Reality San Francisco: Recent Episodes
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Dave Lomas and others share encouragements, insights, and meditations on how to respond as followers of Jesus to our current moment. (On Sundays, we post the teaching portion from our online Sunday services, which can be viewed in their entirety at realitysf.com starting at 10:30AM PST.)
Mike Gleim teaches from Romans 8:34-39 on the assurance of God’s love and barriers we experience to confidently trusting in it.
Melissa Mueller teaches from Romans 8:28-34 on God’s commitment to us and His invitation to partner in His redemptive work.
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Mike Sohn teaches from Romans 8:17-27 on facing brokenness through the certain hope of the Cross and access to the Holy Spirit who is present with us. Mike is the Lead Pastor at Reality Church London.
Mike Gleim teaches from Romans 8:12-17 on how the Holy Spirit works through our adoption as God's children to give us a new sense of self, method for change, and power for joy.
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Tim Chaddick teaches from Romans 8:5-11 on the work of the Holy Spirit to move in and renovate our lives from the inside out.
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Tim Chaddick teaches from Romans 8:1-4 on why our standing with God rests on Christ's finished work, not our striving.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 8:17-39 on suffering as the location where God does His deepest healing.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 8 on how the cross did something more than just forgiveness, it evicted sin and brought the Spirit to live in us.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 7 on the disintegration sin causes, and the slow work of the Spirit to reintegrate and put all things back together.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 5 and 6 on the truth of grace lived out and what baptism reveals about our new identity in Christ.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 5:1-11 on the peace available to us through Christ as a firm reality rooted in what God has done, is doing, and will complete in us.
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Ruthie Kim teaches from Romans 4:1-21 on how Abraham's story reveals that God justifies the ungodly by grace through faith, and invites us to hope in His goodness.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 3:21-26 on how the Cross solves every dimension of humanity's sin problem, restoring us fully to God.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Romans on Paul’s revelation of the universal human condition, not to condemn but to show how desperately we need the grace revealed in Jesus.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 1:8-17 on Paul's declaration in Romans that unveils a cosmic vision of salvation.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 1:1-7 on the implications of Jesus’ resurrection and what it means for our understanding of the gospel and person of Jesus.
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Andy Crouch teaches from John 11:1-44 on the transformative growth Jesus invites us into as He walks with us through life’s challenges. Andy is an author, teaching fellow at Practicing the Way, partner for theology and culture at Praxis, and serves on the board of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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Ruthie Kim teaches on Luke 13:10–17 on the transformative compassion of Jesus and the freedom He offers.
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Dave Lomas teaches on encounters with the risen Jesus in the New Testament and the personal invitation He extends to each of us.
Dr. David Bennett teaches from Luke 19:1–10 on how the story of Zacchaeus illustrates the radical, inclusive love of Jesus. He serves as our Theologian in Residence, and is currently working as a postdoctoral research fellow at Oxford University.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 22:1-14 on the importance of friendship with God in our journey of faith.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 21:1-21 on how God can use all circumstances to deepen our faith and strengthen our trust in Him.
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Jay Kim teaches from Genesis 18:10-15 on the forming of our faith in the time between God’s promises and what feels possible. Jay is the Lead Pastor at Westgate Church in San Jose.
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Pete Hughes teaches from Hebrews 11 on how we can participate in the story of God by deepening our faith in God’s power, provision, and presence. Pete is the Lead Pastor at Kings Cross Church in London.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 16 on how God uses our decisions to refine our faith and deepen our trust in Him.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 15 on how trust in God is forged through seasons of waiting.
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Melissa Mueller teaches from Genesis 13:1-18 on learning to trust God as we walk in hopeful anticipation of His promises.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis on the calling on Abraham’s life, made complete in God’s love and faithfulness.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 12:1-9 on how Abram’s story reframes faith—not as certainty about the future, but as allegiance to God.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 11 on how the life of faith requires a departure from security and comfort.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Hebrews 11 on faith as an ongoing journey shaped by trust in God’s promises.
