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04/29/2026

Victim or Victor?

We admitted that we were powerless over our dependencies and that our lives had become unmanageable.
There will be times in life when right and wrong stand in stark contrast. Even when we know what’s right and how things should be changed, the power may seem to be on the wrong side. We may feel powerless even though we know we are standing for what is right. But even when this is true, we still shouldn’t give up. Sometimes situations where we feel powerless can prompt action that changes everything for the better.
David observed as "Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came out from the Philistine ranks. Then David heard him shout his usual taunt to the army of Israel. As soon as the Israelite army saw him, they began to run away in fright. 'Have you seen the giant?' the men asked. 'He comes out each day to defy Israel.' " David convinced the king to let him fight the giant his own way. He shouted to Goliath, "'You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. Today the Lord will conquer you' " (1 Samuel 17:23-25, 45-46).
The army saw themselves as helpless victims. Their powerlessness paralyzed them so they just stood there and took the abuse. David took courageous action to recover their dignity. There are times when we need courage and God’s help to fight against the tendency to remain a victim. We need to stand up for our human dignity and respond in new ways if we are to claim our recovery.
With God by our side there is no need to wait; we can move forward into our recovery.

Taken from The Life Recovery Devotional copyright © 1991 by Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.


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04/26/2026

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04/24/2026

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Good morning, my brothers and sisters in Christian Recovery! 🙌

We are excited to gather with you tonight at JHP Recovery! Come ready for a powerful time of praise and worship, prayer, and fellowship. We’ll be celebrating clean time, diving into Step 4, and growing together through the Life Recovery Bible devotional. There will be space to share testimonies, lift each other up, and walk through both victories and struggles—together.

No matter where you are in your walk with Christ or your recovery journey, you belong here. Come as you are and expect God to move!

“…we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” — Luke 15:32 (NIV)

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04/16/2026

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04/16/2026

It’s that time again — 3rd Friday Dinner & Fellowship at JHP Recovery Group!

Come enjoy:
🍽️ A free meal at 6:15 PM
🎶 Praise music
🎉 Celebrating sobriety milestones
📖 Life Recovery Bible devotional
🎥 Step 4 video session

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04/10/2026

New Life Devotional
4.10.26

The Void

My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands
within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart
to understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search
for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. - Proverbs 2:1-5
For several summers in the 1950's, Howard Mumma was a guest minister in Paris. There he met the existentialist philosopher, Albert Camus, who was coming to church to hear the great organist, Marcel Dupré.
Eventually Mumma’s sermons stirred Camus, so the two men met several times to discuss Camus’ questions about the Christian faith.
In one conversation, Camus said: "The reason I have been coming to church is because I am seeking. I’m almost on a pilgrimage— seeking something to fill the void that I am experiencing—and no one else knows. Certainly the public and the readers of my novels, while they see that void, are not finding the answers in what they are reading . . . I am searching for something that the world is not giving me."
Are you where Camus was? Searching for that something?
The best gift we can receive is precisely what the world can’t offer—true, eternal life through Jesus Christ. All you gotta do is ask.
There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which
cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator,
made known through Jesus. - Blaise Pascal

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