08/21/2013
North Park Apostolic Church
Operation Giant Slayer
OBJECTIVE:
 KILL THE PERSONAL GIANTS IN YOUR LIFE.
MISSION:
 TO SEEK AND DESTROY ALL GIANTS THAT HINDER
YOUR GROWTH IN GOD AND SUBSEQUNTLY HINDERS THE BODY OF CHRIST AS A WHOLE.
Pastor A. Mark Garcia
PHASE I
IDENTIFY ALL FALSE FORMS OF RELIGION THAT YOU MAY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN, INCLUDING FALSE DOCTRINES THAT ARE CAMOUFLAGED AS
CHRISTIANITY AND DENY THE DIETY OF JESUS CHRIST.
Ephesians 4:5 (KJV)
One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Jesus Christ is the only Lord and Savior; there is only one faith that leads
to the Lord which is the gospel of Jesus Christ; only one baptism that identifies us with our Lord and that is water baptism by immersion in the name
of the Lord Jesus Christ.
SEEK THE GIANTS OF FALSE DOCTRINE
Bible Study
NEW AGE MOVEMENT (NAM)
In the NAM man is central. He is
viewed as divine, as co-creator, as the
hope for future peace and harmony. A
representative quote might be: "I am
affected only by my thoughts.”
The New Age Movement is a religious
system with two basic beliefs: Evolutionary Godhood and Global Unity.
What is Evolutionary Godhood? It is the
next step in evolution. It will not be
physical, but spiritual: For the most
part, the NAM espouses evolution, both
of body and spirit. Man is developing
and will soon leap forward into new spiritual horizons.
The second major element of the New
Age Movement is Global Unity which consists of three major divisions: Man with
Man; Man with Nature; and Man with
God.
Man with Man: The NAM teaches that we
will all learn our proper divine relation-
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Pastor A. Mark Garcia
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NEW AGE MOVEMENT (NAM)
ship with one another and achieve harmony and mutual love and acceptance
through the realization and acceptance
of this divine proper knowledge. Within
this hoped-for harmony is economic
unity. The average New Ager is looking
for a single world leader who, with New
Age principles, will guide the world into
a single harmonious economic whole.
It is also hoped that this leader will
unite the world into a spiritual unity;
that is, a one-world religion.
Man with nature: Since the NAM says
that God is all, and all is God, then nature is also part of God. Man must
then get in tune with nature and learn
to nurture it and be nurtured by it. In
this, all people can unite.
Man with God: Since the NAM teaches
that man is divine by nature, all people,
once they see themselves as such, will
be helped in their unity of purpose,
love, and development. The goal is to
fully realize our own goodness. There
are no moral absolutes
in the New Age. Therefore, they claim to have
a spiritual tolerance for
all "truth systems."
They call this harmonization."
MORMONISM BELIEFS
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The book of Mormon is more correct than the Bible, (History of the
Church, vol. 4, p. 461).
Jesus and Satan are spirit brothers
and we were all born as siblings in
heaven to them both, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 163).
God used to be a man on another
planet (Mormon Doctrine, p. 321;
Joseph Smith, Times and Seasons,
vol. 5, p. 613-614; Orson
Pratt, Journal of Discourses, vol. 2,
p. 345; Brigham Young, Journal of
Discourses, vol. 7, p. 333).
There is a mother god (Articles of
Faith, by James Talmage, p. 443).
God is married to his goddess wife
and has spirit children (Mormon
Doctrine, p. 516).
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If it had not been for Joseph Smith
and the restoration, there would be
no salvation. There is no salvation
[the context is the full gospel including exaltation to Godhood] outside
the church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints (Mormon Doctrine, p.
670).
Jesus' sacrifice was not able to
cleanse us from all our sins,
(murder and repeated adultery are
exceptions), (Journal of Discourses,
vol. 3, 1856, p. 247). Good works
are necessary for salvation (Articles
of Faith, p. 92). There is no salvation without accepting Joseph Smith
as a prophet of God (Doctrines of
Salvation, vol. 1, p. 188).
