in the face of adversity because you are fully trusting in Him.

THURSDAY AGENDA
6:00PM Dinner & Fellowship
Praise Worship
Group Sharing
Solid Rock Cafe

Child Care Services Provided

McGregor Baptist Church
Room F-209 Faith Building
3750 Colonial Blvd
Fort Myers, FL
Phone: (239) 790-0341
E-Mail: celebrate.recovery@mcgregor.net

CR at McGregor to add new groups

Celebrate Recovery at McGregor is looking to add new groups. in these turbulent times more and more people are struggling with issues. These are the issues that Celebrate Recovery deals with every week. However before introducing these new groups, we need to bust the biggest myths surrounding Celebrate Recovery.

Myth #1: Celebrate Recovery is only for alcoholics and drug addicts.
Truth: Celebrate Recovery is for anyone with hurts, habits, and hang-ups. While we welcome those who struggle with alcohol and drug addiction, the program is just as helpful for those who struggle in other areas. These areas include anger, co-dependency, food addiction, sexual addiction, and more.  Our ministry provides the opportunity for anyone to gain healing in their life through God’s grace. No struggle is too insignificant, or too large, for this grace.

Myth #2: Some struggles are meant to be kept private.
Truth: Step 5 says, We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. This step requires us to fully disclose our wrongs to somebody else, so that we can receive God’s promise.  James 5:15 says, “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.” There are guidelines for sharing struggles, such as finding someone you trust to keep what you share confidential. Those of us who have completed Step 5 can attest to the fact that a weight is lifted when a long-kept secret is shared. Recovery is not meant to be done alone! If you are hesitant to share your struggles, pray that the Lord would give you courage to do it.

If either of these two myths have kept you from attending Celebrate Recovery, we encourage you to put them aside and take the first step to healing! God is waiting to meet you here.

Here are the groups that CR at Mcgregor that are either up and running or will start soon. GROUPS