Faith Lutheran Oregon, Wisconsin

Sermon on Acts 1:1-11 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix for the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord.

Sermon on John 16:16-23 + 1 Peter 2:11-20 for the 4th Sunday of Easter, Jubilate Sunday, by Rev. Jeff Hendrix.

Joy is not just thinking happy thoughts.  Joy is deeper than happiness (which is simply psychological), and greater than pleasure (which is merely physical).  Joy is something that encompasses body and mind and soul.  Joy is something that needs to be cultivated, or worked. 

Like the ground during spring planting, it must be worked and tilled, if you want to eat the fruit.  It takes “a little while.” 

Sermon for Easter 3, Miseriacordias Domini, Good Shepherd Sunday, on John 10:11-18 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix.

"The disciples were together behind locked doors because of their fear of the Jews...Jesus breathed on them."

Jesus forgives their sin, giving them the holy spirit, the breath (spirit) of God as healing for their psychological (spiritual) fears.

Sermon on John 20:19-31 for Easter 2, Quasimodogeniti Sunday, by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on John 8:46–59 for Lent 5, Judica Sunday by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on John 6:1-15 for Laetare Sunday, the 4th Sunday in Lent by Rev. Jeff Hendrix.

Sermon on Luke 11:14-28 for Oculi Sunday, the 3rd Sunday in Lent. The Devil, called Beelzebul in our text, is the only being who finds pleasure in us taking pride in our own righteousness.  Our righteousness is like a pile of manure.

Sermon on Matthew 15:21-28 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix for Lent 2 - Reminiscere.

Sermon for Invocavit Sunday, the 1st Sunday in Lent on the temptation of Jesus by the Devil in the wilderness from Matthew 4:1-11.

Sermon on the Baptism of Jesus in Matthew 3:13-17 and how the opening of the heavens, even though the opening of the heavens may bring storms, disasters, or trials, to God's people, nevertheless, whenever the heavens are opened, they open for the benefit of the Baptized children of God.

Understanding what is happening at the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple can help us to make sense of, and have a proper focus, for what’s happening today.  Many people will hear Simeon’s words “the glory of Your people Israel” and come to the wrong conclusion that the Bible demands how we’re supposed to think about a certain modern-day geopolitical nation-state.  But in reality, the Presentation of Jesus frees us from that.  

Sermon on Luke 2:22–32 for the Presentation of Christ.

Sermon on the Transfiguration of our Lord from Matthew 17:1-9 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix.

Sermon on Matthew 2:1-12 for the feast of the Epiphany by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on waiting, purpose, and aging, based on the account of aged Simeon and Anna in Luke 2:33-40 for the 1st Sunday of Christmas. Through Simeon's prophecy and Anna's example, we see the cross, but we also the redemption of Jesus. Sermon by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on the Key of David, the Antiphon for Dec. 20, as well as Isaiah 22:20-23 and Luke 1:26-38a, by Rev. Jeff Hendrix.

Sermon on Matthew 11:2-10 for Gaudete Sunday by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on everything St. Luke lists as coming in Luke 21:25-36 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix. (Also contains a reference to Disney's Frozen and how endless Winter will give way to eternal Summer).

Sermon on Matthew 21:1-9. Jesus, unlike any other king, is a King who doesn't ask you to come to Him. He comes to you.

Sermon on Psalm 45 – a love song about Christ and the Church – for the Last Sunday of the Church Year, by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on Psalm 50 (and Matthew 25:31-46) for the 2nd to Last Sunday of the Church Year: Judgment Day / Last Judgment.

Sermon on death and dying, based on Psalm 31, the Psalm quoted by Jesus from the cross as His last words: “Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.” (Psalm 31:5). Sermon by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on Psalm 130 for Trinity 22 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on the power of God's Word, through the prayer, meditation, and spiritual affliction (oratio, meditatio, tentatio) of Psalm 119:1-8 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix.

Sermon based on Psalm 115 for the 20th Sunday after Trinity

Sermon on Psalm 108 for Trinity 15 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on Psalm 92 for Trinity 14 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on Psalm 34 for Trinity 7 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon based on Psalm 28 for Trinity 6 at Faith Lutheran Church, Oregon, WI, by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on Psalm 21 for the 5th Sunday after Trinity by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on Psalm 113 + Luke 1:39-56 for the Feast of the Visitation, by Rev. Jeff Hendrix at Faith Lutheran Church, Oregon, WI.

Sermon on Psalm 119:34-48 for the Anniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession on June 25th, 2023.

Sermon for Pentecost based on Psalm 104 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix.

Presentation by Rev. Jeff Hendrix, given at the 2023 Family Altar Conference: For Altar and For Hearth, by Return to Wittenberg at Faith Lutheran Church, Oregon, WI, May 20, 2023.

The liberal arts, liberal in the classic sense, are meant for freedom. After the Reformation, the Lutheran emphasis on a liberal arts education led to unprecedented social mobility.  It was a flourishing of all of society.  Rev. Jeff Hendrix makes the case that perhaps this type of education is a remedy for many of our burdens today.

Exordium and Sermon preached by Rev. Zachary Semmann, guest preacher with Return to Wittenberg, for the Feast of the Ascension, May 18, 2023, at Faith Lutheran Church, Oregon, WI.

Sermon on Psalm 98 for Cantate Sunday, the 5th Sunday of Easter

Sermon for Jubilate Sunday on Psalm 66 + John 16 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix at Faith Lutheran Church, Oregon, WI

Sermon for Misericordias Domini, Easter 3, on Psalm 23 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix at Faith Lutheran Church, Oregon, WI.

Sermon on Psalm 81 for Quasimodo Geniti, Easter 2, by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Exordium + Festival Hymn + Sermon on Psalm 118 for the Resurrection of our Lord, preached by Rev. Jeff Hendrix at Faith Lutheran Church, Easter 2023.

Sermon on Psalm 73 for Palm Sunday, preached by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on Psalm 125 for Laetare Sunday. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, the Lord surrounds His people. He feeds us, and gives us rest on the plain in His Holy Church.

Sermon for Oculi, Lent 3, on Psalm 123, where like servants who have their eyes toward their master, our eyes are to be on our Father who art in heaven, so that His will may be done on earth as it is in heaven.  

Sermon on Psalm 25 for Lent 2, Reminiscere Sunday.

Sermon on Psalm 91 and the "noonday devil," the temptation of acedia that strikes us at midday, drifting us to look inward, and then toward distraction or indifference.  It is the temptation of Satan in the wilderness, tempting our Lord to find another way.  Sermon by Rev. Jeff Hendrix for Invocavit Sunday, the first Sunday in Lent.

Sermon on Psalm 51 for Ash Wednesday at Faith Lutheran Church, by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on Psalm 89 and God's anointed "David." Preached on Quinquagesima/Baptism of Christ by Rev. Jeff Hendrix

Sermon on Psalm 1 by Rev. Jeff Hendrix for Sexagesima Sunday.  

Sermon on Psalm 137 (and the 70-year exile of Judah in Babylon) by Rev. Jeff Hendrix for Septuagesima (70 days) before Easter

Sermon on Psalm 84 for Transfiguration Sunday, by Rev. Jeff Hendrix.