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May 4, 2008

Maintaining Your Spiritual Edge (Part 14)

Speaker: Pastor Joe Ricchuiti
Series: Maintaining Your Spiritual Edge

1.  According to the Apostle Paul in Philippians 3:13,14, issues from our past have a way of making there way into our present and become a hindrance to spiritual growth.  Selwyn Hughes calls this a “hidden agenda.”

2.  A “hidden agenda” is “An unresolved issue from the past, a negative experience in your past which is influencing your behavior in the present.” (Hughes)

3.  According to Gordon MacDonald sources of these hidden agendas (what he calls “drivenness”) are:

- unresolved parental conflicts (homes where “well done” is never heard)(Hughes talks about “mottoes” from our past which drive us today.  He gives two examples:  “Big boys don’t cry.” “Measure up.  The better you do, the more we will love you.”)

-an early experience of deprivation or shame

-being raised in an atmosphere of drivenness

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Topics: Maintaining Your Spiritual Edge
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Our church is an independent, non-denominational congregation focused on equipping believers to accomplish all God has for each individual. We emphasize growing to maturity through regular, relevant study of God’s Word, meaningful corporate worship, and fellowship. Del Rio Bible Church was established in 1997 by a … Read More »

Joe Ricchuiti Senior Pastor & Elder Pastor Joe Ricchuiti graduated in 1982 from Dallas Theological Seminary. He holds a Master's Degree in Theology. He's been pastor of Del Rio Bible Church since its inception. Joe and … Learn More »

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