Welcome to Recovery Worship

W E L C O M E! At Recovery Worship we gather each Sunday as companions in the Body of Christ. We are partners with one another on our spiritual journeys. We seek through prayer, meditation and worship to improve our conscious contact with God. We seek spiritual progress, rather than spiritual perfection, as we turn our will and our lives over to the care of God. We Greet Each Other

Meet & Greet Welcome to Recovery Worship today! A warm welcome is extended to all. Especially we welcome those who are worshiping with us for the first time or who have returned after an absence. Your presence enriches us and this time of celebration together. we re glad you re here! We Greet Each Other

Serenity Prayer All: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardship as the pathway to peace. Taking as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it. Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His will, that I may be reasonably happy in this life, and supremely happy with Him forever in the next. Amen. -Reinhold Niebuhr We Greet God

We Greet God Announcements

Receive our weekly email newsletter. Sign up on the Connect Card (in the bulletin) Keep Connected Follow us on Facebook Did you check in today? facebook.com/recoveryworshipfm We Greet Each Other

Leaving Treatment? Then pick up one of packets we made for you: In the bookstore Items for spiritual support during your first days after leaving treatment. We Greet Each Other FREE!!!

Celebrations! Sobriety anniversaries and other milestones. Feel free to raise your hand and share! We Greet Each Other

We Greet God Leader: We meet today, knowing the resurrection of Jesus, which gives us courage to examine ourselves. People: Today we consider what it means to be searching and fearless in the face of our hiding and our fears. Leader: After His resurrection Jesus offered peace to the followers who were fearful. People: May the peace of Christ help us to be searching and fearless as we examine our lives. Amen. We Greet God

Only Trust Him #337 Hymn and tune by John H. Stockton Please stand, if you are able We Greet God

#337 Only Trust Him 1. Come, every soul by sin oppressed, there's mercy with the Lord; and he will surely give you rest, by trusting in his Word. We Greet God

#337 Only Trust Him Only trust him, only trust him, only trust him now. He will save you, he will save you, he will save you now. We Greet God

#337 Only Trust Him 2. For Jesus shed his precious blood rich blessings to bestow; plunge now into the crimson flood that washes bright as snow. We Greet God

#337 Only Trust Him Only trust him, only trust him, only trust him now. He will save you, he will save you, he will save you now. We Greet God

#337 Only Trust Him 3. Yes, Jesus is the truth the way that leads you into rest; believe in him without delay, and you are fully blest. We Greet God

#337 Only Trust Him Only trust him, only trust him, only trust him now. He will save you, he will save you, he will save you now. We Greet God

#337 Only Trust Him 4. Come then and join this holy band, and on to glory go, to dwell in that celestial land where joys immortal flow. We Greet God

#337 Only Trust Him Only trust him, only trust him, only trust him now. He will save you, he will save you, he will save you now. We Greet God

Giving Back to God Offering Response please stand (as you are able) and sing: We give Thee but Thine own, Whate'er the gift may be; All that we have is Thine alone, A trust, O Lord, from Thee. We Greet God

AA, SA, SAA, OA, RA, ACA, Al-Anon, CODA, & FA: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. NA: We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. GA: Made a searching and fearless moral and financial inventory of ourselves. We Listen to God and Each Other

A Reading, from God s Book We Listen to God and Each Other John 20:19-23 NRSV

A Reading, from God s Book 19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, Peace be with you. 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you. 22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained. We Listen to God and Each Other

Sharing Our Experience, Strength and Hope What is the reward in doing a Fourth Step? Please limit your remarks to the topic. We Listen to God and Each Other

We Listen to God and Each Other Message

In the Fourth Step, we will call on all the spiritual principles we began to practice in the first three steps. First of all, we have to be willing to work a Fourth Step. We ll need to be meticulously honest with ourselves, thinking about everything we write down and asking ourselves if it s true or not. We ll need to be courageous enough to face our fear and walk through it. Last, but not least, our faith and trust will carry us through when we re facing a difficult moment and feel like giving up. How is my decision to work Step Four a demonstration of courage? Trust? Faith? Honesty? Willingness? We respond to God From The Narcotics Anonymous Step Working Guide, p 34

Into Action! FOURTH STEP PRAYER Dear God, it is I who has made my life a mess. I have done it, but I cannot undo it. My mistakes are mine and I will begin a searching and fearless moral inventory. I will write down my wrongs, but I will also include that which is good. I pray for the strength to complete the task. We respond to God From The 12 Step Prayer Book. Hazelden

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light #206 Words: Kathleen Thomerson, 1966 Music: Kathleen Thomerson, 1966 1970, 1975 Celebration We respond to God

#206 I want to walk as a child of the light I want to follow Jesus God set the stars to give light to the world. The star of my life is Jesus We respond to God

#206 In him there is no darkness at all. The night and the day are both alike. The Lamb is the light of the city of God. Shine in my heart, Lord Jesus. We respond to God

#206 I want to see the brightness of God. I want to look at Jesus. Clear sun of righteousness, Shine on my path, and show me the way to the Father. We respond to God

#206 In him there is no darkness at all. The night and the day are both alike. The Lamb is the light of the city of God. Shine in my heart, Lord Jesus. We respond to God

#206 I m looking for the coming of Christ. I want to be with Jesus. When we have run with patience the race, we shall know the joy of Jesus. We respond to God

#206 In him there is no darkness at all. The night and the day are both alike. The Lamb is the light of the city of God. Shine in my heart, Lord Jesus. Words: Kathleen Thomerson, 1966 Music: Kathleen Thomerson, 1966 1970, 1975 Celebration We respond to God

Prayers of the People Please raise your hand if you have a prayer request, we respond to each request with: Leader: Lord in your mercy People: Hear our prayer. We respond to God

Holy Communion Every week at Recovery Worship we gather around the Lord s Table and share in Holy Communion. Everyone is welcome at the table, regardless of your religious tradition or age. We use wafers or bread and grape juice. We respond to God

Song During Communion One Bread, One Body #620 or on the screen We Respond to God

We respond to God Refrain: One bread, one body,one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many, throughout the earth, we are one body in this one Lord. Verses: 1. Gentile or Jew, servant or free, woman or man, no more. Refrain. 2. Many the gifts, Many the works, One in the Lord of all. Refrain. 3. Grain for the fields, Scattered and grown, Gathered to one, for all. Refrain.

We Go to Serve God and Others Encouragement Circle All: Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. We conclude by saying together: God be with you til we meet again!