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Tyler Madsen teaches from Revelation 21:3-5 on the creative call and commissioning of each follower of Jesus.
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Jessica Gracewski teaches from Hebrews 2:14-15 on how Christ entered our humanity to defeat death and free us from the fear that enslaves us.
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Ruthie Kim teaches from Matthew 2:1-16 on how Christ’s arrival confronts worldly power and ushers in true freedom.
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Ruthie Kim teaches on how Christ meets us with hope and healing through memory, embodiment, and language.
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Mike Gleim teaches from Luke 2:4-14 on Christ’s invitation to cease striving, embrace His peace, and rest in His redeeming favor.
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Dave Lomas teaches on Christ’s invitation to meet our fears honestly, making room for renewed trust and hope.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Revelation 21:1-5 on how we align ourselves with God’s purpose to make all things new.
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Kevin Cooke teaches from James 1 on how God’s faithfulness through trials meets our steadfast endurance to grow resilience within us.
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Sergio Gomes teaches from John 15:9-16 on the belonging and peace found when our souls rest in God’s love. Sergio is the Head Pastor of Woodside Village Church in Woodside, CA.
Dave Lomas teaches on the Sabbath and the restoration and renewal that come when we remember it.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/4oqUeXe
Dave Lomas teaches on Genesis 1 on being rooted as the key to restoring meaning, belonging, and true humanity. Slides are available at https://bit.ly/4pkqyv2
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 12:28–33 on how the design for a whole, integrated life is found in living out the greatest commandment.
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Mike Gleim teaches from Psalm 42 on the causes and cure for seasons of spiritual dryness.
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Ruthie Kim teaches from Psalm 23 on the rest and care we find through communion with our Good Shepherd.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 15:33-39 on the season of life where God is doing a hidden, obscured work on our soul.
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Dave Lomas teaches from the Gospel of John on living into the promise of peace that Christ secured on our behalf.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 3 on the origin of shame and God’s desire to reintegrate our souls through vulnerable trust in His love.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/4mb8p0x
If you’d like to partner with what God is building here in San Francisco, you can give at realitysf.com/building
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew on the disintegrated soul and Jesus’ invitation to find rest and restoration in Him.
If you’d like to partner with what God is building here in San Francisco, you can give at realitysf.com/building
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Melissa Mueller teaches from Luke 5:33-39 on the invitation to behold Jesus and surrender our old ways to receive the new life He brings.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 12:2-12 on God’s patient pursuit, calling us to respond by receiving His Son.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/45Juz5n
If you’d like to partner with what God is building here in San Francisco, you can give at realitysf.com/building
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 13:3-23 on the parable of the sower and our receptivity to the words of Jesus.
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Al Abdulla teaches from Luke 15:11-32 on the impacts of shame and the unconditional grace Jesus extends to us.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 7:24-27 on the dangers of misliving and the abundant life found in Jesus.
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Kevin Cooke teaches from Matthew 13:24-43 on Jesus' invitation to discern wisely, trust God’s timing, and resist the urge to judge prematurely.
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Mike Gleim teaches from Luke 16:19-31 on the eternal effects of building our identity on anything but God.
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Melissa Mueller teaches from Luke 12:16-21 on the challenge Christ gives us to trust in His rich abundance.
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Jessica Gracewski teaches from Matthew 13:44-46 on the invitation to joyfully surrender everything for the hidden treasure of God’s Kingdom.
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Dave Lomas teaches on what is needed to fulfill the ministry and mandate of reconciliation.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 18:21-35 on forgiveness as a non-negotiable response to the grace we have received as followers of Jesus.
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Dave Lomas teaches on the cost of unforgiveness and what Jesus requires of His followers in response.
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Dave Lomas teaches on God’s desire to pour out His Holy Spirit and fill His followers.
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David Thomas teaches from Matthew 15:21-28 on contending in prayer and how it transforms our lives.
David, who helped steward the Asbury Outpouring, encourages the Church toward renewal through New Room and develops the emerging generation toward leadership through The Awakening Project.
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Mike Gleim teaches from John 2:15-21 on how Christ bridges the gap between us and God, inviting us into an intimate relationship.
