26 West Church: Audio Podcast

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

Learning to Lead: Why Christmas?

1 Timothy 3v14-16

Paul ends a conversation on how we lead in team with graphic pictures of what the church is for and why Jesus’ birth changes everything.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Learning to Lead: What Are Deacons?

1 Timothy 3v8-13

Jesus came to serve, not to be served. Deacons lead the way in care and service throughout the community. Conversations about leadership should cause us to ask, “Who can I serve?” and “Where should I start?"

Taught By Jose Zayas

Learning to Lead: What Are Elders?

1 Timothy 3v1-7

Who’s called to lead the church and what kinds of people are qualified? Leadership in the church is focused on character. Elders are a gift to help guide and guard the community.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Learning to Lead: Find Your Fit

1 Timothy 2v8-15

"Pray with lifted hands. Don’t wear gold or pearls. Women learn in quietness and will be saved through childbearing?!" Jose Zayas and Taylor Turkington unpack a controversial and often misunderstood section of Paul’s letter to Timothy. In the church there’s a place for everyone. We’re to find our fit and live in a way that’s fitting.

Taught By Jose Zayas and Taylor Turkington

Why Meeting Together Matters

Psalm 105 

Why church? What does gathering together each week produce?

Psalm 105 reminds us we were created to praise and pursue God, who is faithful in keeping His promises. Praise doesn’t always come naturally. We need each other to remind each other to grow in pursuing God.

 

Taught By Jose Zayas

Learning to Lead: Leading From Brokenness

1 Samuel 16v3-13, 2 Samuel 12v1-13

 

Taught By Andrew Rothrock

Learning to Lead: Leaders Love

Various Text

Three things I hope I’ll have done at the end of my life: Fought the fight. Finished the race. Kept the faith!

Taught By Scott Ballard

Learning to Lead: What Determines a Good Leader?

Various Text

The principles in 1 Timothy (and all of Scripture) are about much more than church management. Leadership applies to all of life. Today’s podcast includes an interview and insights from a global business leader who also happens to be part of 26 West Church.

Taught By Jose Zayas and Guest.

Learning to Lead: A Call to All

1 Timothy 2v1-7

You are part of something bigger than just “you.” You’re part of a family. You’re part of a school or work team. You and I are part of a church. 1 Timothy chapters 2-3 help us see how to lead in team. Paul gives us three things we ought to do to serve the people around us.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Learning to Lead: Hand Them Over to Satan?

1 Timothy 1v12

As Paul continues his mentorship of Timothy in the opening chapter, we discover several more character traits of healthy leaders. However in doing so, we must also navigate this strange idea of handing someone over to Satan. Listen in to see what we can learn about the importance of our every-day influence in the lives of others around us.

Taught By Ian Nelson

 

Learning to Lead:Three Traits of Healthy Leaders

Text: 1 Timothy 1v3-11

Paul sends Timothy to stop false teachers from fracturing the church. What makes for healthy leadership? In the opening instructions we see that healthy leaders are grounded in the truth, learn to discern, and are motivated by love.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Learning to Lead: What is a leader?

1 Timothy 1v1-2

In the first teaching of the series, Jose lays of foundation of what leadership is and why growth is so important.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Follow Me: Future: The Best is Yet to Come

Ephesians 4v1

There’s your past and your future; who you are and who you want to be. Ephesians 4v1 is a “hinge,” connecting who we are because of Jesus with how we are called to live.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Follow Me: Witness: Sharing Your Story

1 Thessalonians 1v4-10

God’s plan has always been to rescue and restore. What part do we play in God’s Story?

Taught By Jose Zayas

Follow Me: Prayer: Talking and Listening

Verious Text

Prayer is an invitation to relationship with God. It’s about more than asking. It’s about listening. But how? How can we know what God is saying?

Taught By Jose Zayas

Follow Me: Holy Spirit: God’s Power and Presence

Various Text

How does the Holy Spirit help us follow Jesus? The who, what, where, when and why of the Holy Spirit.  

