Celebrate Recovery Redeemer Lutheran Church

01/18/2022

Due to the increase in transmission of the Covid/Omicron virus in our communities, even among the vaccinated & boosted, Celebrate Recovery at Redeemer Lutheran Church has decided to suspend meeting in person, and will return to holding our Tuesday night meetings on Zoom, until further notice. If you want to attend, here is what you need to do:

Email [email protected] and include your first name, last initial and which open share group you will participate in. Steve will send an email invitation with instructions for joining the Zoom meeting.

Gender-specific Open Share Groups available:

1.Men’s General Issues

2.Men’s SA

3.Women’s General Issues & Abuse Recovery

4.Women’s Addiction

Tuesday meetings start at 7:00 pm with worship, and lesson or testimony.
The meeting room (Zoom) opens at 6:30pm for fellowship and time to test your connection.

Open Share groups immediately follow the large group.

To join a Zoom Open Share Group you must:
- Be in a room by yourself
- Wear headphones or ear buds
- Have video

Additional details can be found on our webpage at:

Celebrate Recovery - Redeemer Lutheran Church

01/11/2022

Sometimes it seems easier to see the bad we did instead of focusing on the good God is doing through us.

However, once we accept the work Jesus did on the cross, we are made brand new and get to think of ourselves that way!

“And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭2:13-14‬

For the months of January and February, and in consideration of the increase in transmission of the Covid/Omicron virus in our communities, even among the vaccinated & boosted, Celebrate Recovery at Redeemer Lutheran Church has decided to suspend meeting in person, and will return to holding our Tuesday night meetings on Zoom. If you want to attend, here is what you need to do:

Email [email protected] and include your first name, last initial and which open share group you will participate in. Steve will send an email invitation with instructions for joining the Zoom meeting.

Gender-specific Open Share Groups available:

1.Men’s General Issues

2.Men’s SA

3.Women’s General Issues & Abuse Recovery

4.Women’s Addiction

Tuesday meetings start at 7:00 pm with worship, and lesson or testimony.
The meeting room (Zoom) opens at 6:30pm for fellowship and time to test your connection.

Open Share groups immediately follow the large group.

To join a Zoom Open Share Group you must:
- Be in a room by yourself
- Wear headphones or ear buds
- Have video

Additional details can be found on our webpage at:

https://www.redeemer.us/connect/celebrate-recovery/

01/10/2022

A great question to ask yourself during your daily inventory is “In which areas of my life am I not well?”

This exercise is not meant to make anyone feel bad, but to take an honest assessment. Once you area aware of being unwell, you can ask for Christ’s help to get well.

During the winter months, and in consideration of the increase in transmission of the Covid/Omicron virus in our communities, even among the vaccinated & boosted, Celebrate Recovery at Redeemer Lutheran Church has decided to suspend meeting in person, and will return to holding our Tuesday night meetings on Zoom. If you want to attend, here is what you need to do:

Email [email protected] and include your first name, last initial and which open share group you will participate in. Steve will send an email invitation with instructions for joining the Zoom meeting.

Gender-specific Open Share Groups available:

1.Men’s General Issues

2.Men’s SA

3.Women’s General Issues & Abuse Recovery

4.Women’s Addiction

Tuesday meetings start at 7:00 pm with worship, and lesson or testimony.
The meeting room (Zoom) opens at 6:30pm for fellowship and time to test your connection.

Open Share groups immediately follow the large group.

To join a Zoom Open Share Group you must:
- Be in a room by yourself
- Wear headphones or ear buds
- Have video

Additional details can be found on our webpage at:

https://www.redeemer.us/connect/celebrate-recovery/

01/04/2022

IT’S TUESDAY FAMILY! Join Us Tonight on Zoom!

As we begin 2022, and after much prayer & discernment, we feel that, during the winter months, and in consideration of the increase in transmission of the Covid/Omicron virus in our communities, even among the vaccinated & boosted, Celebrate Recovery at Redeemer Lutheran Church has decided to suspend meeting in person, and will return to holding our Tuesday night meetings on Zoom, starting January 4, 2022. If you want to attend, here is what you need to do:

Email [email protected] and include your first name, last initial and which open share group you will participate in. Steve will send an email invitation with instructions for joining the Zoom meeting.

Gender-specific Open Share Groups available:

1.Men’s General Issues

2.Men’s SA

3.Women’s General Issues & Abuse Recovery

4.Women’s Addiction

Tuesday meetings start at 7:00 pm with worship, and lesson or testimony.
The meeting room (Zoom) opens at 6:30pm for fellowship and time to test your connection.

Open Share groups immediately follow the large group.

To join a Zoom Open Share Group you must:
- Be in a room by yourself
- Wear headphones or ear buds
- Have video

Additional details can be found on our webpage at:

Celebrate Recovery - Redeemer Lutheran Church

01/03/2022

HAPPY NEW YEAR FAMILY!

