Redeemer West Side
Welcome to the podcast of Redeemer West Side. Our church is located on Manhattan's Upper West Side where we are living out the sacred call by Jesus to love our neighbors and heal our city.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 160
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Hard Questions
Given by Rev. Bijan Mirtolooi
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk 1 describes a man asking God hard, uncomfortable questions, and being unsettled by the answers God gives. We need to start here—wit…
Easter Sunday | The Same Power
Given by Rev. Bijan Mirtolooi
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Ephesians 1:15-23
This sermon explores the historical foundation and the life-transforming power of the greatest news ever told: Jesus was raised on th…
The Humble King
Given by Rev. Andrew Field.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Matthew 21:1-11
Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem as a true king, and a truly humble king. The triumphal entry reveals the upside-down …
Humility
Given by Rev. Bijan Mirtolooi.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Luke 18:9-14
To round out our series on repentance, we’ll consider humility. Humility is both the foundation for and a fruit of repentance. Pride wi…
Turning
Given by Rev. Bijan Mirtolooi.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | 1 Thessalonians 1:4-10
As Thomas Watson points out, godly repentance is that which starts in the heart and bursts forth into a change in life. This s…
Confession
Given by Rev. Bijan Mirtolooi.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Psalm 32:1-11
Another essential ingredient in gospel repentance is the confession of sin. Both the Old Testament and the New Testament highlight the …
Godly Sorrow
Given by Rev. Bijan Mirtolooi.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | 2 Corinthians 7:8-12
In the March 9 sermon, we considered repentance generally. The upcoming three sermons dive more specifically into the aspects of…
Repentance and the Kingdom
Given by Rev. Bijan Mirtolooi.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Mark 1:14-20
In his famous 95 Theses, Martin Luther remarked that the entirety of the Christian life is one of repentance. This is fitting, for when …
Bringing Friends to Jesus
Given by Rev. Bijan Mirtolooi.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Mark 2:1-12
In Mark 2, we see someone whose life was radically and holistically healed by Jesus. But he would not have experienced healing from Jesus…
Everyone Needed
Given by Rev. Bijan Mirtolooi.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Ephesians 2:19-22
In his book, Side by Side, Ed Welch describes church as a place where every person is both needy and needed. Using the imagery of “…
One But Not the Same
Given by Rev. Bijan Mirtolooi.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Ephesians 2:11-18
In these verses, Paul provides a theological foundation for the kind of reconciliation that we see depicted in Acts 10: The same go…
The Gospel at the Table
Given by Rev. Bijan Mirtolooi.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Acts 10
Acts 10 records a kind of conversion story, but not in the way you expect. Peter, who was an apostle and the leader of the church, experience…
Serving the Church
Given by Rev. Andrew Field.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Acts 6:1-7
As we saw last week, the first Christians were committed to serving their city in word and deed ministry. In Acts 6, God invites his people to…
Serve the City
Given by Rev. Bijan Mirtolooi.
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Acts 3:1-16
While Peter and John were making their way to the temple to pray, they encountered a man with tremendous physical need. Instead of offer…
Hope and Home
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Jeremiah 29:4-14
For the people of God, “exile” is their current but not their ultimate status. While they are to seek the shalom of their cities (be it Babylon or NYC), they mus…
For the City
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Jeremiah 29:1-9
God tells his people in Babylon to seek the shalom of their city (29v7). One of our values at RWS is pursuing and promoting a flourishing city. This sermon explore…
Exiles
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | Jeremiah 29:1-9
An “exile” is someone who’s been displaced from their homeland, having undergone an experience of disruption/disorientation. The theme of “exile” runs throughout t…
Voice in the Wilderness
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | John 1:19-28
What does it mean to live in light of Christmas? Christians, like John the Baptist, are called to use their “voice” to proclaim the “Word”. Jesus must increase, we mu…
Grace and Truth
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | John 1:14-18
In our polarized and polarizing society, people who live with both grace and truth are rare and beautiful. As FD Bruner points out, at Christmas, we celebrate the in…
Word Made Flesh
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE | John 1:14
In Eugene Peterson’s The Message, he paraphrased this verse by saying, “The word became flesh and moved into the neighborhood.” The more the message of Christmas grabs …