12 Steps to a Closer Walk with God Quotes

“Step One necessitates the admission of fault that has caused powerlessness and unmanageability in our lives. We must admit we have been wrong. Recognizing a state of wrongness or sin in himself, the tax collector defeated ego and false pride when he humbly asked for mercy. Because of this admission, Jesus said that he would be exalted. The far simpler and much more common”
― Don Umphrey, 12 Steps to a Closer Walk with God: A Guide for Small Groups

“signs of religion, the Pharisee self-righteously thanked God that he was not a sinner like other men. In contrast, the tax collector bowed his head and beat his chest, saying, “God be merciful to me, a sinner!” (v.I3) It was the tax collector who was justified, according to Jesus, because “everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted” (v.I4).”
― Don Umphrey, 12 Steps to a Closer Walk with God: A Guide for Small Groups

“7. When you look at the tenets of the Oxford Group and the 12 steps at the end of the introduction, can you name some parallels? What are the parallels between the steps and Biblical principles that you know about? How might the steps help take a person from self-centered (the flesh) to God-”
― Don Umphrey, 12 Steps to a Closer Walk with God: A Guide for Small Groups