Spring clean your mind of new of age

I truly believe that there is a outbreak of many ''new religions''. Some have been feeble, fleeting movements. But many others have greatly impacted our social, religious, and political structure of society. I feel right now the day and time we live in that the number one hottest religious fad is the New Age Movement. I believe that it's manifestation have gained high visibility. I don't believe that many blood bought true born-again believers know how much of an  impact it has on the body of Christ today.  We hear about the New Age all the time, we can also read about it just by going in our Christian book stores, the internet, churches, it's all over, and it's not hard to find. Many believers do not understand what the New Age Practice really is, so in this message I hope I can bring out some understanding and also expose it. Once you find out about what the New Age is then everywhere you turn you will recognize signs of New Age influence. I have noticed in books and also what is suppose to be Christian magazines, they will advertise how to Renew your mind, and it's not like the scripture tells us with the word of God, but through what they call ''Bible-based Subliminal Mind Renewal System on tape or dvd. The New Agers promise you that anyone can ''experience spiritual growth, power, and renewal'' through subliminal tapes that utilize ''science, education, and technology to ingraft multiplied millions of personalized scriptures and affirmations to your inner being through subliminal behavior modification techniques.'' To break all this down for you is that you are being programmed. I get angry when I go into a Christian book store and pick up a book from a minister or preacher that I once knew was a true born-again believer who once preached the true word of God to find that they are now in New Age. And also when you can pick up a Christian magazine and find out that it's really New Age. Today what you think is a good Christian book or magazine could be All New age or mixture. I remember many years ago getting a phone call from another deliverance minister who was asking me if I would do a three-way call, to help her minister to a bound up person, so I agreed . I was in shock of what I heard from this other so called deliverance minister because she was taking this poor girl through what I found out was guided imagery, followed by relaxation exercises, which the poor girl was ''guided'' to imagine she was in a peaceful setting in which Christ appeared--then she was just to let go and let whatever happens happen.'' You know because this poor girl did not know what New Age was she went along with it, and this girl was without knowing it learning a meditation technique of the New Age and of course innocently. I broke it up by telling this New Age minister I did not agree with it and it was not right so she hung up and that was that. I do believe that Christians are becoming more knowledgeable of the New Age, but many I believe still regard the danger outside of their church. They are getting involved in things that are New Age not realizing it. Many Churches now have allowed the New Age practices to ''jump the fence,'' sneaking right in and unchallenged in the Church. New Agers are now filling positions in the church and taking on leaderships rolls and they are sabotaging our faith in Jesus Christ through the introduction of New Age philosophies and practices. You might ask! just what is the New Age philosophies? It is Hindu or Buddhist mystical religious practices. So, what is ''new,'' ? It is the depth to which the New Age Movement has implanted itself in the Western world, since the mid-sixties, and captivated people in every area of society-and in almost every age group. As we can plainly see that the New Age philosophy is becoming the religion, or at least the more wide spread now than any other religion, and in the churches now is a mixture. The young people are getting more and more involved in the New Age as well as the professional middle class in our American society. I want to point out to you all that the New Age Movement is not a structured organization. It takes on all kind of different shapes and forms, and  because of this, it then easily gets the interest of many other church groups such as Spiritualist churches, Church of Scientology, The Unification Church which I was invited to go to not long ago and I did not know it was a Unification Church until I walked in the door, what a experience that was. This New Age Movement has also got the attention of the freemasons and The White Brotherhood and many more.  New Age philosophy is a loose network of beliefs blending reincarnation,karmic law, astro travel, spirit channeling, spirit guides, Satanism, mystical self-examination,the healing powers of Gem Stones and pyramids and crystals, now they have sound and color healings,therapeutic touch, health foods, vegetarianism, herbal medicine, water cures, nature cults, nudity, rebirthing, yoga, transcendental meditation, E.S.P. Clairvoyance, shamans, acupuncture, hypnosis, chantings environmentalism, witchcraft and other forms of spiritualism. The New Age is designed to be a feel good Religion and also they are teaching that the world is on the verge of transition. They say we face either global life or global death. History proves the failure of nations to bring about harmony or peace. So now in order to do so it's now in the hands of individuals. Before anyone can choose the path to global life---where war and hunger do not exist and every individual lives in harmony with every other individual--that person must experience ''awareness'' through an inner ''transformation.'' The key to transformation is discovering that ''I am not like God.'' But that ''I am God.'' Once one finds the ''God within,'' and focuses on him, there is no limit to the powers one has.  