Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses …
Summary: Returning to the word “our,” we discover that there might be more reasons that Jesus told us to pray this way.
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… he feared God and shunned evil.
Summary: Looking for an example of a good father brings us to Job in the Old Testament. Job understands both God and human nature well.
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Abram believed the Lord…
Summary: If we look to the Bible for examples of a good father, what do we find? It turns out the answer to that question is, “Not much.”
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Endure hardship as discipline…
Summary: Invisible beings are hard to wrap our minds around, yet they exist. The most powerful and wonderful of these beings is the Creator himself. He invites us to become a member of his family and accept him as our own Father.
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No one is good—except God alone.
Summary: Being the center of the universe is great if you actually are the Center of the Universe. If you are not but you think you are, then you are simply fooling yourself.
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… he is a liar and the father of lies.
Summary: They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Fortunately for humanity, our God is able to take bad apples and make them good again.
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… today I have become your father.
Summary: As we consider the role of the Father and Jesus in our lives, how we understand what a father and son are impacts how we see God.
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Our Father …
Summary: The world’s attacks on manhood, as defined by the Bible, have taken their toll. The cure is being immersed in God’s Word and filled with His Spirit.
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Our Father…
Summary: Forgive me for punting today, but don’t go away. I have a question for you.
Food for Thought: What is a “father?”
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Our Father …
Summary: There is meaning in the very first word of the Lord’s Prayer. God wants us to be thinking about Him first, and then our neighbors as ourselves. As we turn our focus to our Father in heaven, this prayer prompts us to remember God’s priorities.
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