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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 Chr…
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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 a…
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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 a…
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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 Scr…
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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 Scr…
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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All worked up over make up
Shane Vaughn2017-05-051 Timothy 2:9–10Series: N/A
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- …ep this in mind the main context when it comes to Pagan practices that we have to stick with is only what the word of God tells us to do now the truth is i…
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The Plain Principles of Paganism
Shane Vaughn2023-12-16John 4:23Series: N/A
Pastor Shane Vaughn teaches that pagans are worshippers but not true worshippers
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Holy Halloween?
Shane Vaughn2023-10-31Romans 11:16Series: N/A
Pastor Shane Vaughn delivers a comprehensive prophetic message against Halloween celebration, tracing
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The story you were never supposed to know
Shane VaughnSeries: STANDALONE BOOK
enslaved. THE DECEPTION OF “HOLY MIXTURE” When the Church adopted Lent, 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 mixture. “Take heed ... detail — the pagan custom that would one day reemerge as the Christmas tree. The world calls it decoration. He calls it vain. And notice: the verse does not condemn the worship of the tree; it condemns the practice itself. “Learn
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Echoes of Israel (Part 8) Pagan Holidays; Sunna, Ishtar, Oestra, Easter 4/18/25 - Zoom Bible Study
Shane Vaughn2025-04-18Deuteronomy 12:29-32Series: Echoes of Israel
This lesson uses Deuteronomy 12 as an "Echoes of Israel" warning against adopting the religious practices of surrounding nations. The speaker traces Easter to pagan spring fertility celebrations associated with Ishtar, Ostara, and Sana, contrasts those traditions with Passover
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NEW NAMES
Shane Vaughn2025-08-14Series: Doctrinal Treatise for FHMI
identifying time by sacred number in harmony with Yahweh's creation order. The practice of naming days and months after deities was recognized as foreign paganism, adopted only through contamination from idolatrous nations during periods of spiritual compromise ... company of overcomers—who begin to live now as we will live then. This heavenly citizenship includes: Practical Kingdom Living: ● Renouncing pagan names for days and months in personal and congregational settings ● Using Biblical numbering of days and months
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A Spring Fling - Sermon About the Spring Celebrations
Shane Vaughn2023-03-18Romans 1:25Series: N/A
abandon these traditions and return to Torah observance and the feasts of Yahweh. The message traces pagan symbolism through modern celebrations and church practices, claiming believers are participating in sexual perversion and mystery religion without understanding the origins
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The Story That You Were Never Supposed to Know
Shane Vaughn2020-10-18Deuteronomy 12:2-8Series: N/A
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 practical advice on handling family during Christmas without condemnation
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A Pagan Tells Us the Truth About Christmas Traditions, aka Yule
Shane Vaughn2023-12-28NoneSeries: N/A
pagan speaker explains the origins and practices of Yule, the ancient winter celebration, describing traditions such as bringing greenery and trees into homes, gift-giving to sustain through winter, burning Yule logs, and honoring ancestors and seasonal deities to bring
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"The Feast of Tabernacles 2020"
Shane Vaughn2020-10-10Leviticus 23:34Series: N/A
This message teaches the meaning of the Feast of Tabernacles as a
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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’s…
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The Lies of Lent and the Truth of Mardi Gras
Shane Vaughn2023-02-26Ezekiel 8:14Series: N/A
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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in 10 minutes: Why We Don't Celebrate Christmas in our ministry
Shane Vaughn2024-12-24No scripture reference explicitly cited in the transcript.Series: Why We Don't Celebrate Christmas in our ministry
The 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 blendi…
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In Defense of the Holy Days
Shane Vaughn2017-04-05Colossians 2:8–23Series: N/A
former Gentile pagans. He argues that they had not previously observed Yahweh's Sabbaths and festivals. He describes pagan religious practices involving favored days and astrology. He suggests that the believers were being challenged because they had adopted new practices ... world. He argues that Yahweh's holy days cannot be classified as human traditions. He identifies the practices being rejected as pagan customs rather than biblical commandments. He returns to the list of seven festivals before beginning a closer examination
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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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Sabbath Keeping & The Jerusalem Counsel - Sabbath Keeping
Shane Vaughn2016-07-21Acts 15:20
This teaching examines Acts 15 and the Jerusalem Council in response to
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Live Teaching
Shane Vaughn2018-03-31Matthew 12:40Series: N/A
This live teaching focuses on Passover, Easter, and the chronology of Messiah
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