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Mike Gleim teaches from Matthew 6:19-34 on the freedom Jesus invites us into by treasuring Him above all else.
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Jessica Gracewski teaches from Mark 10:42-45 on what true greatness means in the Kingdom of God.
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Dave Lomas teaches on the calling of Christ-followers to live out their true identity as a distinct, transformative presence in the world.
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Dave Lomas teaches on the weight of Christ’s invitation to a life of cruciformity.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 1:15 on the central message of Jesus and His teachings.
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For Wednesday, April 16, David McKinney guides us in a fasting reflection on this week’s theme in our BREAD journals, Impasse.
Dr. David Bennett teaches from Mark 1:14-15 on the good news as a countercultural and radical message of the lordship of Jesus.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/4ij9KRb
For Monday, April 14, Melissa Mueller guides us in a reflection on this week’s theme in our BREAD journals, Impasse.
For Wednesday, April 9, David McKinney guides us in a fasting reflection on this week’s theme in our BREAD journals, Letting Go.
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 1:14-15 on the nature of God’s Kingdom and the decisive moments that invite us into it.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3FYBRYj
For Monday, April 7, Kelsey Anderson guides us in a reflection on this week’s theme in our BREAD journals, Letting Go.
For Wednesday, April 2, David McKinney guides us in a fasting reflection on this week’s theme in our BREAD journals, The Gift of Tears.
Dave Lomas teaches on change and the beauty of Christ’s call to repentance.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3Y7Y6kE
For Monday, March 31, Kayla Berry guides us in a reflection on this week’s theme in our BREAD journals, The Gift of Tears.
For Wednesday, March 26, David McKinney guides us in a fasting reflection on this week’s theme in our BREAD journals, Vulnerability.
Ruthie Kim teaches from Song of Songs 2:8-13 on the reach of Christ’s faithful love for us.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/4hJPPL1
For Monday, March 24, Jason Swanson guides us in a reflection on this week’s theme in our BREAD journals, Vulnerability.
For Wednesday, March 19, David McKinney guides us in a fasting reflection on this week’s theme in our BREAD journals, Put a New & Right Spirit Within Me.
Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing teaches from Genesis 39:2-6 on how the life of Joseph prophetically points to the power of Christ’s resurrection.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/4iw6h2r
For Monday, March 17, Jackson Jaramillo guides us in a reflection on this week’s theme in our BREAD journals, Put a New & Right Spirit Within Me.
For Wednesday, March 12, David McKinney guides us in a fasting reflection on this week’s theme in our BREAD journals, We Shall All Be Changed.
Ruthie Kim teaches from Numbers 21:4-9 on how Christ is foreshadowed through the Israelites’ season in the wilderness.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/4hndErA
For Monday, March 10, Melissa Mueller guides us in a reflection on this week’s theme in our BREAD journals, We Shall All Be Changed.
For the beginning of Lent, March 6, Melissa Mueller guides us in a reflection on this week’s theme from our BREAD journals, The Time Is Ripe.
Dave Lomas teaches from John 1:1-18 on the revelation of God’s character when Christ arrived as the light and logos.
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Dave Lomas teaches from John 1:1-18 on the personal nature of Jesus to draw near to us as life, light, and logos.
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Al Gordon teaches from Mark 1:1-11 on consecration, contending prayer, and communion as pivotal in preparing our hearts for a move of God. Al is the rector of Saint Church in Hackney and the founder of the Renaissance Movement.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Revelation on how proper worship gives us perspective and reorients us to the reality of Christ.
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Dave Lomas shares the presentation of our Annual Vision & Prayer, focused on the presence of Jesus.
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Mike Gleim teaches from John 1:40-51 on the three components needed to develop a greater missional life: intelligibility, invitation, and intimacy.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Luke 10:38-42 on the differing postures of Mary and Martha, and the importance of being aware of Jesus’ presence in our own lives.
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Dave Lomas teaches from John 1:35-39 on what it takes to become a disciple of Jesus.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Revelation 3:1-6 on the significance of the church being sustained by the presence of Jesus.
