Yvon Prehn's Bible Blog

Bible-related commentary by Yvon Prehn, founder and primary content creator for Bible805.

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How to Support Bible805

2024-05-02 by bible805

If you know you want to give financially to Bible805 without further explanation, you can give through either a one-time gift or a monthly commitment that you can stop at any time. Click on the link that follows to do that. https://www.ko-fi.com/Bible805 or read on……

Thousands of people all over the world have downloaded and used the materials provided by Bible805, and I am amazed and praise God for the outreach it has. For all the years of doing this, I’ve never taken advertising or participated in any affiliate marketing links or schemes,and with the exception of books that are sold on Amazon and the PDF Downloads ($5 for unlimited reproduction rights), all materials I create are free.

It has been gratifying to see the response of the many downloads from all over the world. I believe in large measure because they are free and I’m glad I can provide that. However, they are not free to create, host, or distribute, and if you’d like to help, here are ways to do it:

FIVE ways to support Bible805 and the Bible805 Academy

#1, Pray for Bible805 and for me for strength, wisdom, and insight to create all God wants me to develop and to get it out to all the people He wants to reach with these materials. Please also pray for health, strength, and protection to do all I’m called to do. I work many, many hours each week and do all my own not only materials creation, but I produce all the videos, podcasts, and website updates.

#2, Give direct financial support to Bible805 & Yvon Prehn. I need your help. At this time, Bible805 is not a non-profit and there is no tax deduction for your donation, I am exploring ways to do that, but it will take a long time for that to happen and I’m not waiting on that to press ahead with the ministry. Your support is needed now for me and for the significant costs of ministry production in software, hardware, and online fees associated with the creation and distribution of the materials. This is my full-time work. I would greatly appreciate your help.

To do that, you can give through either a one-time gift or a monthly commitment that you can stop at any time. Click on the link that follows to do that at: https://www.ko-fi.com/Bible805

#3 Buy Yvon Prehn books on Amazon, review them, and ask a friend to do the same.

I’ve started writing books again and have several currently for sale as I update this (I just added a Lenten Book and Journal) and hope to have lots more soon. The MOST IMPORTANT one that I would like everyone to get and share with their churches is START HERE! a plan for curious people to begin reading the Bible. It is an invaluable tool for new Christians or people exploring the faith to help them get into the Bible.

PLEASE leave a review if you order a book and tell others about them–this is one of the MOST important things you can do to support the ministry.

#4, Watch the Bible805 YouTube channel–at www.YouTube.com/Bible805. At this time, if enough people watch your channel for enough hours, YouTube will pay the creator (me and the ministry). Realistically, this takes many, many thousands of subscribers (actually it seems millions these days….really…. I have almost 9,000 views of my shorts over the last 90 days, but it takes a minimum of 3 MILLION for them to pay the creator anything–but God can do it!) and many more thousands of hours watched for them to pay, but I am praying lots because not only would this supply needed monthly income for me, but those thousands of watch hours mean thousands of people are getting God’s Word taught to them! What a great Win/Win! I am extremely excited about the “shorts” I’ve been creating–do check them out!

#5, PLEASE tell people about the resources from Bible805 and the Bible805 Academy. I am not able to afford any kind of paid marketing at this time, and even if I could, I know the very best way to get out the word about the resources of Bible805 is for people to tell their friends.In addition to friends, the materials on this site and especially on www.Bible805Academy.com are designed not only to teach individuals, but as resources for teachers anywhere in the world to use freely to teach the Bible. Let the mission organizations at your churches know about these things. Your help in letting people know what is available is a greatly needed and I know these resources can be of great help to anyone who downloads them. ALL the materials on the BibleAcademy site are fully editable, so any group, any culture and use them in any way that is helpful.

To help this work through please consider either a one-time gift or a monthly commitment that you can stop at any time. Click on the link that follows to do that. https://www.ko-fi.com/Bible805

Regardless of if you choose to or are able to support the ministry or not, I cannot thank God enough for the opportunity to serve you! Thank you for your caring and prayers and God’s great blessings to you.

Clean Monday, a challenge to recommit to Lent and a focus on becoming like Jesus

2024-03-18 by bible805

“Clean Monday” is an intriguing label isn’t it?

I thought so when it came across my internet feeds. I like the idea of starting the week, clean and right before God and people. That’s a useful thought anytime but I was ignorant that today is Clean Monday, the first day of Great Lent, as Eastern Catholics and Eastern Orthodox refer to the Lenten season. For those of you who have been observing Lent in various ways in the Western church, you are a little over halfway through your Lenten observation this year–following is some encouragement to get you through it. [Read more…]

FREE, downloadable Lenten Journal with short inspiring quotes, verses, and a place for you to record your thoughts and prayers

2024-02-13 by bible805

Cover image of Lenten Journal — Download the free PDF by clicking on the image.

