Rock of Ages Lutheran Church, Payson, Arizona (WELS)

View Isaiah II series Listen to audio Review Isaiah 45:1-7 Inspect the following to see what they teach regarding civil authorities: Jer 25:9-10; Dan 4:32; Rom 13:1 45:5-6 Summarize what people all over the known world might have thought about the Lord when Cyrus invoked the Lord’s name and listed the Lord as just another […]

Matthew 20:1-16 ● 2023-09-24 ● Listen “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard. 3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the […]

Ephesians 4:29-5:2 ● 2023-09-17 ● Listen 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage […]

View entire Isaiah II series Listen to audio Isaiah 44:21-28 “Remember: God Won’t Forget his Promises.” “Things will get worse before they get better” -Batman (The Batman 2022) Is that quote comforting or discomforting to you?  What about God’s plans for his people? God had just promised Jerusalem that her numbers would increase, and she […]

Galatians 2:11-16 ● 2023-09-10 ● View Series ● Audio 11 When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he […]

view Isaiah II series Listen Isaiah 44:1-20 God Build Israel; Deluded Fools Build Idols Can you share a time when you or someone was so blind to their cause that they didn’t even stop to realize the mistakes they were making? This section contains a revelation that God will expand Israel’s numbers by pouring out […]

Jeremiah 15:15-21 ● 2023-09-03 ● View Series ● Listen 15 Lord, you understand; remember me and care for me. Avenge me on my persecutors. You are long-suffering—do not take me away; think of how I suffer reproach for your sake. 16 When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for […]

View Isaiah II series – Listen Isaiah 43:14-28 “The Lord Promises A New Deliverance” Sometimes a new thing comes along which makes us completely forget the things that came before. Consider how many people today remember the emergence of VHS tapes, CDs and DVDs. Does the latest generation, which can stream videos on their devices, give […]

Exodus 34:5-9 ● 2023-08-27 ● Listen View Series 5 Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord. 6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the […]

View Isaiah II series – Listen Review Isaiah 42 Explain why the servants mentioned in chapter 42 must find fulfillment in two very different servants. There is a play on words with the picture of “blindness.” Contrast what is meant by “the blind” in 42:6-7,16 and the “blind” in 42:18-19. This chapter has a theme […]