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Matthew 5:5 ● 2024-08-25 ● Series: The Beatitudes ● Listen to Audio ● Print Transcript of Audio James and John, two of the disciples of Jesus, decided it wasn’t enough merely to be just part of the twelve. So they approached Jesus with their request to sit at his right and his left when he […]By Rock Of Ages - Payson
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View entire Isaiah II series Listen The Lord’s Servant Will Suffer and Die When Abraham nearly completed his instructions to offer up his one and only son as a sacrifice, the angel of the Lord stopped him. Then the Lord provided a substitute sacrifice. Abraham then offered up a ram that was caught in a […]…
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Matthew 5:4 ● 2024-08-18 ● Series: The Beatitudes ● Listen View accompanying Bible Study seriesBy Rock Of Ages - Payson
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Matthew 5:1-3 ● 2024-08-11 ● Series: The Beatitudes ● Listen View accompanying Bible Study seriesBy Rock Of Ages - Payson
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2 Kings 6:8–17 ● 2024-08-04 ● Print Version ● Listen We use satellites for so much these days: communication services, weather information, navigation devices. The modern world as we know it couldn’t function without those large pieces of scientific achievement constantly hovering and circling above us. Each satellite is really used for one main th…
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See the Power of the Gospel 7) The Gospel Cannot be Chained
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2 Timothy 2:1–13 ● 2024-07-07 ● Series: Power of the Gospel ● Listen You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2Entrust the things you heard from me, in the presence of many witnesses, to faithful men who will also be able to teach others. 3Share hardships as a good […]By Rock Of Ages - Payson
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See the Power of the Gospel 6) It Reverses the Worst of Days
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Mark 5:21-43 ● 2024-06-30 ● Series: Power of the Gospel ● Listen 21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell […]By Rock Of Ages - Payson
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See the Power of the Gospel 4) It Bears Fruit
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Colossians 1:3-8 ● 2024-06-16 ● Series: Power of the Gospel ● Listen 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— 5 the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for […]…
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Genesis 3:8-15 ● 2024-06-09 ● Series: Power of the Gospel ● ListenBy Rock Of Ages - Payson
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Deuteronomy 5:12-15 ● 2024-06-02 ● Series: Power of the Gospel ● Listen 12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son […]…
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Romans 8:12-17 ● 2024-05-26 ● Series: Power of the Gospel ● Listen Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will […]…
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John 15:26-27 ● 2024-05-19 ● Pentecost Sunday ● Listen ● Print There is an investment service company which takes an interesting approach to getting its message out. You might have seen one of their commercials which they have aired during the super bowl for many years. The basic approach to their commercial is that they […]…
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Psalm 124 ● 2024-05-12 ● Easter Series: Resurrection Goal ● Listen If the Lord had not been on our side— let Israel say—2 if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us,3 they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;4 the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,5 the raging waters wo…
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We Reach Our Resurrection Goal 6) With Maturity in the Body
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Ephesians 4:7-16 ● 2024-05-05 ● Easter Series: Resurrection Goal ● Listen 7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. 8 This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.” 9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? 10 He who…
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Jerusalem Will Wake to A New Day of Freedom View Isaiah II series | listen to audio Agree or disagree: “When a Christian spots someone passed out in a public park and it is clearly due to drug abuse or alcoholism, they ought to feel nothing but pity for that person.” The previous section depicted […]…
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We Reach Our Resurrection Goal 5) With Love in the Church
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Acts 4:32-37 ● 2024-04-28 ● Easter Series: Resurrection Goal ● ListenBy Rock Of Ages - Payson
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View Isaiah II series | Listen to audio The Lord Takes Away the Cup of His Wrath According to the 2022 US National Survey on Drug Use and Health NSDUH, 61.2 million people ages 12 and older (21.7% in this age group) reported binge drinking in the past month. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse […]…
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We Reach Our Resurrection Goal 4) With False Prophets in the World
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1 John 4:1-6 ● 2024-04-21 ● Easter Series: Resurrection Goal ● ListenBy Rock Of Ages - Payson
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The Lord Gives Further Pictures for Assurance View Isaiah series. – Listen to audio Shakespeare is credited with not only creating many masterpieces but expanding the English languages in the use of metaphors and colorful idioms. He coined phrases that are still in use today such as “good riddance,” “seen better days,” “wild goose chase,” […]…
