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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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Hello I'm Reverend Mike, a vicar in the Church of England. Village fate season is almost upon us here in Denton
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The stalls will be set, the bunting will be hung, but it is the sound and bustle of our guests that spark it into life
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Jesus' work on earth is a bit like this. Complete, but poised for that life-giving sense
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spark. In his death and resurrection, Jesus has atoned for sin. He's broken death. He's given us
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access to God. But it's like the world's creation in Genesis. The world exists, but it is formless
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The Spirit must descend to bring life. In John 16, 7, Jesus explains that the Spirit must come
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in order to make his saving work real in his disciples. We'll mark that at Pentecost
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But it's also a coming that must happen at a personal level
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We hear these things that Jesus has done for us, but in order to make them real in our own lives
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we must receive that life-giving spirit. Friends, the stools are set, the bunting is hung
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and Christ invites all to receive life
