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Worship that is in some way divorced from mission is counterfeit worship

Alan Hirsch

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Alan Hirsch
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 24
Author
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
Counterfeit
Divorced
Mission
Missions
Worship
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