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Step One
Romans 3:22-24 – “We are made right in
God's sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we
all can be saved in this same way, no matter who we are or what we have
done. For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet
now God in his gracious kindness declares us not guilty."
Step Two We come to believe that God, through Jesus Christ, has the Holy Spirit power to deliver us from every plan, power and work of the devil.. John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world
that He gave His only SON, so that everyone who believes in Him will not
perish but have eternal life.”
Step Three We make a decision to invite Jesus Christ into our life and crown Him the Lord of all, with no reservations. We accept God’s forgiveness in the person of Jesus Christ and become born-again. Romans 10:9-10 – “For if you confess with
your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised
Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart
that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth
that you are saved."
Step Four We make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves and ask the Lord to show us what needs to be confessed, repented of and forsaken, in Jesus’ Name. Acts 3:19 – “Now turn from your sins and
turn to God, so you can be cleansed of your sins. Then wonderful times
of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and He will send
Jesus your Messiah to you again.”
Step Five We admit to God, to ourselves, and to another Christian believer, the exact nature of our wrongs. James 5:16 – “Confess your sins to each
other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer
of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.”
Step Six We commit ourselves to obedience to God and when The Holy Spirit reveals an area of our lives that needs to be changed, we quickly obey and surrender that area to Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:15 – “I hope all of you who
are mature Christians will agree on these things. If you disagree on some
point, I believe God will make it plain to you."
Step Seven We humbly and boldly take authority over our carnal minds and exchange all of our thoughts with His thoughts, realizing that God’s Word contains His thoughts. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 – “We are human, but
we don't wage war with human plans and methods. We use God's mighty weapons,
not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the devil's strongholds. With these
weapons we break down every proud argument that keeps people from knowing
God. With these weapons we conquer their rebellious ideas, and we teach
them to obey Christ.”
Step Eight We make a list of all people we have harmed and who have harmed us, and become willing to make amends to them all, including ourselves. Mark 11:25 – “But when you are praying,
first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father
in heaven will forgive your sins, too."
Step Nine We seek forgiveness from everyone we have harmed and are willing to make amends to them all without causing any further injury. John 20:23 – “If you forgive anyone's sins,
they are forgiven. If you refuse to forgive them, they are unforgiven."
Step Ten We continue to take the light of the Word we hear and shine it into the darkest areas of our own life, looking for places we can come up higher. James 1:22 – “And remember, it is a message
to obey, not just to listen to. If you don't obey, you are only fooling
yourself."
Step Eleven We actively pursue the Wisdom of God, which is the Will of God, applying it accurately to our life in solving problems, developing intimacy with Jesus Christ through prayer and obedience to keep His Word. Joshua 1:8-9 – “Study this Book of the
Law continually. Meditate on it day and night so you may be sure to obey
all that is written in it. Only then will you succeed. I command you- be
strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your
God is with you wherever you go."
Step Twelve The chains of your addiction are so light that you cannot feel them yet so strong you can’t break them, but Jesus already has. Having become a disciple of Christ Jesus, we carry the message of Good News and Hope to others who are bound with the chains of addiction. In addition, we continue to grow with Christ Over Our Life. Matthew 28:19-20 – “Therefore, go and make
disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all
the commands I have given you. And be sure of this:
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