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• The Sacred Simplicity of The Sabbath

  Shane Vaughn2026-02-01Exodus 20:8-10Series: STANDALONE BOOK

  This book presents FHMI’s official teaching on the Sabbath as a

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• Christmas, the cute deception

  Shane VaughnDeuteronomy 12:29-32Series: STANDALONE BOOK

  This booklet examines the origins of Christmas and argues that the holiday

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• The story you were never supposed to know

  Shane VaughnSeries: STANDALONE BOOK

  days, and years.” — Genesis 1:14 The Hebrew word seasons is moedim — meaning appoint- ed times. They are not man-made holidays but divine ap- pointments, written into the cosmos itself. Yahweh’s calendar is anchored by three great pilgrimage ... rebellion, nurtured in pride, and matured in deception. Its cradle was Babel — and its architect was a man named Nimrod. THE MAN WHO BUILT A KINGDOM AGAINST HEAVEN After the flood, Yahweh gave a simple command to Noah’s sons

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• Sacred Simplicity of The Sabbath

  Shane VaughnSeries: STANDALONE BOOK

  distorted by the legalists. One has abandoned it altogether, and the other has buried it beneath a mountain of man-made mandates. But the voice of Elijah does neither. He restores it. A profound question lingers as I pen these ... Yahweh, He was fulfilling it. This is not contradiction—it is clarification. The oral law, rabbinic traditions, and man-made ordinances had over time eclipsed the actual commandments given at Sinai. The Pharisees and scribes had added so many fences

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• Pagan Festivals Treatise

  Shane Vaughn

  defense of Christmas Colossians 2:16 against Yahweh's calendar Colossians 2:16 in support of man-made festivals FHMI stands firmly that: ✔ Romans 14 concerns fast days, not worship days. ✔ Colossians 2 concerns pagan judgment, not Christian liberty. ✔ Neither ... inherited tradition. We build doctrine on context, text, history, and covenant alignment. 5. FHMI Teaches Complete Separation from Pagan Customs as an Act of Covenant Loyalty Yahweh's people are commanded: "Learn not the way of the nations

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• TABERNACLE AMONG US

  Shane VaughnSeries: STANDALONE BOOK

  extent of the deception. This requires: • Honest examination of the historical origins of cherished traditions • Biblical comparison between man-made holidays and Yahweh’s ap- pointed times • Spiritual discernment to distinguish between cultural tradition and divine truth • Courage ... Man’s traditions lead to disappointment and spiritual poverty. Which calendar will you follow? “And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sab- bath” (Mark 2:27). Yahweh’s moedim were made

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• BLUE SLIP OR PINK SLIP?

  Shane Vaughn2025-07-29Mark 7:13

  article condemns the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Blue Slip tradition as an informal custom that allows home-state senators to obstruct federal judicial and U.S. Attorney nominations. It argues that the practice is neither required by the Constitution nor established ... traditions that nullify Yahweh’s Word in Mark 7:13, the speaker compares the Blue Slip to a man-made tradition that has displaced legitimate constitutional authority. He urges Senator Chuck Grassley and Republican leaders to end the practice, confirm

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• A Response to Another Ministry's Teaching on Christmas Trees

  Shane Vaughn2023-12-28Jeremiah 10:2-5

  Pastor Shane Vaughn responds to another minister's biblical defense of Christmas trees by arguing that the trees mentioned in Scripture—particularly in Genesis and Revelation—are not literal trees but symbolic representa…

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• Do You Have the Honesty?: A Letter for Christians Who Love the Messiah Enough to Ask Some Sincere Questions — No Matter What the Answer Is

  Shane VaughnMark 7:7Series: The Clarion Voice of Truth

  This monthly teaching newsletter argues that worship built on men's traditions

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• MOnthly Newsletter October 2026

  Shane Vaughn2026-10-21

  Title: MOnthly Newsletter October 2026 M O N T H LY T E A C H I N G N E W S L E T T E RO C T O B E R 2 0 2 6 · T H E E I G H T H M O N T H FIRST HARVEST MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL◆THE APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLIES◆HIS…

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• Junia, the Female Apostle: She Was There All The Time

  Shane Vaughn2027-06-27Romans 16:7Series: SERMON NOTES

  This three-hour pulpit teaching reopens the question of women in ministry

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• A Spring Fling - Sermon about the Spring Celebrations n 3/18/23

  Shane Vaughn2023-03-18Romans 1:25

  Pastor Shane Vaughn examines the spiritual significance of annual religious celebrations, contrasting

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• The Story You Were Never Supposed to Know

  Shane Vaughn2016-03-29Genesis 1:14

  Rev. Shane Vaughn presents the biblical narrative beginning with Genesis 1:14, arguing that Yahweh's calendar is foundational to understanding redemption. He traces how the early apostolic faith observed the Sabbath and …

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• Shane Vaughn Teaches; The Evolution of Revival

  Shane Vaughn2017-04-151 Kings 17:1

  Vaughn criticizes churches that retain Easter traditions he regards as false. He argues that people may prefer familiar customs to challenging biblical teaching. He interprets their unwillingness to change as evidence of spiritual blindness. He teaches that Yahweh may withhold ... Yahweh's kingship versus human religious government — 24:31–25:26 Vaughn warns against replacing Yahweh's sovereignty with man-made religious authority. He compares the desire for a human king with the desire for a church hierarchy. He emphasizes

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• Shane Vaughn Teaches: The Dark Side of the Year - Holidays Explained

  Shane Vaughn2017-11-18Jeremiah 10:2

  In this teaching, Shane Vaughn examines what he calls the dark side

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• FULL VERSION - The Sabbath Police, Pastor. Shane Vaughn 9/19/24

  Shane Vaughn2024-09-19Leviticus 23:3

  This teaching explains Sabbath observance through the intent of Yahweh’s Torah. The Sabbath was created as freedom from servile labor and as a prophetic picture of the coming millennial rest, not as a burdensome list pro…

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• Junia, She Was Always There

  Shane Vaughn2026-10-10

  synagogue-shaped assemblies of the first century: the oral tradition of the elders — the paradosis, the body of man- made rulings the Pharisees lived under. And that tradition is not my invention; the rule is on record. The rabbinic sources ... kevod ha- tzibbur, "the honor of the congregation." Mark it well: the sages themselves had to reach for a man-made reason, because the Torah gave them none. This was the living "law of the land" in Paul

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• Holy Halloween?

  Shane Vaughn2023-10-31Romans 11:16

  Pastor Shane Vaughn delivers a comprehensive prophetic message against Halloween celebration, tracing its roots from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain through Roman Pomona Day to Catholic All Saints Day. He argues t…

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• NEW NAMES

  Shane Vaughn2025-08-14Series: Doctrinal Treatise for FHMI

  Title: NEW NAMES FHMI Doctrinal Position Paper On New Names, New Identities, and the Restoration of Yahweh's Calendar I. Doctrinal Foundation We, the First Harvest Ministries International (FHMI) congregation, aff…

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• Are Birthdays Pagan?

  Shane VaughnDeuteronomy 4:2Series: STANDALONE BOOK

  This doctrinal treatise examines whether birthday celebrations are pagan and concludes that the charge is unproven. It argues that celebrating life can rightly become thanksgiving to Yahweh, the only Giver and Sustainer …

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