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All about A.I. and how YOU can make a difference in how it responds

2026-03-21 by bible805

A.I. is not a dark force to be afraid of, it is a tool and like any other tool, it can be used to help or to hurt.

But it is very different in one way that is incredibly important for anyone in ministry and that is for you to understand that YOU can make a difference, a BIG difference to the content served up by A.I on the web.

Please bear with me for a few minutes while I explain this because if you understand what I’m saying and will encourage you to do, it can make a huge difference in the lives of untold multitudes around the world now and into the future.
I am not exaggerating.

Here’s why–following is the podcast and then the rest of the text that goes along with it.

How A.I. works

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The essential importance of icebreaker questions, from the Ministry Miscellany Podcast

2026-03-20 by bible805

Icebreaker questions are those questions we ask at the beginning of studies to get people talking. Some ministry leaders consider them a waste of time and want to jump right into a study or lesson, but from decades of ministry, I think they are essential. Following is the podcast of this content and below that, the text.

Here’s why and some ways to use them.

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Practical Ministry tips, tools, strategy, resources, and challenges for Bible teachers and ministry leaders

2026-03-09 by bible805

A collection of tools, strategies, and challenges for Bible teachers. The Ministry Miscellany Podcast goes along with this content.

I praise God that, though a few detours have taken place, the primary activities of my life have been teaching the Bible, involvement with my church, and Christian ministries. I am incredibly, humbly, and joyfully grateful for the life and many, many ministry experiences the Lord has given me, and though I hope the Lord gives me many more years to serve Him (my grandmother taught Sunday School class into her 90s), I have already been at this long enough that I have some suggestions that might be helpful, some ministry advice that might be encouraging, and some resources that I’ve found helpful.

I feel the Lord wants me to pass them on. They are humbly offered with no claim of expertise or guarantee of success. Most is offered for free–only my personally authored books have a cost. Also, the Bible805 ministry takes no advertising, nor do I participate in any affiliate marketing schemes where I would get paid for promoting something. There are no hidden agendas for anything I tell you about.

This is a new section for the Bible805 ministry, and the Ministry Miscellany Podcast goes along with it.

I’ll post the availability of new material here and on the podcast on the Lion’s Voice, the Bible805 Ministry newsletter.

Bible-reading Schedules, in Chronological Order, the New Testament only, a starter plan

2026-03-09 by bible805

The Bible805 ministry is founded on the belief that getting to know God’s Word WELL, trusting it as the very words of God, and applying it to your life is one of the most important things you can do as a follower of Jesus. To do any of that you first need to simply read or listen to it–get the content in to your mind and heart. Following are Bible reading schedules to help you do this.

An ebook of schedules and journal pages to help you read thru the Bible in Chronological Order

Through the Bible in Chronological Order, schedules and journal pages

This is our most frequently downloaded schedule for reading through the Bible in Chronological order, just click on the image to download it.
The Bible805 ministry has a series of videos and lessons to motivate you or the people in your church to do this.
To go to an overview and links to the lessons on this, CLICK HERE. ****THERE is a lot of good material at this link, do check it out.
If you want to then teach lessons on this using any and all the materials from Bible805, go to the https://www.Bible805Academy.com and specifically to the following link https://bible805academy.com/collection/read-your-bible-in-chronological-order [Read more…]

Bible Lessons video overviews and links to categories of them

2026-03-08 by bible805

Bible805 ministry lessons — The purpose of Bible805 is to help you know, trust, apply, and teach the Bible and these lessons are the content that will enable you to do that.

Below is a series of overview lessons that preview the groups of lessons available. I’m working on getting Notes and Discussion Guides redone and more consistent, so please forgive me for disorganization in those areas–the teaching videos were my focus and I’m trying to get the rest organized.

If you want to teach the materials, everything to do that is available through the Bible805 Academy. Go to this article for a short video that overviews the materials available on the Academy: https://wp.me/pazrJD-1iD

The materials to enable you to teach the lessons include editable PowerPoints, no-ad videos, audio files, notes, questions, and infographics if they apply. They are all available FREE, editable, and no attribution is required for their use, all at https://www.Bible805Academy.

In addition to the lesson groups that follow, new lessons are being added continuously to the site–sign up for the Lion’s Voice, the Bible805 newsletter that will update you on them.

Below this first video are additional content groupings of lessons. You are encouraged to preview any and all the lessons on the Bible805 YouTube channel at www.Youtube.com/Bible805

There is no cost for anything here and Bible805 takes no advertising and does not participate in any affiliate marketing schemes–ALL following is for your free use, no hidden agendas or fees. My prayer is simply that you get God’s Word into your life!

Read Your Bible in Chronological Order

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Bible805 Infographics, images, charts, and timelines to illustrate Bible concepts and content

2026-03-08 by bible805

Bible-inspired images, charts, and timelines to illustrate Bible concepts and content. Following is a short video of some of the content in this category and then below this intro, the materials that are part of it. The video is just a small collection of the infographics that were available when the video was created.

For links to new infographics as they are created, sign up HERE for the Bible805 Newsletter, The Lion’s Voice.

Below the video are some of the most popular infographics on this site.
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Free Teaching Resources: Lessons and Bible805Academy, resources to help you learn and teach the Bible

2026-03-08 by bible805

All of the materials from this website and the Bible805 ministry are to help you not only know, trust, and apply the Bible, but also are created to help you TEACH the Bible. That means you can take any of my resources and use them however you want to teach the Bible.

You can do this in two ways. You can download individual lesson notes from this site, but to make it easier and to allow you to also download and use ad-free videos of all the lessons and audio files, plus the PowerPoints I created the Bible805 Academy.

