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

Those who are able are welcome to park at church for the 6pm service on Maundy Thursday. You will be able to participate from your vehicle by tuning to 91.1 FM

Philippians 2:5-11 ● 2020-04-05 ● Lenten Epistle Series: Contrast ● Print Version ● Audio ● Video Service Folders “You’ll be like God.” That’s the lie which the devil sold to Adam and Eve. He told them that if they just reached out and took hold of it, they could attain the highest position and be […]

Romans 8:11-19 ● 2020-03-29 ● Lenten Epistle Series: Contrast ● Print Version ● Audio ● Video The tide between life and death can ebb drastically. I was recently reminded of that truth when I saw a program about a river in the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. For much of the Kalahari is desolate a […]

Roman s 8:1-10 ● 2020-03-22 ● Lenten Epistle Series: Contrast ● Pastor Tom Barthel ● Print Version ● Audio ● Video Uploaded one day ahead for at-home worship option during COVID-19 pandemic precautions. Nine years ago, a man living on the streets suddenly was cast into the limelight. He was dubbed the “man with the […]

Ephesians 5:8-15 ● 2020-03-15 ● Lenten Epistle Series: Contrast ● Pastor Tom Barthel ● WELS Ministries ● Audio ● Video ● Print Version How deep is the deepest place that anyone has ever gone? I found the answer from someone who did some investigative reporting and went down into the deepest mine. It is in […]

Romans 4:1-5,13-17 ● 2020-03-08 ● Lenten Epistle Series: Contrast ● Audio ● Video ● Print Version There is a movie (The Ultimate Gift, 2007) about a young man who has a very wealthy grandfather. When his grandfather dies, he finds out just what he was expecting: a large inheritance stands to fall into his lap. […]

Romans 5:12-19 ● 2020-03-01 ● Lenten Epistle Series: Contrast ● Audio ● Print Version  ● Video ● WELS ● Pastor Tom Barthel   Have you ever thought about the impact of the most influential people in history? It seems like some prominent people like Abraham Lincoln were just the right person at just the right […]

Matthew 17:1-9 ● 2020-02-23 ● Epiphany Series: New Year, New You ● Print Version ●  Audio ● Video ● Dare I ask how long it took for you to get ready this morning? I don’t mean just waking up and eating breakfast. I mean getting yourself suitably presentable to leave the house. How much time […]

Matthew 5:21-37 ● 2020-02-16 ● Epiphany Series: New Year, New You ●  Print Version ● Audio ●  Video     Every now and then we lose one of our glass dishes or cups. And if you’ve ever lived in a home with a tile floor and little children you know how that works. When something […]

Matthew 5:13-21 ● 2020-02-09 ● Epiphany Series: New Year, New You ● Pastor Tom Barthel ●  WELS Sermon ●  Audio ●  Print Version ●  Video     I love it when a child is just learning to draw things. It’s kind of like when they are just learning to talk. You can only make out […]