26 West Church: Audio Podcast

Romans Part 2: From Wrong to Right

Romans 3v21-24

"But now..." Paul moves from where we were to where we are now because of Jesus Christ. We have moved from wrong to right. We are righteous. We have been justified.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Romans Part 2: Life on Trial

Romans 3v9-20

 

There’s a courtroom. And evidence. And good reason to see why God’s grace changes everything.

 

Taught by Jose Zayas

Romans Part 2: Advantages and Excuses

Romans 3v1-8

A key to growing is learning to ask the right questions. What advantages do we enjoy? What excuses are we making?

Taught by Jose Zayas

Romans Part 2: Check Your Status

Romans 2v17-29

Romans 2 is filled with reasons why we should never point the finger in judging other people’s behavior. Everyone has a story. At times, we’ve all put our confidence in the wrong things. Where is your hope for life in God?

Taught by Jose Zayas

Romans Part 2: In Light of “The Day”

Romans 2v1-16

It’s always easier to see other people’s faults while ignoring our own. Romans 2 reminds us why judging one another never makes sense. We are called to live in light of the “Day of the Lord, a day when God puts the world to rights.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Romans Part 2: God’s Vision for Human Flourishing

Romans 1v24-32

What do the Scriptures teach about homosexuality? Jose looks at God’s vision for marriage, important questions people are asking, and our way forward as we navigate conflicting worldviews.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Romans Part 2: God Is Angry (and why that should make you glad)

Romans 1v18-23

Romans 1v18-3v20 makes one big point, in many parts: God is right. We are wrong. Yet Paul starts his argument with an interesting and controversial topic - the wrath of God. What does it mean for God to be angry? And how does that fit with God’s love?

Taught by Jose Zayas

Romans Part 1: I Am Not Ashamed

 

Romans 1v16-17

Paul ends his introduction with thesis of his letter – the Good News is God's power to save through faith. But what is salvation? Faith? And how do we experience it for ourselves?

Taught By Jose Zayas

Living above the Fray

Colossians 3:1-14

Jesus is building His kingdom and all who have chosen to follow Him have joined Him in His work. In light of events taking place in our country right now how can we stay above the fray and live out the  way of Jesus? The answer is found here in Paul's letter to the Colossians.

Taught by Phil Comer

Romans Part 1: Open Doors

 

Romans 1v8-15

Paul's introduction is filled with thanksgiving and prayer. How are the two connected? And how do they fit with the open doors we are walking through?

Taught by Jose Zayas

Romans Part 1: Listen to a Letter

Romans 1v1-7

Paul’s letter to a tiny church in the capitol city of the Roman empire has shaped Jesus followers for centuries. In the first teaching of the series, Jose looks at what Romans is, how it's shaped, and why it's important as we live as disciples to Jesus in our city.

Taught By Jose Zayas

Vision Series Part 7: Words and Works

Romans 15v14-20

Paul tells the church the secret to his church planting strategy. What you say matters. What you do matters. God wants to use your words and works to help people experience life in Jesus.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Vision Series Part 6: Grace and Truth

John 1

What kind of church are we going to build? One full of rules or one where anything goes? Jesus shows the perfect balance of grace and truth.

Taught by James Gleason

Vision Series Part 5: Do Something

Matthew 14v13-21

Jesus is our model on how to live with compassion in the face of suffering and injustice.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Vision Series Part 4: 26 West Communities

Here at 26 West Church we value community. We hope that each of you have community that is leading you to be who God says we are in Jesus… a family of missionary disciples. 

Taught by Kenny Stone

Vision Series Part 3: Embracing Change

Disciples are called to growth in compassion, calling, and community life.  How do we take practical steps to follow Jesus together?

Taught by Jose Zayas

Vision Series Part 2: Our Calling

Jesus was moved with compassion to bring hope and healing to cities and villages. The needs were so great that Jesus called disciples to join Him in the work. What does it mean to live as a disciple? And how can we grow in our calling this year?

Taught by Jose Zayas

Vision Series Part 1: Deeply Moved

Where are we headed for the coming year? We are stepping into a season of growth as a church. Matthew shows us how Jesus’ ministry grew; how He was deeply moved to teach, proclaim, and demonstrate the Father’s healing touch. Growth begins with a heart of compassion.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Words to the Wise: Consider The Ant

Proverbs are filled with wisdom for everyday life. In the final teaching of the series, Jose Zayas contrasts the work habits of the sluggard and the ant.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Words to the Wise: When We Speak, Remember: Part 2

Part two of a series on the power of words.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Words to the Wise: When We Speak, Remember: Part 1

The average person speaks 16,000 words per day. The question is, what are we doing with them? In this two-part teaching from Proverbs, Jose looks at how words are used to shape reality, to build up or tear down, to bring hurt or healing.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Words to the Wise: The Benefits of Moral Purity

Almost all Christians know what the Bible teaches about purity. Are there benefits to sexual purity? Jim Williams takes an took at this needed subject from the book of Proverbs and other selected passages.

Taught by Jim Williams

Words to the Wise: Moving Through Offense

Moments of offense lead us into choosing either to blame or to overlook the offense (what we’ve called, agreeing with Love, or living beautifully.) Wisdom is the choosing to hand our thinking, feeling, and actions back to God in moments where we could easily become, and live, in offense.

