FBC Celebrate Recovery

God Uses Broken Things

Most of us spend a lot of our lives trying not to break. We hide our cracks. We apologize for our scars. We wonder if God can still use a life that hasn’t gone according to plan but-
“God uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grain to give bread, broken bread to give strength.”

What if the very things we wish had never happened—the disappointments, the losses, the failures, and the tears—are the places where God is doing some of His deepest work?

Broken soil produces a harvest.

Broken clouds bring life-giving rain.

Broken bread feeds the hungry.

And broken people often become the ones God uses to encourage, comfort, and strengthen others.

The world may see brokenness as something to hide, but God sees an opportunity for redemption.

If you’re carrying wounds today, don’t believe the lie that your usefulness is over.

God has always specialized in taking what is broken and bringing beauty, purpose, and life from it.

In His hands, even the broken pieces still matter.

Even the broken pieces still have purpose.

Join us every Tuesday Night, 7:00pm.
For; “CELEBRATE RECOVERY” at -

First Baptist Church of Delaware
901 E. Basin Road
New Castle, Delaware

Next to William Penn high school.

We are a 12 Step Christ centered program, Not just Drugs and Alcohol.
We add all life issues of Hurts, Habits and
Hang-ups.
For more information call the Ministry Leaders; Bob (302) 419-8731 or
Dotty (302) 419-8660

We weren’t meant to walk our Journey to Healing alone. Proverbs 27:17.

We were small tonight but it sure was a blessing. The Testimony was powerful the share groups were healing and encouraging.
We want to thank all who served tonight for being so faithful; Bob,Glenn,Vera,
Timmy,Keana and Dave.
( and a “that a boy” to Timmy for winning the battle with the Praise and Worship video. ( 😉 ), you’re the best.
So thankful for our Forever Family who show up every week to work on their Hurts, Habits and Hang-ups and Keep Coming Back, to walk beside others on their Journey to healing, peace and recovery. Because we were not meant to walk our Journey alone. Proverbs 27:17.
Join us every Tuesday night 7:00pm.
For our Christ Centered 12 Step
Recovery problem.
At- First Baptist Church of Delaware
901 Basin Road
New Castle, Delaware
( next to William Penn High School)

For more information call ;
Ministry Leaders
Bob (302) 419-8731 or
Dotty (302) 419-8660

You have many friends here , you just haven’t met us yet. We al have a chain waiting for you.

We only post pictures of those who have given us permission to do so .

Join us every Tuesday Night 7pm for;

📣CELEBRATE RECOVERY📣

A 12 Step Christ Centered Recovery Program at;

First Baptist Church ( FBCDE )
901 E. Basin Road
New Castle , De

Next to William Penn High School.

*7:00- The Meeting Begins
*7:30- Lesson or Testimony

*Followed by;
*Open Share Groups
( Gender Specific) and
*Cafe Time and Fellowship

We can’t wait to meet you, so come as you are and bring a friend because we were not meant to walk our Journey to Recovery and Healing alone.
Proverbs 27-17

For more information please call ;
Ministry Leaders

Bob (302) 419-8731. or
Dotty (302) 419-8660

You have many friends here, you just haven’t met us yet.

We always have a chair waiting for you.

As you can see it was a fun night at
“FBC CELEBRATE RECOVERY “, last
night. Everyone happy and so excited about the Chip presentation.
Every time we hand a chip to someone
we thank God for His healing power and love that have brought them victory of our life issues of Hurts, Habits and Hang-up’s and a closer walk with Jesus.
We thank Bob for the lesson on
Confession, he nailed it.
And a big thank you to all who served last night-Bob,Glenn,Timmy,Vera,Colin and
Alexis. We appreciate you all so much.
But most importantly we always want to Thank our “FOREVER FAMILY “ who always continue to come back each week to work on their Life issues and struggles and then continue to come back to walk beside others on their Journey to Recovery, because we were not meant to walk our journey alone. Proverbs 27:17.

Join us Every Tuesday night at 7:00pm.
For FBC CELEBRATE RECOVERY and bring a friend. We will always have a chair waiting for you.

