26 West Church: Audio Podcast

1 Corinthians 7v25-40 - Undivided Devotion

We live in a world filled with endless distractions.  What does it look like to live with an undivided devotion to the Lord?

Taught by Jose Zayas

1 Corinthians 7:10-24 - Remain in Jesus

Paul answers life questions and concludes that Jesus is more important that any life status or circumstance.

Taught by Steve Marshman

1 Corinthians 7v1-9: Live faithful to Jesus where you are

Starting in chapter 7, Paul turns to answering honest questions the church had about following Jesus in their different stages of life. We find practical wisdom for the married, single, divorced, and widowed.  We can live faithful to Jesus where we are.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Why our bodies matter

In 1 Cor. 6v12-20, Paul talks about the importance of our physical body. We are the embodiment of Jesus to the world and what we do with our bodies affects this. Ultimately, our bodies are part of the Gospel, bought with a price and promised to be raised again.

Taught by Ryan Doucet 

1 Corinthians 6v9-11: Who will enter the kingdom of God?

Paul gives both a strong warning and a beautiful promise.  Entering into the kingdom of God isn’t automatic.  But all who repent and believe are “washed, sanctified, and justified.”

Taught by Jose Zayas

1 Corinthians 6v1-8: The Lawsuit

We’re looking at another area where the church has lost its way and forgotten who it is—in this lawsuit between believers. Identity leads to activity, behavior follows belief. In today’s text we find 3 areas where Paul reminds the church of our identity, so we can live in alignment with it today.

Taught by Stephen Collins

Easter 2024

John 20v24-31

 

Jesus still bears the scars of His suffering, even after His resurrection. What does that tell us about God?

 

Taught by Jose Zayas

Easter 2024: How many reasons to praise?

Matthew 21v1-17

Holy Week begins with Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey with a crowd of spontaneous praise.  

 

Taught By Jose Zayas

1 Corinthians: LGBTQIA+ People to be loved (Part 3)

How do we engage in conversations about gender with a biblical worldview?

Taught by Jose Zayas 

(Some audio "echo" problems in the first 10 minutes of the podcast.  Audio clears up at 12:12)

1 Corinthians: Sexual Integrity

There is a world of difference in comprehending a vision of Biblical sexuality, marriage, and sexual immorality versus actually living this vision out. World of a difference between knowing it and living it. So, how do we live out this Biblical vision of sexuality? How do we walk in sexual integrity for God’s glory, our joy, and the good of others?

Selected Scriptures

Taught by Stephen Collins

1 Corinthians: LGBTQIA+ - People to be loved (part 2)

John 4

How did Jesus approach people who lived differently?  How do Jesus followers navigate differences in healthy ways? And what about specific questions on how to live this out?

 

Taught By Jose Zayas

 

1 Corinthians: LGBTQIA+ People to be loved (Part 1)

What do the Scriptures teach?

Taught by Jose Zayas

Defining Sexual Immorality

What do the Scriptures teach us about Sexual Immorality? What are the dangers and how can we find hope in this area of life as followers of Jesus?

1 Corinthians: Defining Marriage

What is marriage, according to the Scriptures? And how do we live with a biblical view in a culture that often does not?

1 Corinthians 5: Hand this man over to Satan?

How do we live out the way of Jesus together as a church when it comes to human sexuality? When a Jesus follower steps out of the bounds of Scripture, what do we do? How do we live out a biblical worldview in a world saturated with competing worldviews?

1 Corinthians 4v14-21: A Biblical Worldview

Following Jesus implies we live under God's authority and the authority of God's family

Taught by: Jose Zayas

Contract or Covenant - Hebrews 13v11-14

Taught by: Dr. Rev. Sameh Maurice

Dr. Rev. Sameh Maurice is the senior pastor of Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church in Cairo, Egypt.

1 Corinthians 4:1-14: Perspective

Paul exhorts the Corinthians to change their perspective in the areas of judgment and pride. 

Taught by: Steve Marshman

1 Corinthians 3v5-23: Farmers + Builders

In today’s text, we’re given two pictures for how we grow.  We are farmers and builders.

Taught by Jose Zayas

1 Corinthians 3v1-4: Grow Up

This week we recapped where we’ve been in the letter and covered new material as Paul calls the Corinthian church to grow up and eat solid food. 

Taught by Stephen Collins

Unexpected: Christmas Eve 2023

Taught By Jose Zayas

Unexpected: Obscure Places

Jesus is born in Bethlehem, exiled in Egypt, and raised in Nazareth.  What do learn about God and our story from the places Jesus lived?

 

Matthew 2 

 

Taught by Jose Zayas

Unexpected: Do we recognize this Jesus?

Based on the Old Testament, it shouldn’t have been so unexpected that the arrival of Jesus would entail a mission to reach the poor with the good news, but coming and living as one of the poor? That was unexpected for many then and perhaps for many still today.

Luke 1v39-56

Taught by Ryan Doucet

Unexpected: That God Would Take On Flesh

What does it mean that God took on flesh, why was it unexpected, and how does it shape our lives today?

Selected scriptures

Taught by Stephen Collins

Unexpected: Making the most of Advent

Luke 2v8-20

 

We’re looking at the unexpected details that surround the advent of Jesus.  What do we learn from the shepherds about encountering God?

 

Taught by Jose Zayas

1 Corinthians 2v6-13: Spiritual

What does the word “spiritual” really mean? The Corinthians think spirituality is about the immaterial or other worldly.  Paul redefines true spirituality as people empowered by the Holy Spirit.

