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THE 12 STEPS OF RE:GENERATION

SALVATION

STEP 1. ADMIT

We admit we are powerless over our addictions, brokenness and sinful patterns–-that in our own power our lives are unmanageable.
KEY CONCEPTS
  • Sinful human nature
  • The Fall of humankind and sin's effect on the world
  • Personal guilt and shame
  • Romans 7:18

STEP 2. BELIEVE

We come to believe that God is the one whose power can fully restore us.
KEY CONCEPTS
  • The nature of God—holy, all-knowing, all-powerful, loving, and just
  • The nature of God's Word
  • Personal belief and doubts
  • Psalm 103:2-5

STEP 3. TRUST

We decide to trust God with our lives and wills by accepting his grace through Jesus Christ.
KEY CONCEPTS
  • God's dilemma and solution
  • The nature of Jesus Christ
  • Salvation by grace through faith
  • Ephesians 2:4-5

DYING TO SINFUL NATURE

STEP 4. INVENTORY

We make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
KEY CONCEPTS
  • Understanding God's standard
  • Recognizing personal sin
  • Sin patterns and idols
  • Psalm 51:6

STEP 5. CONFESS

We confess to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our sins.
KEY CONCEPTS
  • Agreeing with God about sin and its harm
  • Living in the light
  • 1 John 1:7-9

STEP 6. REPENT

We become entirely ready to turn away from our patterns of sin and turn to God.
KEY CONCEPTS
  • Turning from sin to face Christ
  • A changed heart and mind leads to changes in daily living
  • Setting a new course
  • 2 Timothy 2:22

FOLLOW CHRIST, LOVE OTHERS

STEP 7. FOLLOW

We humbly ask God’s Spirit to change our hearts and minds in order to follow Christ fully.
KEY CONCEPTS
  • The Trinity
  • The Holy Spirit's role
  • Finding identity in Christ
  • Galatians 5:22-25

STEP 8. FORGIVE

We forgive those who have harmed us and become willing to make amends to those we have harmed.
KEY CONCEPTS
  • Understanding biblical forgiveness
  • Transfer debts we are owed by others to God for justice
  • Ephesians 4:32

STEP 9. AMENDS

We make direct amends whenever possible, submitting to God, his Word and biblical counsel.
KEY CONCEPTS
  • Understanding biblical amends
  • Repairing the damage of our sins against others without excuse or expectation
  • Romans 12:17-18

DAILY DISCIPLINE, INTIMACY WITH GOD, THE GREAT COMMISSION

STEP 10. CONTINUE

We continue to take personal inventory and when we sin promptly confess and turn to walk with Christ.
KEY CONCEPTS
  • Daily discipline of recovery
  • Guarding your heart from sin
  • Keeping short accounts with God and others
  • Psalm 139:23-24

STEP 11. INTIMACY

We seek to deepen our relationship with God daily and depend on his power to do his will.
KEY CONCEPTS
  • Intimacy with God brings true freedom
  • Spiritual disciplines to grow in your relationship with Christ
  • Personally gifted for God's glory
  • John 17:3

STEP 12. REGENERATE

Experiencing regeneration in Christ, we carry God’s message of reconciliation to others and practice these biblical principles in every aspect of our lives.
KEY CONCEPTS
  • Make disciples
  • Knowing and sharing the gospel
  • Biblical conflict resolution and reconciliation
  • 2 Corinthians 5:17-18