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Fifth Sunday in Lent

Sunday, March 29, 2026

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Second Reading

Romans 8:6-11

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UniversalClassic

2:6-15 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.

Arminian/WesleyanPastoral

2:23-32 invites a next step: repentance today, obedience tomorrow, love always—today, not someday.

PentecostalEdgy

16:1-13 exposes our control; the Spirit refuses to be managed—today, not someday.

Movie Analogy

Arrival: Choosing Love Knowing the Cost (Romans 8:18)

Louise Banks learns the alien language—and it changes how she experiences time. She can see her future: the joy of her daughter's birth, the agony of her daughter's death. Knowing the end, she still chooses to begin. She embraces a...

Field of Dreams: Assurance of Things Not Seen (Hebrews 11:1)

In Field of Dreams, Ray Kinsella hears a voice: If you build it, he will come. He plows under profitable corn to build a baseball diamond in rural Iowa. His family thinks he is crazy.

Hebrews 11:1Universalfaithhope

Movie Analogy

Slumdog Millionaire: Destiny Written in Scars (Genesis 50:20)

In Slumdog Millionaire, Jamal's entire life—abuse, loss, poverty, crime—prepares him to answer game show questions. Each traumatic memory holds a clue. His suffering becomes his qualification.

Genesis 50:20Universalprovidencesuffering

Movie Analogy

Forrest Gump: The Feather and Providence (Proverbs 16:9)

The feather drifts through the opening and closing of Forrest Gump—carried by winds it cannot control, landing where it will. Forrest wonders: "I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on...

Proverbs 16:9Universalprovidencedestiny

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The Count of Monte Cristo: What You Meant for Evil (Genesis 50:20)

In The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantès is betrayed by his best friend and imprisoned for fourteen years. He emerges with treasure, new identity, and elaborate revenge. But the revenge brings no peace. He finally realizes: his suffering made him who he is.

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Romans 8:6-11

Arrival: Choosing Love Knowing the Cost (Romans 8:18)

Other readings this Sunday

Field of Dreams: Assurance of Things Not Seen (Hebrews 11:1)

Slumdog Millionaire: Destiny Written in Scars (Genesis 50:20)

Forrest Gump: The Feather and Providence (Proverbs 16:9)

The Count of Monte Cristo: What You Meant for Evil (Genesis 50:20)

Romans 8:14-17 — Reformed (classic)

Romans 8:14-17 — Universal (classic)

Romans 8:6-11 — Universal (edgy)

Romans 8:14-17 — Pentecostal (classic)

Romans 8:14-17 — Christocentric (classic)

Romans 8:14-17 — Christocentric (edgy)

Romans 8:14-17 — Dispensational (edgy)

Romans 8:6-11 — Roman Catholic (edgy)

Romans 8:6-11 — Universal (classic)

Romans 8:14-17 — Traditional (classic)

Romans 8:6-11 — Traditional (classic)

Romans 8:14-17 — Traditional (edgy)

Romans 8:6-11 — Liberation Theology (classic)

Romans 8:6-11 — Missional (edgy)

Romans 8:6-11 — Liberation Theology (pastoral)

Romans 8:14-17 — Arminian/Wesleyan (classic)

Romans 8:6-11 — Anabaptist (classic)

Romans 8:14-17 — Baptist (pastoral)

Romans 8:14-17 — Universal (pastoral)