Sermons By Subject: Holidays

Easter - The Spring Equinox is the Real Reason for the Season

I. The origin of Easter 1. The name A. The name Easter comes from the word Eostre (pronounced ee-stra or o-stra). i. Easter: “Baeda Temp. Rat. xv. derives the word from Eostre, the name of a goddess whose festival was celebrated at the vernal equinox; her name shows that she was originally the dawn-goddess.” (Etymology of Easter, Oxford English Dictionary) ii. "The English name Easter is of uncertain origin; Bede in the 8th century derived it from that of the Anglo-Saxon SPRING GODDESS EOSTRE." (caps mine - CEW) (Easter, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1968 Ed., Vol. 7, p.865)

Halloween - The Druids are the Real Reason for the Season

A master copy of the indented outline in both MS Word and PDF formats can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. To Listen on YouTube, click here: Halloween - The Druids are the Real Reason for the Season Halloween - The Druids are the Real Reason for the Season I. Halloween is a dark, pagan, occultic festival in which no Christians, nor their children, should participate.

Christmas - The Winter Solstice is the Real Reason for the Season

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