Celebrate Recovery at Westside - Bradenton

09/10/2026

09/03/2026

🍂 SEPTEMBER IS A NEW SEASON 🍂

A new month doesn’t mean everything suddenly gets easier, but it can remind us that God is still working, we’re still growing, and our recovery story is still being written.

This September, let’s remember:

S — Surrender your past and step into God’s plan.
E — Embrace change and trust His timing.
P — Persevere through challenges with faith.
T — Thank God for every blessing, big and small.
E — Encourage others and build up the body of Christ.
M — Make time for prayer, worship, and His Word.
B — Believe God is working even when you can’t see it.
E — Extend grace to yourself and to others.
R — Rest in His promises and rejoice in your new life.

Recovery is not about having everything figured out. It’s about continuing to take the next right step with Jesus and your Forever Family beside you.

📖 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” — 2 Corinthians 5:17

Whatever August looked like, September is another opportunity to keep moving forward.

🌱 One day at a time. One step closer to freedom.

🙌 We are Celebrate Recovery.
❤️ And recovery is better together.

08/31/2026

Monday Nights!
Dinner at 5:45
Large Group at 6:30

Westside Christian Church
3604 15th Ave W

08/31/2026

Monday Night!!!

Wait that is tonight! Yay!

08/31/2026

Work it cause you're worth it!!

❤️‍🩹 FOREVER FAMILY, HERE’S AN IMPORTANT REMINDER: KEEP COMING BACK!

Whether you're attending your very first Celebrate Recovery meeting or you've been part of our Forever Family for years, recovery is a journey and every step matters.

Some weeks you'll walk through the doors celebrating a victory. 🙌

Other weeks, just walking through those doors is the victory.

There may be days when you're tired. Days when your hurt feels heavy. Days when that old hang-up shows back up. Days when you're tempted to return to an old habit.

Keep coming back.

Keep showing up.
Keep working the principles.
Keep connecting with your sponsor and accountability team.
Keep sharing honestly.
Keep serving.
Keep praying.
And most importantly, keep allowing Jesus Christ to lead the way. ✝️

Recovery isn't about perfection. It's about progress, surrender, and taking the next right step with Jesus.

And please remember this:

❤️ You are worth it.
❤️ You matter.
❤️ Your story matters.
❤️ You are a child of God.
❤️ You don't have to do this alone.

📖 “But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” — 2 Chronicles 15:7 NIV

We're so glad you're part of this Forever Family community.

And if you haven't walked through the doors of Celebrate Recovery yet, maybe this is your invitation.

Come as you are.
There's a seat waiting for you.

🌎 Find a Celebrate Recovery near you at CRLocator.com

Keep coming back. Keep working your recovery. Keep following Jesus. ❤️‍🩹

08/31/2026

✨ A FRESH START TO A NEW WEEK ✨

You don’t have to carry last week into this one.

The mistakes.
The disappointment.
The things you wish you would’ve handled differently.
The conversations you keep replaying.
The progress you think you should’ve made by now.

Leave it there.

Recovery teaches us that we don’t have to have yesterday figured out before we can take the next right step today.

God’s mercy is new this morning. ❤️

So instead of asking, “How am I going to fix everything this week?” try asking:

“God, what is the next right thing You want me to do today?”

One day at a time.
One choice at a time.
One step at a time.

That’s how lives change.

What’s ONE thing you’re choosing to do differently this week? 👇