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

Some are weak and some are strong in the church of God, but all are humble and all are servants in the likeness of Christ.

Welcoming those who are 'weak in faith' by being that welcome ourselves, and not doing anything that may cause them to stumble or fall away from Jesus Christ.

Authority is a gift from God and established by God for our good, therefore we honor all authority, although at times we might resist those in authority when we are told to do something that is contrary to God, we suffer the consequences for God's sake.

Motivated by the mercy of God for us, our lives are transformed by God to wants the things that He wants for us and to live for Him.

The depth of the riches and wisdom of God in working out our salvation and relentlessly calling us to Himself.

The hardness of the human heart, rejecting the life that God has offered to us and welcomes us with open arms to come to Him.

God is the potter and we are His creation, and in His love for us He made a way for us to be forgiven and saved through His one and only Son.

The heart of our Christian teaching is that God in love sent us His only Son, Jesus, who died in our place and by faith we have the benefits of forgiveness and life and life eternal.

The law of God is a good gift showing us how to live in love with God and with others, but the problem for us is that we can't keep it. The good news is that Jesus kept the law for us, and by faith we have forgiveness and His power to battle our sinful ways and do good to others.

The free gift of forgiveness which was bought for us by Jesus life, death and resurrection is not something that we would abuse and sin more since we are forgiven. We are set free from sin and death to be slave to our new Lord, Jesus Christ, and live to His glory.