Recovery Through Christ

09/03/2026

ON LABOR DAY! This Monday we will not be coming together for our usual meeting. Last Monday we had a great group... a good time. Thank you for attending. Next Monday please come and encourage a friend. The way out of the old life and into the new life is and always will be Jesus! He is the power of God unto salvation and grants the power to overcome substance abuse issues. He opens a new door to a new... an eternal life. Do you know another who can do what he does... transforms lives? The churches in the area still meet on Sunday. Stop allowing your insecurities to lock you in... come on out! Be a Christian and watch every area of your life change, that's right... power belongs to God... get some!

09/02/2026

I see the men at the house almost daily. I get to know them... to feel them, weigh their character, listen to their prayers, their hearts, and concerns. I take their spiritual temperatures. What a glorious blessing! I've even noticed something most amazing! When the Spirit of the Lord enters into their lives they begin to change. They sure do! Rather strange is it not? That's right! I watch their attitudes, their ability to communicate, their desire to be helpful, to interact change. Their prayers sound more sincere; they want to know more about the Bible. Why, people even start asking, "What got into him?" Thank you Lord for allowing us to watch as you transform our lives.... He is so good to us...

08/31/2026

08/29/2026

Matthew 4:5... "Then the devil taketh him"... untrue! Mark 1:34... "And cast out many devils"... never happened. John 13:27... "And after the sop Satan entered into him (Judas")... pure nonsense! Sorry, but according to our Department of Behavioral Health spirits, demons, the devil do not exist. Sadly, this limits their effectiveness in the area of substance abuse recovery. Not understanding the presence and power of demons, and what they do "tempt", they, based upon their evidence, teach that relapsing is a common and natural part of the recovery process. Rejecting the reality of demons leaves their clients in confusion, and extends their pain. Man, why can't I beat this drug problem? Demons? Not recieving this reality, their defense... fighting against demons with pills and potions is ineffective. The demons laugh at this approach. It is like trying to beat them off with a stick. Here is our evidence-based approach... A man was sitting at a table in our game room, sad, head down, with Bible in lap. For two months he was unsettled, semi-depressed, etc. Realizing a demon was oppressing him... we prayed the demon off, and spoke of the need to receive Christ as Savior and Lord. That afternoon he did and has never been the same person. Did you hear... Never the same since! No medication, or education concerning the maintenance philosophy. God's Spirit entered him, empowering him to experience a new life. Now he has a car, working, restoring relationships, and will be graduating in September. He smiles, laughs, cracks joke... radiates hope, we all see it! The evidence-based approach: the changed life, like a light went on, a power entered into him... it... He did! There are millions like him! I/we have lots of stories. All testimonies of God's power to rescue and restore the perishing! So having found that pills, stripes, potions are rather ineffective, in the recovery ministry, we point people to the King, to Jesus! Remember He said, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor: he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised (deeply hurt)" Luke 4:18 Our lives reflect this statement. Obviously, Jesus is so successful he has established a worldwide recovery network. You and I are called into his ministry (II Cor. 5:17-20). We bring the brokenhearted to the great physician and He transforms their hearts... their lives. Recovery through Christ! Please past along... others need to experience the power to overcome addiction... to find their purpose... the meaning of life. The fire!... how glorious.

08/15/2026

GOOD NEWS... A man, Rocky, trusted the Lord in the office on Thursday. His Mother called an hour later telling Rocky his Father was in the hospital. When I spoke to Rocky's Mother, she was so thankful that her son was staying at the house. That he was receiving an opportunity to make some serious life changing decisions. Today Rocky called me, rejoicing, his Father had a visit by the Pastor. While sharing his Dad trusted Christ as his Savior. As we spoke Rocky said when arriving from the local jail he had a strong desire to relapse. He said he's not feeling that way now. When one spends 20-30 years in that drug life... in and out of jail, and they aren't feeling it anymore it usually means something supernatural is occurring in their life. I love it! The power of God being displayed! Pray for Rocky... the healing, the falling in love with Jesus, true loyalty to the King is in process. Praise the Lord... the real party begins in heaven... may we all meet again... at the banquet of the King!

08/13/2026

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (KJV) In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

It's Thankful Thursday at R.T.C.

Every Thursday morning, after our morning meeting, we each take a few moments to share some things we are thankful for.

What are you thankful for today? Share with us in the comments.

08/11/2026

Matthew 28:19-20 (KJV) Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Six of the men were baptized on Sunday. We are so thankful that the Lord has saved these men and that they wanted to take this next step in their walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.

08/09/2026

John 8:36 (KJV) If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Seven years ago today I was born again of the Spirit of the living God when I called on the name I have heard preached all my life. People had told me time and time again that He loved me and that he could forgive me and change my life, but on August 9th, 2019 I found out for myself when I called on the King of Kings and Lord of Lords from the depths of my addiction and brokenness. The Lord Jesus Christ is the best thing that has ever happened to me!

He saved me in a dog box (jail transport vehicle). He gave me a hunger for His word. He brought me right back to the place where I had lived so wickedly as a trophy of His grace. An example of His power and a vessel of His will. Proof that nobody is too far gone. No one is outside of His grasp. The gospel can pe*****te the hardest heart and give light in the darkest of situations. Demons must flee when He shows up. I have tasted His goodness and experienced His power. My life will never be the same. What physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists,addiction specialists, 12 step sponsors, and many other well intentioned people including myself couldn't accomplish in more than two decades He accomplished in an instant. IT IS FINISHED!

I dont deserve the new life that I have now. He has given me a sweet wife who loves Him. He has reconciled our relationships with our children and our families. He called me into ministry where I get to watch Him work miracles and radically transorm the lives of other men as well. I pray I will never forget where He found me. He will always get the all praise and all glory that is due to Him alone. Never stop praying for those who are lost, broken, or addicted. He is closer than many can even imagine.

Romans 10:8-9 (KJV) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.