For more information about our 12 step
Christ centered program call ;
Ministry Leaders-

Bob (302) 419-8731 or
Dotty (302) 419-8660

You have many friends here, you just haven’t met us yet.

We only post pictures of those who have given us permission to do so.

Join us Every Tuesday night at 7pm.for
FBC CELEBRATE RECOVERY
Call Ministry Leaders;
Bob (302) 419-8731 or
Dotty (302) 419-8660

To some people, a Blue Chip is just a piece of plastic.

To me, it's more like the memorial stones Israel carried out of the Jordan River in Joshua 4.

After God brought His people safely across, He commanded twelve stones to be taken from the river and set up as a memorial. The stones had no power in themselves. Their purpose was to remind future generations of what God had done.

That's what a Blue Chip represents to me.

There is no power in the plastic.

The power is in the God whose grace changes lives.

The day I took my Blue Chip wasn't the day I proved my strength.

It was the day I stopped trusting my own.

Every time I see it, I am reminded of the Lord's answer to Paul when he pleaded for his thorn in the flesh to be removed:

"My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness."
2 Corinthians 12:9

Paul wanted his thorn removed.

Instead, God gave him grace to endure it.

I've found that to be true in my own life as well.

When I look at the two crosses on the Blue Chip, I'm reminded of the two criminals who hung beside Jesus. Both were broken. Both were guilty. Both were helpless to save themselves. One turned to Christ and found mercy.

Recovery begins the same way.

Not when we become strong enough.

Not when we get our act together.

But when we turn to Jesus and surrender.

The Blue Chip doesn't remind me how faithful I've been.

It reminds me how faithful God has been.

And every chip that follows, 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, one year, five years, or twenty years, is simply another memorial stone.

Not a trophy of achievement.

A testimony of God's continuing work.

Each chip is a reminder that God is still transforming us one day at a time, one moment at a time, shaping us more and more into the image of His Son.

When I look at my Blue Chip, I don't see plastic.

I see a reminder that God's grace was sufficient then, His grace is sufficient now, and His grace will be sufficient tomorrow.

And as the Serenity Prayer reminds us, we trust Him one day at a time, accepting hardship as a pathway to peace, so that we may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him forever in the next.

Amen.

What a special night it was tonight at ;
“FBC CELEBRATE RECOVERY”

It’s always good to see new faces we are always happy to welcome new friends and Forever Family.
The testimony was very good and gave us a lot to think about. Thank God for those who share their stories of recovery and how God has changed their lives.
We want to thank all who served tonight to make the meeting run smoothly; Bob,Glenn,Timmy,Vera,Dave, Ricky and of course Pastor Ron for bringing Celebrate Recovery to FBCDE.
We never forget and are so grateful to our Forever Family who “Keep Coming Back”every week to work on their recovery and healing and then continue to come back to walk beside others on their Journey to Recovery, because we weren’t meant to walk our journey to recovery alone. Proverbs 27:17
We would love for you to join us next
Tuesday night at 7:00pm. at;

First Baptist Church
901 E.Basin Road
New Castle, Delaware

Next to William Penn High School.

You have many friends here, you just haven’t met us yet so come as you are, bring a friend and “Keep Coming Back”.

For more information about our
12 Step Christ Centered Recovery Program call;
Ministry Leaders

Bob (302) 419-8731 or
Dotty (302) 419-8660

We only post pictures of those who have given us permission to do so

We have a chair waiting for you.
Hope to see you next week.

Join us every Tuesday Night 7pm for;

📣CELEBRATE RECOVERY📣

A 12 Step Christ Centered Recovery Program at;

First Baptist Church ( FBCDE )
901 E. Basin Road
New Castle , De

Next to William Penn High School.

*7:00- The Meeting Begins
*7:30- Lesson or Testimony
This week-A Testimony
Followed by;
Open Share Groups
( Gender Specific) and
Cafe Time and Fellowship

We can’t wait to meet you, so come as you are and bring a friend because we were not meant to walk our Journey to Recovery and Healing alone.
Proverbs 27-17

Must be 18 to Attend .

For more information please call ;
Ministry Leaders

Bob (302) 419-8731. or
Dotty (302) 419-8660

You have many friends here, you just haven’t met us yet.