Welcome to the online home of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Bonne Terre, Missouri! We are located at the corner of Summit & Oak in the town of Bonne Terre. St. Matthew’s is a congregation of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). On Sundays, we have Divine Service at 9:00 a.m.
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Revelation for Lent
Services and Sermons / Bible Studies / Daily Devotions
Seven churches of the ancient world received messages from Jesus Christ through the revelation to the apostle John. What do these letters have to say to the modern church? How does this section of Scripture relate to the Lenten season?
Based on Revelation 2 – 3, the service, study, and devotions related to each ancient city focus on its unique challenges, Christ’s call to “hold on to what you have,” and how this message still applies today. With special emphasis on why we need Jesus Christ to do what we are unable to do, this series will help us focus prayerfully on the Savior’s sacrifice for our salvation and the faith and hope that he alone gives.
Services and Sermons
(In addition to regular Sunday services at 9:00 a.m.)
Ash Wednesday, February 22, 7:00 p.m.
The Letter to Ephesus: Love Lost, Death Found
Wednesday, February 29, 7:00 p.m.
The Letter to Smyrna: Fear unto Death vs. Courage unto Life
Wednesday, March 7, 7:00 p.m.
The Letter to Pergamum: Idolatry Is the Deadliest Sin
(Wednesday, March 14
No service: Pastor Henrickson out of town)
Wednesday, March 21, 7:00 p.m.
The Letter to Thyatira: Immorality – Highway to the Grave
Wednesday, March 28, 7:00 p.m.
The Letter to Sardis: Lethargy – Slow Death
Wednesday in Holy Week, April 4, 7:00 p.m.
The Letter to Philadelphia: Neglect – Locked Out in Death’s Night
Holy (Maundy) Thursday, April 5, 7:00 p.m.
The Letter to Laodicea: Complacency– Death by Indifference
Good Friday, April 6, 7:00 p.m.
Seven Words for Seven Churches
Easter Day, Sunday, April 8, 9:00 a.m.
Come, Take Your Crown!
Bible Studies
Wednesday, February 22, 9:30 a.m.: The Letter to Ephesus
Wednesday, February 29, 9:30 a.m.: The Letter to Smyrna
Wednesday, March 7, 9:30 a.m.: The Letter to Pergamum
(Wednesday, March 14: No study: Pastor out of town)
Wednesday, March 21, 9:30 a.m.: The Letter to Thyatira
Wednesday, March 28, 9:30 a.m.: The Letter to Sardis
Wednesday, April 4, 9:30 a.m.: The Letter to Philadelphia
Thursday, April 5, 9:30 a.m.: The Letter to Laodicea
Daily Devotions
A companion devotional book is available for you to take home and use. Pick up a free copy at church, or ask Pastor Henrickson to get a copy to you.
These Lenten devotions help you find God’s comfort, compassion, and forgiveness, as you explore the letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2–3. Through careful scriptural insight, each meditation offers the clear message that Jesus Christ took our sins to the cross so we may have salvation, faith, and hope.
Each of the more than 40 devotions includes a Scripture focus, meditative discussion of related topics, and a prayer. Topics include temptation, the worship of false gods, materialism, indifference, “forgetting” Christ, and much more – all gleaned from John’s Revelation.
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St. Matthew Lutheran Church
340 Summit Street
Bonne Terre, MO 63628
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