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

Read the message God gave to the prophet Nahum to speak to God's People.  A message of hope for those who turn back to God, and great warning and consequences for those who are enemies.

Micah closes with the bleak condition in the souls of men of His time, but knowing that God reigns and the times are in His hands.

Read how Micah comes back to the present, deplorable state of the world, where we stand guilty as charged in God's court, and God reminds us that He has saved us, and calls us back to not rejecting that salvation, but repenting and returning to God.

Read how God promises to bring Peace by means of His own Son, Jesus, being born of a woman and born in the town of Bethlehem.

God speaks a word of Hope that He reigns and invites everyone to come to Him and He will teach them the way of life.

God warns those who are doing evil things to stop and return to His Ways.

God speaks out through His prophet MIcah, the practices which He hates because they hurt others, and warns them to stop and come back to Him.

Read about how God warns and pleads with His people who have strayed away from Him, and tells them what will happen if they don't turn back.

Read about God's graciousness and patience, towards both the people of Nineveh and towards stubborn, rebellious, callous Jonah.  

In the yo yo account of Jonah's life, as in our lives with our own ups and downs, the grace of God shines through.