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Melissa Mueller teaches from Isaiah 43:16-21 on God's commitment to our renewal and our participation alongside Him.
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Kevin Cooke teaches from John 3:1-21 on belief and the experiential love of God.
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Melissa Mueller teaches from Matthew 1:18-25 on the power of God’s desire to be with us.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew on the nature of God’s love and grace to pursue us.
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Ruthie Kim teaches from Luke 7:11-17 on the places we encounter the love and compassion of Jesus.
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Jessica Gracewski teaches from Mark 5:21-43 on the nearness of God’s love in our most desperate moments.
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Jessica Gracewski teaches on the role of community in developing a secure, loving attachment to God.
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Melissa Mueller teaches from Matthew 14:22-33 on the tension of trusting God in a broken world.
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Dave Lomas teaches on Peter’s confession, denial, and restoration as an important example of secure attachment to God.
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Dave Lomas teaches from John 15:1-11 on trust and joy as fundamental in forming an abiding relationship with Jesus.
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Jessica Gracewski teaches from John 15:9-15 on friendship with God and how it informs our love for others.
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 12:28-34 on how loving God is not an act of willpower but through attachment to Him.
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Mike Gleim teaches from John 2:1-11 on the surprising and often longed for eventuality of encountering God.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus on the human flourishing that results from dependence on God.
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Mark Sayers teaches from Revelation 3:12 on the renewal that comes when we transition from building platforms to becoming pillars of God’s Kingdom.
Dave Lomas teaches from Psalm 32 on sin and the reordering that takes place as we participate in confession.
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Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 5:27-30 on our misshapen desires around sex and the hope we have in Christ to reform us.
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Dave Lomas teaches from 2 Peter 1:3-4 on the redemptive possibilities of power when reordered in Christ’s love.
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Dave Lomas taught from Matthew 6:19-34 on what is required of us, as followers of Jesus, to become generous.
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Dave Lomas teaches on the power and persuasion of Mammon.
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Dave Lomas teaches from John 4:1-18 on desire and how it is only satisfied when met in Christ’s descending love.
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Sergio Gomes taught from 1 Peter 5:8-14 on Peter’s final encouragement toward vigilance in our faith, and the source of strength a Christ-centered community can offer us.
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Mike Gleim taught from 1 Peter 5:1-7 on humility as the primary trait of a Christ-formed life and the nature and symptoms of its opposing force, pride.
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Dale Gustafson taught from 1 Peter 4:12-19 on our response to suffering and the promise of God’s presence through the difficulty.
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Ruthie Kim teaches from 1 Peter 4:1-11 on what it means to fully and faithfully pursue God's will in our lives.
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Sergio Gomes teaches from 1 Peter 3:13-22 on the opportunity, cost, and hope of doing good as followers of Christ.
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Sergio Gomes teaches from 1 Peter 3:8-16 on how the unmerited favor of God informs our identity and actions as followers of Christ.
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Mike Gleim teaches from 1 Peter 2:21-25 on the principle, practice, and power of suffering in our journey of following Christ.
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Ruthie Kim teaches from 1 Peter 2:11-17 on the impacts of displaced desires in our lives and the transformation possible in Christ.
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Kevin Cooke teaches from 1 Peter 2:4-10 on followers of Christ as living stones and the journey of transformation as Jesus builds His church.
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In our series Becoming Who You Are, Tim Chaddick teaches from 1 Peter on the importance of maturity as a follower of Christ and that growth is necessary, possible, and worth it.
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Mike Gleim teaches from 1 Peter 1:17-21 on the challenges for followers of Christ to live as resident aliens and be compelling witnesses for Jesus.
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In our series Becoming Who You Are, Mike Gleim teaches from 1 Peter 1:10-16 on what it means to be set apart by God and how holiness grows in us as followers of Jesus.
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In our series Becoming Who You Are, Ruthie Kim teaches from 1 Peter 1:3-9 on the significance of the stories we tell ourselves in the midst of suffering.