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JEHOVAH’S WITNESS BELIEFS
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The Holy Spirit is a force, not alive
(Reasoning from the Scriptures,
1985, pp. 406-407).
 Jesus was Michael the archangel
who became a man (The Watchtower, May 15,1963, p. 307; The
New World, 284).
Jesus was only a perfect man, not
God in flesh (Reasoning from the
Scriptures, 1985, p. 306)
Jesus did not rise from the dead in
his physical body (Awake! July 22,
1973, p. 4).
Their church is the self-proclaimed
prophet of God (The Watchtower,
April 1,
1972, p. 197).
They claim to be the only channel of
God's truth (The Watchtower, Feb
15, 1981, p. 19).
Only their church members will be
saved (The Watchtower, Feb 15,
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1979, p. 30).
Good works are necessary for salvation (Studies in the Scriptures, Vol.
1, p. 150, 152).
The soul ceases to exist after death
(Let God be True, p. 59, 60, 67).
There is no hell of fire where the
wicked are punished (Let God be
True, p. 79, 80).
Only 144,000 Jehovah's Witness go
to heaven (Reasoning from the
Scriptures, 1985, pp. 166-167,
361; Let God be True, p. 121).
Only the 144,000 Jehovah's Witness are born again (Reasoning
from the Scriptures, 1985, p. 76;
Watchtower, Nov 15, 1954, p. 681).
Only the 144,000 may take communion (Blood transfusions are a
sin, Reasoning from the Scriptures,
1985, pp. 72-73).
ISLAM BELIEFS
Allah will judge all people on the day of
judgment (3:30; 35:33-37; 99:6-8). If
your good deeds exceed your bad
deeds, and you believe in Allah, and
sincerely repent of sins, you may go to
heaven (3:135; 7:8-9; 21:47; 49:14;
66:8-9). There is an eternal hell for
those who are not Muslims, not practicing Islam, and not of the truth faith
(3:77).
Jesus was a very great prophet, second
only to Muhammad. Jesus is not the
son of God (9:30) and certainly is not
divine (5:17, 75)) and he was not crucified (4:157).
Salvation is through forgiveness of
sins obtained by Allah's grace without a mediator. The Muslim must
believe Allah exists, believe in the
fundamental doctrines of Islam, believe that Muhammad is his prophet,
and follow the commands of Allah
given in the Koran.
This information was acquired from the
Christian Apologetics and Research
Ministry.
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ROMAN CATHOLICISM
Even though the Roman Catholic Church does not deny the deity of the
Lord Jesus Christ, it does practice praying to the dead or “dead saints”
and praying to Mary as the mother of God.
1 Timothy 2:5 (KJV)
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man
Christ Jesus;
DESTROY THE GIANTS OF FALSE DOCTRINE
This is accomplished through the prayer of faith in Jesus Christ; through repentance and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and renouncing all effects of
false doctrine from your life.
Prayer:
Lord, in the name of Jesus, I acknowledge and thank you for dying on the
cross and shedding your blood for my sins. I want to be pure and right before
you, I recognize that I can’t do this without you, but through faith in you Lord,
you can and will make me right before you.
I ask you to forgive me for participating in false doctrines and beliefs such as
________________________________ whether knowingly or unknowingly. I
recognize it as sin in my life. I am sorry and change my mind about this behavior and chose to follow your Word and truth.
I nail this sin to the cross to be covered by your blood and accept that you
have forgiven me. Because you have forgiven me, I now disown, renounce
and let go of any and all involvement with
______________________________ and command it to be
released from my life.
Lord Jesus, Thank you for setting me free and slaying these
“giants” from my life, and ask that you continue to lead me in
all your truth. In Jesus Name, Amen.
