Counseling and Recovery Ministry

12/19/2023

After months of prayer, Meeting, conversations, and listening to God, Jennifer and I, with the support of the Senior Pastor at FMC, have decided to end using Celebrate Recovery as the recovery program at the First Methodist Church.

We did not come to this decision lightly. We came to it under the council of God, Under the council of men, with a deep personal relationship with God.

If you feel like you want to continue to attend or seek out other Celebrate Recovery groups, we will, by all means, support you in that decision. We pray that God will lead you out of the pit that you are in and that you will see the greatness of Jesus Christ.

Remember that this is not the end of recovery at the First Methodist Church. We will be taking a break and look to God for guidance on what is next.

I urge you to seek out recovery. To seek out Biblical counseling and God's will for your life.

Here is the list of Celebrate Recovery Meetings in our area:

Sunday Nights at 5:45 for a meal and 6:30 for the Meeting
Connect Church
3 Oxmore Flint Rd
Decatur, AL 35640

Tuesdays:
Long View Church of God
2025 Co Rd 1269,
Vinemont, Al, 35179

Lifepoint Church
250 Johnston St SE,
Decatur, AL 35601

Thursdays:
Decatur Baptist Church
2527 Danville Rd SW,
Decatur, AL

In the coming weeks and months, we will continue providing information about recovery and how God wants a relationship with you.

To reflect the overall change, this page's name will also be changing.

Be blessed, and if you have questions, comments, or concerns, you can reach Jason by emailing him at [email protected]

God Bless,

Jason

12/11/2023

What consolation can Christians find in times of suffering and adversity? From one of our live Ask Ligonier events, Stephen Nichols reminds us to look to the...

12/11/2023

1 Timothy 3:6
“Not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. ”

Bible Verse:
Ephesians 2:6
“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).”

Reflect and Respond:
Where has pride taken you in the past? Are there areas in your life where pride needs to be replaced with humility?

Prayer:
Good and gracious Father, today I confess my prideful thoughts and actions. Thank you for all You have given me. Please renew my spirit with the love and humility of Jesus to the glory of Your kingdom. Amen.

12/07/2023

12/05/2023

In our society, we often slip into an “us versus them” mentality. Through political differences, racism, socioeconomic stratification, etc., we see ourselves as different than others.
I personally have suffered from this, You may be able to think of a time where you saw yourself as better than someone.
Perhaps you often enter into situations with the belief that other people are superior to you. This kind of thinking can create anger, resentment, and an inability to relate to those around you. Instead, try focusing on the things you have in common with almost all human beings. Everyone, for example, wants to be happy. Almost everyone you meet is doing their best with what life has given them.
Most importantly, of course, everyone is trying to avoid suffering. By focusing on these facts, it becomes easier to see situations from the perspective of others. Then, you can make choices that cause the least amount of harm.
So one way to begin is all in how you begin your mornings and end your evenings,your day is a powerful predictor of how the rest of the day will go. Try having a morning ritual that involves stating your intent to practice compassion throughout your day. You can do so by writing it down, meditating, or speaking it out loud to yourself in the mirror. A simple phrase like, “Today I will be compassionate by having kind thoughts about myself and others. I will help those around me however I can,” is a great way to start. You can change your daily affirmation to suit your circumstances or keep the same one, finding renewed meaning in it each morning, and evening. We cannot fix our brothers and sisters in recovery with us, but we can certainly slow down, pause and show compassion for them and ourselves.

12/04/2023

The reason for the season...

12/02/2023

Day 2 of December. Welcome to the Christmas Season. Here is today's word find based on Luke 2. Have a blessed day.

12/01/2023

Welcome to December Church. Would you like to do something fun? Luke 1 through 24 fits perfectly into the season, and reading it between December 1 and December 24 is excellent when celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. For those who like word puzzles, Jason has taken the liberty of creating one for each day, 1 through 24 using the chapter of Luke for that day. He will post it here daily. Have a blessed day and a blessed Christmas season, and God bless.