Recovery

“This is why I love so much our recovery groups. We have an incredible recovery group for men. We have marriage betrayal groups for women. And if you find yourself in a predicament where you're being duplicitous in this area of your life, there are groups of people where you can go and you can be honest and you can begin to put it to death. James 5 says, Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for one another so that you may be healed.”

“But the first step that you have to take is you have to make a decision that you're going to recover. Recovery and restoration is not for men who need it. It's for men who want it. Maybe I should say that again. Recovery and restoration is not for men who need it.”

“The strength and the power of the ministry of Christ was always because of his prayer. Because prayer is dependence upon God. Prayer is the portal through which we see the hand of God in the midst of a hurting world. And it is the place where God moves and works among us. And so we're going to be doing that together. And then we're going to have recovery groups on Wednesday nights. We certainly know and recognize that there are specific places and injuries and hurts in the lives of people where they need some support and they need recovery and they need time to process.”

“And ultimately, as a part of that, this core corruption in the human soul has to have a divine solution. And so, in Ephesians chapter 2, verse 4, we have a miraculous recovery.”

“And then we'll never forget the morning after the master's championship in 2010, at the time when we saw and when we learned that Phil Mickelson had learned, had achieved his third win at the Masters. He used a six iron in recovery in the pine straw, a number 13, to be able to advance and move ahead.”

“And it was like God sent my pastor to make a hospital visit in a moment of need. It was a moment of providence. It wasn't an accident. But it was God saying to me, you may feel lonely, but you're not alone. I'm here. I'm with you. And that's just one instance. And it was a very serious instance in my life. Yes, I did manage to go along and to make a recovery.”

“I'm here. I'm with you. And that's just one instance, and it was a very serious instance in my life. Yes, I did manage to go along and to make a recovery and thank God all of that's in the past. I did from that moment forward have to use a backlit screen because I struggled with light and reading when I preach and teach. But God has met those needs.”

“Luke chapter four, say it with me. The spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim to the captives and the recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. And then it goes on to say, you don't have to read further, verse 21.”