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We Reach Our Resurrection Goal 3) With Repentance in the Preaching
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Acts 3:11-20 ● 2024-04-14 ● Easter Series: Resurrection Goal ● Print ● Listen Surrounding the Chernobyl disaster area in Ukraine is a 1000 square mile exclusion zone. There are signs and barriers warning of the danger and death that can result from radiation exposure. Even after 37 years it remains so radioactive that it is deadly […]…
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We Reach Our Resurrection Goal 2) With Growth in the Church
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Acts 18:1-11 ● 2024-04-07 ● Easter Series: Resurrection Goal ● Print Audio Transcription ● Listen He rose back to life to live forever. He accomplished everything he said, and he showed it. He was alive. The woman saw him. They proclaimed it. And yet, what do we see happening? The first thing that happens that […]…
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View series – Listen to segment audio Isaiah 51:1-8 The Lord Reassures That His Rescue Will Come When a new book or movie comes you will often see it advertised by referring to the author’s or director’s previous popular works. The promoting company knows that if a previous book or movie was popular you might […]…
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We Reach Our Resurrection Goal 1) With God in the Flesh
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Job 19:23-27 ● 2024-03-31 ● Easter Series: Resurrection Goal ● (print transcription) ● Listen I see a lot of family here today. One of the things that people like about festivals and holidays and church celebrations is spending the time together with their church family, and if possible, with their family. That’s not always possible for […]…
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A Religion Like No Other 9) Thirsty Souls Are Quenched
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Psalm 42 ● 2024-03-29 ● Lent Series: A Religion Like No Other ● Listen 1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? 3 My tears have been my […]By Rock Of Ages - Payson
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View Isaiah Series. – Listen to audio Isaiah 50:4-11 The Servant of the Lord is Innocent of Any Wrong When a guilt offering was made in the Old Testament, God required the sacrifice to be without blemish or defect. The prophet Malachi would decry the people for their contempt in offering up blemished animals for […]…
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A Religion Like No Other 7) Established in Humility
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Mark 14-15 ● 2024-03-24 ● Lent Series: A Religion Like No Other ● Listen to service audio segmentsBy Rock Of Ages - Payson
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A Religion Like No Other 6) With a Perfect Prayer
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Hebrews 5:7-9 ● 2024-03-17 ● Lent Series: A Religion Like No Other ● Print ● Listen One of modern life’s frustrations is the concept of being put on hold. I’m sure most of you are familiar with the routine when you call some businesses. You are trying to resolve an issue or ask a question, […]By Rock Of Ages - Payson
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A Religion Like No Other 5) Free From Any Boasting
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Ephesians 2:1-10 ● 2024-03-10 ● Lent Series: A Religion Like No Other ● Listen As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who […]By Rock Of Ages - Payson
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View Isaiah II Bible Study Series – Listen [note: recorded Dec 7, 2023, posted Mar 7, 2024] Review Isaiah 49:8-26 Find a way this section points us to salvation by faith and not by works. What surprise “problem” will Israel have? How will this “problem” occur? Use verses 49:15-16 to comfort someone who feels like […]…
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A Religion Like No Other 4) Not Fooled by the World
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1 Corinthians 1:18-25 ● 2024-03-03 ● Lent Series: A Religion Like No Other ● Print ● Listen You might have seen how it’s been in the news lately. Artificial intelligence is really starting to take over. And what a lot of people complain about is how it has the ability to distort reality. Maybe you’ve […]…
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A Religion Like No Other 3) Suffering Without Shame
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Mark 8:31-38 ● 2024-02-25 ● Lent Series: A Religion Like No Other ● Listen Have you ever wanted to hide something about your job? There are so many movie plots and storylines based around someone becoming embarrassed because of their job. In some places it can be devastating to be ashamed of your employment status. […]…
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A Religion Like No Other 2) With Love that Conquers All
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Romans 8:31-39 ● 2024-02-18 ● Lent Series: A Religion Like No Other ● ListenBy Rock Of Ages - Payson
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A Religion Like No Other 1) Longing for the Hearts of All
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Joel 2:12-19 ● 2024-02-14 ● Ash Wednesday ● ListenBy Rock Of Ages - Payson
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The Anointed One is Awesome 6) His Glory is Hidden