To go along with the series of daily, less than 60-second videos that I’m posting on TikTok, YouTube, the Bible 805 Facebook page (and possibly some other places), here is a free, PDF that has the quotes and verses shared, plus a place for you to record your thoughts and prayers.

Lent is a great time to reset our lives, to focus our prayers and life on becoming more and more what the Lord wants us to be.

My prayer is that it will be a life-changing and growing time for us all. Please use this PDF to make the most of it in your time with the Lord.

Download the free PDF by clicking on the image.

Revelation and John, the end that is a beginning

2024-01-11 by bible805

As you have read through the Bible from first to last, it’s all been about Jesus.

In this lesson, after introductory comments on Revelation, we’ll look more closely at a revelation of Jesus, as we take an in-depth look at the “I Ams” of Jesus in the book of John.

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Paul’s Prison Letters, Pity party or extraordinary focused witness? Lesson on Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon

2024-01-09 by bible805

How do we act when bad things happen to us?

We always have a choice—we can retaliate; we can throw a pity party; we can blame others. Or we can trust God no matter what and try to respond in a way He wants us to.

In what are called the “Prison Epistles,” Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon, we’ll look at how the Apostle Paul responded in a very difficult situation. This lesson about them is much more than a history lesson about Paul because what we do, how we respond to challenging situations is the clearest evidence possible of what we truly believe and WHO we truly believe in. [Read more…]

The book of Romans, saved by grace alone; challenged to walk worthy

2023-12-24 by bible805

Romans is one of the most significant books in the Bible because it is a complete and systematic explanation of the Christian faith.

It is different than the other letters of the New Testament that were written to address specific problems in specific churches.

The focus in this book was to clarify the Christian faith and our salvation—to show from start to finish that it is by grace alone through faith alone, not adherence to Jewish laws, or human effort, that salvation is possible.

At the same time, it also clarifies God’s continuing expectations for those who have accepted His gift of salvation and challenges them to walk worthy. [Read more…]

What if the answer to exhaustion is not self-care? a challenge as we begin the New Year

2023-12-24 by bible805

All eternity to celebrate what we do now for the Lord — Click on the image to download a FREE printable of this quote.

I recently read an overview of books entitled “How Christians are prioritizing faith and rest.” On the first reading, on the surface, it was a well-written, thoughtful article on the need for rest and reflection amid the currently busy and overburdened, frantic, and frustrating lives many of us live.

Who can argue with a need for that? [Read more…]

The cost of focus if we truly want to mature or accomplish anything of spiritual significance in our Christian lives

2023-11-28 by bible805

Distraction of a cookie — A cookie can solve any problem when we’re a child; as we mature we need to learn to say no to the distracting equivalent of cookies in our lives.

Children are easily distracted.

A cookie can solve the most heartfelt tragedy; a toy can detract from a pinched finger; a hug can calm night terrors.

One of the characteristics of maturity is the ability to set aside distractions and focus on work that needs to be done. However, the reality for many of us is that as we get older, we don’t learn to focus better, we swap distractions.

The new distractions aren’t necessarily evil. They may include hobbies, vacations, time with family and friends, downtime, me-time, and many things done in the name of a “balanced life.”

But what if we want a significant life? What if we want to grow as Christians and truly pursue becoming like Jesus? What if we want to create a book, blog, video, or podcast that will enrich the kingdom of God? [Read more…]

Discipleship, What it means to follow Jesus

2023-10-27 by bible805

What does it mean to be a disciple? One of the best definitions I’ve read recently came from Wikipedia where it said,

Disciple (Christianity) a fully formed disciple, [is] a living copy of Jesus.

“A living copy of Jesus” what a wonderful goal to aspire to!

The lesson today talks about how to become a disciple from Jesus first invitation to “follow me” to his final command to “go into all the world and make more disciples.”
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Infographic—the reliability of the Gnostic Gospels and Canonical Gospels compared

2023-10-06 by bible805

In contrast to some of the extravagant claims by scholars and the popular press, the Gnostic Gospels do not have a fraction of the historical, textual, or really any kind of credibility that the canonical New Testament documents have. The infographic here clearly illustrates this.

Click on the image to download. You may share it however you want.

Click on the following link to go to the full lesson on the topic: What isn’t in the New Testament—the Gnostic Gospels then, false gospels and deconstruction today

A new way to financially support Bible805

2023-09-25 by bible805

In response to your kind requests for how you can financially support Bible805, after a lengthy search of various donation formats and systems, and trying some that didn’t work very well, I’ve decided on Kofi, (my site is https://ko-fi.com/bible805) which provides the most support and options for you as supporters, as well as providing a safe source for donations. You can give any amount you wish; one time or on a continuing basis, through a variety of ways including credit cards, Paypal, and others. [Read more…]