PPT-Abraham: God’s Friend

And the scripture was fulfilled that says Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness and he was called Gods friend Jam 223 Mesopotamia Map Haran Ebla 1800 Damascus. 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. . And the scripture was fulfilled that says,. "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend. . (Jam 2:23). Mesopotamia Map. Haran. Ebla. 1800. Damascus. Some were preaching a different gospel - (Salvation through Jesus & the law of Moses. ). Not . really another gospel because there is only one gospel. A Perverted Gospel Is No Gospel At All. A Perverted Gospel Is No Gospel At All. Bible Bowl 2013. Genesis 20:1.  And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between . Kadesh. and . Shur. , and sojourned in what place? . A. Zoar. B. Gerar. C. Beersheba. Genesis 22:1-19. Gary Hiebsch.  . ”aliens and strangers.”. “sojourners and pilgrims.”. I Peter 2:11. After . these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am. READ. . Think about how to keep a good friend.. Write. Prompt. :. Write about How to keep a Good friend.. With your elbow partner, turn and talk about this truism: . “Sometimes . keeping a good friend can be harder than making a new friend. 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. . Name later changed from Abram to Abraham.. Three world religions revere Abraham as the father of their faith:. Judaism . Christianity. Islam . Read Genesis 12:1-9. Question 1. How does God’s grace come through in each element of God’s promise to Abraham?. 16 . I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”. 17 . Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?” . . “This Right Shall Continue in Thee, and in Thy Seed”. . . President Ezra Taft Benson said. : “. The responsibility of the seed of Abraham, which we are, is to be missionaries to ‘bear this ministry and Priesthood unto all nations’ (Conference Report, Apr. 1987, 107)..