As we begin 2022, and after much prayer & discernment, we feel that, during the winter months, and in consideration of the increase in transmission of the Covid/Omicron virus in our communities, even among the vaccinated & boosted, Celebrate Recovery at Redeemer Lutheran Church has decided to suspend meeting in person, and will return to holding our Tuesday night meetings on Zoom, starting January 4, 2022. If you want to attend, here is what you need to do:

Email [email protected] and include your first name, last initial and which open share group you will participate in. Steve will send an email invitation with instructions for joining the Zoom meeting.

Gender-specific Open Share Groups available:

1.Men’s General Issues

2.Men’s SA

3.Women’s General Issues & Abuse Recovery

4.Women’s Addiction

Tuesday meetings start at 7:00 pm with worship, and lesson or testimony.
The meeting room (Zoom) opens at 6:30pm for fellowship and time to test your connection.

Open Share groups immediately follow the large group.

To join a Zoom Open Share Group you must:
- Be in a room by yourself
- Wear headphones or ear buds
- Have video

Additional details can be found on our webpage at:

https://www.redeemer.us/connect/celebrate-recovery/

Redeemer Lutheran Church

12/21/2021

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

The leadership team of Celebrate Recovery at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Damascus is taking some time to spend with their families this Christmas season, and as such, there will be no meetings on Tuesday, December 21st and Tuesday, December 28th. We will resume meetings on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at 7:00 pm.

We wish everyone a most blessed Christmas and look forward to being with you in the New Year, with excitement over what God has planned for us all!

Praying everyone stays safe and healthy over the holidays!

10/30/2021

Through the dark valleys, clouds, or storms, God the The Father is with us… always.

“The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me. You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭23:1-6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

We are meeting IN PERSON at “the best place to be on a Tuesday night!” Join us at Celebrate Recovery at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Damascus every Tuesday night. Doors open at 6:30, Large Group Meeting starts at 7:00 and Men’s and Women’s Open Share Groups run from 8:00-9:00. First Tuesday of every month is a Fellowship Night, with a light meal following the Large Group Meeting (no Open Share Groups on this night only).

10/28/2021

Have you made the decision to let God manage your life?

Step 3. We made a decision to turn our lives and our wills over to the care of God.

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Romans 12:1 NIV

What has it looked like for you to turn your life or will over to the care of God? What changes have you seen in your life?

We are meeting IN PERSON at “the best place to be on a Tuesday night!” Join us at Celebrate Recovery at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Damascus every Tuesday night. Doors open at 6:30, Large Group Meeting starts at 7:00 and Men’s and Women’s Open Share Groups run from 8:00-9:00. First Tuesday of every month is a Fellowship Night, with a light meal following the Large Group Meeting (no Open Share Groups on this night only).

09/23/2021

Identifying & confronting denial is very often not a simple thing or even a once & done thing. The same &/or different kind of denial can develop/resurface over time. The enemy is always happy to keep us trapped &/or retrap us with the same/different denial defense mechanism. Stay vigilant & stay connected.

07/20/2021

Offering forgiveness doesn’t let them off the hook… it lets YOU off the hook. Conversely, holding on to unforgiveness keeps you held hostage by the action of others.

To fully recover and reach the potential God has planned for our lives, we must ask God for the strength to offer forgiveness.

Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others when possible, except when to do so would harm them or others. (Steps 8 and 9)

“Happy are the merciful.” Matthew 5:7a TEV; “Happy are the peacemakers” Matthew 5:9 TEV

We are back to meeting IN PERSON at “the best place to be on a Tuesday night!”Celebrate Recovery at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Damascus. Doors open at 6:30–Meeting starts at 7:00, with Large Group Worship and men’s and women’s Open Share groups following. Jesus wants a relationship with you. Come join us and begin to develop your own personal relationship with Him, or enhance your existing relationship with Him. He wants to heal us all and His healing lasts.

07/19/2021

Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him and that He has the power to help me recover. (Step 2)
“Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 TEV, NIV

“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?” Matthew‬ ‭6:28-30‬ ‭NIV‬‬

God helps flowers grow… Yet, we so often question why we have to walk through hard things. Whatever it is that you’re going through, God can help you with His power.

We are back to meeting IN PERSON at “the best place to be on a Tuesday night!” at Celebrate Recovery at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Damascus. Doors open at 6:30–Meeting starts at 7:00, with Large Group Worship and men’s and women’s Open Share groups following. Come seek Jesus with us and begin to develop your own personal relationship with Him, or enhance your existing relationship with Him. He wants to heal us all and His healing lasts.

07/18/2021

When you understand how impactful God’s help has been in your life, you cannot keep it to yourself.

Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and my words. (Step 12)

“Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.” Matthew 5:10 TEV

Who can you tell about what God has done for you?

When was the last time you told your recovery story?

We are back to meeting IN PERSON at “the best place to be on a Tuesday night!”Celebrate Recovery at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Damascus. Doors open at 6:30–Meeting starts at 7:00, with Large Group Worship and men’s and women’s Open Share groups following. Come seek Jesus with us and begin to develop your own personal relationship with Him, or enhance your existing relationship with Him. He wants to heal us all and His healing lasts.