The Gospels are filled with ordinary people who come to Jesus carrying deep needs. Like many of us, they felt exhausted by their burdens and stuck in their worn out habits. In each encounter, Jesus meets them right where they are and offers what they could never find on their own: healing, freedom, and new life. He invites them away from the broken wells that come up dry and to drink deeply from the Living Water that only He can provide.
The truth is, we’re all one of “those people” who have searched for meaning, purpose, and satisfaction in places it can never be found. Each of us has some kind of hurt, hang-up, or habit that has led us to the wrong wells, leaving us thirsty for something more.
In our series, Hope and Healing, we’ll see how one encounter with Jesus changes everything. Again and again, the Gospels show us that lasting freedom doesn’t come from trying harder or doing better, but from coming to Jesus and receiving His transforming grace.
You'll find a couple of things on this page.
Each week, we'll post various resources designed around helping you take your next step toward the living water that only Jesus can provide. Additionally, each week, we'll post the sermons from both our Bloomington and Bedford campuses as resources as well. Finally, below, you'll find local (to Bloomington and Bedford) resources and agencies where you might be able to find additional or professional help.
If you have an immediate need, please contact us.
12 Step Overview
The Twelve Steps are not just for people with obvious addictions—they are a Christ-centered discipleship pathway for anyone seeking hope, healing, and spiritual transformation. Rooted in Scripture and historically shaped through Alcoholics Anonymous, Celebrate Recovery, and now Re:generation, the Twelve Steps address the universal reality of sin, brokenness, and the need for God’s grace. Re:generation reclaims the biblical foundation of the Steps, guiding participants beyond an identity of “recovery” into a renewed identity in Christ. Through confession, repentance, community, and dependence on Jesus, the Steps lead believers toward true freedom, deeper intimacy with God, and a life transformed by the gospel.
Step 1 - Stretch Out Your Hand
Step 1 invites us to stop hiding our brokenness and honestly admit our powerlessness. Using the story of Jesus healing the man with the withered hand, this teaching reminds us that what we are most tempted to conceal is often the very place where Jesus wants to bring healing. When we “stretch out our hand” to Christ—bringing our shame, addictions, and unmanageable patterns into the light—disgrace is exchanged for grace. Step 1 is not about condemnation, but about truth, humility, and the beginning of freedom through dependence on Jesus rather than self-reliance.
Step 2 - Who Touched My Robe
Step 2 calls us to move from admitting our inability to believing in Jesus’ power to restore us to wholeness. Through the story of the woman who reached out in faith to touch Jesus’ robe, we see that real healing begins when hope is placed not in our efforts, but in Christ Himself. This step is about trusting a strong Savior rather than mustering strong faith, and believing that Jesus offers more than relief—He offers true restoration, peace, and a new way of living. Step 2 invites us to reach out, even quietly and imperfectly, and trust that Jesus can make us whole.
Step 3 - Do you Want to Get Well?
Step 3 calls us to move from belief into action by surrendering control and choosing obedience. Through Jesus’ encounter with the man who had been disabled for thirty-eight years, we see that healing grace is freely given, but transformation requires a response. Jesus’ question—“Do you want to get well?”—reveals how comfort, excuses, and self-management can quietly replace faith. Step 3 is where we stop managing outcomes and begin trusting God with our lives and wills, even when the future feels uncertain. It is a step of simple, daily obedience—getting up, leaving behind what has defined us, and following Jesus into a new way of living rooted in trust rather than control.