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Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church & School (Sherman Center) is in Random Lake, Wisconsin, and is served by Rev. Christopher R. Gillespie. St. John Lutheran is God's place for Christians to gather around our Lord's Word and be enlightened by His gifts. We are a congregation of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). We unconditionally subscribe to the Unaltered Augsburg Confession. St. John Lutheran School has been approved for accreditation through the accreditation process of the…
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Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinA Tree Is Known by Its Fruit—Matthew 12:33-50
33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 Brood of vipers! How can…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinA House Divided Cannot Stand—Matthew 12:22-32
22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw. 23 And all the…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinJesus Heals on the Sabbath—Matthew 12:9-21
9 Now when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue. 10 And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, “Is it…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinJesus Is Lord of the Sabbath—Matthew 12:1-8
1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2 And when the…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinJeremiah: Chapter 7 — July 5, 2026
Lord God, You will not be housed in walls or bought with ceremonies, and You see through every lie we tell ourselves at Your gate. Tear down our false trust…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin"The freedom no country can give you" Trinity 5 2026
This is the freedom no country can hand you, and no fireworks can celebrate. It is not the open sea where you answer to no one and drown alone, but the net of…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinJesus Preaches Repentance and Faith—Matt. 11:20-30
20 Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent: 21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinJohn the Baptist Sends Disciples to Jesus—Matthew 11:2-19
2 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples 3 and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinConfessing Christ Before Men—Matthew 10:32–11:1
32 “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. 33 But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinThe Promise of Persecution—Matthew 10:16-31
16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men, for they will deliver…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin"Clouds Without Water" — Friday of Trinity 4 (observed) 2026
So hear this, you who are afraid your faith is too small, you who lie awake wondering whether you’ve become a cloud without water. That very fear is the Holy…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinThe Sending Out of the Twelve—Matthew 9:35–10:15
Matthew 9:35–10:15 (NKJV)35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinTwo Blind Men Are Healed—Matthew 9:27-34
Join the congregation of St. John in prayer each day at 9 a.m. CST. We meet as a congregation for Divine Service each Sunday at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday at 6:30…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin"The Teacher Who Is Mercy Itself" Trinity 4 2026
You have been somebody's disciple since the day you were born, and Jesus warns that you never rise above your teacher — given enough time, you simply become…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinSt. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles: Acts 15:1-21; Galatians 2:1-10
Acts 15:1–21 (NKJV)1 And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinA Girl Is Raised and a Woman Is Healed—Matthew 9:14-26
READINGMatthew 9:14–26 (NKJV)14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?”15 And…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinMatthew the Tax Collector—Matthew 9:9-13 (June 26, 2026)
Matthew 9:9–13 (NKJV)9 As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinJesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic—Matthew 9:1-8 (June 25, 2026)
The First Commandment is not chiefly about the gods we refuse to build, but about the trust of the heart: whatever it clings to in the day of trouble is its…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin"Cursed on the tree so the barren tree could live." Friday of Trinity 3 (observed) 2026
A fig tree in full leaf promises fruit and has none. Jesus curses it, then walks into a temple just as green — crowded, busy, alive to the eye — and finds the…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin“He isn’t using a club. It is a broom. He’s sweeping you home.” Trinity 3 2026
The religious men accused Jesus—“This Man receives sinners and eats with them”—and He took it up as His glory, answering with the lost sheep and the lost coin…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin"There's Always More Where That Came From" Friday of Trinity 2 (observed) — June 17, 2026
For twelve years, she had been unclean — exiled from the assembly, emptied by physicians who took everything and healed nothing. So she comes to steal a cure…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin"Blessed are you who eats bread in the Kingdom of God now!" Trinity 2 2026
Jesus is not condemning farming, buying or selling, or marriage. Fields, oxen, and wives are gifts of God, given from His own hand. Abraham had fields. Jacob…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin"A mustard seed faith in the Lord of heaven and earth moves mulberry trees" Friday of Trinity 1 2026
The Lord’s Supper is not given to profitable servants who have earned a seat. It is given to unprofitable ones. Given precisely where the Law has done its work…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin"The age to come arriving in this age, located, given out" Wednesday of Holy Trinity 2026
The font is where Nicodemus's question died. Where the Sadducees' question died. You went into that water still carrying the old premise — still asking what…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin“You are the teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand this?”
You look, and you live. You do not first understand, and then live. The teacher came carrying everything he knew and was handed two things he could do nothing…
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin"The Holy Spirit makes you a temple of His glory" Ember Wednesday of Pentecost 2026
He is coming upon you, by His Spirit. He is drawing you with the net of His Word. And He is doing more than draw you — He is making His home in you.
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, WisconsinJeremiah: Chapter 1 — May 24, 2026
Catechesis Handouts: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pZdcXSqajaj87tLsZPrMEaBw-n8gDQUT&usp=drive_fs
Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin"The Spirit gives you the peace Christ bought" Pentecost 2026
He who scattered at Babel gathers here at Pentecost. He who divided the tongues there of evil, now unites them here for good. The same Spirit. The same fire…
