Playlist: Vampires (topic)
Crazy or Christmas
Sermonette byIf Christmas is Christ's birthday, it is strange that everybody else except Christ receives a gift. All of its symbols derive from pagan sources.
Halloween
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughVampires appear among the pre-Christian Celtic practices retained in Halloween, listed alongside fairies, witches, ogres, goblins, evil spirits, demons, ghouls, and goats as entities whose recognition fills the streets on that night. This element stems directly from the ancient festival of Samhain, observed around November 1 as …
Testing the Spirits (Part 1)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsVampires appear in a sales catalog titled One Spirit Resources for the Spirit, Mind, and Body as the title Vampires, Werewolves and Monsters, grouped with other entries on paranormal phenomena, animal wisdom, astrology, magic, goddesses, and similar subjects. The catalog presents these topics as resources under a single unifying …
The Not-A-Problem Folk
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles WhitakerThe Comics Code of 1954 prohibited any scenes dealing with or instruments associated with vampires and vampirism. This rule formed part of a larger set of standards that also banned depictions of the walking dead, ghouls, cannibalism, werewolfism, excessive bloodshed, torture, horror, depravity, lust, sadism, and masochism. The …
Hiding in Plain Sight
Sermonette by Mike Ford59% of 'Christians' do not believe in Satan, but we see his hand in the transgender movement, the obsession with climate change, and the abortion plague.
When the Trumpet Blows
Sermon by John O. ReidPeople may watch shows featuring vampires such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer without realizing the existence of a demon world filled with hatred toward humanity that seeks the destruction of every individual. This distraction occurs amid warnings to remain vigilant against Satan's schemes by donning the full armor of God, …