A Biblical 12 Step Approach Including 8 Recovery Principles

Based on The Beatitudes

CR is not just for those struggling with alcohol or drugs issues,

but is perfect for every hurt, hang-up, habit and struggle people face in day-to-day life.

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Large Group Meetings Every Tuesday at 7 p.m.

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2 Meeting Options on Tuesday Nights!

Large Group at 7 pm followed by Open Share Groups (Live)

All Open Share Groups are Confidential and Gender Divided

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Option 1: Live at Overlake

• Our Live General Meeting meets in the Overlake Chapel, just through the front doors. 

We are able to appropriately socially distance. 

Option 2: Join our Large Group Session Online via Zoom

(If you’re new to Zoom, you will need to download the free Zoom software at www.zoom.us.  Once on the website, choice Basic/Free under the “Plans and Pricing” tab at the top of the page and follow the directions to complete installation of the software.) 

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GENERAL MEETING TIME ONLINE, PLEASE E-MAIL PASTOR DREW AT  FOR THE LARGE GROUP MEETING ID.

We are no longer offering CR Online Open Share Groups at this time.  

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Grow in Your Recovery!  Join A Step Group!

Step groups are for those who are ready to make a serious commitment to intentionally work the 12 steps and 8 principles of recovery.

Step groups meet on other nights of the week than our regular Tuesday night Large Group Meeting Night.  

We Do Not Currently Have Any Open Step Groups

New step groups open at a rate of about every 3 to 4 months and will be advertised at Large Group on Tuesday nights and on this webpage.

New Groups are announced at Large Group on Tuesday nights or on this webpage.

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A Free Gift for You... 

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What Is Celebrate Recovery?

Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to realize God’s healing power as we work through the 12 Steps and “8 Principles” of recovery together. As we do we experience freedom from our addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors so that we can see peace, serenity, joy and most restored in our lives.

Who Is CR For?

CR is not just for those struggling with drugs or alcohol, but is perfect for anyone struggling with any number of hurts, hang-ups or habits. 

It's been said, "Pain is inevitable, but suffering is an option."  Many times people are afraid to engage in honest community because the don't think of themselves as "One of those people..." The fact is we're all one of those people.  We all experience times in our lives where we get stuck. 

If you recognize your hurts, habits or hang-ups are blocking you from peace and freedom in your life, you will find Celebrate Recovery is a safe and honest community of fellow strugglers to begin your recovery journey.  

Celebrate Recovery is not about being religious or churchy, but it's about real people admitting they struggle who are willing to consider the real possibility that they can find freedom over their addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors as they embrace a real and transformative relationship with God and others.  

CR is purely voluntary.  If you wish to attend, you need not be a Christian, member of Overlake or any other church.  There is no pre-registration or sign-ups necessary to attend.  We only have one rule....No Perfect People Allowed! 

Here's someone who needs Celebrate Recovery but doesn't know it!

Marty Flipman demonstrating the fine art of Denial!

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8 Recovery Principles

Realize I’m not God. I admit that I am Powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable.

Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.  

Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control. 
Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.   

Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects.   

Evaluate all my relationship. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others, except when to do so would harm them or others.   

Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will.   

Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and by my words.

For more information, contact Drew Chukitus at

Serenity Prayer

God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time,
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardship as a pathway to peace;
taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is;
not as I would have it;
trusting that You will make all things right
if I surrender to your will;
so that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with You forever in the next.
AMEN

- Reinhold Niebuhr -