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In our series Becoming Who You Are, Dave Lomas teaches from 1 Peter 2:21-25 on the calling of followers of Jesus to pattern our lives after the cruciformity of Christ.
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In our series Becoming Who You Are, Dave Lomas teaches from 1 Peter on the power of trials to refine us and point us to a greater hope in Christ and His Kingdom.
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In our series Becoming Who You Are, Dave Lomas teaches from 1 Peter on the subtle, undermining nature of Peter’s letter to the early church on household codes.
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In our series Becoming Who You Are, Jessica Gracewski teaches from 1 Peter 1:1 on the life of Peter, the apostle, and his journey of self-discovery in Christ.
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In our series Becoming Who You Are, Dave Lomas teaches from 1 Peter 1:1-3 on the countercultural nature and social implications of our relocation into the Kingdom of God.
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Dr. David Bennett teaches from Ezekiel 47 on what it means to be baptized into the Spirit, and the significance it has on us as followers of Jesus.
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Dave Lomas teaches from 1 Peter 1:3-9 on how the resurrection ushers in God’s future hope into our present reality.
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Dave Lomas, Dr. David Bennett, and Jessica Gracewski discuss the difficulties of teaching on identity, and the limitations of language on claiming our identity, especially in regards to sexuality.
In our series Losing Self, Knowing Self, Dr. David Bennett teaches from Matthew 21:1-11 on how our lenses, laws, and loves can obstruct the work of Jesus to reorient our fallen identities.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3IOxGwm
Dave Lomas, Dr. David Bennett, and Melissa Weinisch discuss the story of Jacob, and the embodied of experiences of wrestling through our identity with God.
In our series Losing Self, Knowing Self, Melissa Weinisch teaches from Genesis 32:24-31 on the story of Jacob unlocking his identity by posturing and surrendering himself to God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/43lXQ30
Dave Lomas, Jessica Gracewski, and Mike Gleim discuss the recent response from our church to our current teaching series, and how greater vulnerability and obedience to God leads to greater knowledge of ourselves.
In our series Losing Self, Knowing Self, Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 16:24-25 on the impact of misaligned identity formation and our access to selfhood through a relationship with Christ.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/49PjYVW
Dave Lomas, Jessica Gracewski, and Mike Gleim discuss the traditional and modern self, maturity in Christ, and the implications of tech on identity.
The ending prayer meditation is from "Habits of the Household" by Justin Whitmel Earley: https://bit.ly/3IrJTH7
In our series Losing Self, Knowing Self, Dave Lomas teaches from Luke 15:11-32 on the journey of losing and finding ourselves in God’s love.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3V2mofj
Dave Lomas, Jessica Gracewski, and Melissa Weinisch discuss the Divine Call, looking inward, and the role of community in identity formation.
If you have questions or comments that you would like discussed in an upcoming episode, email us at hello@realitysf.com.
In our series Losing Self, Knowing Self, Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 16:24-25 on the significance of the imago Dei in the Christian identity journey.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3UUInor
The Still Processing series has returned to create more space to discuss our Sunday teaching series, “Losing Self, Knowing Self.” We hope this series helps clarify, assist, and provide more context for these deeper theological conversations. This week, Dave Lomas, Jessica Gracewski, and Mike Gleim discuss identity formation, the Cultural Imaginary, and Barbie.
If you have questions or comments that you would like discussed in an upcoming episode, email us at hello@realitysf.com.
In our series Losing Self, Knowing Self, Dave Lomas teaches from Ephesians 4:17-24 on the Christian identity and the complexities of modern identity formation.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/49D6FHJ
In our series The Vision Is Love, Jessica Gracewski teaches from passages in the New Testament on being a people that embodies God’s love through consecration.
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In our series The Vision Is Love, Dave Lomas teaches from Ephesians 4 on the role of the church to be a visible display of God’s covenantal love.
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In our series The Vision Is Love, Mike Gleim teaches from John 15 on a complex love that creates community, a subversive love that follows Jesus, and a world of love that seeks renewal.
