Faith Lutheran Oregon, Wisconsin

Sermon on Psalm 85 for Advent 3, Gaudete Sunday.  Jesus, the "Coming One," the Word Incarnate, Truth made Flesh, is located in the most unlikely places.  As Psalm 85 says, "Truth springs out of the earth."  This makes all the difference for us, who like John the baptist, may appear outwardly tough, but inside we're an absolute mess.  It means Jesus is not far off from us during...

A sermon based on Nathanael's philosophical objection to following Jesus from John 1:35-42 preached on the commemoration of St. Ambrose by Rev. Jeff Hendrix.

Sermon on Psalm 80 for Populus Zion, Advent 2, by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon for Ad Te Levavi on Psalm 25 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix at Faith Lutheran Church, Oregon, WI

Sermon on the 3rd Article of the Creed, Isaiah 65:17ff, and Matthew 25:1-13 for the Last Sunday of the Church Year

Sermon of the 2nd Article of the Creed and Matthew 25:31-46 for the 2nd to last Sunday of the Church Year

Sermon for All Saints on the 1st Article of the Creed + 1 John 3:1-3 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on the Table of Duties: Civil Government + John 4:46–54 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on Luke 24:13-32 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix for the chief divine service for the 500th anniversary of Luther's Translation of the New Testament into German at a weekend conference at Faith sponsored by Return to Wittenberg.

Dr. Adam Koontz lectures on God's gifts of children, catechesis, and the church. Lecture part of "Our Great Heritage" Conference by Return to Wittenberg, held at Faith in October of 2022.

Dr. Rev. Dagen Siepert lectures on the image of God, glory, our bodies, and the fullness of glory. Lecture part of "Our Great Heritage" Conference by Return to Wittenberg, held at Faith in October of 2022.

Kantor Daniel Baker lectures on our Heritage of Christian Worship. Lecture part of "Our Great Heritage" Conference by Return to Wittenberg, held at Faith in October of 2022.

Dr. Adam Koontz lectures on Christian Liberty and the Christian conscience. Lecture part of "Our Great Heritage" Conference by Return to Wittenberg, held at Faith in October of 2022.  

The Gospel lesson for the Sunday after Michaelmas, Matthew 9:1–8, gives us the opportunity to talk specifically about the duty of the Church, and really the vocation of pastors or preachers.   Sermon on the Table of Duties for Pastors and Preachers + Matthew 9:1-8 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon for the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, based on Luther's Evening and Morning Prayers and Matthew 18:1–11.  

The doxology to the Lord's Prayer gives praise to God alone, and affirms what God tells us to be true. Giving praise to God alone, and saying “yes, Amen,” affirming something to be true – both of these we see in our Gospel lesson from Luke 17 in the healing of the Ten Lepers, where a Samaritan returns to give thanks. Sermon on Doxology of the Lord's Prayer + Luke 17:11–19 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

“Deliver us from evil.”  This is the last petition of the Lord’s Prayer, but how often is this the first thing we pray for?  When something terrible happens to us, we pray: “God save me from this, make it stop.”  When poverty, shame, or misfortune strikes, we pray, “God, please restore my life.”  We pray it even at times of inconvenience; even sitting in traffic: “God, make thi...

The church is found where suffering and the cross are.  Suffering, or the cross, contrary to what we expect, is a mark of the church.  This is seen in the Gospel Lesson for Trinity 5, the miraculous catch of fish.  The point of the miracle is not the miracle itself.  It is not that Peter is given a bunch of fish.  The point is that to be a follower of Jesus means he must l...

Our Lutheran Confessions remind us that God gives us counsel and aid against sin, not only in one way, but multiple ways because “God is superabundantly rich [and liberal] in His grace [and goodness].” (SA, III, IV)   “The mutual conversation and consolation of brethren” is what happens when Christians take God’s Word and speak it to each other.  That includes law – what God’s Word...

The marks or defining traits of the church – and members of it – are not what we might expect, or want.  The story of the Rich Man and Lazarus shows us the most holy procession God that gives us, which is a mark of the church: His Holy Word.  By it, Luther says, “Christian people are called holy; for God’s Word is holy and sanctifies everything it touches; it is indeed the very holi...

The Triune God can seem a far-off concept, but the reality is the Trinity is a Being – Three Persons in One God – who desires to be known by you!  He has baptized you into His own name, and has condescended to you in the Person of Jesus Christ, both God and Man.  Sermon for Holy Trinity Sunday on the Sacrament of Baptism, the Trinity, and John 3:1-15. 

These three words most succinctly describe the work, person, and gift of the Holy Spirit.  Exordium plus sermon for the Feast of Pentecost, by Rev. Jeff Hendrix.

We confuse strength and weakness, but realizing that we have no strength of our own to believe in Jesus or create our faith is vital, for otherwise we drastically overestimate our abilities and strength, setting ourselves up for great disaster and danger. Sermon on the 3rd Article of Creed and John 15:26-16:4 for Exaudi Sunday by Rev. Jeff Hendrix.

Jesus' ascension is not about Him going to a specific place so that we might see Him. Rather, He ascends to fill all things, so that our hearts may be lifted up.  Sermon on the Doctrine of the Ascension by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

The Christian Church cannot be separated from the work of the Holy Spirit.  Jesus promised the Holy Spirit in our Gospel lesson.   “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.”   Jesus shows in John 16 that the gift of the Spirit is the gift to hear and to speak.  He does this whenever He uses our voice to declare God's love and forgiveness for si...