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Aug 2022
20m 55s

We Dare to Say

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What is so daring about saying “Our Father”? Dr. Sri explains historically why praying in this way to God was so daring. He also shares what this reveals about God and what this reveals about who we are.

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We are called children of God because we really are children of God.

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