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Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. Mark 2:17 One of the most common questions I get from addicts is, “Do you still struggle?” I know why they’re asking. I’ve been there – knowing I needed to quit, but…
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The scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Mark 2:16 I can clearly remember a time in life when I read this passage and realized something might be wrong with my life. I believed…
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Rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. Mark 1:35 Whenever a guy is getting out of jail soon, I ask him about his plans. Most inmates have some history of addiction, often relapsing into the old life if they…
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Rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. Mark 1:35 Whenever a guy is getting out of jail soon, I ask him about his plans. Most inmates have some history of addiction, often relapsing into the old life if they…
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And immediately they left their nets and followed him. Mark 1:18 When I first attempted recovery, I learned the tenets of AA, believing them, but not really doing them. I thought they were good concepts, but I believed God was going to deliver me from my addiction. I thought this meant that I could sit back…
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And immediately they left their nets and followed him. Mark 1:18 When I first attempted recovery, I learned the tenets of AA, believing them, but not really doing them. I thought they were good concepts, but I believed God was going to deliver me from my addiction. I thought this meant that I could sit back…
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Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men. Mark 1:17 It isn’t the life-work that I would have imagined for myself twenty years ago, but addiction is the ministry God has given me. I have no formal education in it, but for better and worse, I do have street credibility. When I…
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The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel. Mark 1:15 In my addiction, I knew what I was doing was wrong. I knew there would be consequences – physically, professionally, and spiritually, but I kept doing it. Because my behavior was contradictory to what I believed…
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Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19-20 It’s easy to go to jail bible study with a subtle attitude of superiority. It’s my nature to assume…
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Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19-20 It’s easy to go to jail bible study with a subtle attitude of superiority. It’s my nature to assume…
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