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Apr 2024
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Our Father in Heaven

LIGONIER MINISTRIES
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Jesus taught His disciples to address God as He did: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name" (Matt. 6:9). Today, Sinclair Ferguson reflects on the Lord's Prayer and the precious gift we have in calling on God as Father.

Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/our-father-in-heaven

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