Following is a video that shows in detail the various resources you can download from the Bible805Academy–including the PowerPoints and briefly some ways you can edit them, what the NOTES and Discussion Guides look like.
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3-21-2026 Update on the Bible805 Books by Yvon Prehn

2026-03-07 by bible805

Bible 805 books will help you understand the Bible and Jesus Better — Bible805 books will help you get to know and understand the Bible and Jesus enabling you to grow as a disciple.

The following books by me, Yvon Prehn, are available on Amazon.com. The publisher listed in the books is The Lion’s Voice, which is the DBA for the publishing ministry of Bible805.

I hope to be putting out quite a few books in the coming months, many that will come from the content of previous teaching series. I want to do this as an additional resource for the classes, as a summary and alternate way to take in the information. Other books will come from various projects I’ve been working on or compilations of previous blogs that have proved useful.

As of this update (3-21-2026) I am in the process of refining the process of getting my huge archive of materials into book form. PLEASE be assured that ALL the content in the books is mine, but I am learning to use an A.I. agent to help me format them. I’ll be passing on more information on this process as I get it figured out.

In addition to the print versions, I will be putting out books in digital versions also–the format of my most current ones, consisting of schedules, journal pages, etc., does not work in digital format, but some upcoming ones will.

One of the most significant ways you can help and support the Bible805 ministry is to buy a book and then if it has been helpful to you, write a review of it. For notification of the books as they are published, sign up for the Bible805 newsletter, The Lion’s Voice.

Here are the currently available books from Bible805 and Yvon Prehn, click on the book image to go to amazon.com

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Podcasts from Yvon Prehn and Bible805

2026-03-03 by bible805

The Bible805 ministry has several podcasts all focused on how to help you know, trust, apply, and teach the Bible.

QUICK LINKS to the podcasts follow and below them is an overall description of how to listen and then detailed descriptions of each one.

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Through the Bible, Lesson #8 The Backstory of Jesus in the Old Testament

2026-02-25 by bible805

This lesson explores how the tabernacle, sacrifices, and festivals in the Old Testament form the foundation for understanding Jesus and the rest of the Bible.

Beginning with the Road to Emmaus, we are reminded that Jesus Himself explained how Moses and the Prophets pointed to Him. The New Testament repeatedly shows that what happened in the life of Jesus was the fulfillment of promises, pictures, and patterns given centuries earlier.

The lesson emphasizes that the Bible is one unified story with one ultimate Author. When read in fragments, its unity can be missed. But when viewed as a whole, the tabernacle, sacrificial system, priesthood, and festivals reveal a coherent plan of redemption pointing forward to Christ.

Each element of Israel’s worship—the altar, laver, lampstand, showbread, veil, ark, and annual feasts—served as a picture of what Jesus would ultimately fulfill. These were not random rituals, but carefully designed illustrations of cleansing, sacrifice, fellowship, intercession, rest, and final redemption. Together they form the backstory of Jesus and deepen our understanding of His life, death, resurrection, and promised return.

Following is the podcast, video, and handouts for the lesson.

The Hobo Soul Podcast! 5-10 minutes a day of biblical advice from me as you walk with Jesus

2026-02-21 by bible805

Hobo Soul Podcast, road advice from the Bible and someone a few steps ahead — For 5-10 minutes of upbeat advice from the Bible, check out the Hobo Soul podcast!

I’m finally launching something I’ve wanted to for a long time—the Hobo Soul Podcast. I’ve wanted to do this because I truly believe from the core of my soul that following Jesus, knowing Him as Savior, and living according to His Word is the MOST important thing you can do for a good life now and a joyful forever.

I’ve wanted to share that reality and many of the things I’ve learned in my many years of walking with Him, especially to those younger than I am, who are incredibly important to me personally (you know who you are). Telling them to read my books or watch on YouTube my 30-minute Bible-teaching lessons, I didn’t imagine would be their first choice. I wanted to sit them down and talk at them; but that wasn’t very realistic either.

And so I decided on a podcast. I love doing podcasts, and for years I had the idea for the name of what I wanted to call this one—the Hobo Soul Podcast. My dearly loved nephew Jesse came up with this name years ago and gave me his permission to use it.

Following is the intro podcast, then a sample one from a series I’m doing during Lent, and after that, the transcripts of both. For the Lent ones especially, listen past the intro–I get much more upbeat as I get into them. The podcasts don’t have to be listened to in any order, they are stand-alone encouragements.

You can listen regularly at this link, on my Youtube.com/Bible805 channel, and most all other podcast channels, including iTunes, Spotify, and many others. Just go to your favorite and enter “Hobo Soul Podcast” by Yvon Prehn.

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Practical Ministry–Lent, a powerful time for personal and corporate spiritual growth

2026-02-16 by bible805

Lent isn't just a time for monks, but for all — Lent isn’t just a time for monks, but for all of us to grow in our spiritual lives.

Observing Lent isn’t about a denomination, or whether your church is liturgical or not. Lent helps us to put the Christian life into a biblical perspective. It’s a time to practice saying “no” to ourselves in little things so we can say a bigger “yes” to God in the bigger decisions of life. It can truly be a time for significant spiritual growth for the individuals in your church as well the church as a whole.

Following is motivation for celebrating Lent and descriptions of resources, including free handouts and a Lenten Devotional and Journal. If you are in a hurry and don’t want to bother listening to all, go to www.Bible805.com and the resource links will all be on the home page.

Text and resources for Lenten resources follow. You can listen to a podcast of the content below or read the text that follows it. The Resource links are at the end of the article.

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