Bible Podcast and Commentary from Yvon Prehn

Bible Podcast and Commentary from Yvon Prehn

from Yvon Prehn, bible podcast and commentary

God keeps his promises…and how to get better at keeping ours–what we learn from Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther

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Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther and how God keeps his promisesWhen someone makes a promise to you, do they always keep it?

What about God? Does He always keep his promises?

In our podcast today we’ll see how God kept his promise to return people to their homeland after they’d been taken captive for 70 years.

But as for the people of God, we’ll see how well they kept their promises to God and then we’ll end with some applications on how we might all get better at making the changes in our lives we want to make, but have trouble following through on.

Below the podcast is a PDF of the notes and below that the notes printed out. They are longer than usual and have more content than the podcast. I wanted you to have all the verses and some of the content that I summarized.

To download the PFD of the notes, click the following link: NOTES God keeps his promises…and how to get better at keeping oursContinue Reading

Whiner, Worker, Witness, or Wonder? Lessons learned from Ezekiel & Daniel

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We know hard times will come

The question is, How do we respond? Two characters in the Old Testament, Ezekiel and Daniel, whose stories started when they were teenagers give us some encouraging examples.

In the midst of unimaginable challenges, we’ll see how…..

They didn’t whine; they faithfully worked; their lives became a witness; the wonder of God was then revealed to and through them.

Click on the link following to download a PDF of the lesson and below the notes are written out: NOTES for Ezekiel and Daniel

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Why it is OK to ask God “Why?” Lessons from the prophet Habakkuk

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Is it OK to ask God “why?”
Why do you allow evil?
Why do evil people get away with things?
Why do good people get caught up in the mess others make?
In this podcast we’ll look at the prophet Habakkuk and what happened when he not only asked God “Why?” but when he kept asking God when he didn’t like how God answered him the first time.
Click on the following link to download a PDF of the notes, below they are printed out: NOTES of HABAKKUK

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Live with the End in Mind: the Day of the Lord, Zephaniah & Joel

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Live with the end in mind Zeph & Joel, Day of the LordThe bestselling book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People totally revolutionized the lives of millions of people and one of the habits Steven Covey, the author, talked about is a great summary of our podcast today.

The habit I’m talking about is Habit #2—Begin With the End in Mind

Join me as we look at the challenge of how to Begin with the End in Mind in the books of Zephaniah and Joel in our podcast today.

Here are the websites that have additional information on the Day of the Lord:

https://www.gotquestions.org/day-of-the-Lord.html

https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Day-Of-The-Lord

https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/bakers-evangelical-dictionary/the-day-of-the-lord-god-christ.html

Below is a PDF of the notes and following it the entire notes.

Click the following link to download a PDF of the notes:  NOTES for Zephaniah & Joel

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Last messages of judgement and hope—Isaiah & Jeremiah

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Last messages of hope--Isaiah and JeremiahPeople ask if it really matter if the events talked about in the Old Testament took place in the times and ways that are described in the Bible?
And some wonder if it isn’t the spiritual message of these stories that is most important?
In this podcast, we are going to talk about how it does matter tremendously that the Old Testament describes true stories that took place in recognizable places that we can date in true history. 
Once we understand this, it helps us understand the view of our great God and shows that he can be trusted with the details of our history in the past and the eternity of our future with Him.

To download a PDF of the notes, click the following link:  NOTES Last Messages of Judgement and Hope Isaiah & Jeremiah

The complete notes follow.

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MICAH: How can we please God?  The eternally important question

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How can we please God? How can we know if we are doing enough in our Christian lives?
How to please God, a discussion of Micah 6:8Fortunately, God doesn’t play games with us and doesn’t leave us guessing as to what he wants us to do. We’ll talk about that today in our lesson.
We’ve been looking a lot at the history of what has happened to Israel and though that is important, what is even more important is how we apply the lessons we learn from history. The book of Micah gives us specific advice on how to do that. 
In particular, we’ll drill down deeply into understanding and applying Micah 6:8 a verse many are familiar with that tells us that God wants us to: “Live justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God.”

To download a PDF of the notes, click here: PDF Notes on Micah, how to please God

An online copy of the notes follows.

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