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Christmas, the cute deception
Shane VaughnDeuteronomy 12:29-32Series: STANDALONE BOOK
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- …hristmas and argues that the holiday is rooted in pagan practices later absorbed into Christianity through Roman religious transformation. It contrasts Ch…
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- …of the Messiah and everything to do with ancient pagan practices that YAH- WEH expressly forbade His people from observing? The prophet Amos spoke of …
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- …of the Messiah and everything to do with ancient pagan practices that YAH- WEH expressly forbade His people from observing? The prophet Amos spoke of …
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Sabbath Keeping and the Jerusalem Council
Shane Vaughn2016-07-21Acts 15:20
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- …very one of those four things are associated with Pagan practices he tells them no you do not have to be circumcised in the flesh but you must turn from y…
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- …very one of those four things are associated with s he tells them no you do not have to be circumcised in the flesh but you must turn from y…
Part 16 - The Mazzaroth - LEO THE LION Part 2
Shane VaughnDaniel 2:34–35Series: The Mazzaroth: In Search of the Throne
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- …alls the house of Israel away from transgression, pagan practices, Gentile thinking, and rebellion. It restores Torah, Israelite identity, and the people’…
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The Lies of Lent and the Truth of Mardi Gras
Shane Vaughn2023-02-26Ezekiel 8:14
Vaughn exposes the pagan origins of Lent and Mardi Gras, tracing their roots to pre-Christian Babylonian and pagan religious practices rather than biblical instruction. He argues that the Catholic Church incorporated these pagan celebrations into Christianity as compromises
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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
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TABERNACLE AMONG US
Shane VaughnSeries: STANDALONE BOOK
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- …epresents fellowship with demonic powers through pagan practices, even when those practices have been given Christian names. The Prophetic Warning Sc…
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- …at in the last days, ith demonic powers through pagan practices, even when those practices have been given Christian names. The Prophetic Warning Sc…
Pastor Shane Vaughn exposes the LIES OF LENT and the TRUTH of MARDI GRAS
Shane Vaughn2023-02-26Ezekiel 8:14–15
Ministries, Vaughn argues that believers should distinguish between worship practices commanded by Yahweh and religious customs developed through human tradition. The teaching begins with Abraham's calling out of pagan religion and follows Vaughn's interpretation of the historical development ... between Lent and the ancient worship of Tammuz. Vaughn interprets Ezekiel 8:14–15 as evidence that practices resembling Lent existed in pagan religion before Christianity and were subsequently incorporated into church tradition. The teaching concludes by emphasizing the observance
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The Book of Colossians
Shane Vaughn2016-06-01Series: STANDALONE BOOK
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- … if the meat they had purchased had been used in pagan practice; so they had discussions about discontinuing the eating of any meat in order to never b…
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"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 ... connect Lent with “weeping for Tammuz.” The central appeal is to reject traditions of men and follow the practices the speaker identifies as commanded by Yahweh
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No Fasting on YOM KIPPUR
Shane Vaughn2022-09-25Leviticus 23:27–32
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- …e first commandment to fast because fasting was a pagan practice because they tried to reach God through hurting themselves and lowering themselves and al…
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- …for 70 years while there they learned many of the Pagan practices and it's not until their return with Nehemiah and Ezra that we find they begin to fast i…
Snakes in the Camp
Shane Vaughn2022-02-01Numbers 21:4-9
Pastor Vaughn teaches that the fiery serpents sent upon Israel in Numbers
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Hanukkah, the Miracle of the Minority
Shane Vaughn2024-12-10John 10:20–24
Pastor Shane Vaughn presents Hanukkah as a celebration of spiritual courage, religious
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Pagan Festivals Treatise
Shane Vaughn
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- …ful Response: "A sincere heart doesn't sanctify a pagan practice." 4. When Someone Says "Well the early church celebrated Christmas..." Your Immediate Res…
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The story you were never supposed to know
Shane VaughnSeries: STANDALONE BOOK
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- …t, it did so believing it could “Christianize” a pagan practice — to take something dark and use it for good. But Yahweh has never permitted such mixtu…
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The Scattered Seed
Shane Vaughn2026-05-12Hosea 1:10Series: Sermon Transcript
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- …r sin in the house of israel Was folloWing those pagan practices, an symbols, pagan beginnings. You hear us preach- ing and say, “All he talks about is …
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the truth on this "EASTER SUNDAY"
Shane Vaughn2024-03-31No scripture reference explicitly cited in the transcript.
The message challenges the observance of Easter and Resurrection Sunday, presenting them
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Thanksgiving - A Worthy Celebration, free from Paganism.
Shane VaughnJohn 10:22–23Series: Stand Alone
This teaching explains why First Harvest Ministries observes Thanksgiving while rejecting holidays
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The Sacred Mystery of Union
Shane VaughnGenesis 2:24Series: STANDALONE BOOK
This book presents marriage as a sacred covenant mystery rooted in Genesis
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America, The Restoration Nation
Shane Vaughn2026-05-01Series: STANDALONE BOOK
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- …termarried with surrounding peoples. They adopted pagan practices. They ignored the prophets YAHWEH sent to warn them. And finally, after generations of r…
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Feast of Trumpets 19 Sep 23 "No More Delay" and "Surviving the Silence"
Shane Vaughn2023-09-19Revelation 10:6
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- …ion to get in the church for Babylonian invasions Pagan practices sin running rampant and only a Remnant remaining faithful to the Hebrew Messiah and his …
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