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title: "3 Church Sent Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [Christ did not found an abstract religion, a mere school of religious thought. He setup a community of apostles, of teachers, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/christ-did-not-found-an-abstract-religion-a-mere-school-of-religious/)

[Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/)

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> [My grandparents knew it was important that I understood Christianity and the Bible. But they never took me to church; they sent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-greenwood/my-grandparents-knew-it-was-important-that-i-understood-christianity/)

[Lee Greenwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-greenwood/)

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> [“In other words, Jesus not only sends the church where he was sent; he sends us in the same way that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenda-creasy-dean/in-other-words-jesus-not-only-sends-the-church-where-he-was-sent-he/)

[Kenda Creasy Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenda-creasy-dean/)

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