NIV, Celebrate Recovery Bible, Paperback - Softcover

Baker, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0310423147 ISBN 13: 9780310423140

Publisher: Zondervan, 2014

Synopsis

Find freedom from life’s hurts, hang-ups, and habits
If you long to break free from life’s hurts, hang-ups, and habits, the NIV Celebrate Recovery Bible is a powerful and 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 NIV Celebrate Recovery Bible lifts you up and shows you how to walk, step by attainable step, on a path of healing and liberty.
Based on the proven and successful Celebrate Recovery program developed by John Baker and Rick Warren, the NIV Celebrate Recovery Bible offers hope, encouragement, and, through developing a relationship with Jesus Christ, empowerment to rise above your hurts, hang-ups, and habits. With features based on eight principles Jesus voiced in his Sermon on the Mount, this insightful Bible is for anyone struggling with the circumstances of their lives and the habits they are trying to control.
FEATURES
ˇ Full text of the world’s most popular modern English Bible—the New International Version (NIV)
ˇ Articles explain eight recovery principles and accompanying Christ-centered twelve steps
ˇ Over 110 lessons unpack eight recovery principles in practical terms
ˇ Recovery stories offer encouragement and hope
ˇ 30 days of devotional readings
ˇ Over 50 full-page biblical character studies are tied to stories from real-life people who have found peace and help with their own hurts, hang-ups and habits
ˇ Book introductions
ˇ Side-column reference system keyed to the eight recovery principles
ˇ Topical index
“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 a biblically based program that helps those who are struggling with hurts, hang-ups, and habits by showing them the loving power of Jesus Christ through the recovery process. The Celebrate Recovery program is offered in thousands of churches worldwide.

About this title

About the Author:

John Baker is the founder of Celebrate RecoveryŽ, a ministry started at Saddleback Church. It is estimated that over the last 25 years more than 3.5 million people have gone through this Christ-centered recovery program. There are currently over 27,000 churches that have weekly Celebrate Recovery meetings.

John has been on staff since Celebrate Recovery started. He has served as the Pastor of Membership, the Pastor of Ministries, and is currently the Pastor of Saddleback Church’s Signature Ministries. He is also serving as one of the nine Elder Pastors at Saddleback. John is a nationally known speaker and trainer in helping churches start Celebrate Recovery ministries.

John’s writing accomplishments include Celebrate Recovery’s The Journey Begins Curriculum, Life’s Healing Choices, the Celebrate Recovery Study Bible (general editor), and The Landing and Celebration Place (coauthor). John’s newest books are Your First Step to Celebrate Recovery and The Celebrate Recovery Devotional (coauthor).

John and his wife Cheryl, the cofounder of Celebrate Recovery, have been married for more than four decades and have served together in Celebrate Recovery since the beginning. They have two adult children, Laura and Johnny, and five grandchildren.

Review:

'The Celebrate Recovery Bible offers outstanding features....[this Bible] can be of huge practical benefit to pastors who care enough to reach out to the men, women, and children in need of healing and redemption for their 'hurts, hang-ups, and habits.'' -- Rev! Magazine

(Rev! Magazine)

About this edition

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0310423147
• ISBN 13: 9780310423140
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1728