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In our series The Vision Is Love, Dave Lomas teaches from 1 John 4 on the crucial connection between the love of God and the love of our neighbor.
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In our series The Vision Is Love, Dave Lomas teaches from John 1:18 on the perfect example of love made known to us through the Trinity.
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In our series The Vision Is Love, Dave Lomas teaches from 1 John 4 on the characteristics of God’s love and the importance of orienting our lives around the embodied love of Jesus.
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Jessica Gracewski teaches from Luke 24:13-35 on the confrontation and comfort Jesus brings the disciples on the road to Emmaus.
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Eugene Cho teaches from Luke 1:5-7, 11-18 on the care and peace Zechariah and Elizabeth experienced from God amidst cultural chaos and deep personal pain.
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Ruthie Kim teaches from Isaiah 9:1-7 on how in the dark times of life, God finds us, is with us, and is at work in us.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3GDIWKZ
Tim Chaddick teaches from Matthew 1:1,17-23 on the genealogy of Jesus as evidence of real history, raw honesty, and remarkable hope.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3R5tGLG
Sergio Gomes teaches from Genesis 18:1-15 on the fulfilled promise and restored hope Sarah experiences after a strange encounter with God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/47xXNCn
Al Abdulla teaches from Luke 19:1-10 on the story of Zacchaeus and how forming a secure, loving attachment with Jesus reframes our identity.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/47qtSfo
Mike Gleim teaches from 1 John 3:1-3 on acceptance, identity, and hope as resources available to us as followers of Jesus.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3QRlIa5
Dr. Amy Orr-Ewing teaches from Luke 1:46-56 on how Mary, an ordinary, young, powerless woman, provides a modern example of how to be a witness of the hope found in Jesus.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3QjNavy
Dave Lomas, Jessica Gracewski, and Mike Gleim discuss the conclusion to our series "The Unseen Realm," and share a testimony from a congregant in our church.
Dave Lomas concludes our series with a teaching from Ephesians on the Church as Jesus’ answer to the cosmic conflict and the part we play in the work He is doing in both the seen and unseen world.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3s4eiHb
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 13-14 on the Israelites’ journey of deliverance, and how God leads us all into greater freedom. Slides available at https://bit.ly/3MfxzMt If you have questions about the topics being shared during this series, email us at hello@realitysf.com. Your question may be used anonymously in an upcoming podcast, or to aid in developing future teachings.
Dave Lomas, Jessica Gracewski, and Mike Gleim discuss free will, the difference between a divided and a constrained will, and spiritual bondage.
If you have questions or comments that you would like discussed in an upcoming episode, email us at hello@realitysf.com.
Dave Lomas teaches from James 1:13-15 on the causes behind spiritual bondage and examines the differences between deliverance and healing that Jesus offers us.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3tyPYxo
If you have questions about the topics shared during this series, email us at hello@realitysf.com. Your question may be used anonymously in an upcoming podcast, or to aid in developing future teachings.
Dave Lomas, Jessica Gracewski, and Mike Gleim discuss Sunday's teaching, the difference between a naturalist versus spiritualist worldview, and the importance of confession.
If you have questions or comments that you would like discussed in an upcoming episode, email us at hello@realitysf.com.
Dave Lomas teaches from Ephesians 2:1-9 on spiritual warfare against the three enemies: the world, the flesh, and the evil one.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3ZOqkk1
If you have questions about the topics being shared during this series, email us at hello@realitysf.com. Your question may be used anonymously in an upcoming podcast, or to aid in developing future teachings.
Dr. David Bennett joins Dave Lomas and Jessica Gracewski to discuss the powers at work in our world and demonic visitation.
If you have questions or comments that you would like discussed in an upcoming episode, email us at hello@realitysf.com.
David Bennett teaches from Colossians 2 on the implications that Christ's victory over death provides for our own lives.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/46D5shU
If you have questions about the topics being shared during this series, email us at hello@realitysf.com. Your question may be used anonymously in an upcoming podcast, or to aid in developing future teachings.
Dave Lomas, Jessica Gracewski, and Mike Gleim reflect on our Encountering God conference weekend, featuring special testimonies from our community.
