PPT-Abraham: Growing into greatness

Chapter 22 Abraham Growing into greatness Chapter 22 Growing into greatness requires testing t esting shows our faith 1 Peter 167 This brings you great joy although you may have to suffer for a short time in various . True. It’s natural for us to strive for greatness.. However…. Matthew 20:17-28. Betrayed. Condemned . to . death. Mocked Flogged. Crucified. Any questions?. Matthew 20:21. “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.” . 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 (. Genesis 12. Outline. Who was . Abraham?. . What is a . Covenant?. What was . Promised?. Explanation of what was Promised. Why do I need to know all this?. Is this the only time this promise occurs?. Ephesians 1:16. The Purpose of the Prayer . of the Apostle Paul. Ephesians 1:17. To know God better!. Knowing God better . has a plan behind it.. “that ye may . know. what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints”. 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 ………….. 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. Part 6 “. From Humble . Beginnings. ”. Matthew 13:31-35. Matthew 13:31–33 . . The . Mustard Seed and the Leaven. 31. He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. . Worship 1 (Revelation 4:1-11). Introduction. After this. I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a . trumpet said, “. Lesson 9 for May 28, 2016. THE GREATNESS OF HUMILITY. “Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”. . (Matthew . 18:4). What does being humble like a little child mean?. Group 2. Thomas Hutcheson. , Kristina . Giamportone. , Stevie . Kreidler. , Brittney . McQuesten. , and . Kevin Jones. Epilogue. . Increasing Prevalent . V. iew. “..Greatness owes more to circumstance, even luck, than to action and discipline-that what happens to us matters more than what we do.”. Pennsylvania Convention Center. Philadelphia, PA. Report from the NAIS President, Patrick F. Bassett. Thursday General Session: Great by Choice. Jim Collins & the Theme of Organizational “Greatness”. Age Required in Some Instances. Aged women to teach the younger. Titus 2:3-5. Aged men should become. a stabilizing element. Titus 2:2. Age Is Helpful. In overcoming the world. 1 John 2:13-14. The Process of Maturing. 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.. . “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)..