2nd February 2014 

 The reading is from Acts 2: 14 – 22 esp. verses 17 & 18. “Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. “The talk argues the point that this outpouring of the Spirit is not limited to a short period or dispensation after the resurrection and ascension. It is for the next generation of “sons and daughters” and Peter emphasizes that when he says: “this promise is for your children and your children children.” The church – each of us individually and as community- needs the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in and upon all of our lives. We are to go on being filled with the Spirit and expectant that this will result in the church being built in many and varied ways – including through the gift of prophecy.

 

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