PPT-Abraham encounters the God of Grace

1 What would you give up to follow God 2 What would you sacrifice for God By faith Abraham when God tested him offered Isaac as a sacrifice He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son even though God had said to him It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death. I. The Wise Men. (Matthew 2:1-2, 9-11. ). .. Seeking . Jesus. Offered . Gifts to Him. Brief Encounters with Jesus. II. Nicodemus (John 3:1-6).. Curious . About Jesus. Brief Encounters with Jesus. Lesson 4 for January 28, 2012. “. Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— 7 saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give glory to Him, for . Lesson 4 for January 28, 2012. “. Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— 7 saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give glory to Him, for . Genesis 12-22. The age of the Patriarchs. (The beginning of the Hebrews). Abraham. Isaac. Jacob (Israel). Genesis 12-50. Main stories. The Call of Abraham & Covenant (. Ch. 12, 15, 17, 22. ). Patriarch in Trouble over wife (. Lets continue Chapter Fifteen!. Spanish Voyages:. They got lucky . Slow to the party, because they were preoccupied . Re-conquest, consolidation under one rule, and expulsions of Muslims. Christopher Columbus . And Can it Be. And can it be, that I should gain. an interest in the Savior’s blood?. Died He for me, who caused His pain?. For me, who Him to death pursued?. Amazing love! How can it be. that Thou my God,. A. Background.. 1. Abram “Father of Height.”. 2. 20. th. generation from Adam (Luke 3:34-38) 10. th. from Noah.. 3. Born 292 years after flood in “Ur of the . Chaldees. ” (Gen. 11).. 4. His father . Moses. The Jews believe that they can trace their roots back to one man – Abraham. . He lived nearly 4,000 years ago, in the country now known as Iraq.. Most people at the time worshipped many gods, this was known as ………….. Introduction.  . Review the previous lesson and the verse. .  . Ask the children what they do when they have visitors? If they serve anything or share a meal with them. .  . What is the best thing they like about having visitors at home? . 2 . and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. . 3 . He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever. . God calls the unqualified.... and He qualifies the called.. Abraham’s Call. 11:26-12:9. Chosen Family Tree. Ur. EGYPT. Salem. Shechem. Bethel. ARABIA. Negev. hard Call. Go... somewhere. Leave... almost everything. UNDERSTANDING . THE SCRIPTURES. ANTICIPATORY SET .  . Reading. of Genesis 11:27—13:20, the narrative of Abram. ’. s call. . God did not choose Abram because he was already what we would call a saint. . UNDERSTANDING . THE SCRIPTURES. ANTICIPATORY SET .  . Reading. of Genesis 11:27—13:20, the narrative of Abram. ’. s call. . God did not choose Abram because he was already what we would call a saint. . Ur, the birthplace of Abraham, was generally identified with the modern town of Mugheir in present-day Iraq. It is about 150 miles from the Persian Gulf and 875 miles from Egypt.. Elder Mark E. Petersen, who was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, explained that Abraham “mentions that the priest of Elkenah were also the priest of Pharaoh. The altar was obviously specially built for human sacrifice..