 

 - Taught by Jose Zayas

1 Corinthians 2v1-5 - The foolishness of God (Part C - preaching)

Taught by Dan Braga

 

Paul compares and contrasts the wisdom of God with the “wisdom” of the world as seen in the Greek sophists, itinerate philosophers, and teachers. He gives three examples. The third is preaching. After preaching with “eloquence” on Mars Hill, in the genre of the Greek sophists, Paul travels fifty miles to Corinth and changes his method to preaching “Jesus Christ and him crucified”. Preaching should be focused on the cross.

 

1 Corinthians 1v26-31 - The foolishness of God (Part B /the church)

Paul compares and contrasts the wisdom of God with the “wisdom” of the world as seen in the Greek sophists, itinerate philosophers, and teachers. He gives three examples. The second is God’s people. “Not many noble are called...” God uses the weak, poor, and broken to glorify Jesus and expand the kingdom.  

1 Corinthians 1v18-25: The Foolishness of God (Part A / The Cross)

The gospel can’t be understood with the lenses of human wisdom, it’s another way entirely. So will we trust in what makes sense to us according to our human “wisdom” or will we take the risk of faith and trust in Jesus’ counterintuitive cross?

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Taught by Stephen Collins

1 Corinthians 1v10-17 - Factions + Followers

The church in Corinth was divided around personalities rather than united around Jesus.  Are we any different today?

1 Corinthians 1v3-9: Grace + Peace

How does Paul treat the church?  Paul prays for, encourages, and believes in a church with gaping problems and serious issues.  We need to learn to see the good in people.

1 Corinthians 1v2 - The Church of God in Corinth

What does it mean to be part of God's church? And what does it mean to be a church "in the city?"

Taught by - Jose Zayas

1 Corinthians 1v1: Your Life Is A Letter

Before Paul ever writes a letter, his life is radically changed by Jesus Christ.

 

Taught by Jose Zayas.

We are 26 West Church: In Jesus

What does it mean to help people experience life “in Jesus?”

 

We look at nine different practices found in Scripture that help us be with Jesus. 

 

Taught by Jose Zayas.

We Are 26 West Church: Part 2 Experience Life

Luke 6v12-23

 

Experiencing life is about responding to Jesus.

 

Taught by Jose Zayas.

We are 26 West Church: Part 1: Helping People

Luke 10v25-37

In part one of a three part series, we are reminded of who we are as a church and how helping people is at the core of everything we do.

 

Taught by Jose Zayas.

Colossians 4v7-18: The Credits of Colossians

It might be tempting to view the end of Colossians as just a list of random names that has little impact on our lives, but in these "credits of Colossians" there are actually massive revelations and profound truths that we don't want to miss.

 

Taught by Stephen Collins.

Colossians 3v22-4v6: Sacrificial Love (Part 2)

What does it look like to show sacrificial love at school and at work?

 

Taught by Jose Zayas

Colossians 3v18-21: Sacrificial Love (Part 1)

It's one thing to show love and care for strangers or people we don't know well. But what about the people who are closest? What does it look like to follow Jesus in marriage, as parents, and as kids?

 

Taught by Jose Zayas

Colossians 3v12-17: Living as Those Made Alive in Christ (Part 2)

How do we live in this new family and Kingdom? We’ve got to get our new clothes on, let Christ saturate to our core, and live all of life all for Jesus. 

Taught by Stephen Collins

Colossians 3v1-11: Living as Those Made Alive In Christ

How does being made alive in Christ shape our lives? We've been transferred into a new Kingdom and family, but what does life look like in this new Kingdom and family? Paul says that we've got to get our minds right, get violent with our sin, and get our new clothes on. 

 

Taught by Stephen Collins.

Colossians 2v16-23: Since You Died With Christ

Paul addresses specific pressures the Colossians were facing AND we still face today: struggling to truly know what we believe, being influenced by the "unspiritual" ways of the culture around us, and being disconnected from Jesus and His Church.

 

Taught by Ryan Doucet

Colossians 2v6-15: Don’t Get Taken Captive

In this turning point of the letter, Paul exhorts the Colossians that as you received Jesus as Lord, now walk in Him, He has set you free, so don't be taken captive again.

 

Taught by Stephen Collins

Colossians 1v24-2v5: Christ in us, our Hope of Glory

Paul explains how we are to mature in Christ - participating in His suffering and presence.

Colossians 1v15-23: Jesus is Supreme

Jesus is Lord over all creation, He is Lord over all new-creation, but is He Lord over you?

 

Taught by Stephen Collins.

Colossians 1v1-14: Jesus, Lord Over All

Colossians 1v1-14

In this opening message of Colossians we look at an overview of the letter + see how Christ is supreme and His gospel is sufficient. 

Taught by Stephen Collins

The Who, What, and Why

Matthew 10v37-42

Who we follow matters. What we live for matters.  And why we follow Jesus really, really matters.

 

Taught by Jose Zayas

Holy Spirit: Continue the Father’s Work

Various scripture

 

During the final teaching in the Holy Spirit series, Jose reminds us of us three important things the Holy Spirit wants to do in every Jesus follower.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Holy Spirit: What is Prophecy?

1 Corinthians 14

We are invited to “eagerly desire the gift of the Spirit, especially prophecy.” What is prophecy and why is it so important?

Taught by Jose Zayas

Holy Spirit: What Are Tongues?

1 Corinthians 14

One of the many manifestations of the Holy Spirit’s presence is “tongues” (or languages).  What are they?  Why do they matter?

Taught by Jose Zayas