Taught by Nate Kupish

Words to the Wise: What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do

“What do you do, when you don’t know what to do?” is a question that God’s wisdom answers for us.

Taught by Matt Karsh

Words to the Wise: What Wisdom Says about Anger

We all struggle with anger in one way or another. What does the Bible say about this important subject and how are we to overcome it?

Taught by Jim Williams

Words to the Wise: Little Faith Great Faith

How do we grow our faith?

Taught by Steve Marshman

Words to the Wise: Training and Correction

In an earlier teaching we saw Wisdom calling us to “start children off in the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” To grow in Wisdom we should start early. The question is, “how?” How do we get a good start? What does that look like? The book of Proverbs answers these questions will a plea for training and correction.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Words to the Wise: Proverbs and Promises

How do we read and apply the book of Proverbs? Are they promises for everyone or something different?

Taught by Jose Zayas

Words to the Wise: Be Humble

Wisdom is tied to a Person. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. From the library of God’s wisdom, He says, be humble.

Taught by Kenny Stone

Words to the Wise: Wisdom has a Beginning

With unprecedented access to information and technology, are we living better? In the first teaching of the series, Jose looks at what wisdom is and isn't.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Written on the Heart: No coveting

In the final teaching in the series, Jose Zayas looks at how coveting ties together all 10 commandments. Desire is a gift from God. Misplaced desire can be dangerous.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Written on the Heart: No Coveting

In the final teaching in the series, Jose Zayas looks at how coveting ties together all ten commandments. Desire is a gift from God. Misplaced desire can be dangerous.

Written on the Heart: No Lies

God is in a good mood, we’re His children, and He’s patient with us. So these words, “Do not give false testimony against your neighbor” are not a test, but a how-to tutorial on enjoying life with Father, Jesus, and Holy Spirit.

Taught by Nate Kupish

Written on the Heart: No Stealing

You shall not steal, guides us into ways of generosity, honesty, fairness, moderation, frugality, timely payments, wholehearted efforts, sincere promises, and so forth.

Taught by Kenny Stone

Written on the Heart: No adultery

There’s a beautiful order to God’s way of living. We are to honor father and mother (the sanctity of family), not murder (the sanctity of human life), and not commit adultery (the sanctity of marriage). Why is marriage so important to God? It’s because marriage is about so much more than one man and one women in relationship for life. So much more is at stake.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Written on the Heart: No murder

No murder. Seems pretty straightforward. But is the command just about premeditated killing, or something greater? Jesus’ teaching sheds new light on this ancient command.

Taught by Jose Zayas

Written on the Heart: Honor and Blessing

God blesses his people when they honor parents. God knows that parents are not perfect, yet he still tells us to ascribe value to Mom and Dad. Taught by Steve Marshman

Written on the Heart: Remember the Sabbath

Sabbath is the longest and probably most misunderstood of the Ten Commandments. Is it a law? A principle? Was it only for the Jewish people or are we to remember the Sabbath as well? Taught by Jose Zayas

Written on the Heart: Carry the Name

What is “do not misuse the name” all about? Is it about swearing or something more important? Taught by Jose Zayas

Written on the Heart: No idols

What is idolatry? Looking at the second commandment Jose Zayas traces what idols meant to Ancient Israel and how idolatry is still a challenge for all who choose to follow Jesus. Taught by Jose Zayas

Written on the Heart: No Other Gods

God gives 613 commands in the law given to Moses. The first is a command to avoid other gods. Other gods? In this teaching, Jose Zayas shows how we can understand and interpret the Ten Commandments in light of Jesus. Taught by Jose Zayas

Written on the Heart: Don’t Cook a Young Goat in its Mother’s Milk (and other reasons why the Old Testament can seem so confusing)

Reading the Scriptures is both beautiful and frustrating. In the first message of this series, Jose Zayas lays the foundation for how we can read, understand, and apply Old Testament law. Taught by Jose Zayas

What the Resurrection Means

What happened on the first Easter morning? Luke doesn’t hide the disciples’ early doubts, but uses these first encounters to help us wrestle with our own questions to faith. By walking through Luke 24, we not see what happened, but what the resurrection means for all who choose to follow Jesus.Taught by Jose Zayas

Identities

We greatly rejoice that in God’s great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Jesus we are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession. Taught by Kenny Stone

The End is The Beginning

Jose Zayas looks at five major themes in Acts that make a difference in how we follow Jesus. Taught by Jose Zayas

Wisdom and Worry

Things don’t always work out according to plan. Learn from Paul how to respond with wisdom when tempted to worry. Taught by Jose Zayas

Forever Faithful

When times are tough it’s easy to doubt God’s goodness. After being shipwrecked and bitten by a venomous snake, Paul could still proclaim the faithfulness of God. What changed Paul’s perspective and how can that shape how we follow Jesus in our city? Taught by Jose Zayas

Storms and Shipwrecks

One of the beautiful mysteries of following Jesus is the fact that we go through seasons of suffering. Learn from Paul how to stand strong when life’s storms come our way. Taught by Jose Zayas

A Person of Influence

Paul is on trial for his faith in Caesarea, facing Roman governors and kings. Learn from Paul how we can flip any situation into an opportunity to share the love of Jesus. Taught by Jose Zayas

Dream

Taught by Ian Nelson