Taught By Steve Marshman

Follow Me: Bible: Learning God’s Ways

Various Text

Worlds are shaped with words. Words build up and tear down. God’s given us the Bible to shape our relationship, growth, and change.
What does is mean to say the Bible is “God’s Word?"

Taught By Jose Zayas

Follow Me: Church: Following Jesus Together

Various Text

What is church and why is it important to grow as disciples to Jesus?

Taught By Jose Zayas

Follow Me: Jesus said, “Follow me.”

Matthew 9

Jesus invited people to follow Him. What does that mean, really? And how do we live that out in our selfie world?

Taught By Jose Zayas

 

Good News Today 2018

Listen to Jose’s message from Good News Today at Hillsboro Stadium on August 12, 2018.

Love My Neighbor: part 7: Love looks like opportunity

Acts 8v26-40

In the final teaching of the series, Jose looks at how God opens doors to love people and why our response matters.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Love My Neighbor: Part 6: Love looks like a towel

John 13v1-17

Jesus washes the feet of His disciples. What is that about? And what does it say about how we serve people around us?

Taught By Jose Zayas

Staying Faithful

Psalm 101

Jesus never asked His followers to go out and become famous, but He does long for them to be faithful. Living a life of faithfulness will yield a rich reward.

Taught By Phil Comer

Love My Neighbor: Part 5: Love Looks Like A Second Chance

Luke 7v36-50

We label people all of the time. Rich. Poor. Conservative. Liberal. Popular. Loner. Jesus helps us move past labels to see people for who they really are. Loving our neighbor means looking for ways to offer a second chance.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Love My Neighbor: Part 4: Love looks like a conversation.

John 3-4

Jesus is the master at helping people know and experience the Father’s love. Learn, from Jesus, how to listen well and share Good News in a compelling way. 

Taught By Jose Zayas

Love My Neighbor: Part 3: Love looks like a meal

Luke 5v27-32

 

To Jesus eating is about much more than food. It’s an invitation to relationship and one of most natural ways to connect with people who feel far from God.

 

Taught By Jose Zayas

Love My Neighbor: Part 2: Ask The Right Questions

Luke 10v25-37

Loving our neighbors begins with asking the right questions. Jesus moves the conversation from "who" our neighbor is to "how" to become more like Him in how we see and treat people.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Love My Neighbor: Part 1: A Heart Like The Father

Luke 15

Loving God and neighbor is central to the way of Jesus. What does it mean to "love" God and people? In a string of parables, Jesus reminds us that we can live in God's house yet miss the heart of God.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Resurrection Is What Makes The News Good!

John 16v16-20

Jesus’ words, “but your grief will turn to joy” is a Kingdom principle, an invitation to look at our suffering through the lens of His resurrection…that today, and more fully one day in the future all things will be made whole again because of Jesus’ life, death, burial, and resurrection. This is the hope we live with as God’s family.

Taught by Nate Kupish

A snack, staff, and some stones: Where’s your heart with what you have?

Various Text

Far too often we concern ourselves with what we don’t have. This message challenges us to instead focus on what we do have and allow God to use it.

Taught By Brian Hogan

Jesus Lifted Up

John 3v14-15

What does it mean to “believe” in Jesus?

Taught By Steve Marshman

Greater Things

John 14v1-17

What do you think God wants to do through you life? Listen to Jesus’ radical claim (again) that greater things are possible for anyone who follows Him.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Family: A Beautiful Mess

Taught By Ian Nelson

Romans: In light of the Day: Final words

Romans 16v17-27

Paul ends the letter with a few reminder of how to experience life in Jesus together.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Romans: In light of the Day: Name Drop

Romans 16v1-16

Church is a family. From Paul’s list of 27 names, we get a glimpse of the kinds of people that make up the church. What should the church look like in our city? And what is God calling our church to become?

Taught By Jose Zayas