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10-29-2026 BIBLE805 NEWSLETTER–Is your church sharing the MOST IMPORTANT THING? and A NEW book, videos, infographics, and other resources on Salvation
In planning my upcoming live Bible-teaching lessons and the material for Bible805, I felt the Lord was telling me to go back to the basics of the Christian faith, to the most important messages of our faith.
As I prayed I realized this means #1 to clarify the meaning of salvation in Jesus. If we aren’t clear about that in our own hearts first of all, if we don’t have a saving, eternal, personal relationship with Jesus, nothing else ultimately matters. I was reminded that Jesus said, “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?”
Again, first we must make certain of our relationship to Jesus. We need to KNOW we are saved through faith alone in Christ alone by grace alone. Our salvation is not dependent on what we do for the Lord.
Yet having said that, once we are the recipient of God’s grace, He gives us work to do and regarding the Bible805 ministry the Lord gave me, He reminded me that even if I help you understand the content of every book in the Bible from the lessons, if you can have the Prophet and Kings timelines understood and in order and if my books help you read the Bible chronologically, if you learn all that, but if I haven’t clarified the meaning of salvation in Jesus and helped you find it, I’ve failed at the most important issue in your Christian life and in my calling.
I decided to do something about it and in researching how I should respond to this conviction, I decided to see what other churches were doing to explain the basics of salvation to their congregations and visitors, so I asked CoPilot to pick out 20 local churches and link to their content on these topics, or even close approximations to the wording on these topics:
“How to Become a Christian”
“What is Christian Salvation?”
If the site did not explain these topics, I asked it to give me the reply: “No content found.”
The Results of a survey of churches on their information on how to become a Christian
A most important question: Have you closed with Jesus?
In reading church history, I came across the question in early Puritan writings, “have you closed with Jesus?”
I think it’s a useful phrase for today because it gives us a practical description of what actually needs to happen for a person to accept the good news of Jesus, to be “saved.”
Think of it in terms of closing on a house.
You can look at a house, admire it, know all about it, walk around it.
Think that you might like to own it.
Have the ability and resources to buy it.
You can even make an offer on it.
But until you CLOSE on the house, until you exchange something of value to you, until you sign your name, and take ownership, it isn’t yours.
That’s a great illustration of what it means to accept the gift of salvation in Jesus. [Read more…]
The most important question you’ll ever answer—How do I become a Christian; what does it mean to be saved?
How you respond to the answer to the questions in the title is the most important answer to any question you will ever make. It will literally decide your eternal destiny. There are many ways to answer this question and here are some:
The most simple answer is: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.”
Though this does cut to the heart of salvation, other than a death-bed or battlefield or other traumatic response, it is worthy of such a life-changing question to explore the answer in more detail. Following are some ways to do this– [Read more…]
INFOGRAPHICS explaining Salvation
The following infographics were inspired by the Bridge illustration from the Navigators and Bible805 recreated the Bridge illustration in the three formats below. All are available in PDF format (an 8.5 x 11 in page download of each) and as jpg files in a Zip file you can download below the images. You can use them however you want, as handouts, on websites, social media, or any ministry or teaching without cost or attribution required.
First, is a video overviewing them and then below that you can download them. USE, share, teach–do all you can to share the words of eternal life in Jesus!
CLICK HERE to download the ZIP file of PDFs and jpgs of these infographics that explain salvation.
CLICK HERE to go to the complete lesson on salvation.
LESSON–The Good News of Salvation in Jesus, why you need it and how to make it yours, links to podcast, video, notes
In planning my upcoming lessons, I felt the Lord was telling me to go back to the basics of the Christian faith.
First of all, this means to clarify the meaning of salvation in Jesus. If we aren’t clear, if we don’t have a saving, eternal, personal relationship with Jesus, nothing else ultimately matters. I was reminded that Jesus said, “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?” On a personal level the answer is pretty obvious. Regarding the Bible805 ministry, the Lord reminded me that even if I help you understand the content of every book in the Bible from the lessons, if you can have the prophet and Kings timelines understood and in order and my books help you read that Bible—if I haven’t clarified the meaning of salvation in Jesus and helped you find it, I’ve failed at the most important part of my calling.
