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1. Thanks for joining me today for “A Little Walk with God.” I’m your host Richard Agee.
2. Topic Introduction with headline.
3. Scripture
   1. Romans 8:15
   2. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”
4. Devotional
   1. Abba, Father.
      1. Dad, daddy, pop, papa, what do you call your father informally?
      2. When you climbed up in his lap as a kid and looked up into his face, what name did you use to get his attention?
      3. That’s what Abba means.
   2. Jesus addressed His Father, the Eternal God, the Creator of all things as Abba, Daddy
      1. Expresses an intimate relationship between father and son
      2. Compassion
      3. Nurture
      4. Me
      5. ntoring
      6. Protection
      7. Sharing of values
      8. Passing on a legacy from generation to generation
   3. We are made in the image of God, Jesus is more than the image of God, He is God and calls the Father, Abba
      1. He invites us into that kind of intimate relationship and come to know the Father as Abba
      2. Know His love and compassion
      3. Know His peace and protection
      4. Learn of His legacy and loveliness
      5. Let Him share His wisdom and pass on the knowledge He wants you to know
   4. The Creator will embrace you as a loving father embraces his children
      1. As daddy, papa, abba
      2. With an intimacy only a perfect father can express to his children
      3. No matter what you might be going through today, remember you have a loving Father in heaven who loves you enough to become flesh and blood to rescue you.
      4. He loves you enough to wrap you in His strong arms and protect you from whatever you might be facing.
      5. He wants you to know Him as Abba, daddy, papa
      6. Worship the God of all creation today and get to know Him as Abba.
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