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Recovery group might be a curious analogy to the kingdom of God. However, just like addiction doesn\u2019t discriminate, all are welcome to experience faith in community and the present availability of the kingdom of Heaven on earth. Like salvation, recovery begins with a not-so-easy confession that there’s a problem and a person is powerless to overcome it on their own. The genius of recovery isn\u2019t its inclusivity. Nor is it in working the Steps. Those are vital elements of the process of finding new life. The genius of recovery is Step 12: Sponsorship. Even though a person completes the Steps, there’s still room to grow. There\u2019s still temptation, trials, and triggers to face. You learn a need for community. But the way one works out their sobriety is by sponsoring another.<\/p>\n

If every Christian approached faith this way, it would transform our faith experience and revolutionize the Church!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>If salvation is a Christian’s sobriety, we need a vision to be similarly invested in one another’s spiritual growth for their sake as much as our own! The good news isn\u2019t merely God offering forgiveness. God seeks to restore and redeem a creation as the dwelling place. Disciple-making is the means in which we work out our salvation as citizens of heaven on earth.<\/p>\n

Have you ever noticed how every relational environment has an organizing identity?<\/p>\n