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intro:
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Let's face it, sometimes LIFE HURTS and we get caught up in habits that
are hard to break. If you are dealing with pain (who isn't?) including:
addictions, eating disorders, abuse, pornography, drinking, cutting,
etc., then Pathways is for you. Hundreds of students have gone through
this and many lives were changed. Come check this out. |
what:
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Pathways is specifically for students who have experienced pain or
addiction including: drinking, cutting, pornography, eating disorders,
troubled family dynamics, etc.
If you are familiar with 12
step programs (i.e., Alcohol Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, etc) then
you understand the basic structure for Pathways. However, Pathways is
an 8-principle/ 12 step support group targeted specifically for
students in middle school through college age, and is based on the
beatitudes from the Bible. This curriculum provides lifelong tools for
students dealing with unresolved hurt and pain. It was written by John
Baker, Doug Fields and Megan Hutchinson as a result of seeing the unmet
pain of students in their youth ministry at SaddlebackChurch. We have
adapted this curriculum for use in Pathways at PerimeterChurch. |
when and where:
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Pathways Teen Support Group
Thursday Nights 7-9pm
Perimeter Church/ The Bricks
9500 Medlock Bridge Road
Duluth, GA30097
ryans@perimeter.org
678-405-2128 |
8 principles:
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The 8-principles covered in Pathways that could CHANGE YOUR LIFE:
Principle 1: Get help. I admit that I am powerless and that I need help.
Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor (Matthew 5:3). Step 1
Principle
2: Open your heart. I now know that God exists, that I matter to Him,
and that He is the only One who has the power to heal my pain.
Happy are those who mourn. God will comfort them (Matthew 5:4). Step 2
Principle
3: Depend on Christ. I realize I need to turn my life over to Christ. I
need to depend on Him in all areas of my life, including all that I
say, think, and do.
Happy are the humble (Matthew 5:5). Step 3
Principle 4: Hear and speak. I agree to evaluate my life and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone whom I trust.
Happy are the pure in heart (Matthew 5:8). Step 4 & 5
Principle 5: Embrace God's way. I will stop doing things my way and put my life on the path that leads toward God's way.
Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires (Matthew 5:6). Step 6 & 7
Principle
6: Ask for forgiveness. I will offer forgiveness to those who have hurt
me, and I will ask for forgiveness for any wrong I've done to others.
Happy are the merciful. Happy are the peacemakers (Matthew 5:7,9). Step 8 & 9
Principle
7: Live for God. I will set aside some time for God each day to examine
my life, read my Bible, and pray so that I have the power to live God's
way.
Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor (Matthew 5:3). Step 10 & 11
Principle 8: Share with others. I will take the message that God heals to others in need and share it by my words and actions.
Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires (Matthew 5:10). Step 12 |
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