St. Paul Lutheran Church, Matteson, Illinois & Pastor Troester

Join us as we read the account of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ through Lent and Easter.

Join us as we read through John for Lent & Easter.  (Note that this commentary was recorded for an earlier read through the Bible time).

Daily Bible Reading - John 6 - Join us as we read through the Gospel of John for Lent and Easter.

The recording was made previously and used again here as we read through John for lent & Easter.

The recording was made previously and used again here as we read through John for lent & Easter.

The recording was made previously and used again here as we read through John for lent & Easter.

The recording was made previously and used again here as we read through John for lent & Easter.

This video was recorded earlier, and used again here.  Join us as we read through the Gospel of John during Lent & Easter.  God's richest blessings!

Read that with God there is always a day of hope, when God wins the victory and we win along with Him.

God will silence every idol and those who lead others to follow them, as He is the only true God.

Looking on "the One who was pierced" for our sake, because of the grace and mercy of God, our Father. 

Read about God's strange work of ultimately abandoning those who reject Him, through the prophet Zechariah, who reminds us that the Lord does remember His promises and wants us to return to Him.

Read about the passion of God to save us from our ultimate enemies of sin, death and the devil.

Words of Hope from God through the prophet stating that one day a King would come, humble and gentle, and He would make us right with God. That King is Jesus Christ.

God is faithful and passionate about His love for us.  He brings us good news and we are called to be faithful.

Having given the people the vision of God's grace to come, God now calls the people to repent and come back to Him in faith and good works.

Read how God is coming with power to defeat the evil and to call people to repent and come back to Him.

Hear God's cry through the prophet Zechariah to turn away from worshiping anything else but God.

Hear God's Word through the prophet Zechariah.

Zechariah is a prophet of God who reminds us that our Lord remembers, and God calls us to remember Him, confess our sins, and He will forgive.

The Word of God comes to the prophet Zechariah, whose names means "God remembers," to remind the people of the destruction that had happened in the past when people rejected God, and to remind them that God is jealous for His creation.

Read of the fears and disappointments of the people, yet God is faithful and restores.

Speaking through the prophet Haggai, God tells the people to rebuild His House as they rebuild their own and reinforces the cycle of worship in their life.

God warns us, His Bride, to remain faithful, so that we might be restored to Him and comforts us with the joy of His eternal reign, and our's in heaven.

God threatens punishment for those who reject and go against Him to call them to repent, while He encourages those who are faithful to remain so for God's Day is coming!