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Are Birthdays Pagan?
Shane VaughnDeuteronomy 4:2Series: STANDALONE BOOK
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- …wicked heart of a tyrant. Pagan Participation Is Not Pagan Origin If birthdays are forbidden simply because pagans celebrated them, then consistenc…
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- …een idolatry. Remembering what YAHWEH has done is not pagan. Giving thanks for His blessings is not pagan. Acknowledging His faithfulness is not Th…
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- …is not pagan. Giving thanks for His blessings is not pagan. Acknowledging His faithfulness is not The biblical problem has always been idolatry. R…
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herod’s birthday torah pharisaic burden easter long life
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The Plain Principles of Paganism
Shane Vaughn2023-12-16John 4:23
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- … people think that pagans are evil people they're not pagans are not satanic yes sir pagans are not black magic people most of them they are Earthlin…
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TABERNACLE AMONG US
Shane VaughnSeries: STANDALONE BOOK
repeated throughout church history: Gradual Introduction: Pagan practices were not imposed overnight but introduced gradually through cultural accommodation and missionary prag- matism. Religious Justification: New Christian meanings were assigned to existing pagan celebrations, making them appear biblically legitimate. Institutional Authority ... Yahweh Gift-giving: Roman Saturnalia traditions honoring pagan deities Christmas trees: Sacred groves used in Druidic and Germanic paganism Santa Claus: Derived from Germanic/Norse mythology mixed with corrupt- ed Christian legend Winter timing: Celebrates the “rebirth” of the sun during
A Spring Fling - Sermon About the Spring Celebrations
Shane Vaughn2023-03-18Romans 1:25
Pastor Vaughn teaches that Western Christian holidays (Easter, Christmas, Lent) originate from ancient Babylonian pagan worship centered on Nimrod, Semiramis, and Tammuz, and that keeping these holidays constitutes spiritual adultery against Yahweh. He argues that Christians unknowingly celebrate ... year-old pagan wheel of time rather than Yahweh's biblical calendar, and calls believers to abandon these traditions and return to Torah observance and the feasts of Yahweh. The message traces pagan symbolism through modern celebrations and church practices
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in 10 minutes: Why We Don't Celebrate Christmas in our ministry
Shane Vaughn2024-12-24No scripture reference explicitly cited in the transcript.
message explains why the speaker and his congregation do not celebrate Christmas, emphasizing separation from pagan customs and faithfulness to Yahweh’s appointed celebrations. It presents Christmas as a later blending of pagan traditions with Christianity and contrasts that with
worship of nature december the 25th
thanksgiving a worthy celebration for believers no it s not pagan
Shane Vaughn2025-11-26John 10:22
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- …giving a worthy celebration for believers no it s not pagan Summary: The message explains why First Harvest Ministries celebrates Thanksgiving while …
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- …giving a worthy celebration for believers no it s not pagan - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSlCLySTm5s weh without treating them as comma…
MOnthly Newsletter October 2026
Shane Vaughn2026-10-21
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- …P IN VAIN? ◆ Look at who YAHSHUA was speaking to. Not pagans. Not atheists. Not Satanists. He was speaking to the most religious men in Israel — men …
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- …ied before YAHWEH.” — Leviticus 10:1–2 These were not pagan priests in a Roman temple. They were the sons of the high priest, standing in the sanctua…
"The Secret History of Lent & Mardi Gras"
Shane Vaughn2025-03-03Ezekiel 8:14–15
Secret History of Lent & Mardi Gras” argues that both observances arose from pagan religious customs that were later absorbed and Christianized by the Catholic Church. The teaching contrasts these traditions with Yahweh’s commanded observances, particularly Passover and Unleavened Bread
tammuz good friday
What Is the Purest Meaning of the Word Sabbath?
Shane Vaughn2016-11-21Ezekiel 20:12
also connects the weekly Sabbath to the seven-thousandth year, when everything is made right, and emphasizes separation from pagan customs and religious practices
fixed period of time lord of the sabbath
Thanksgiving - A Worthy Celebration, free from Paganism.
Shane VaughnJohn 10:22–23Series: Stand Alone
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- …w let's answer the next question. All right, it's not pagan. But does God Yahweh allow us Israelites, those redeemed by the blood of Christ, to celeb…
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Holy Halloween?
Shane Vaughn2023-10-31Romans 11:16
witchcraft celebration focused on necromancy (communicating with the dead) and demands that covenant believers separate themselves from all pagan customs and choose the Tree of Life (obedience to Yahweh) over the Tree of Death (rebellion and worldly participation). The sermon
babylonian customs reclaiming holidays
The Holy Days have no part in the modern church today, right? Part 3
Shane Vaughn2016-04-17Colossians 2:16–17Series: Holy Days in the Church
argues that the passage has been removed from its historical context and was written to protect Gentile believers from pagan asceticism—not from obedience to Yahweh's appointed times. He further demonstrates that Yeshua, Paul, and the early apostolic church
tabernacles colossians 2
The Story That You Were Never Supposed to Know
Shane Vaughn2020-10-18Deuteronomy 12:2-8
traced to Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz, perverted those signs into the customs behind Easter and Christmas. He quotes a pagan source and several Old Testament passages, urges the congregation to keep God's festivals and Hanukkah instead, and closes with
apostolic practice genesis 1:14
NEW NAMES
Shane Vaughn2025-08-14Series: Doctrinal Treatise for FHMI
essential mindsets in this present age: Covenant Thinking Renewed minds anchored in the eternal covenant, utterly rejecting compromise with paganism, rebellion, and the world's systems. This mindset recognizes that we are not citizens of earthly kingdoms but ambassadors ... Calendar Our current days, months, and yearly markers are not merely cultural traditions—they are the product of deliberate pagan naming systems that originated in the worship of false gods, entities that Scripture identifies as demons (1 Corinthians
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10 Minutes of Truth - Why Do You Celebrate Easter?
Shane Vaughn2016-03-14None
Sabbath, and a resurrection at the end of the Sabbath, and closes by linking Easter sunrise services to the pagan worship of Ishtar
sunrise service resurrection timing
A Spring Fling - Sermon about the Spring Celebrations n 3/18/23
Shane Vaughn2023-03-18Romans 1:25
examines the spiritual significance of annual religious celebrations, contrasting Yahweh's appointed times with holidays he associates with ancient pagan traditions. Using the metaphor of a "spring fling," he describes participation in religious customs outside Yahweh's instructions
biblical calendar restoration of biblical worship
Shane Vaughn Preaches "No More Pigs On The Altar" an explanation of Hanukkah
Shane Vaughn2017-12-18John 10:22–24
In No More Pigs on the Altar, Pastor Shane Vaughn explains Hanukkah
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All worked up over make up
Shane Vaughn2017-05-051 Timothy 2:9–10
concern vanity, immodesty, idolatry, inappropriate intentions, and misplaced spiritual priorities. The study distinguishes between the use of adornment in pagan worship and ordinary personal grooming. Vaughn argues that the Bible contains numerous positive examples of jewelry, beautiful clothing, and personal
outward adornment biblical modesty
Rom 14:5 Proves Why We Shouldn't Keep the Sabbath — Doesn't It?
Shane VaughnRomans 14:5
This teaching addresses the common objection that Romans 14:5 abolishes Sabbath
pagan astrology torah
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
moedim government of yahweh