The challenge isn’t limited to me personally. How well does your church clarify this to your community?
I asked A.I. for a random reivew of the websites of 20 churches in my area and to flag them if they had a place on their website that answered the question, “What do I need to do to be saved?” “How do I become a Christian?” –the wording did not need to be exact. If this information could not be found on the site, I asked for a label “information not available.”
I got a reply of “information not available” for 17 out of 20. A.I. was very generous in that the three that did mention how to become a Christian, it had to be inferred from either a statement of faith or a “What we believe” section. A simple explanation of This is what you need to do to become a Christian was not available on any of them.
In addition to simply not talking about salvation, it seems that there are many dangerous messages floating about that reduce the process of accepting the gift of salvation, however tangentially it might be mentioned to grabbing the goodie of a carefree life with no repentance, commitment, or counting the cost. And such a response leads to believers who experience disappointment and sometimes anger when God doesn’t do what they thought He was supposed to do.
To clarify all that surrounds the topic of salvation, I did the lesson that follows, and created a number of additional resources, including infographic handouts, to help explain it. I also wrote a short book, The Good News of Salvation in Jesus, why you need it and how to make it yours. This lesson is a condensation of the content of that book. You can download a free PDF of it from the www.Bible805Academy.com site or order it in paperback format from Amazon.
Following is a link to the podcast and video of the lesson, downloadable notes, discussion guide, and an infographics file, plus a link to the resources to teach it that are available on the Bible805Academy.com. Please first of all, check this out for yourself and then pass it on to others who need to know Jesus. At the end of this post is a ZIP file that contains 3 infographics in PDF and jpg formats that explain the process of salvation.
Link to all source materials to teach the lesson on www.Bible805Academy.com —CLICK HERE for this lesson. [Read more…]
NEW Book, FREE PDF download–The Good News of Salvation in Jesus Why you need it and how to make it yours
The Good News of Salvation in Jesus
Why you need it and how to make it yours
By Yvon Prehn
We could all use some good news. In a world filled with uncertainty, disappointment, and unanswered questions, the good news of salvation in Jesus offers lasting hope: forgiveness, a restored relationship with God, purpose for today, and eternal life with Him.
But what does that mean? Why do we need salvation? What did Jesus do for us? How do we respond—and what happens after we become a Christian?
In this short, approachable book, Bible805 founder and Bible teacher Yvon Prehn walks readers through these important questions with clear explanations, everyday illustrations, and teaching from the Bible. Whether you are exploring Christianity for the first time, have attended church but still feel unsure about salvation, or want to explain your faith to someone else, this book provides a welcoming place to begin.
Click the image at the start of this post here to download a free, PDF copy of the book. CLICK HERE to buy the paperback book on amazon.com.
Read on for a description of the contents. NOTE: the book NOW comes with a DISCUSSION GUIDE added! Useful for seeker and small group discussion!
Revive your interest in the Bible—fascinating facts about prophecy, God and time, & and why the Bible is like your favorite novel
Revive your interest in the Bible 
This lesson challenges us to see the Bible not as a scattered collection of loosely related writings, but as one coherent story with God as its primary Author. Its structure follows the movement of a great story—from creation and humanity’s rebellion, through God’s preparation for redemption, to the climax of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and finally to Christ’s return and the New Heaven and New Earth. The lesson also explores how true history, predictive prophecy, and progressive revelation support the unity of the Bible. Because God is outside of time, He can reveal His plan across centuries while working through many human writers. The lesson concludes by asking where each of us fits in God’s great story and urges us to know the Bible well, obey it, and faithfully live the part God has given us.
Following are the podcast, video, and lesson handouts.
If you would like the original, editable files for this lesson to use freely in your teaching, go to the following link from the Bible805 Academy:https://bible805academy.com/b/Bz5bw
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