FOR THOSE IN RECOVERY

Audio and Video Messages

Most of the following are audio excerpts from messages given to men in recovery. Pastoral review indicated those with a + were thought to be most helpful to the listener. For other helpful messages not specific to those in recovery.  Received Christ  Truth Seekers

God's Love  Bible verses

• God's Love  7:36   +
• Ways God Loves us Part 1  6:30
• God's love for Men Struggling with Addiction  5:55  +
  • We are all a mess up! All sin and fall short and He loves us anyway
  • When adopted in, can’t get out
  • We are valuable to God
  • I’m not defined by my past… I’m a son of God
  • Our past cannot keep us from God’s love…. Our actions don’t control God’s love… Pride is saying, “I’m so bad God cannot love me”..
  • I cannot be badder than the goodness of God
• God's Love and God's Power  1:06 +
• 5 Ways God Love Us Overview  3:37  (Bible verses)  
• 5 Ways God Shows His Love to Us   4:19
• Why Don't We Feel Loved by God  1:08 
• God's Love and Power   3:44   (Bible verses)

Trials

• A Vertical Perspective of Difficulties  4:09 +
• Expecting Difficulty - Trusting God  2:05 +

Perspective

• Humility  13:29   +  About 6:30, you'll hear, "God is the one that makes you fail."  This is in the context of plans, not sins.

Other Messages

• Avoiding Temptation - Change Your Environment  9:10

• Pay Attention to the Warning Signs  4:32

• Walling Up the Option of Using Again  4:27  Worksheet

• Steps of failure…

• Failure happens when we consider it

• I’m not going there. Stay away

• Shut down the thought

• Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. James 1:15

• We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Cor 10:5

• Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.  Phil 4:8

• Ex Addict Example to Others  5:02

  • Set the example by not going back
  • Soldiers in Normandy gave up there lives to help our countrymen… couldn’t we be soldier for Christ to help others?
  • Biggest loser you were in past, bigger testimony and more you look good
  • His plans don’t include drugs, alcohol, adultery…

   

  • In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.  Matt 5:16

  • Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers--not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve; I Pet 5:2b

• Don't be you on drugs 2:31

  • So, I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more. You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.  Eph 4:17-24