Furthermore, mankind has a cosmic destiny. A new age of existence will be people by superior beings who have undergone this process of inner transformation, their Higher Self..the God within..fused with their Lower Self, and who have come to realize At -one-ment with ''Living Light'' or the ''Divine Principle.'' Many that are in the New Age is an escape from reality, but for those who are high up so to speak like top political people, law enforcement, the U.S. Army, the sports world, and even public and private schools--from Kindergarten through graduate school--are now adopting New Age thinking and utilizing New Age practices.  We also see, management motivation courses now that's in our business that are taking place and the courses is based on New Age theorists and is now prevalent in big corporations as well. Many of your public schools and also private schools have allowed the New Age practices saying that the Eastern meditation is a stress reduction or guided visualization, which they say it is enhancing students self-esteem and creativity, or presenting an alternative to alcohol and drugs. I believe we can see the evidence that shows us that every other aspect of society has been influenced by New Age practice. So do you really think the Church is off-limits? Nope it sure isn't! Do you know that in many of our Churches today that before the service even starts that are in leadership are getting together in a group to have private occult reading. Many times I have met some very nice Christian people and then after getting to know them better I would find out that they were New Age and it would just break my heart. In our churches we now see the New Age believers that are now teaching our Sunday Schools and they are showing up now in areas of the body of Christ where they are short handed. When this happens they are ''in filtrating the minds of all of us that are in that church, and also the young children are also affected in a big way with New Age ideals, but using the Christian terms...I try to expose and also warn other pastors and ministers what to watch out for and to also pray for Gods discernment. New Age influences are showing up in both mainstream and charismatic churches. Many believers are getting confused as to which is New Age or Secular Humanism because they have some things in common but they are not the same. New Age see themselves as going beyond scientific knowledge by actively pursuing psychic phenomenon and supernatural power. Humanistic philosophy, on the other hand, ''entails a reliance upon reason, the scientific method, democracy, and compassion. The Humanist movement want to make it clear that they believe they have an obligation to educate out the supernatural tradition which they the feel believed in by most of the American people..They are afraid they are losing ground over that last few years that the Humanist have forgotten it's obligation to show that the whole realm of the supernatural is just a myth. What the New Age and humanistic philosophies do have in common is their satanic source. Obviously, Satan has effectively set forth two alternatives to man's search for reality: the supernatural approach through the New Age movement and the exclusively scientific approach through Secular Humanism. I also want to point out something else about some of the New Age terminology that is used because many believers are misled by this occult terminology. You all might want to mark this down! When New Age refer to God, Christ, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit, they are not talking about the biblical Trinity.

They teach that the sun is an intelligent being and the creator and commander of everything in the universe. They say that the light that flows from the sun is the Spirit of Christ because Christ dwells in the sun,''manifesting not through our sun alone, but through all however many suns that exist in the cosmos...when they talk of Christ, they are not talking about Jesus, but about the cosmic principle that knows no beginning and no end.'' New Agers will talk about God as the highest form of energy there is. They will say in order to know our Higher Self is to know God. The Spirit guides will speak through these people and say: The true God is the ongoing essence that permits man or woman to create and play out His or Her illusions however He or She chooses, and that will still be there when man returns yet again, in His or Her incarnation, in another spring, another life. So I hope you all can see that allusions to God or Jesus Christ are definitely not proof that a person is a true believer. In order not to be fooled by these occultist, we must always keep in mind two things. First, that the New Age movement focuses on the supernatural experience. Second, New Agers do not worship The Lord Jesus Christ or Even talk about the Blood of Jesus or very little about souls saved for Jesus. It's all about living in the supernatural and all their supernatural experiences. Blessings Pastor Terri Yurkovich