If you have questions or comments that you would like discussed in an upcoming episode, email us at hello@realitysf.com.
Pete Hughes teaches out of John 20 on the work of the Holy Spirit to awaken us, form us, and empower us.
This teaching was a session out of our Encountering God Conference. Pete Hughes is the founding pastor of King’s Cross Church (KXC) in London.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/464OcT7
Email hello@realitysf.com if you have questions related to this series.
Dave Lomas, Jessica Gracewski, and Mike Gleim discuss the Three Rebellions, the sons of god, reading the Bible literally vs. figuratively, and spiritual powers in this world.
If you have questions or comments that you would like discussed in an upcoming episode, email us at hello@realitysf.com.
Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis on the rebellions of both earthly and spiritual beings.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3r8NftO
Email hello@realitysf.com if you have questions related to this series.
Still Processing is a new podcast series devoted to topics from our Sunday teaching series, The Unseen Realm, that require more space to discuss. We hope this series helps clarify, assist, and provide more context for these deeper theological conversations.
This week, Dave Lomas, Jessica Gracewski, and Mike Gleim discuss the elohim, the Book of Enoch, and the divine council.
If you have questions or comments that you would like discussed in an upcoming episode, email us at hello@realitysf.com.
Dave Lomas teaches on the reality of unseen forces and spiritual beings in this world and having an awareness of them.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3RiwBm6
Mike Gleim teaches on the transforming work of Jesus Christ in our lives.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3PBNvLj
Ruthie Kim teaches from Mark 15:40-16:8 on the goodness of God that's unleashed through the power of the resurrection.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3KZ4UL2
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 15:33-39 on the holistic understanding of the cross and the implications it has for our discipleship to Jesus.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/45hTYjM
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 15 on the need for followers of Jesus to integrate themselves into the pattern of the Cross and receive its gift.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3s6YP8J
Mike Gleim teaches from Mark 14 on Peter’s story as an example to us when we need a way forward through our own struggles of allegiance to Christ.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/451bbxU
Ruthie Kim teaches from Mark 14:43-65 on how Jesus faced betrayal and abandonment so that we could be redeemed and restored.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3KmnJYm
Sergio Gomes teaches from Mark 14 on the way Jesus models how to hold the tension of reality and hope in the midst of life’s struggles.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/46ZZrNr
Mike Gleim teaches from Mark 14 on God’s great commitment and sacrificial love for us, as displayed in Christ’s declaration at the last supper.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3pSyQ48
Jessica Gracewski teaches from Mark 14:1-11 on the significance of worship and devotion in our discipleship to Jesus.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3PV4sRr
Dale Gustafson teaches from Mark 13 on Jesus’ words to remain on guard and continually seek Him, even in the midst of trials.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3NX9lry
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 12:28-44 on Jesus’ declaration of love as the greatest requirement of us in response to who God is.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/42TFBA8
Tobi Grunick teaches from Mark 12 on the compelling vision of hope and redemption found in the resurrection.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3PlC9eu
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 11-12 on how the authority of Jesus challenges our ideas of freedom and autonomy.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3CopnUP
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 11 on Jesus’ deep longing to see God’s work fulfilled through His people.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3NcE5V0
Earlier in the year, we hosted a series of lectures on human sexuality with our theologian in residence, Dr. David Bennett. Dave Lomas, Jessica Gracewski, and David sat down to keep the conversation going and discuss key moments from the lectures. In this episode, the topic of conversation focuses on feminism and the female body.
Mike Gleim teaches from Mark 10:46-52 on the condition of spiritual blindness and how Jesus offers healing with a renewed spiritual reality when we behold Him.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3C3J30g
Back in March, we hosted a series of lectures on human sexuality with our theologian in residence, Dr. David Bennett. Dave Lomas and Jessica Gracewski sit down with David to continue their conversation on queerness and the Gospel.
