Sermon by Dr. Robert Lewis

8/27/2000

Hear stories of life change from the church body.

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Sermon by Dr. Robert Lewis

7/23/2000

• Lessons learned from this series:
  • It has reminded us to stay honest.
  • it has called us to be humbler.
  • it has helped us to remain hopeful.
• The eighth step:
  • Yield myself to God to bring this good news of freedom to others, both by my example and my words.
• Why God allows pain:
  • Pain is the hard reality that comes with free will.
  • Pain is often used by God to get my attention.
  • Pain teaches me I must depend on Him.
  • Pain can give me a ministry to others.
• Three things we have learned from every story shared in this series:
  • My journey to freedom starts with choice.
  • My journey to freedom is established through a specific process.
  • My journey to freedom is completed when I reinvest it to help others.

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Sermon by Dr. Robert Lewis

7/16/2000

From freedom to relapse

• Causes of a relapse
  • Complacency and reverting back to willpower after a few short successes.
  • Compromise by convincing yourself you can be in control and handle it.
  • Ignoring one of the steps.
  • Trying to recover without support.
  • Refusing to fill the void with something right.
    • Real freedom is not what you stop, it's what you start after you stop.
• Preventing a relapse
  • Reserve daily time with God for self examination and spiritual empowerment.
    • Evaluate: Physical, emotional, relational, spiritual inventory
    • Evaluate daily, periodically and annually
    • Meditate by slowing down enough to hear God speak to us from His Word.
    • Prayer
• Relapse doesn't mean hopeless.
• Freedom is not a moment in time; it's one day at a time.

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