Celebrate Recovery Bible

Freedom from life's hurts, hang-ups, and habits If you long to break free from life's hurts, hang-ups, and habits, the Celebrate Recovery Bible is a powerful, positive ally. This Bible is based on eight recovery principles found in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and on the underlying Christ-centered twelve steps of the proven Celebrate Recovery® program. The Celebrate Recovery Bible lifts you up and shows you how to walk, step by attainable step, on a path of healing and liberty. "I'm excited you're beginning the journey to recovery. Your life will change. You'll experience freedom from your sinful habits, hang-ups, and hurts as you give up control and allow Jesus to be Lord in every area of your life." ?From the foreword by Dr. Rick Warren, senior pastor, Saddleback Church "Throughout the pages of Scripture, we see God's heart for celebrating recovery! This collection will help you experience and celebrate that journey, one step at a time. Jump in and see how recovery and spiritual growth are one and the same." ?Dr. Henry Cloud, Christian psychologist, author, and speaker "Celebrate Recovery is the most life-transforming ministry I've experienced in thirty years of ministry. How wonderful to now have such an effective tool as the Celebrate Recovery Bible. It will be a powerful encouragement and an intensely focused, insightful help in anyone's personal recovery journey." ?Hess Hester, senior pastor, Tulsa, Oklahoma FEATURES - Articles explain eight recovery principles and accompanying Christ-centered twelve steps - Over 110 lessons unpack eight recovery principles in practical terms - Recovery stories offer encouragement and hope - Thirty days of devotional readings - Over fifty full-page biblical character studies illustrate recovery principles - Book introductions - Side-column reference system keyed to the eight recovery principles - Topical index Back cover includes: CHANGE A LIFE. Every NIV Zondervan Bible you purchase helps International Bible Society translate and give Bibles to people in need around the world. IBS LOGO LG fits most bible covers size LARGE Sample Text Front Cover includes: FREEDOM from life's hurts, hang-ups, and habits - Special foreword note written by Rick Warren - Based on eight recovery principles and Christ-centered twelve steps - Personal stories and a thirty-day devotional track offer hope, healing, and encouragement Inside front flap: GOD'S WORD OFFERS A WAY OUT For people who struggle with the circumstances of their lives or with addictive, dysfunctional, or compulsive behaviors. Reinforcing that the gospel and life in Jesus Christ truly are about redemption, not condemnation, the Celebrate Recovery Bible gives you the insights you need, a proven path to follow, and the encouragement and inspiration to do so. From relevant and instantly applicable lessons to see-yourself biblical character studies and recovery stories that deal honestly with today's grittiest issues, this Bible will help you bring God's Word directly to bear on all kinds of hurts, hang-ups, and habits. Anger problems, sexual addiction, alcohol and drug abuse, gambling, divorce, eating disorders-whatever you're dealing with-if you long for a way out ... if your broken heart needs hope ... this Bible is your wise and empowering ally on the path to recovery. Unlike any other recovery Bible, this one is designed to walk you step by step through the recovery process mapped out in the proven (continued on back flap) Back Flap: (continued from front flap) Celebrate Recovery® program, a part of Purpose Driven® Ministries. Use it with the program or apart from it. Either way, the Celebrate Recovery Bible offersZondervan Publishing Staff is the author of 'Celebrate Recovery Bible ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780310928492 and ISBN 0310928494.