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Podcast: Is there Any Kind of Indicator or Sign that I’ve Received the Holy Spirit?
Greg talks about his background in the Pentecostal Church, and offers his own thoughts on what it looks like when we are full of the Holy Spirit.
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Tags: Gifts, The Holy Spirit
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