EasterYear A

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Sunday, May 3, 2026

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First Reading

Acts 10:34-43

214 illustrations

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UniversalClassic

anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.

Arminian/WesleyanPastoral

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

PentecostalEdgy

challenges powerless religion—if nothing ever changes, what are we calling “Spirit-filled”?—today, not someday.

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Acts 10 — Black Church (edgy)

Acts 10: From the struggle for freedom, it doesn’t flatter us—proclaims hope, dignity, and God’s liberating justice.

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Acts 10:34-43 — Arminian/Wesleyan (pastoral)

Acts 10:34-43 invites a next step: repentance today, obedience tomorrow, love always—today, not someday.

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Acts 10 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)

Acts 10: Through the margins, it doesn’t flatter us—demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.

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Acts 10:34-43 — Liberation Theology (classic)

In Acts 10:34-43, grace is not abstract; it breaks chains and confronts unjust power—today, not someday.

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Acts 10:34-43 — Dispensational (classic)

In Acts 10:34-43, we read with watchfulness: God’s purposes advance toward a literal fulfillment—today, not someday.

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Acts 10:34-43 — Baptist (classic)

In Acts 10:34-43, the Word confronts the individual and forms a covenant people by conviction.

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Acts 10 — Anabaptist (classic)

Acts 10: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.

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Acts 10:34-43 — Charismatic (edgy)

Acts 10:34-43 confronts hype—manifestations without love are spiritual noise—today, not someday.

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Acts 10 — Anabaptist (pastoral)

Acts 10: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.

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Acts 10:34-43 — Black Church (edgy)

Acts 10:34-43 refuses respectability—God isn’t impressed by polish, He’s moved by justice—today, not someday.

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Acts 10 — Anglican (classic)

Acts 10: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.

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Acts 10:34-43 — Traditional (pastoral)

In Acts 10:34-43, the ancient gospel meets today’s anxieties with steady mercy—today, not someday.

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Acts 10 — Lutheran (edgy)

Acts 10: As Law and Gospel, it doesn’t flatter us—exposes our need and comforts us with Christ’s gift.

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Acts 10:34-43 — Eastern Orthodox (classic)

Acts 10:34-43 calls us into theosis—healing, communion, and transformation into Christ’s likeness—today, not someday.

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Acts 10 — Anglican (pastoral)

Acts 10: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it meets us gently—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.

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Acts 10 — Charismatic (classic)

Acts 10: In Spirit-led life, it stirs hunger for God’s presence and empowered ministry.

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Acts 10 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)

Acts 10: Through the margins, it demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.

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Acts 10:34-43 — Lutheran (pastoral)

Acts 10:34-43 comforts the accused conscience: the verdict in Christ is mercy, not condemnation—today, not someday.

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Acts 10 — Traditional (pastoral)

Acts 10: In the Church’s witness, it meets us gently—calls us to repent, believe, and walk in holy obedience.

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Acts 10 — Black Church (pastoral)

Acts 10: From the struggle for freedom, it meets us gently—proclaims hope, dignity, and God’s liberating justice.

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Acts 10:34-43 — Anabaptist (classic)

Acts 10:34-43 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.

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Acts 10 — Baptist (edgy)

Acts 10: In soul liberty before God, it doesn’t flatter us—calls for personal faith that bears public fruit.

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Acts 10:34-43 — Pentecostal (edgy)

Acts 10:34-43 challenges powerless religion—if nothing ever changes, what are we calling “Spirit-filled”?—today, not someday.

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Acts 10 — Missional (pastoral)

Acts 10: In God’s mission, it meets us gently—sends the Church to embody the Kingdom in word and deed.

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Fourth Sunday of Easter

Acts 10:34-43

Acts 10 — Black Church (edgy)

Other readings this Sunday

Acts 10:34-43 — Arminian/Wesleyan (pastoral)

Acts 10 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)

Acts 10:34-43 — Liberation Theology (classic)

Acts 10:34-43 — Dispensational (classic)

Acts 10:34-43 — Baptist (classic)

Acts 10 — Anabaptist (classic)

Acts 10:34-43 — Charismatic (edgy)

Acts 10 — Anabaptist (pastoral)

Acts 10:34-43 — Black Church (edgy)

Acts 10 — Anglican (classic)

Acts 10:34-43 — Traditional (pastoral)

Acts 10 — Lutheran (edgy)

Acts 10:34-43 — Eastern Orthodox (classic)

Acts 10 — Anglican (pastoral)

Acts 10 — Charismatic (classic)

Acts 10 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)

Acts 10:34-43 — Lutheran (pastoral)

Acts 10 — Traditional (pastoral)

Acts 10 — Black Church (pastoral)

Acts 10:34-43 — Anabaptist (classic)

Acts 10 — Baptist (edgy)

Acts 10:34-43 — Pentecostal (edgy)

Acts 10 — Missional (pastoral)