Isaiah 57:18
How does the road to recovery begin? Isaiah 57:18 promises that God heals, leads and comforts, and Pastor Tim Rolen teaches that the first step is admitting we are not God.
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The road to recovery starts with us admitting we're not God. The cause, the consequences, and the cure.
Healing starts with God.
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
Psalm 147:3
Recovery rarely begins with a plan. It begins with an honest admission, that we're not God, and that we can't fix everything on our own. In early 2020, Pastor Tim Rolen walked New Hope in Clovis through that first hard step and the long road that follows it.
Across nine Sundays, the series traces the cause, the consequences, and the cure. It's an honest look at the broken places in a life and the God who meets us there, steadies us, and walks the road with us toward something whole.
January 12 to March 15, 2020 · 9 Messages
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Part 2
Psalm 56:8
David wrote that God had kept a record of his tears, and that God knew how foolish he had been. Pastor Tim Rolen builds the second Road to Recovery message on the fact that nothing about us is off the record, and that this is good news rather than bad.
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From Stuck to Starting Over
Matthew 11:28-30
How do you move from stuck to starting over? Matthew 11 invites the weary to come to Jesus, and Pastor Tim Rolen teaches the third step of recovery: consciously choose to commit your life and will to Christ's care and control.
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Part 4
Psalm 32:1-2
Guilt kept private does not stay quiet. The fourth Road to Recovery message works through the step nobody looks forward to, openly examining and confessing our faults to God, to ourselves and to another person, and why the third part of that is the part that heals.
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Part 5
Romans 12:2
We keep hauling around the things we say we want rid of, because they have become comfortable. Pastor Tim Rolen preaches the fifth Road to Recovery message on why willpower keeps failing and what has to change first.
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Forgiving Those Who Hurt Me
Ephesians 4:31-32
How do you forgive someone who hurt you? From Ephesians 4:31-32, Colossians 3:13 and Mark 11:25, this sixth Road to Recovery message gives three reasons to forgive and three steps to let go of resentment.
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Making Amends to Those I've Hurt
Hebrews 12
How do you make amends to someone you hurt? In this Road to Recovery message, Pastor Tim Rolen teaches the second half of the amends step, with Hebrews 12 and Luke 6: the right time, the right attitude and a wise approach.
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Part 7
Mark 14:38
How do you keep from sliding back into old habits once you have started to heal? The seventh Road to Recovery message looks at how relapse happens and at the daily time with God that guards against it, built on Mark 14:38.
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Part 8
Psalm 142:1-7
David lost his position, his wife, his advisor, his closest friend and finally his self respect, and Psalm 142 is what came out of that cave. Pastor Mark Addis closes the Road to Recovery series on why God lets pain into a life and what he expects us to do with it afterward.
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The Road to Recovery is one of several series New Hope walked through in 2020. Looking for ongoing support? Celebrate Recovery meets weekly at New Hope.