Sharing Series

New Life in Christ

Sunday September 27, 2026 - Pastor Wungreiso Valui

Romans 6-7

HOW SHOULD WE LIVE NOW THAT WE BELONG TO JESUS? | Romans 6-7

1. Romans 6 shows us our NEW IDENTITY in Christ: I am not who I used to be.
2. Romans 7 reveals the ONGOING STRUGGLES we face as we learn to live out that identity: But I still struggle with what I used to do.

NEW IDENTITY: I am not what I used to be - ROMANS 6: 1-12

v.11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1. What does it mean practically to be "dead to sin and alive to God"? Why Baptism.
2. What areas of life are hardest for people to surrender fully to God? How should knowing that you belong to Christ change the way you respond to temptation?

ONGOING STRUGGLES: I still struggle with what I used to do - ROMANS 7:18-25

v.19-20 for the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.

1. Why can someone genuinely love God and still experience a strong struggle with sin? (Romans 7:17-19)
2. Paul cries, "Who will deliver me?" and answers, "I thank God-through Jesus Christ our Lord!" What does this teach us about where victory ultimately comes from?
3. How can we help one another face spiritual struggles without shame, judgment, or pretending?

REMINDER:

• Romans 6 says: Remember who you are.
• Romans 7 says: Recognize the struggle.
• Jesus says: You do not fight alone.

PERSONAL NEXT STEP

1. STOP living according to your old identity.
2. START living out your new identity in Christ.

For example: Instead of reacting in anger, choose patience and grace because you belong to Christ.

1. PRAY TOGETHER