Biblical · Confessional · Liturgical · Sacramental
Delivering Christ Jesus
and His Gifts for You
A confessional Lutheran parish and school in Random Lake, Wisconsin — gathered around Word and Sacrament since 1855.
Sundays at 9:30 a.m. · Divine Service
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. · Divine Service
Our Church
St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in Random Lake, WI gathers at Sherman Center to receive Christ’s gifts of Word and Sacrament. We are a confessional, liturgical congregation of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, faithful to the Scriptures and the Book of Concord. Visitors are always welcome.
Our School
St. John Ev. Lutheran School in Random Lake has served families with Christ-centered education since 1855. Children grow in the faith through daily catechesis, the liturgical life of the parish, and a rich academic curriculum rooted in the Lutheran tradition.
Sermons, Catechesis & News
Recent sermons, Bible studies, and articles from St. John.
- “There’s Always More Where That Came From” Friday of Trinity 2 (observed) 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 from the fringe of Jesus’ garment, certain God’s mercy runs out like everything else has. But His power goes out from Him and nothing is subtracted: she came to take a cure and leaves a daughter. There is always more where that came from. - Your Child Already Belongs to God: Baptism and IdentityIn a Lutheran school your child’s identity is given at the font, not earned in class. Here is why Baptism changes everything.
- Jeremiah: Chapter 3 — Bible Study, June 14, 2026In Jeremiah 3:1–4:4, the Lord does the legally impossible: He calls back the wife the Law itself would bar from return. Yet mercy overrules statute — “Return, backsliding Israel,” He says, “I am merciful.” The one condition He names is not penance or probation but honest confession: “Only acknowledge your iniquity.” The same road the prodigal walked home runs through Jeremiah 3, and the same Father runs to meet us.
- “Blessed are you who eats bread in the Kingdom of God now!” Trinity 2 2026A man sitting next to Jesus says it will be blessed to eat bread in the kingdom of God — someday. Jesus answers with a supper that is ready now. Three guests excuse themselves with fields, oxen, and a wife; where the fear of God dies, the Giver is ranked below His gifts, and the feast goes untasted. The master throws the doors wider and fills the hall with the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind — those with empty hands and no reason to refuse. Come, for all things are now ready.
- “A mustard seed faith in the Lord of heaven and earth moves mulberry trees”Jesus warns that offenses are inevitable, and the worth of a single soul makes leading one of His little ones to fall worse than drowning. Yet He commands forgiveness seven times a day — a demand that drives the disciples to cry, “Lord, increase our faith.” The answer is not a bigger faith but a faith fixed on the right object: a mustard seed will do, because the power belongs to the Lord of heaven and earth, not to the one believing. Even when every duty is done we remain unprofitable servants, standing not on our works but on our Master — who girds Himself and serves His own at the Supper.
