The Grace of Les Miserables Session Video

Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a truly epic story. Whether you’ve read the novel, seen the Broadway musical, heard its soundtrack, or seen the several screen adaptations, you already know the power in the story. In the six-week Lenten study The Grace of Les Misérables, author and pastor Matt Rawle dives into six ideals found in the story—grace, justice, poverty, revolution, love, and hope—each represented by a character in Hugo’s story. In keeping with his previous works, Rawle brings us to the intersection of Church and Pop Culture by drawing parallels between the iconic story and musical and our Christian calling, inspiring us to both understand our faith and live it out in the world.


In Session 1 titled Grace Well Received: Valjean, we meet Jean Valjean, a redeemed criminal who represents grace in the story of Les Misérables. Valjean faces many ethical dilemmas and finds grace and justice in constant tension.


Running Time: 11:55


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Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a truly epic story. Whether you’ve read the novel, seen the Broadway musical, heard its soundtrack, or seen the several screen adaptations, you already know the power in the story. In the six-week Lenten study The Grace of Les Misérables, author and pastor Matt Rawle dives into six ideals found in the story—grace, justice, poverty, revolution, love, and hope—each represented by a character in Hugo’s story. In keeping with his previous works, Rawle brings us to the intersection of Church and Pop Culture by drawing parallels between the iconic story and musical and our Christian calling, inspiring us to both understand our faith and live it out in the world.


In Session 2 titled When Grace and Justice Collide: Javert, introduces the character of Javert with his dedication to law and order. When he comes into conflict with Valjean, grace and justice must balance against each other.


Running Time: 10:19


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Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a truly epic story. Whether you’ve read the novel, seen the Broadway musical, heard its soundtrack, or seen the several screen adaptations, you already know the power in the story. In the six-week Lenten study The Grace of Les Misérables, author and pastor Matt Rawle dives into six ideals found in the story—grace, justice, poverty, revolution, love, and hope—each represented by a character in Hugo’s story. In keeping with his previous works, Rawle brings us to the intersection of Church and Pop Culture by drawing parallels between the iconic story and musical and our Christian calling, inspiring us to both understand our faith and live it out in the world.


In Session 3 titled The Poor Are Always With You: Fantine, explores the character of poverty that pervades Hugo’s work. Most of the characters in the story have endured poverty, especially Fantine, who personifies poverty in the story and whose child Valjean endeavors to save.


Running Time: 10:16


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Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a truly epic story. Whether you’ve read the novel, seen the Broadway musical, heard its soundtrack, or seen the several screen adaptations, you already know the power in the story. In the six-week Lenten study The Grace of Les Misérables, author and pastor Matt Rawle dives into six ideals found in the story—grace, justice, poverty, revolution, love, and hope—each represented by a character in Hugo’s story. In keeping with his previous works, Rawle brings us to the intersection of Church and Pop Culture by drawing parallels between the iconic story and musical and our Christian calling, inspiring us to both understand our faith and live it out in the world.


In Session4 titled The Gift of Love: Marius and Cosette, the author describes the love story that takes place between Marius and Cosette. Their love and marriage symbolize hope, stability, and reconciliation in the midst of a bleak and difficult world.


Running Time: 11:24


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Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a truly epic story. Whether you’ve read the novel, seen the Broadway musical, heard its soundtrack, or seen the several screen adaptations, you already know the power in the story. In the six-week Lenten study The Grace of Les Misérables, author and pastor Matt Rawle dives into six ideals found in the story—grace, justice, poverty, revolution, love, and hope—each represented by a character in Hugo’s story. In keeping with his previous works, Rawle brings us to the intersection of Church and Pop Culture by drawing parallels between the iconic story and musical and our Christian calling, inspiring us to both understand our faith and live it out in the world.


In Session 5 titled Building the Barricade: Les Amis, discusses the “Friends of ABC” and their revolution for freedom. The author questions whether Jesus’ sacrifice awakens us to what is really important just like the deaths of the innocent on the barricade.


Running Time: 10:31


Instructions: To stream a purchased video, login with your cokesbury.com user account, click on Digital Content in your account, and select Streaming Videos.

Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables is a truly epic story. Whether you’ve read the novel, seen the Broadway musical, heard its soundtrack, or seen the several screen adaptations, you already know the power in the story. In the six-week Lenten study The Grace of Les Misérables, author and pastor Matt Rawle dives into six ideals found in the story—grace, justice, poverty, revolution, love, and hope—each represented by a character in Hugo’s story. In keeping with his previous works, Rawle brings us to the intersection of Church and Pop Culture by drawing parallels between the iconic story and musical and our Christian calling, inspiring us to both understand our faith and live it out in the world.


In Session 6 titled The Blessed Garden: A Hopeful Vision, Gardens play an important role throughout Les Misérables as well as in our faith. This session explores the imagery of the garden in Hugo’s novel and in Scripture, all shedding light on our walk with God.


Running Time: 9:54


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