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By The Time I Went To The Pulpit, The Vision Was Never On The Same Level As When God First Gave It To Me; It Was Clearer And Bigger. It Was Better Because The Body Of Christ Complemented What God Had Given Me. So When I Gave The Vision To The Congregation, The Influencers Already Bought It. Then After The People Have Heard My Message, And Migrate To The Influencers, These Influencers Are Already My Allies And Help Me Communicate The Vision To The Congregation.

-John C. Maxwell

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By The Time I Went To The Pulpit, The Vision Was Never On The Same Level As When God First Gave It To Me; It Was Clearer And Bigger. It Was Better Because The Body Of Christ Complemented What God Had Given Me. So When I Gave The Vision To The Congregation, The Influencers Already Bought It. Then After The People Have Heard My Message, And Migrate To The Influencers, These Influencers Are Already My Allies And Help Me Communicate The Vision To The Congregation.

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