A People Reconciled
The Spirit forms a people who tell the truth for the sake of restoration. Jesus imagines community conflict not as disposable relationship, but as a place where grace keeps seeking the lost. The church becomes a sign of the kingdom when love does the hard work of reconciliation. Primary text: Matthew 18:15–20 Other texts: Ezekiel 33:7–11; Psalm 119:33–40; Romans 13:8–14