The gospel also offers us, as citizens of the kingdom, a call—a call to come and die, to forsake everything for the expansion of the kingdom of God, and to push back what is dark in the world. This call bids us to throw off the old self and clothe ourselves with the new self, which goes betond merely sinful patterns and addictions.
With my appreciation of traditional recovery, but a passion for gospel-centrality, I was excited to see the Village Church (where Matt Chandler serves as pastor) create resources for gospel-centered recovery.
Gospel-centered recovery
The mission of the Steps Bible Study fits into the church’s greater mission of bringing glory to God by making disciples through gospel-centered worship, gospel-centered community, gospel-centered service and gospel-centered multiplication. Steps is an intensive discipleship program that consists of daily Bible study and reflection, one-on-one discipleship, sharing in small groups, and a large-group teaching time.
This study does not offer an attempt to climb a staircase to God through a religious system but rather the pursuit of obedience in faithful response to what God has already accomplished and promised through the gospel.
This article on breaking sinful patterns and addictions originally appeared here.
