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Recovery from Sin and Addiction – Step 3 – Trust-Love Direction

February 19, 2023March 27, 2021 by publisher

3. We make a decision to start trusting the care of a loving Savior for the directions in our lives. If we completed step 1 (being completely honest with ourselves and with God about our addiction) then we can go on to step two: faith and hope. And then as part of step two, we … Read more

The Good and Bad of Our Habits Part 2

February 17, 2022March 22, 2021 by btolbert

“Show me who your friends are and I will show you your future.” God saved me as a young person, and I thank God from my youth to today; God has given and still gives victory. God wants to give victory to each of His children. In the first part of this lesson, we talked … Read more

Forgiving One Another

February 17, 2022March 19, 2021 by btolbert

Colossians 3:13 “13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.” Do you have someone’s face on the dartboard of your mind? Be honest with yourself; are you holding a grudge against anyone? Maybe there is a person you are … Read more

Prayer

February 16, 2022March 19, 2021 by btolbert

“Only God can move mountains, but faith and prayer can move God.” This quote from a song in one of our choir books here in California reminds us that there is great power in even a little faith when God is with us. Let’s look at what Jesus said about faith. Mathew 17:20 “20 And Jesus … Read more

Recovery from Sin and Addiction – Step 2 – Faith and Hope

February 15, 2023March 19, 2021 by publisher

2. We must come to believe that a Power greater than ourselves: Jesus Christ’s sacrificial love, could restore us to sanity. Can I believe? Well if you haven’t completed step one, were you become totally honest with yourself and with God about your addiction, then no! You will not be able to believe. Because to … Read more

The Good and the Bad of Our Habits

February 16, 2022March 17, 2021 by btolbert

“Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character, watch your character, it becomes your destiny.” This morning we want to declare that God is still on His throne and bringing victory to His people in … Read more

Recovery from Sin and Addiction – Step 1 – Honesty

February 19, 2023March 14, 2021 by publisher

1. We admit that we are powerless over our addiction and that our lives have become unmanageable. When a person comes seeking some help for an addiction, there may be various different reasons why they have come to the conclusion that they need help. One of those reasons may be: Their companion is threatening to … Read more

Salvation

February 16, 2022March 13, 2021 by btolbert

The Webster’s Dictionary defines Salvation as saving a person from sin or its consequences. Romans 5: 8-10 “8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if, when … Read more

Introduction to Helping People Recover From Sin and Addictions

February 19, 2023March 7, 2021 by publisher

There is a deep empty hole in the heart of the soul that must be filled. How we fill that hole, or comfort ourselves with that empty space, will determine what sin we become addicted to. Without a godly direction and comfort in our life, the heart will begin to fill itself more all the … Read more

Author Preface to Recovering From Sin and Addictions

February 19, 2023March 6, 2021 by publisher

From the author: Richard Lehman Addiction is a symptom of a deeper wound. A wound that typically no one else sees, and yet a wound that can be more painful than the one that everyone sees. I’m speaking of a wounded broken heart. And so my inspiration for writing this 12-step process to overcome addictions, … Read more