The last few days we’ve attended the Global Leadership Summit in Pasadena, CA. As always, it was incredibly inspiring and challenging, but for me, this year particularly so as I was energized in a new way to do all I can in this and my associated ministries to help you know, trust, and apply the Bible and to teach it to others. [Read more…]
Yvon Prehn's Bible Blog
Bible-related commentary by Yvon Prehn, founder and primary content creator for Bible805.
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How to Respond When Your World is Falling Apart, advice from Jeremiah, Lamentations, & Obadiah
How are we supposed to act when things go wrong? Especially if we had nothing to do to cause the problems that plague us? How can we help others who are going through a hard time?
I have answers to these questions and more in this lesson.
False prophets in our world today, a totally subjective, though I pray Biblically informed comments and a list of links
In the Bible class I teach one of the members asked me about so-called, “prophets” today. A friend invited her to a prophetic meeting, and she went but did not feel comfortable with the words the prophet pronounced over her, nor did the rest of her family. [Read more…]
Is God fair? what properly dating the Old Testament prophecy has to say about it and how it applies to us
Introductory note from Yvon: I created this infographic to go along with the lesson, The Fall of Israel, How Falling is Never Final with Our God. A key part of that lesson is the importance of the proper dating of when God gave the children of Israel His laws and the repeated warnings of the prophets before judgment came. [Read more…]
5 Assurances for the Disciple of Jesus—a foundational lesson for our new series on Discipleship
This is the start of a new series of lessons on Discipleship, of learning to live, love, and serve our world as Jesus did, which is what everyone who has trusted Jesus as Savior should be about doing. This short lesson is a foundational one and is entitled 5 Assurances for the Disciple of Jesus. Following is a short video that overviews it. [Read more…]
The imperative of application whenever we read or listen to God’s Word
In many ways, the most important of the four goals of Bible805 (for you to know, trust, apply and teach the Bible) is for you to APPLY the Bible. Though application comes last in our progression of how first we need to KNOW what it says, then TRUST it is God’s Word, and finally to APPLY it, without application, knowledge and trust alone do little to change our lives and serve as a witness to our world. If we aren’t applying it, we certainly cannot teach it with integrity. [Read more…]
A Bible class member wondered why is the story of Abraham, a man who traded his wife for wealth and protection considered a great man in the Bible?—here’s the answer
Before I share these lessons with you online I teach them to an adult Bible class at my church. Some of the class members are relatively new to following Jesus and have never read through the Bible before. I encourage questions as I teach, and we have discussion following the presentation. I’ve found their questions and comments absolutely invaluable as they help me see things in a new light. [Read more…]
Genesis & Job, answers to the Big Questions of Life, part ONE—week #1 of Thru the Bible in Chronological Order
With this lesson, we start the adventure of reading through the Bible in Chronological Order. It begins by reading Genesis and three days into it, we jump to the book of Job.
We will talk about why we read these two books together and you’ll see how Genesis and Job lay the foundation for much of what we will read in the rest of the Bible by starting out with answers to the Big Questions of life— [Read more…]
The Complete & Extraordinary Advent Story 7 Miraculous Preparations God Made for Jesus’ Birth & Beyond
The word “advent” means arrival or coming, referring to the coming of Jesus to be born as a baby.
Traditionally, we celebrate it by lighting candles, reading devotions, and preparing our hearts for Christmas. [Read more…]
A gift for you–free copy of Tetelestai, if the battle is finished, why is life so hard?
“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 and this eBook (CLICK HERE or on the image to download it) will give you strength and encouragement to fight the battles of life. [Read more…]
Bible Study Tools of YouVersion Bible App, BibleGateway, BlueLetter Bible, Precept Austin, and Wikipedia
Do you wish you had more time for Bible study? Either for yourself or for when you prepare to teach?
Do you wish you were able to understand the Greek and Hebrew words of the original manuscripts? [Read more…]
Focus on the things that matter and not “the multitude of trifling things”
Though this quote comes from a secular, self-help site, it is an incredibly important truth to keep in mind as we all try to grow in our Christian discipleship. A.W. Tozer expressed a similar thought in this way: [Read more…]