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2 Kings 2:1-12 ● 2024-02-11 ● Epiphany Series ● Listen When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. 2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went […]…
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The Anointed One is Awesome 5) His Strength is Unending
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Isaiah 40:27–31 ● 2024-02-04 ● Epiphany Series ● Listen ● Watch Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel,“My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God”?28 Do you not know? Have you not heard?The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no …
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The Anointed One is Awesome 4) His Authority is Absolute
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Deuteronomy 18:15-22 ● 2024-01-28 ● Epiphany Series ● Listen 15 The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. 16 For this is what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, “Let us not hear the […]…
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The Anointed One is Awesome 3) Mercy is Abundant
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Jonah 3:1-10 ● 2024-01-21 ● Epiphany Series ● Listen Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.” 3 Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go […]…
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The Anointed One is Awesome 2) His Word is Precious
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1 Samuel 3:1-10 ● 2024-01-14 ● Epiphany Series ● Print ● Listen Children are well known for having selective hearing. You know how it is. Maybe you’re sitting at a fast-food restaurant or waiting for a checkout line and there is the kid who is getting into trouble. Their mom or dad say, “Corey, please […]…
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The Anointed One is Awesome 1) His Kingdom Endures
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Psalm 2 ● 2024-01-07 ● Epiphany Series ● Listen ● Print Czar Nicholas II is called the “last czar of Russia.” He held autocratic power and held onto it tightly. At a time when his rule was questioned, and his failures were mounting, people grew increasingly upset at him and wanted him to relinquish his position […]…
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It Is Better to Say, “If It Is the Lord’s Will”
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James 4:13-17 ● 2024-01-01 ● New Year’s Day ● ListenBy Rock Of Ages - Payson
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Colossians 3:12-17 ● 2023-12-31 ● Christmas 1 ● Listen ● WatchBy Rock Of Ages - Payson
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Sermon for Christmas Day 2023 – Galatians 4:4-7 – ListenBy Rock Of Ages - Payson
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The King Comes With Garments of Salvation 4) Serve Him in Faith Luke 1:26-38 ● 2023-12-24 ● Advent 4 ● View Series ● Listen ● WatchBy Rock Of Ages - Payson
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Garments of Salvation 3) Rejoice with New Garments
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Isaiah 61:1-11 ● 2023-12-17 ● Advent 3 ● View Series ● Listen The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and th…
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Garments of Salvation 2) Receive His Good Gifts
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Psalm 85 ● 2023-12-10 ● Advent 2 ● View Series ● Listen You, Lord, showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.2 You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins.3 You set aside all your wrath and turned from your fierce anger. 4 Restore us again, God our Savior, and put away your displeasure toward us.5 Will you…
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Garments of Salvation 1) Confess Your Stains of Sin
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Isaiah 64:1-9 ● 2023-12-03 ● Advent 1 ● View Series ● Listen Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you!2 As when fire sets twigs ablaze and causes water to boil,come down to make your name known to your enemies and cause the nations to quake before you!3 For when you did awesome things that we [……
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View Isaiah II series – Listen to audio Isaiah 49:8-26 The Servant Will Bless and Increase God’s People The Lord says he will use his servant to display his glory. Here we find out clearly that the glory of God is displayed in his works of destroying his enemies and rescuing his people. 49:8-13 These […]…
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Until He Comes Again 5) Don’t Rely on Yourself
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Matthew 25:31-46 ● 2023-11-26 ● End Times Series ● Print ● Listen I’m guessing some of you are familiar with the TV segment where Charles Shultz depicts his character Charlie Brown as he goes trick-or-treating. It seems like Charlie Brown always gets the short end of the stick. Charlie and some other children are going […]…
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Until He Comes Again 4) Don’t Cease Serving
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Matthew 25:14-30 ● 2023-11-19 ● End Times Series ● Listen 14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag,[a] each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 The […]…
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View Isaiah II series – Listen to audio Isaiah 49:1-7 The Servant of the Lord Introduces Himself The animated film “An American Tail” was released in 1986 and it became the highest grossing non-Disney animated film. It was about mice who were arriving in America because they were trying to get away from all their […]…
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