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With my natural communication abilities, I could probably gather a crowd even without the Spirit.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
Communication
Probably
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Spirit
Gather
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