26 West Church: Audio Podcast

Let Us Adore Him: Part 3: The Birth Of A King

Matthew 2v1-12

Matthew reminds us that the advent of Jesus is about two kings, two groups, and two very different responses. Sometimes the least likely are the most likely to respond well.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Let Us Adore Him: Part 2: God Comes As A Child

Matthew 1v18-25

Last week we saw that God works from generation to generation and that Jesus completes what God began in King David and Abraham. Today we’re in awe of how God does this. Not from the top down. Jesus is born. God comes to us as a child.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Let Us Adore Him: Part 1: Every Generation

Matthew 1v1-17

Matthew begins his Gospel with a genealogy of Jesus. Why the family tree? What are we supposed to see and what surprises are in store?

Taught By Jose Zayas

Ephesians: Always More

Ephesians 3v14-21

We are praying for more. More of God’s love. More of God’s power.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Ephesians: The Grace We’ve Been Given

Ephesians 3v7-13

God’s grace isn’t limited to the gift of God’s salvation, it's also the gift to love and serve others. And when we come together as the Church to do that, we’re taking part in the revealing of God’s glory.

Taught By Ryan Doucet

Ephesians: The Mystery

Ephesians 3v1-6

There’s a “mystery,” once hidden, that God’s now brought into light. Understanding mystery and revelation helps shape how God wants to lead and grow us today.

Taught By Jose Zayas

 

Ephesians: One New Humanity

Ephesians 2v11-22

We live in a divided world. Sports. Politics. Relationship status. Even in church. What walls have we built up that Jesus came to tear down?

Taught By Jose Zayas

Ephesians: A Faith That Works

Ephesians 2v1-10

Since Jesus has given us new life by grace through faith, we can now live in a new way.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Ephesians: So That You May Know Him Better

Ephesians 1v15-23

Paul’s pray for the church is that they would keep growing. Are you growing in Jesus-likeness? And are you content with the pace of your progress?

Taught By Jose Zayas

Ephesians: All we need is Him

Ephesians 1v3-14

Following God has real benefits, both seen and unseen. We ought to praise God because He's made known the person and path to blessing; all we need is found in Jesus.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Ephesians: God wants to bless us!

Ephesians 1v3-14

Paul describes God’s blessings in Christ. Our blessing is to be adopted into God’s family as we are marked with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit.

Taught By Steve Marshman

Ephesians: Grace & Peace

Ephesians1v1-2

Paul sets the tone for the letter with his introduction. In this first message of the series, we trace Paul's relationship with the church in Ephesus and are reminded the it's possible to start well and end poorly. What's going to keep us from stumbling? God's message of grace and peace.

Taught by Jose Zayas

The New You: Part 6: Rest, Reorientation, and Resurrection.

What does it look like to live this new way? What changes in our thinking and actions? How do we go about life differently than we did before we came under the kingship of Jesus?

Taught By Nate Kupish

The New You: Part 5: New Power

Various Text

Last week we looked at what the Holy Spirit does in you. Today we look at what the Spirit wants to do through you.

Taught By Jose Zayas

The New You: Part 4: New Presence

Various Texts

Jesus promised to give His Spirit to all who follow Him. Who is the Holy Spirit and what does He do to grow and transform us?

Taught By Jose Zayas

The New You: Part 3: New Family

1 Peter 2v1-12

Bible writers describe Jesus followers using family language (brothers and sisters, newborn babies, etc). We, together, are the people of God. That’s the motivation for us to live in a new way.

Taught By Jose Zayas

The New You: Part 2: New Identity

Various Tex

Who are you, really? The writers of the New Testament call Jesus followers “holy people.”  You are holy... now. What does that mean? And if that’s true, how do I live a holy life?

Taught By Jose Zayas

The New You: Part 1: New Creation

2 Corinthians 5v17-21

What changes when we choose to follow Jesus?

Taught by Jose Zayas

Summer 2019: The Why, The What, And The How

Various Text

Why take risks to help people? Remember the motivation behind what we’re called to do as Jesus followers.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Summer 2019: Remaining Faithful in a Prospering World

Hebrews 12v11

Oftentimes we focus on seasons of adversity as being our seasons of greatest challenge, learning to fully lean on God through the trials. But what about in seasons of prosperity or comfort? What if the greatest challenge to remaining faithful to Christ wasn’t our trial, but instead our times of triumph? Join us as we examine how to remain faithful to Christ through maintaining four disciplines.

Taught By Brian Hogan

Summer 2019: New Heaven And New Earth

Revelation 21v1-3

What are we looking forward to? When Jesus returns, God will create a new heaven, a new earth, and a new Jerusalem.

Taught By Steve Marshman

Summer 2019: God speaks in the everyday-stuff of life

Various Text

Jesus gave us the framework to recognize all of life is intended to be life-with-God. God speaking in our everyday moments. Here’s a few stories to encourage you in your relationship with God and empower you to listen as God speaks to you this week.

Taught By Nate Kupish

Summer 2019: Festivals and Jesus

Leviticus 23

God appointed seven sacred annual Festivals for the Israelites. All seven foreshadow the life and work of our Messiah - the Lord Jesus Christ.  

Taught By Steve Marshman

Summer 2019: Down But Not Out

Mark 4v35-41

Taught By Josh Binstead 

Summer 2019: The Holy Spirit will...

Acts 8

Some much of the conversation around sharing the faith is around what we do. Acts 8 tells us what the Holy Spirit will do to help people experience life in Jesus. 

