Step Two: "We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity".
"Everyone is an addict, suffering from personal, environmental, and generational sin. Everyone masks shame behind proper costumes and false selves. We need a Power greater than any self-help group. We don't need another codependent rescuer. This Power can't be another addiction in the form of drugs, relationships, or church. This Power can be found in God alone, the only one who has never abandoned us, however lost or lonely we have felt. This Power is no abstraction; this Power is a person we can trust. That person is the Lord Jesus Christ, who brings eternal, unconditional love from God's heart to ours." --Don Williams, Jesus and Addiction
The question is, will you believe that Jesus can and will break you free from your insanity? Will you believe that Jesus can provide the fulfillment and the purpose in life that you have been searching for? Those of us who have become desperate enough have found new life through Jesus. Don't confuse Jesus with a nice-looking religious addiction. Jesus is no religion--He is a person! He is God!
About Me
- Dave Samples
- I am the Pastor of Tolar Baptist Church, Tolar, Texas. I am the author of, "Messed Up Men of the Bible: Seeing the Men in Your Life Through God's Eyes" (Kregel, 2016). The book received the Golden Scroll: Non-fiction Merit Award. In addition, Messed-Up Men was recognized by the ECPA as one of the best Bible Studies of 2017. I am the founding pastor of Grace River Church in Severance, Colorado. Previously I pastored Cornerstone Baptist Church, Windsor, Colorado (9 yrs) and FBC, Lipan, Texas (6 yrs). My first church to pastor was the Cliffside Baptist Church of Amarillo, Texas. I have served on staff of the FBC, Monterey, Tennessee, Olsen Park Baptist Church, Amarillo, Texas, and FBC, Camden, Tennessee. I have served the Colorado Baptist General Convention as the Chairman of the Executive Board and as a Vice President. I have served as a Trustee for the North American Mission Board of the SBC. I have been blessed to walk alongside the love of my life, Tina, for the past 32 years. She is a talented author, teacher, singer, and song writer. Tina writes at www.tinasamples.blogspot.com and is the author of, Wounded Women of the Bible, 2013 by Kregel Publications.
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