For the One - Invite Your One // Adam WilsonFor the One - Invite Your One // Adam Wilson
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Adam Wilson reflects on how a single invitation, Jesus, and genuine discipleship reshaped his life and the lives of others in recovery. He challenges everyone to remember their own rescue and intentionally "invite your one" into community and hope.
28:37•22 Sept 2026
Invite Your One: Adam Wilson on Recovery, Grace and Going After the Lost
Episode Overview
- Growth in recovery often starts with getting uncomfortable and trusting that God can use anyone.
- Jesus pursues "the one" like the lost sheep and the prodigal son, bringing joy when even one person turns back.
- Inviting "your one" means more than bringing them to church; it means walking with them and helping them belong in community.
- Let your transformed life speak louder than words, especially with family and friends who know your past.
- Never forget how lost and broken you were when God lifted you from the pit, and let that memory fuel compassion for others still there.
“We bring people to Jesus because somebody brought us.”
What drives someone to seek a life without addiction and shame? In this heartfelt message, Adam Wilson shares how one invitation to a Christ-centred recovery community changed everything for him and for many others. Speaking to Cedar Point Recovery, he openly jokes about his nerves, his past as "a meth junkie, a thief, a liar," and how grace and discipleship pulled him out of darkness.
The episode traces the "For the One" series, reminding the audience that each empty chair represents a real person: a broken family, a marriage on the brink, a child confused about identity, or a drug user desperate for a way out. Adam keeps coming back to a simple challenge: name your one, pray for your one, and "invite your one"—and then actually walk with them, not just drop them at the church door.
Using stories from Luke 15 and John 1, he shows how Jesus focuses on individuals: the prodigal son, the lost sheep, Andrew bringing his brother Simon, Philip inviting Nathanael.
Adam ties this to recovery by stressing that community and discipleship are what helped him and others stay sober and grow: "We bring people to Jesus because somebody brought us." He calls out the tendency to forget what it felt like to be desperate, alone, and in need of a saviour, and urges the recovery crowd to rekindle that compassion.
Some of the most moving moments come as he shares before-and-after snapshots of friends from addiction to serving in the Live Free programme, and of his own journey from chaos to marriage and fatherhood. The tone stays honest, funny at times, and deeply encouraging, especially for anyone in recovery who wonders if God could use someone like them. If you’ve been rescued from your own pit, who’s the one person you’re ready to invite and walk alongside next?
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