Written by Paul J Bucknell on March, 08, 2025
Prayer Letter #403

A Book’s Purpose

Dear Prayer Partners,

A book starts with a burden, develops with a vision, and is fulfilled when published. But BFF is not concerned with the mere creation of a book or its distribution but hopes to see hearts change. We pray God’s truth will bring about His promised freedom in the lives of His people globally. So what is God’s purpose for this new book?

Writing An Examination of Our Theological Conclusions took a significant amount of the last 3 ½ years. God first uses each book to teach and train me. (It’s been a long, hard course!) When I started writing this book, I didn’t have an answer to: “How can the church be unified with its many different theologies, traditions, creeds, and interpretations?”

Paul J. Bucknell's book and series on unity.

This book provides significant inroads to instilling this harmony once again. We have retaken what has been stolen. God’s purpose is to highlight the urgency, necessity, and the means to confidently live out the truth of the unity of God’s people.

Pray with me that the Lord will use this book, also the video series (Unity: The Forgotten Treasure), to bring restoration, harmony, and increased joint efforts to complete God’s Great Commission.

Praise

Praise the Lord! Paul has completed An Examination of Our Theological Conclusions. The book is being printed, and the eBook is already available.
I finished reconditioning two video series, first: “Striving for Moral Purity” (14 videos) which shows how to battle sexual lusts with God’s truth, and then. “The Making of a Godly Leader” (6 videos) from Isaiah 53, Jesus’ example. AI has also translated each into about 10 languages, but these have more work before I can post them.
I’ve taken a few steps forward, some with AI, to help me write summaries and keywords for these many videos.
Paul enjoyed attending a one-day preaching seminar!

Pray

I plan to release The Making of a Godly Leader videos over this pre-Easter season as it expounds the powerful redemptive message of Christ in Isaiah 53.
May God break the millennium-old stronghold of factions and denominations.
May God help His people get excited pursuing unity without compromising doctrine through this new book and video teaching (24 sessions).
Pray for wisdom on how to best use AI’s help to translate PowerPoint slides, test accuracy, and remake the foreign language videos—lots of work.
I am still seeking an international team to oversee the hoped-for YouTube channels.
I’m trying to present these free video courses on my website in an inviting way.