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

Matthew 21:28-32 ● 2020-10-25 ● Print ● Listen ● Watch (YouTube – Vimeo) There are a lot of political debates happening right now. And a lot of politicians are saying just what they will do if they are elected. I’m sure we all understand how that works. The politician says they will do something. Then […]

2 Kings 21:1-16 ● 2020-10-18 ● Pastor Tom Barthel ● Print ● Listen ● Watch (YouTube – Vimeo) With elections just around the corner you hear many claims that someone is just the absolute worst or the absolute best. There are some pretty strong claims. But I don’t think many would have argued 2700 years […]

Jonah 4:5-11 ● 2020-10-04 ● Wrestling with God Series ● Print Version ● Audio ● Video ● (YouTube – Vimeo) One could argue that few believers have wrestled with God more than Jonah. At the end of his account Jonah is terribly angry. And it appears his anger is directed at God. He even argues […]

Genesis 50:15-21 ● 2020-09-27 ● Wrestling with God Series ● Print ● Listen ● Watch (YouTube – Vimeo) Ten brothers were sent on a mission by their father. Their families were all beginning to starve.  For many months, their crops had failed, and their herds had struggled to graze.  They were absolutely desperate.  They heard […]

Psalm 51:1-11 ● 2020-09-20 ● Wrestling with God Series ● Print ● Listen ● Watch (YouTube) (Vimeo) Download video on Vimeo What was David thinking? How did he think it would be okay to do what he did? It stands recorded for us on the pages of Scripture and it’s written on the heading to […]

Matthew 16:21-26 ● 2020-09-13 ● Wrestling with God Series ● Print ● Listen ● Watch ● Find a WELS ministry (Vimeo) (YouTube) Have you ever wanted to argue with God?  Be honest.  Think about all the times when God’s working didn’t fit into your plan.  How did you respond?  Perhaps you wanted to give him […]

Genesis 32:6-32 ● 2020-09-06 ● Wrestling with God Series ● Print ● Listen ● Watch ● WELS sermon ● Pastor Tom Barthel Some things are just too important to leave behind. You ever get the feeling when you go on a trip that you’ve forgotten something? I had this feeling once. I was all geared […]

Matthew 15:21-28 ● 2020-08-30 ● Wrestling with God Series ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Someone kindly gave our family a dinner bell. It really comes in handy. When the dinner bell rings, our children all suddenly appear out of the woodwork and from the corners of our cul-de-sac. At our house, the table’s benches […]

1 Peter 4:1-8 ● 2020-08-02 ● Print ● Listen ● Watch (view on YouTube) Anyone who has grown up around a place that has cattle or horses contained by an electric fence shares a common early memory. It’s that surprise feeling when you find out what really does happen when you touch the electric fence. […]

Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 ● 2020-07-26 ● Print ● Listen ● Watch (on Vimeo) (YouTube) The Simple Sowing of the Gospel Produces Fruit Have you ever tried a little bit of gardening? I’ve grown plants in many different places. I’ve lived in places where there is clay filled soil, sandy soil, rich black soil, and rocky ground. […]