The Spirit forms a people who have already passed through death into life. Because we belong to Christ, fear no longer gets the final word. The church learns courage not by becoming fearless, but by trusting the life of the risen Christ.
Primary text: Romans 6:1b–11
Other texts: Jeremiah 20:7–13; Psalm 69:7–10, (11–15), 16–18; Matthew 10:24–39