Ministry blog of David McCannon

David Wayne McCannon When the life storm of mental illness comes knocking at you your door, life seems to be all but over. Hope fades into a distant memory and life is forever changed. Nothing will ever be the same. Why should you die before your time?  When the life storm of mental illness comes knocking at your door, in a desperate cry for help you try to take your life. You find your way into a Psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis of a mental illness. Why should you destroy yourself?  When the life storm of mental illness come knocking at your door, you will learn a new word recovery. Is this a myth? You know nothing will ever be the same. Yet the question remains. Why should I die before my time?  The life storm of mental illness can strike any given time on any given day of life. Like in any storm, destruction lays everything in waste and work is needed to restore order. This takes time. Medication may be needed. As we know this too shall pass. We learn recovery takes

Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, Colossians 1:16 NLT “When you are arguing against God you are arguing against the very power that makes you able to argue at all.” – C. S. Lewis “Beginning well is a momentary thing; finishing well is a lifelong thing.” – Ravi Zacharias    Visit us on Facebook Celebrate Recovery at First Baptist Church Elberton

“Where the soul is full of peace and joy, outward surroundings and circumstances are of comparatively little account.” ― Hannah Witall Smith Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed. Psalm 85:10 NKJV “We must grow in love and in order to do this we must go on loving and loving and giving and giving until it hurts- the way Jesus did. Do ordinary things with extraordinary love.” ― Mother Teresa Visit us on Facebook! Celebrate Recovery at First Baptist Church of Elberton

And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Hebrews 10:25 NLT   We are starting a new Sunday school class called the Kingdom Gathering.  We will be meeting on the stage in the ROC at First Baptist Church Elberton every Sunday Morning at 10:45 am. Our goal is to make dedicated followers of Jesus Christ. All Celebrate Recovery attendees welcome. Childcare is available. It is our goal to reach the  unchurched, marginally churched, scared of church or have been hurt by church. For more information about our class, please read the mission statement at the bottom of this page. Kingdom Gathering Mission Statement To invite our senior pastor and his pastoral staff , and Pastor Eric Lundy, joining with and working under the authority of our senior pastor, to join the Kingdom Sunday School Class to create an aggressive outreach arm of our churc

  House of the Rising Sun - Amazing Grace by Myles Little   Amazing Grace | John Newton Amazing grace! How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see. ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed. When we’ve been there ten thousand years, Bright shining as the sun, We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise Than when we’d first begun. Music Performed by Myles Nathan Little A Miracle Tree Ministry Video www.miracletreeministry.com A Celebrate Music Channel Production

“Mercy ministry always comes down to this: you can help, but only Jesus can heal.” ― Rosaria Butterfield Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10 NLT  “If the devil starts bringing up your past it's because he's running out of new material!” ― Jentezen Franklin Visit us on Facebook! Celebrate Recovery at First Baptist Church of Elberton

“If God awarded us medals, as they do in the Olympics, love would win the gold, joy the silver, and peace the bronze.” — Charles R. Swindoll  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 KJV “You weren't an accident. You weren't mass produced. You aren't an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on the earth by the Master Craftsman.” ― Max Lucado Visit us on Facebook. Celebrate Recovery at First Baptist Church of Elberton

“We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most secret thoughts” ― A.W. Tozer   Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it. Proverbs 22:6 NLT   "If God is your partner, make your plans BIG!" – D.L. Moody "If God is your partner, make your plans BIG!" – D.L. Moody  "If God is your partner, make your plans BIG!" – D.L. Moody Visit us on Facebook. Celebrate Recovery at First Baptist Church of Elberton