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

Matthew 22:1-14 ● 2023-10-15 ● Listen

Matthew 21:33-43 ● 2023-10-08 ● Listen

View Isaiah II series and handouts Listen to audio Review Isaiah 45:8-14 45:14 The Lord promised that when Cyrus caused Jerusalem to be rebuilt and the exiles to be set free that “(nations) will bow down before you.” Read Psalm 22:22-31 to see how this is ultimately fulfilled in Christ. Why is it so vital […]

Matthew 21:23-32 ● 2023-10-01 ● Print ● Listen ● Watch A few years ago, one of basketball’s biggest stars decided to start a new school. As a wealthy celebrity he decided to dedicate millions of his own dollars to help establish and operate a new school.  Unlike most other schools funded by celebrities his school […]

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 lea...

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 […]

Ephesians 2:13-22 ● 2023-08-20 ● View Series ● Listen But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with […]

View series – Listen to audio Isaiah 42:10-17 “Creation Shouts; the Lord Shouts” 42:10-12 Describe the appropriate response for a believer after hearing about what God’s chosen servant will do. Note who is called to action. 42:10-12 How is the song Isaiah calls for a new song? 42:10-12. Explain how this verse is fulfilled … […]

Matthew 14:22-33 ● 2023-08-13 ● Listen Jesus Walks on the Water 22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and […]

1 Kings 17:1-16 ● 2023-08-06. ● Listen Elijah Fed by Ravens Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.” 2 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: 3 “Leave here, turn eastward and […]

What is the Independence Day for the people of God? 1-part Bible Study on the book of Obadiah. Listen to audio View handout View suggested answer guide

Matthew 11:25-30 ● 2023-07-09 ● Listen 25At that time, Jesus continued, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from clever and learned people and have revealed them to little children. 26Yes, Father, because this was pleasing to you. 27Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father. […]

Isaiah 42:1-9 “God Calls His Servant to Be A Light” Listen to audio of Bible Study Study of Isaiah II 42:1 God says he will “uphold” his servant. Discuss the possible interpretations for who might be referred to here as God’s servant. (Compare Is 41:8-9) 42:1 God says he will “uphold” this servant. Discuss the […]

Matthew 10:34-42 ● 2023-07-02 ● Listen 34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn  “ ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—  36a man’s enemies will be the members […]

Isaiah 41:1-20 “The Lord Has Chosen His Servant” -see previous Isaiah II post for 41:1-10. – View Isaiah 11 series -Listen to study 41:11-12 Israel only had to wait, and they would see Assyria and then the great Babylonian Empire all quickly become nothing. How are these words fulfilled for all believers? (Compare with Malachi […]

2 Timothy 4:1-8 ● 2023-06-25 ● Series: The Holy Ministry ● Listen I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom: 2Preach the word. Be ready whether it is convenient or not. Correct, […]

Listen to entire Isaiah II series  Review of Isaiah 40:25-31 “The LORD Never Grows Weary” Review 40:25-31 We tend to think that God is like us. Share some of your favorite pictures in this section which describe how incomparably different he is from us. Explain how we can stave off the following line of thought: […]