Bible podcasts, videos, blogs, printables, and more to help you know, trust, and apply the Bible.

The name Bible 805 comes from my belief that the Bible, Jesus, and the Christian faith is as real as the place I live in (area code 805)—Ventura, California. The palm tree image here is a picture of a palm tree in my front yard.

I’m Yvon Prehn and this podcast and website are my latest efforts in a lifetime of teaching and writing about my faith in Jesus.

Along the way I’ve read through the Bible many times, studied it deeply, and as a layperson tried to share that the Bible is the source for truth, salvation, meaning, and purpose in life now and forever.

The podcasts, videos, blogs, and other parts of this site are my latest adventures in writing and teaching for Jesus.

Though I have an emphasis on reading through the Bible in Chronological Order, the lessons are also self-contained and you can jump in and listen or watch a video on any topic that interests you.

To find out more about my background, this site, and the additional resources available to you, go to the ABOUT page.

Tetelestai, If the battle is finished, why is life so hard?

April 20, 2022 by bible805

“Tetelestai!” was the final cry of Jesus from the cross and it means, “it is finished.”

It is an extraordinary cry of victory and hope.

Though it is a part of sermons on the Easter message of salvation, there are many questions about it that we will explore in what follows including:

Did Jesus really say “tetelestai”?
What does it mean?
What is finished?
If the victory is won and the battle over, why is life so hard?
And how should we live in this challenging time, considering what He said?

My prayer is that in the following material you will find encouragement and hope in your life battles while we wait for the finished work of our Lord on the cross to be the overwhelming reality of our forever with Him.

Below is the podcast and the video of this lesson. Instead of doing notes for this lesson, I’ve put together an eBook of the content.

It is available through the Bible805 Academy at this link: https://payhip.com/b/oQj7Z

Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger—I’d forgotten the impact of this book until I read about the author’s death

July 30, 2022 by bible805

Ron Sider, author of Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger died this week.

In reading about his death, I was reminded of the impact his book had on me when I read it in the ’70s and how I have become a coward in sharing what I believe in this area. The news of his death was a timely challenge to me because of a situation that happened last night at a church potluck dinner.

What happened is that I found myself reacting strongly (silently) to a comment about someone who had significant money spending it on themselves.

“They made the money, they deserve to do whatever they want,” was the comment of the person seated next to me. Though as I said, I had a strong emotional reaction to what she said, I changed the subject and started babbling about something else.

I thought about it later and realized it was an episode of moral cowardice where I didn’t have the energy to say what I was really thinking and to say it calmly and discuss it thoughtfully.Continue Reading

Why do bad things happen to Christians? especially when we are trying so hard to do what’s right. . . . . .

July 18, 2022 by bible805

In our previous lesson on the Prophet Micah we talked about what God requires of us and His requirements are summarized in Micah 6:8 which tells us we are to “Do justice, Love mercy, and Walk humbly with our God.”

But then the question comes up of WHY do bad things happen to us when we are trying so hard to be good, so we will take a little digression from our discussion of the prophets and explore some answers in our lesson today and look at why bad things happen to Christians, especially when we are trying so hard to do what it right.

In this study, we’ll look at 7 positive things that can come out of trials.

Below are links to the podcast, video, and below them, notes for the lesson.

MICAH: How can we please God? and it’s not what people often think that matters

July 9, 2022 by bible805

Micah, how can we please God What does God want us to do, and how are we supposed to live in a way that is pleasing to Him? Is it for us to do big, extravagant actions to demonstrate our faith?

Or are small acts of devotion what God requires?

This week, we’ll look at what God says is the way of life that pleases Him in our lesson from the Prophet Micah.

I trust you’ll find the message encouraging as God’s demands are not difficult or unreasonable. He simply wants us to act as He does with His people, with justice, mercy, kindness, and humility. And yes, our God is humble and demonstrated that in the ultimate act of humility when Jesus, “who was in very nature God, humbled Himself, became human and died on the cross.”

Below are the podcast, video, and notes on it.

The Incredible Implications of God’s View of Time

June 26, 2022 by bible805

Though it sounds complex, the topic of this lesson has important and practical implications for how you live day-to-day.

Let me explain—as this lesson shows, God’s view of time, seeing and knowing all that is past, present, and future is what enables us to understand prophecy and trust that what He promised in the past He will fulfill in the future just as He made promises in the past in the Old Testament that He fulfilled in the New Testament.

Though that is comforting, it also brings up the question of if God determined the major events of Biblical history, does He predetermine my every action? If that’s so, am a responsible for them, or just a puppet?

This lesson answers those questions–so listen or watch to find out the answers!

Below is the podcast, video, notes, and a link to the chart, and a short video explaining God’s view of time talked about in this lesson.

Handout of God's View of Time — CLICK ON the image above to download a copy of this chart.

Christian salvation, a podcast, video, and infographic with verses to explain it

June 21, 2022 by bible805

Christian Salvation Explained — This chart explains the meaning of Christian Salvation, click on it to download the chart with supporting verses.

What does it mean to be a Christian? What is Christian salvation all about?

This infographic and the verses included with it explain the meaning of what Christian salvation is all about. I put it together as part of a series of lessons I was doing in my Sunday School class on why you can trust the Bible. We were looking at other religions and comparing them to the Christian faith and one of the most important differences is their view of salvation compared to the Christian view.

In all other religions, people have to do things to make themselves acceptable to God. The Christian faith recognizes that we can’t ever do that and that Jesus died to cancel the debt of our sins. He is the link, the bridge between us and God, and that is what the chart on this video illustrates.

Below is a podcast I did on it as well as a video to help explain it.