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We believe in the Holy Spirit. We trust in the grand public church. We listen to the Holy Spirit’s words to the churches. We worship through the Spirit. We love through Jesus Christ. We rely on the Spirit to do God’s work. We long to be filled with the Spirit. We desire the Spirit’s passion.
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