Celebrate Recovery at First Baptist Junction City

08/11/2025

Come see us tomorrow! Breakfast is for dinner!

Celebrate Recovery is not just for addicts and alcoholics. Drugs and alcohol are just a couple of the hurts, habits or hang-ups. If you are facing struggles yourself or need support. We are here for you!

Our Celebrate Recovery meeting is weekly on Tuesdays evenings. We serve a free meal at 6:00 pm. *Childcare is available.

08/03/2025

We will be resuming CR on Tuesday August 5th at 6 p.m. We hope to see you there!!!

06/15/2025

🌟 Father’s Day: A Day of Joy and Healing 🌟

For many, Father’s Day brings warm memories, laughter, and love. For others, it can stir up grief, absence, broken relationships, or painful memories.

At Celebrate Recovery, we recognize that both can be true. Today, we honor all the fathers who are present, growing, and showing up, even when it's hard. And we also stand with those who carry wounds, miss their dads, or struggle with being one.

💬 Reflection:
Whether this day brings celebration or sorrow, know this your Heavenly Father sees you, loves you, and walks with you. You are not alone.

📖 Bible Verse:
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” — Psalm 34:18 💔🙏

🙏 Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for being our constant, loving presence. Comfort those who are hurting today, heal strained relationships, and strengthen every father walking the path of recovery. May Your grace bring peace to every heart. Amen.

06/10/2025

💥ATTENTION💥
Celebrate Recovery at Junction City First Baptist is taking a 7 week break (rest of June and all of July) for leadership and volunteers to spiritually and physically rest and renew and come back full speed ahead on August 5th. Please spread the word!

There are two other churches that meet on Tuesdays for those of you looking for a meeting to attend. Grace Fellowship and Forks of Dix River.

We will see you in August! 🫶🏼

05/19/2025

🚨We are cancelling CR for tomorrow, May 20th due to forecasted weather and out of precaution for our traveling clients.🚨

💥CR will be cancelled at Junction City First Baptist from now until June 24th. Ther are Vacation Bible Schools scheduled, vacations and also a 10 day revival during those weeks💥

We WILL RESUME June 24th.

Attached is the schedule for the 10 day revival for those that are interested.

05/12/2025

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month
So let’s check in with ourselves.

👉 Swipe through and ask yourself:
What color describes how you're really doing today?

🟢 GREEN – I’m feeling good. Hopeful. Balanced.
🟡 YELLOW – I’m functioning, but something feels off.
🔴 RED – I’m overwhelmed, exhausted, or spiraling.

🟡 If you’re in the yellow zone, it’s time to call your sponsor, connect with your accountability team, and review your mental health action plan. Don’t wait until it’s red.

❤️ If you're in the red zone, you are not alone.

Please call or text 988 or reach out to the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline at 800-273-8255.

This month (and every month), we want you to know:
💬 Your mental health matters.
🙋‍♂️ There is support.
🙏 God sees you. And healing is possible.
📌 Save this post and check in often. You are worth the pause.

05/06/2025

Join us tonight! Meal is at 6 pm

💬 Celebrate Recovery I "God never wastes a hurt."
Every pain, every scar, every setback — God can redeem it all for a purpose far greater than we can imagine.

🙏 Prayer
Lord, thank You for being a God who brings beauty from brokenness. Help me to trust that even my deepest hurts are not wasted in Your hands. Teach me to find purpose in the pain and to use my story as a testimony of Your grace and healing. Give me strength to keep walking forward, knowing You are writing something redemptive through it all. Amen.

📖 Bible Verse
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
– Romans 8:28 (NIV)

📝 Reflection
Hurt doesn’t disqualify us — it refines us. In Celebrate Recovery, we learn that our struggles can become powerful tools for connection, empathy, and healing. When surrendered to God, even our darkest moments become light for someone else’s path. Nothing is wasted when it’s placed in His hands.

04/29/2025

🕊️ Celebrate Recovery
Hope is real. Help is available. Healing is possible.

📖 Bible Verse
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
– Romans 15:13 (NIV)

💬 Reflection
No matter how deep the hurt or how long the struggle, you are never beyond the reach of God’s love and healing. Today’s affirmation reminds us that recovery is not a solo mission—it’s a walk of faith, community, and daily surrender. God is the source of lasting hope, and in Him, help and healing are always within reach. You don’t have to have it all together—just be willing to take the next step.

Prayer 🙏
Heavenly Father,
Thank You for being our refuge and source of strength. When we feel overwhelmed, remind us that You are near. Help us to reach out for the support You’ve placed around us, and to trust in Your power to restore and renew. Guide us each day on this journey of recovery. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

04/27/2025

Our team is praying over everyone of you that sees this!

04/17/2025

🌿 Holy Week: Maundy Thursday 🌿

As we journey through Holy Week, Maundy Thursday reminds us of Jesus' servant heart. On this night, He knelt to wash the feet of His disciples—a radical act of humility, love, and grace.

In recovery, we’re called to do the same: to humble ourselves, to serve others, and to walk in love. Whether we’re on Step 1 or Step 12, the message of Maundy Thursday is clear; grace is not earned; it’s given freely. Jesus didn’t wait for His disciples to “deserve” His love. He gave it, fully and freely, just as He gives it to us.

✝️ Prayer:
Lord Jesus, thank You for showing us what it means to love and serve. Help us to release pride, shame, and control, and to walk in Your grace. Teach us to love others as You have loved us. May Your example on this holy night guide our recovery and our lives. Amen

04/05/2025

Have faith! God is actively working to create something new and transformative in the lives of His people.

Isaiah 43:18-19 NLT
18 “But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. 19 For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.

03/19/2025

Our History as a Global Ministry!

Celebrate Recovery was founded in 1991 as a ministry of Saddleback Church by Pastor John and Cheryl Baker. John shared with Senior Pastor Rick Warren a vision God had given him for a new Christ-centered ministry where people could find freedom from their hurts, hang-ups, and habits.

The first night 43 people attended, and Celebrate Recovery was born with only four Open Share Groups — Men’s and Women’s Chemical Dependency, and Men’s and Women’s Co-Dependency. Over the years, thousands of people have gone through the program at Saddleback Church. Many of them have gone on to serve in Celebrate Recovery and other areas of the church.

Thousands of churches have started a Celebrate Recovery ministry around the world, and that number continues to grow. Celebrate Recovery is not just growing in churches, but in recovery houses, rescue missions, universities, and prisons around the world. It continues to be a growing global movement.

The need for Celebrate Recovery is unmistakable, being a safe place for people to find freedom from the issues controlling their lives.