Genesis 12-16, 20 Responding to Life Challenges

Genesis 12-16, 20 Responding to Life Challenges

In Abraham’s Costly Detours, Paul J. Bucknell examines three dangerous spiritual detours in Abraham’s life—going where he should not go, staying with people he should not keep near, and pursuing God’s promises in ways God never approved. This message helps believers recognize how insecurity, self-reliance, and compromise can distort decision-making, while calling them back to obedience, trust, and God’s wiser way.

Genesis 12:1-9 Journey of Faith

In Genesis 12:1-9, Paul J. Bucknell introduces Abram's journey of faith, showing how God calls His people out of the world, confronts their attachments, and builds their faith through promise, challenge, and worship.

Genesis 10-11 Unity and Diversity

Genesis 10-11 explains the spread of the nations and the confusion at Babel. Learn how human pride divides, how God governs the nations, and how true unity must be found under His rule.

Genesis 5-9 The Preservation of the Godly Seed

As compromise, violence, and human pride spread through the early world, God does not abandon His purpose. Genesis 5-11 shows how the Lord preserves the godly seed through Enoch and Noah, judges wickedness in the flood, and shapes the nations at Babel so His redemptive plan can move forward.

Genesis 4:1-12 Discussion on Cain and Abel

Paul J. Bucknell leads an interesting discussion on Genesis 4:1-12, probing key questions from the Cain and Abel account, including true worship and prayer, hearing God, responding to our temptations, and how to overcome sin.