PPT-Jesus: A Better Priesthood After the Order of Melchizedek

Hebrews 71 85 Who Was Melchizedek King of Salem and Priest of God Peace Righteousness Heb 712 Met Abraham and blessed Him less is blessed of the better Gen 141819 Heb 77. How was the . Priesthood Restored?. The priesthood was restored to Joseph Smith by the laying on of hands by those who held it anciently. In May 1829, John the Baptist restored the Aaronic Priesthood, and shortly thereafter, Peter, James, and John, three of the Savior’s original Apostles, restored the Melchizedek Priesthood. On April 3, 1836, Moses, Elijah, and Elias restored additional priesthood keys.. Persevere in Jesus. LESSON . XIII. REVIEW. Let Us Persevere in Christ. Three main questions. Christ. Who is He?. Who is He not?. Us. What is our relation to Christ and God?. What should we do?. Persevere!. Orders. A Sacrament of Service of Communion. “The . priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus. When you see a priest, think of our Lord Jesus . Christ” . – St. Jean . Vianney. “Without . the priest, the passion and death of our Lord would be of no avail. It is the priest who continues the work of redemption here on earth...What use would be a house filled with gold, were there no one to open its door? The priest holds the key to the treasures of heaven: it is he who opens the door: he is the steward of the good Lord; the administrator of His goods...Leave a parish for twenty years without a priest and they will end by worshiping the beasts . OR DO WE NEED MORE?. JESUS, LIKE MELCHIZEDEK. HEBREWS 7. MELCHIZEDEK. GENESIS 14:18-20. MELCHIZEDEK = KING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. KING OF SALEM = KING OF PEACE. PRIEST OF GOD MOST HIGH. NO PREDECESSOR, NO SUCCESSOR = UNIQUE, ONE OF A KIND. Hebrews 7:1- 8:5. Who Was Melchizedek?. King of Salem and Priest of God: . “Peace”, “Righteousness” . (Heb. 7:1-2). Met Abraham and blessed Him… less is blessed of the better . (Gen. 14:18-19, Heb. 7:7). OLD TESTAMENT. “Melchizedek king of Salem brought bread and wine; he was a priest of God Most High” . (Gen 15:18; Heb 7:1-10). Jeru. = King. Salem = city. Jerusalem = Kingly City. Moses consecrated Aaron and his sons as priests of the Old Law with a special rite . my . life?. All Heavenly Father’s sons and daughters are equally blessed as they draw upon the power of the priesthood. .. Elder . Dallin.  H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught: “While we sometimes refer to priesthood holders as ‘the priesthood,’ we must never forget that the priesthood is not owned by or embodied in those who hold it. . First Friday Gathering. Akron, Ohio. Michael H. Crosby, OFMCap.. September 7, 2012. TWO POLES ON THE CONTINUUM OF OUR UNDERSTANDING OF CHURCH. Matthew 10:1-4; 28:16-20; 16: 17-19. Genesis 14: 17 – 24. His identity is. . King of Salem and “a priest of the God Most High.. The meaning of his identity. . King of Righteousness. . King of Peace. His character. . Generous and kind to the warriors of Abram. Moses was the leader and the greatest among the people of Israel, he listened to . Jethro’s. counsel. Can any one remmber what was Jethro’s counsel to Moses!!. organizing rulers among the people is . Hebrews 7-10. Lesson 137. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, . saith. the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:. History of the Church. , vol. 6, p. 408-409).. Session 4 - More on Mormonism. In this session we will look at more Mormon teachings. Priesthood authority is very important in . Mormon theology . since it is the means through which the Mormon Church supposedly has authority to administer the ordinances which bring salvation to humanity, to preach the Gospel, and govern the kingdom of God on this earth. Hebrews 7-10. Blessing One. We are members of the only true and living Church upon the face of the whole earth, and we have received the . fulness. of the everlasting gospel. . Blessing Two. We have received the gift of the Holy Ghost, and we are entitled to receive the gifts of the Spirit—those wondrous spiritual endowments which set us apart from the world and raise us above carnal things.. blessed ideal. ,” the goal to which the Saints should aspire!. . . Alma 13:1. “. Ordained Priests. ”. . . In a general sense, anyone who holds the Melchizedek Priesthood can be called a priest..