Freedom Starts Today: Overcoming Struggles and Addictions One Day at a Time

Elmore, John

ISBN 10: 1540900622 / ISBN 13: 9781540900623

Published by Baker Books, 2021

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Synopsis:

Every church is filled with people who are struggling--often secretly--with addictions of all kinds. Porn, pills, food, money, alcohol, social media, body image, status, sex, anxiety--the list goes on and on. John Elmore is no stranger to addiction. Fifteen years ago, he put a loaded shotgun to his head and later had three doctors tell him he was going to die of alcoholism. More than 15 sober years later, he leads the world's largest weekly recovery gathering, re:generation, where people journey toward healing in Christ. In Freedom Starts Today, he makes a huge promise to the addicted: you can be free from your struggle, and much sooner than you may think. Through easily digestible readings grounded in Scripture and the practice of daily surrender, Elmore shows you how to break the cycle of addiction, make war against sin, and find your identity in who you are and not the shame of what you have done--one day at a time. Leave behind struggles, addiction, and shame as you walk in the power of the Holy Spirit and in the love, mercy, and forgiveness of the God who is not only by your side but on your side. ****************************

'I trust John Elmore. He lives and leads others by these words in our church. Revival is a hard thing to quantify, but it always includes a growing devotion to the Lord and repenting of sin. And that is the fire God will start in you as you live out what you'll read within the pages of this book. It's a fire our world is craving and I hope spreads to the ends of the earth. Churches must become hospitals. And John Elmore is the one to lead such a movement.'--Jennie Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head; founder and visionary of IF:Gathering
'Freedom Starts Today is a clarion call for believers succumbed by secret sin, from porn to pride and everything in between, to find the freedom and deep fellowship promised in Christ. This is a practical lifeline to freedom.'--Josh McDowell, bestselling author of Evidence That Demands a Verdict, More Than a Carpenter, and more than 150 books

About the Author: John Elmore is the director of re:generation, a Christ-centered, biblically based 12-step recovery program, and the South Dallas campus pastor of Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas. He holds a ThM in systematic theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and an MA in youth and family ministry from John Brown University, is a proud graduate of the Kanakuk Institute, and has started ministries in Haiti and Sudan. He lives with his wife and best friend, Laura, and their three children in Texas.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Freedom Starts Today: Overcoming Struggles ...
Publisher: Baker Books
Publication Date: 2021
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good