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Pastor A. Mark Garcia
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PHASE II
IDENTIFY ALL PERSONS, THINGS AND ACTIVITIES THAT WE LOVE
AND WORSHIP ABOVE GOD. THESE “GIANTS” GREATLY HINDER
AND ARE MAJOR OBSTACLES TO OUR GROWTH, PROMISES AND
BLESSINGS FROM GOD. WE MUST IDENTIFY THESE “GIANTS” OF
SIN IN OUR LIVES.
IDENTIFY AND SEEK THE GIANTS OF PERSONS, THINGS AND
ACTIVITIES.
SELF
Though we don’t
ever consider
ourselves as
The love of self must be in its proper
perspective or else it is pride and/or
being a god unto self. Though we don’t
ever consider ourselves as “gods” our
behavior and actions can say otherwise. Jesus makes this very clear in
the following scripture:
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind, and with all thy
strength: this is the first commandment. 31 And the second is like, namely
this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Mark 12:29-31 (KJV)
29 And Jesus answered him, The first of
all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God
The “giants” that hinder obedience to
this command is Pride, Selfishness,
Self-Centeredness and being Selfabsorbed.
“gods” our
behavior and
actions can say
otherwise.
THE LOVE OF MONEY
Scripture is very clear that “the love of
money is the root of all evil” (1 Tim.
6:10). This “giant” has caused many to
turn away from God. See the story of
the rich young ruler in Mathew 19:1622.
The love of money can be masked in
ambition, business, multiple jobs, get
rich quick schemes and even “religious
motives.”
We love what money can do; but please
understand money is just a tool to function in this world. Your ultimate
source for “things” is God and
God alone.
Matthew 6:33 (KJV)
But seek ye first the kingdom of
God, and his righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto you.
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ACTIVITIES
What activities are obstacles to your walk with God?
That keeps you from intimate relationship with God? We
must have these areas of our life in balance. They may
include: Hobbies, Church Activities, TV and Movies, time
on the computer, exercise and even sleeping to name a
few.
PEOPLE
We are called to love people, but never
to worship them. We can certainly look
to people as examples to emulate. For
even the Apostle Paul said,” Imitate
me, just as I also imitate Christ.” (1 Cor
11:1 NKJV).
Some examples of people we may have
“idolized” are Celebrities, Athletes, Musicians and Singers, Pastors and Leaders, and even Parents, Spouses and
Children. Keep God First!
If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God
first, it will in the end make no difference what
you have chosen instead.
— William Law
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DESTROY THE GIANTS OF PERSONS, THINGS AND ACTIVITIES
This is accomplished through the prayer of faith in Jesus Christ; through
repentance and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and renouncing all persons,
things and activities that are not in proper balance in your life.
Prayer:
Lord, in the name of Jesus, I want you
to be first and foremost in my life. I
want to live a life that always has you
first and with a goal of pleasing you in
all I do.
Please forgive me for allowing persons, things and activities to distract
me and put me out of balance in my
relationship with you. Lord Jesus, I want to love you first with all my being
in everything I do and to love others as I love myself.
I confess that I have put myself and other people, things and activities
before you and ask you to forgive me of my sin. Lord, forgive me for the
specific sin of _______________________________________ to distract
me and come between my relationship with you. I nail this sin to the
cross to be covered by your blood. I accept that you have forgiven me.
I renounce and disown this sin of
___________________________________ from my life and put it in its
proper balance in my life.
Lord Jesus, I chose to worship you and to have no other “gods” before me
and ask for your continued strength and help in this area of my life. In
Jesus Name I pray, Amen.
Operation Giant Slayer
North Park Apostolic Church
Primary Address
2515 Lemon Grove Ave.
Lemon Grove, CA 91945
VISION STATEMENT
We are called to be a Christ-centered,
Phone: 619-229-2800
Fax: 619-667-8821
E-mail:
npac@apostolicpower.org
Holy Spirit-dependent church that operates with simplicity and excellence
as we love God with all our being and
love all others with the same passion.
MISSION STATEMENT
To passionately pray, preach, teach
and live through the power of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ which is His
greatest act of love toward us.
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www.apostolicpower.org