BCF Church
Celebrate Recovery - First Steps to Freedom: R.E.C.O.V.E.R.Y
CR Friday Service
Locations & Times
BCF Church
2414 Central Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
Friday 7:00 PM
Celebrate Recovery
First Steps to Freedom: R.E.C.O.V.E.R.Y
January 16, 2026
First Steps to Freedom: R.E.C.O.V.E.R.Y
January 16, 2026
Isaiah 57:18, GNB
“I have seen how they acted, but I will heal them. I will lead them and help them, and I will comfort those who mourn. I offer peace to all near and far!”
“I have seen how they acted, but I will heal them. I will lead them and help them, and I will comfort those who mourn. I offer peace to all near and far!”
What do I need to recover from?
Overworking
Overeating
Alcohol/Drugs
Overspending
Grief
Guilt
Anger/Rage
Fear/Anxiety
Divorce
Codependency
Abuse
Insecurity
Sexual Addiction
Perfectionism
Gambling
Lying
Control
Self harm
Hurtful Relationships
Overworking
Overeating
Alcohol/Drugs
Overspending
Grief
Guilt
Anger/Rage
Fear/Anxiety
Divorce
Codependency
Abuse
Insecurity
Sexual Addiction
Perfectionism
Gambling
Lying
Control
Self harm
Hurtful Relationships
The First Step to R.E.C.O.V.E.R.Y:
Realize
Romans 7:15-17, TTLB
“I don’t understand myself at all, for I really want to do what is right, but I can’t! I do what I don’t want to – what I hate! I know perfectly well what I’m doing is wrong…but I can’t help myself! It is sin inside me that is stronger than I am that makes me do these evil things.”
“I don’t understand myself at all, for I really want to do what is right, but I can’t! I do what I don’t want to – what I hate! I know perfectly well what I’m doing is wrong…but I can’t help myself! It is sin inside me that is stronger than I am that makes me do these evil things.”
The Cause of My Problem: My Sin Nature
How do we “play” God: By denying our Humanity and by trying to Control everything for selfish reasons.
The Consequences:
1. Fear
(ADAM) “I was afraid because I was naked so I hid”(Gen 3:10)
(ADAM) “I was afraid because I was naked so I hid”(Gen 3:10)
2. Frustration
“My dishonesty made me miserable and filled my days with frustration”(Psalm32:3 TLB)
“My dishonesty made me miserable and filled my days with frustration”(Psalm32:3 TLB)
3. Fatigue
“My strength evaporated like water on a sunny day until I finally admitted all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide them” (Psalm 32:4-5 TLB)
“My strength evaporated like water on a sunny day until I finally admitted all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide them” (Psalm 32:4-5 TLB)
4. Failure
“you will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you” (Proverbs 28:13 GNB)
“you will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you” (Proverbs 28:13 GNB)
The Cure:Is to ADMIT my powerlessness
Powerless to change:The Past
Powerless to control:Other People
Powerless to cope: with my harmful habits, behaviors, actions
James 4:6, NET
“God Opposes the proud but gives GRACE to the humble”
“God Opposes the proud but gives GRACE to the humble”
Grace Is: The Power To Change
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Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardships as a pathway to peace;
Taking, as Jesus did,
this sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it;
trusting that You will make all things right
if I surrender to Your will;
so that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with You forever and ever in the next.
Amen.
God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardships as a pathway to peace;
Taking, as Jesus did,
this sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it;
trusting that You will make all things right
if I surrender to Your will;
so that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with You forever and ever in the next.
Amen.
Leader's Focus Question:
What needs changing in your life?
What hurt, habit, or hang up have you’ve been trying to ignore?
What needs changing in your life?
What hurt, habit, or hang up have you’ve been trying to ignore?