When helping women who have been abused by their fathers, some ministries encourage praying

to God as mother.

Nancy DeMoss-Walgamuth wants us to think this through.

Are they right?

Does it matter?

Is it okay to pray to God, our father, or our mother, or our heavenly parent.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast for Monday, August 8th, 2016.

How's Your prayer life?

Most of us wish we could grow in prayer.

Here in 2016, we've been exploring ways to grow in several series on prayer.

Last week, Nancy started an in-depth look at the Lord's Prayer.

Let's join her as she continues today. Well, before we move look at the Lord's Prayer. Let's join her as she continues today.

Well, before we move on in the Lord's Prayer, I want to spend one more session talking about one further implication of just those first two precious words, Our Father. But before I do that,

I want to stop and address an issue that this part of the text raises that has become a significant point of discussion and debate in Christendom today.

I want to address it because it may be something you come across at some point, and I want

you to know how to think biblically about this issue.

The Lord's Prayer begins, Our Father. I remember the first time I ever heard a minister pray

in public, dear God, our father or mother, whichever you may be. And I did just what some of you

did just now sitting in your seats. Your eyes got big and you kind of recoiled there. And I did just what some of you did just now sitting in your seats. Your, you know,

your eyes got big and you kind of recoiled there. And I don't know if you've ever heard

somebody pray that way, but this was in a big, well-known church setting. And I couldn't believe my ears.

I was probably a teenager at the time. And I've come to realize since that there are those who object to saying

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