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- ↑ About the Author, Daily Seedings: A Devotional Classic for the Spirit-Filled Life, page 388
- 1 2 Ivan Q. Spencer, Founder of Elim Bible Institute and Elim Fellowship, Still Speaks, press release, Furrow Press, February 15, 2008
- ↑ Daily Seedings: A Devotional Classic for the Spirit-Filled Life
