Key Verse – John 14:6 - Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father (God) except through me.          
 
we need to share with others how living out Jesus 12 Steps has transformed our broken lives, to give them hope & to beat the devil!         
 
Revelation 12:11a - They triumphed over him (the devil) by the blood of the Lamb (Jesus) and by the word of their testimony;
 
 
 
1.  HONESTY – I Can’t.  We admitted we were powerless over _________-that our lives had become unmanageable.
John 8:31b-32– Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
 
2.  HOPE – Jesus Can.  Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 
Romans 5:5 - And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.   
 
3.  FAITH – I Trust Jesus.  Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. 
Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
 
 
 
4.  COURAGE – Take Inventory.  Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. 
Joshua 1:9b - Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
 
5.  INTEGRITY – Admit the Wrongs.  Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Proverbs 11:3 - The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
 
6.  WILLINGNESS – List the Defects.  Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 
Philippians 2:12b-13 - continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. 
 
 
 
7.  HUMILITY – Surrender the Defects.  Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
James 4:10 - Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
 
8.  FORGIVENESS – List Those Harmed.  Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 
Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
 
9.  LOVE – Make Amends.  Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
John 13:34 - A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  (1st Cor. 13 – Love Acts Like…..)
 
 
 
10.  PERSEVERENCE – Daily Inventory.  Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
James 1:4 - Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
 
11.  SPIRITUAL AWAKENESS – Daily God Contact.  Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. 
Romans 13:11b - wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
 
12.  SERVICE – Share With Others.  Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to our fellow sufferers, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. 
Ephesians 2:10 - For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
 
 
Here’s What I Want us To Do This Week
 
*Write down the Name of 1 Person you know who is Hurting & doesn’t attend Church, that you will Commit to Share your Transformation Story with This Week to Give them Hope & Beat the devil.  Name:  ______________________  Then Invite them to Come & Sit with you In Church @ New Hope.