📄 Download PDF Version Pastor’s Message This painting sold at an auction in New York in 2017 for $81,000,000. What makes it special? Well, first and foremost, it’s the person who painted it. The painting is called Laboureur dans un Champ, which translates to Worker in a Field, and it was painted by Vincent van…
📄 Download PDF Version I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.Psalm 145:1 ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) JULY 5, 2026 SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 901 W. Jefferson Ave. Effingham, IL. 62401 www.stjohnsLCMS.net 217-342-4334 office@stjohnsLCMS.net Pastors: Rev. Mike Burdick & Rev. Trey Dille Preschool: www.eaglesnestpreschool.com Proclaim the Christ.Grow…
📄 Download PDF Version A Word from Pastor Dille Last weekend, the sermon text was the Psalm of the day — Psalm 91. You might remember singing the hymn On Eagle’s Wings, the verses of which come from Psalm 91. The Psalms have been a particular focus of mine for the past couple of years.…
📄 Download PDF Version Fifth Sunday after Pentecost — June 28, 2026 Divine Service Four “But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit …” — Romans 6:7a Welcome to St. John’s We welcome you to God’s…
📄 Download PDF Version A Word from Pastor Dille The Old Testament lesson for today begins with the words: “O Lord, you have deceived me, and I was deceived; you are stronger than I, and you have prevailed.” (Jeremiah 20:7) Talk about learning the lesson the hard way. Think about your life and all of…
📄 Download PDF Version Fourth Sunday after Pentecost — June 21, 2026 Divine Service Four “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” — Psalm 91:1 Welcome to St. John’s We welcome you to God’s Service in worship at St. John’s, and extend a special…
📄 Download PDF Version A Word from Pastor Burdick Love is active, not merely a feeling. I watched a brief, mature, and loving interaction in the halls during VBS this week. Two Jr. High girls who were leading little children from station to station took a small boy to the first aid kit. “A tiny…
📄 Download PDF Version Third Sunday after Pentecost — June 14, 2026 Divine Service Four “Proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” — Matthew 10:7 Welcome to St. John’s We welcome you to God’s Service in worship at St. John’s, and extend a special welcome to all guests and visitors…
📄 Download PDF Version A Word from Pastor Burdick Vacation Bible School begins Monday. This is a hard and wonderful week of teaching, crafting, singing, playing, and enduring in the race of Christian faith. Here are the four lessons we’ll teach: Jesus’ Triumphal Entry (Matthew 21:1–11) Peter realizes his sinfulness (Luke 5:1–11) Jesus raises Jairus’s…
📄 Download PDF Version Second Sunday after Pentecost — June 7, 2026 Divine Service Four “[Jesus] saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and He said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he rose and followed him.” — Matthew 9:9 Welcome to St. John’s We welcome you to God’s Service in worship at…