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

Acts 10:34-38 ● 2023-01-08 ● Epiphany Series: “Lord of All” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch A few months ago, the US Department of Defense put out a memo that it is unable to attain enough military recruits because too few people want to enlist. And many of those who want to enlist are not […]

Matthew 2:13-23 ● 2023-01-01 ● New Years Day ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Different families have different safety standards. Some might argue that today we are overprotective. Some parents practically make their kids live in little bubbles. They might put a bumper rail on a child’s bed, have gallons of antibacterial hand wash, and […]

Hebrews 1:1-9 ● 2022-12-25 ● Christmas Day ● Print ● Listen ● Watch There is a comical video clip of a weatherman who is on his first day at the job. It features him standing in front of the camera saying something to the effect of, “I can’t believe I got this job. I’m probably […]

Psalm 117 ● 2022-12-24 ● Christmas Eve ● Print ● Listen ● Watch I can’t claim to I can’t claim to be much of a soccer fan, but it is fun to see how much excitement builds up around the world cup. There’s something about a world-wide event that generates excitement. Nearly every nation in […]

Matthew 1:18-25 – Watch – Listen

Matthew 11:2-11 ● 2022-12-11 ● Advent Series: “Come, Lord Jesus” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch At times something can be overhyped. You might hear about a book, a movie, or an event. It may sound like the greatest thing since color film, but ends up failing to convince people that it is really worth […]

Isaiah 11:1-10 ● 2022-12-04 ● Advent Series: “Come, Lord Jesus” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Those courtroom tv shows can be fun to watch. They show real court cases in which a judge gives out a verdict. These types of shows are popular if the judge is an interesting character. The judge might be […]

Isaiah 2:1-5 ● 2022-11-27 ● Advent Series: “Come, Lord Jesus” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Peace talks. What do you think of when you hear those words? Maybe your mind jumps to excitement over progress in the world. Or perhaps, you find yourself a little cynical and don’t see much use in those words […]

2022 Thanksgiving Day sermon (Luke 7:36-50) – audio –

Sermon on Luke 12:35–40 “Keep Ready, with Your Lamps Burning“

John 8:31-36 (Listen)

Luke 18:18-30 – Listen Note: This series only has the audio version uploaded. Video and print versions will resume in November. Oct 2       1) Faith that Delights in Duty                                                               (1 Chr 29:10-18) Oct 16     2) Faith Demonstrated through Persistent Prayer                                 (Luke 18:1-8) Oct 23     3) Faith Demonstrated though Total...

Luke 18:1-8 – Listen Note: This series only has the audio version uploaded. Video and print versions will resume in November. Oct 2       1) Faith that Delights in Duty                                                               (1 Chr 29:10-18) Oct 16     2) Faith Demonstrated through Persistent Prayer                                 (Luke 18:1-8) Oct 23     3) Faith Demonstrated though Total D...

1 Chronicles 29:10-18 – Listen Note: This series only has the audio version uploaded. Video and print versions will resume in November. Increase Our Faith 1) Faith that Delights in Duty Oct 2       1) Faith that Delights in Duty                                                               (1 Chr 29:10-18) Oct 16     2) Faith Demonstrated through Persistent Prayer                                 (...

2 Peter 3:1-14 ● 2022-09-25 ● 2 Peter Series “From Darkness to Dawn” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch In the year 1220 the archbishop in North Yorkshire, England decided to begin construction of a house of worship which would end up as one of the largest of its kind in all of northern Europe. […]

2 Peter 2:1-19 ● 2022-09-18 ● 2 Peter Series “From Darkness to Dawn” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch I was in Flagstaff last week and decided to stop somewhere and grab a bite to eat with a cup of coffee. While driving home I caught a glimpse of a familiar sign. It had the […]

2 Peter 1:12-21 ● 2022-09-11 ● 2 Peter Series “From Darkness to Dawn” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Have you lately looked at the sky just before dawn? You can see what has been called “the morning star.” Of course, we know it is not actually a star. That really bright light just above […]

1 Peter 5:5-14 ● 2022-09-04 ● 1 Peter Series “From Cross to Crown” ● Listen (printout and video not available for this week) View Accompanying Bible Study Series

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1 Peter 5:1-4 ● 2022-08-07 ● 1 Peter Series “From Cross to Crown” ● Listen View accompanying Bible Study Series (video and printout version not available for this week)

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1 Peter 4:12-16 ● 2022-07-31 ● 1 Peter Series “From Cross to Crown” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch View accompanying Bible Study series with audio In the classic film “Casablanca” there are many iconic scenes and lines. One emotional scene involves a group of people in an occupied territory. It is a city which […]

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1 Peter 4:1-11 ● 2022-07-24 ● 1 Peter Series “From Cross to Crown” ● Print ● Listen ● Watch View Sermon Videos on YouTube channel or Vimeo Channel I have to hand it to our student teacher these past few weeks. We asked him to come here and teach music for the summer. But we […]

Audio from Bible Study on 1 Peter (view handouts) Note: this session comes from recordings on two different days, June 23, and June 30th.