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

audio from Midweek Bible study on 1 Peter

Acts 9:1-22 ● 2022-05-01● 2022 Easter Series “Victorious” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Have you ever watched a movie or read a book that presents a character who doesn’t see the full picture? They run headfirst into danger without even realizing it. As a viewer or reader, you just feel frustrated that they would […]

Acts 5:17-32 ● 2022-04-24 ● 2022 Easter Series “Victorious” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Easter Sunday is past. So, what happens next? You might see attendance going down in many churches. The excitement of the holiday has passed. The stores have moved on from their commercial and sales hype. The left-over Easter themed items […]

Isaiah 25:6-9 ● 2022-04-17 ● 2022 Easter Series “Victorious” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Life Marches Victorious Over Death Have you ever noticed what traveling shows are most often about? The host of the traveling show might be surrounded by incredible vistas and huge architectural wonders. But what is it that they want to […]

Isaiah 42:1-4 ● 2022-04-10 ● Print ● Listen ● Watch His Humility; Our Hope I’m guessing many of you have seen at least part of the Star Wars movies or tv shows. They involve a group of rebels who are battling against a corrupt Empire that is trying to take over the whole galaxy. One […]

Luke 20:9-19 ● 2022-04-03 ● Lent series “Crushed” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Company mergers and take-overs are common. Sometimes it is a friendly merger in which one board of directors aims to take over another company and it is agreed upon. But other times the takeover is hostile. That happens when one company […]

Luke 15:11-32 ● 2022-03-27 ● Lent series “Crushed” ● Print ● Watch ● Listen 4) Arrogance is Crushed by God’s Grace It can be really crushing when someone makes you feel unwelcome. It hurts even more when you feel you don’t belong because you earned ostracism. This happens with small things, like when someone is […]

1 Corinthians 10:1-13 ● 2022-03-20 ● Lent series “Crushed” ● Listen ● Watch

Luke 13:31-35 ● 2022-03-13 ● Lent series “Crushed” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Do you ever get the feeling like you’re not wanted? The Late-Night talk-show host Conan O’Brian must have felt a little unwanted a couple years ago when the NBC network said they didn’t want him as host anymore on the Tonight […]

Hebrews 4:14-16 ● 2022-03-06 ● Lent series “Crushed” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Have you heard the way the news commentators are evaluating the different leadership styles of the presidents of Russia and Ukraine? I can’t claim to be following the news too closely. However, you can’t help but hear the repeated commentary contrasting […]