Dick B. speaks about Dr Bob's Christian upbringing and
deliverance on the February 17, 2013, episode of the "Christian Recovery
Radio with Dick B." show
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The Real A.A. Story
Carrying THIS Message to Those Who Still
Suffer
The Christian Upbringing and Deliverance
of A.A. Cofounder Dr. Bob
[A core idea: A
number of the Christian predecessors of Alcoholics Anonymous that we are
talking about were FOR carrying the good
news of God’s salvation, deliverance, and healing to those who were
suffering—including alcoholics (i.e. those drinking too much—Ephesians 5:18).
Key examples include: The Young Men’s Christian Association, the evangelists
such as Dwight L. Moody and F. B. Meyer), the Gospel rescue missions, the
Salvation Army, and the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
(prevention). The (supposed) “predecessors of A.A. that many were heard of were
AGAINST: The Washingtons, the
Anti-Saloon League, and Prohibition were all against (any) alcohol]
Synopsis
My first talk on the
very-important Christian upbringing of A.A.'s cofounders, Bill W. and Dr. Bob,
addressed that topic as to Bill W. Equally important in learning how to apply
"old-school" A.A. today is the Christian upbringing and deliverance
of Dr. Bob.
We will tell you of
the "Great Awakening" of 1875 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, that
happened in, and totally changed, the village of Dr. Bob's birth and youth.
Next, about the key Christian organizations and individuals on the Vermont
scene who uniquely focused on helping alcoholics and addicts by means of the
power and love of God.
Next, the extensive
Congregationalist training Dr. Bob received.
Next, his Christian
Endeavor program. Next, his attendance at St. Johnsbury Academy. The role of
the Young Men's Christian Association in St. Johnsbury. And the special
attention of all the above on healing, rather than on condemning the
still-suffering.
Then the remarkable
Firestone story in Akron, Dr. Bob's renewed Christian pursuits in church,
prayer, Christian literature, intense Bible study.
And then his
kneeling with a little group in prayer for deliverance. Bill W.'s unusual phone
call marked the phenomenal answer to the prayers and brought Bill and Bob
together for the first time. Bill moved in with the Smiths. He and Bob dived
into discussing the Bible and deliverance ideas; and then came Bob's last drink
and the founding of A.A., with a focus on the Bible as the answer to their
problems, and particular emphasis on the essentials in the Book of James,
Jesus's Sermon on the Mount, and 1 Corinthians 13.
And their first
successful service effort was devoted to A.A. Number Three and helping him see
that the Lord would cure him, just as Bill Wilson soon confirmed to him and his
wife, and reported on page 191 of the A.A. Big Book.
There is much more
in the actual program itself, and we hope you will listen to it at your
leisure.
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