Taught By Jose Zayas

Daniel: Faithful in a Broken World: Rest, resurrection, and rewards

Daniel 12

What’s the in final word in Daniel? There's a future for all who live faithful. God is real. And God loves to reward.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Daniel: Faithful In A Broken World: God Knows

Daniel 11

God shows Daniel how kingdoms will rise and fall over the next 300 years. Which is mind-blowing. And a reminder that God knows. God is working. God is in control, even when this world seems out of control.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Daniel: Faithful In A Broken World: Angels, Demons, And Unseen Battles

Daniel 10

Daniel prays. God answers. But the message is delayed by evil powers?!

Taught By Jose Zayas

Daniel: Faithful In A Broken World: Prayer and Encouragement

Daniel 9

Daniel’s prayer of confession emphasizes God’s faithfulness and righteousness.  God’s encouraging response reveals his unfolding plan of redemption.

Taught by Steve Marshman

Daniel: Faithful In A Broken World: Rams, Goats, The Angel Gabriel

Daniel 8

These seemingly bizarre pictures point to what God is about to do to deal with the evil in our world. More than that, Daniel 8 reminds us there are "seen and unseen" powers at work.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Daniel: Faithful In A Broken World/ Jesus And The Son of Man

Daniel 7

Who are the “ancient of days” and “son of man” mentioned in Daniel 7? And how does this ancient vision give hope as we serve Jesus in our broken world?

Taught By Jose Zayas

Daniel: Faithful in a Broken World: Cookbooks, Comics, and Jesus coming on the clouds

Daniel 7

Read Daniel 7-12 and something is totally different. How do we read and understand these graphic pictures?

Taught By Jose Zayas

Daniel: Faithful in a broken world: sleeping with lions

Daniel 6

Now in his 80’s. Daniel is faced with a new king with new rules and a new threat. How Daniel responds will help us face our challenges with courage.

Taught By Jose Zayas

 

Easter: Celebrating God’s Faithfulness

Luke 24v13-35

On the day Jesus rose from the grave he appeared to confused and discouraged disciples. At first they couldn’t understand what happened. But Jesus opened their eyes. Listen to real stories from three couples who’ve faced troubling times and experienced hope and healing from the Risen Jesus.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Passion Week: Through The Garden

Matthew 26v36-46

Passion week is our time to remember Jesus’ suffering for our salvation. There’s so much to learn about prayer, pain, and the faithfulness of God as we look at Jesus walking through the garden called Gethsemane.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Daniel: Faithful In A Broken World: Writing On The Wall

Daniel 5

“The writing is on the wall” means that things are about to come to a sudden end. That’s exactly what happens to King Belshazzar. Read Daniel 4 and 5 and you get a graphic comparison of two kings, two paths, and two very different results.

Taught By Jose Zayas

When Faith Fails

Taught By Dominic Done

Daniel: Faithful in a Broken World: People Over Policy

Daniel 5

Daniel is given the interpretation to the king’s dream. it’s a tough message; judgment is coming if he doesn’t change. How Daniel speaks to the king has so much to say about how we share the Good News in our world. We need to focus on people over policy, and choose the path of humility over pride.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Daniel: Into the Fire

Daniel 3

 

Things get intense when three young Hebrew men refuse to bow down to the gods of Babylon. How do we stay faithful under pressure in a secular society?

Taught By Ian Nelson

Daniel: Faithful in a Broken World: Part 2: Vision

Daniel 2

God has a vision. So does Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel. Your vision drives your expectations.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Daniel: Faithful In A Broken World: Part 1: Embracing Exile

Daniel is living in a foreign land. And so are we. To live faithful to Jesus means there are things we need to say “yes” and “no” to.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Seek 21: Fast Forward

Luke 3-4

There’ a beautiful pattern in Jesus’ life that speaks to God’s work in our lives. Baptism. Desert. Fasting. Temptation. All leading to Jesus (and you and me) doing the Father’s work in His world.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Seek 21: Blessed Are The Hungry And Thirsty

Exodus 15-16; Matthew 5

Hunger and thirst are metaphors in Scripture that speak to our deep desire to connect with God. So what does Jesus mean when he says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness?”

Taught By Jose Zayas

Seek 21: Hungry for God

Matthew 6

Fasting is an invitation to more of God’s presence. Scripture is filled with people turning from food for a season to focus on God. The question is, are we hungry?

Taught By Jose Zayas

Learning to Lead: In Light of Heaven

John 14 and various

All leadership is temporary, but we should live and serve in light of God’s great promise of heaven. 

Taught By Luis Palau

Learning to Lead: What We Should Do With God’s Money

1 Timothy 6v11-21

Whats driving your financial decisions? Trust in God or pride? Generosity is God’s solution to greed.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Learning to Lead: What Money Does To Us

1 Timothy 6v3-10

Money is neutral; it’s a tool. But the love of money will take you places you never intended. Before we look at what we’re called to do with God’s money (next week), let’s look at what money does to us.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Learning to Lead: Serving Well

1 Timothy 5v17-6v2

As followers of Jesus, we lead by serving well even when it’s difficult. Paul’s advice to Timothy in multiple life situations is applicable today.  

Taught by Steve Marshman

Learning to Lead: Leading With Wisdom

1 Timothy 5v1-16

The Scriptures don’t have specific answers to every question, but ought to inform every decision. We need wisdom to navigate life’s challenges.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Learning to Lead: Gym Your Life

1 Timothy 4 

We want to live healthy but are we willing to change? Eating habits. Exercise. Rest. Godliness. Paul reminds us that change requires training.

 

Taught By Jose Zayas