Melissa Weinisch teaches from Mark 10:32-45 on reorienting our hearts to pursue Jesus as vital to living out our vocation.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3OvgWOG
Earlier this year, we hosted a series of lectures on human sexuality with our theologian in residence, Dr. David Bennett. In continuing the conversation, Dave Lomas and Jessica Gracewski sit down with David to dive deeper into the topic of human sexuality and desire.
Dave Lomas and Jessica Gracewski teach together on how expanding our imagination has the ability to awaken us to the beauty of Christ.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/41FQAwi
Dave Lomas teaches on how Jesus is the center of all reality, and therefore all goodness, truth, and beauty exist because he does.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3VFFHcF
Dave Lomas teaches on how transcendental beauty awakens us to wonder about something beyond ourselves.
Slides available https://bit.ly/41TUUsP
As a part of our series on vocation, Dave Lomas and Josh Nadeau (aka Sword & Pencil) have an in-depth conversation on the transcendentals: truth, goodness, and beauty. They are also joined by Associate Pastor Jessica Gracewski and Dr. David Bennett.
Dave Lomas teaches from John 1 on how we can know truth, goodness, and beauty not as ideas, but as a person.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3oGJxG8
Sergio Gomes teaches from Mark 10:28-31 on the problem of being first.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3A7nWZI
Dave Lomas teaches from John 20 on how Jesus breaks into the darkness and trauma of this world in order to bring a new creation.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3UoUGqO
Mike Gleim teaches from Matthew 21 on how Jesus subverts our view of kingship through his triumphal entry.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/40Pc3mQ
Dave Lomas teaches from 2 Timothy 3:14-17 on the scriptures as both inspired and useful.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3z5Q7I2
Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 3 and John 9 on the presence of evil in our world and the challenge it presents to the Christian faith.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/40lN7Dc
Dave Lomas teaches on the importance of understanding the Bible as a library of books that was written for us, but was not written to us.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3ymMYDb
Dave Lomas teaches on how to approach reading the Bible and what Jesus says about scripture.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3IZMKbA
Mike Gleim teaches from Mark 10:17-30 on how Jesus came to earth to give people life within His kingdom.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3IoYeDE
Drew Wilkerson teaches from Mark 10:1-16 on the human potential to develop hard hearts, Jesus' faithful love towards us, and the open invitation to receive his love.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3HYedIF
Melissa Weinisch teaches from Mark 9:38-50 on the kingdom of God and the cost of participation that Jesus calls us to.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3RDP1f3
Dave Lomas shares the presentation of our Annual Vision & Prayer, focused on being "rooted in place."
Slides and videos available at http://bit.ly/40ueyvs
Reward Sibanda teaches from Revelation 5:6-14 on creating circles of community as a reflection of God's creative design.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3JveJ3k
Reward is the Associate Pastor at UPPERROOM Church in Dallas, TX and the Senior Advisor for Church and Community Relations at World Vision International.
Dave Lomas teaches on the importance of stability and place, and God's redemptive vision for the city.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3Wy5ORq
Dave Lomas teaches on what it means to form our lives around discipleship to Jesus and the fire that keeps us in pursuit of Him.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3kpNAVa
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 8:34-37 on Jesus' vision for us of how to live life to the full.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3iqMvf8
Jessica Gracewski teaches from Ecclesiastes 3 on the tension of living with both an eternal mindset and the limitations of time, and the invitation for us to wonder with God about how to use our time for His Kingdom.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3CjVvZY
Ryan Hillner teaches on the confidence we can have in waiting on God because we know of his past faithfulness.
Ryan is the lead pastor of Reality Honolulu.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3jk9TuY
Jessica Gracewski teaches from Luke 1:5-25 on the deep longings we carry and what it means to faithfully wait on God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3HvBQKi
Naomi Lau teaches from Luke 2:22-38 on the example of Anna and what it means to wait on God through perseverance, physical presence, and a posture of readiness.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3Fu2q4Y
Ruthie Kim teaches from Luke 1:26-56 on what Mary's response to disruption can teach us about surrendering to the work God is doing within our own lives.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3VdeAEF
Kevin Cooke teaches from Matthew 6 on how we look for God in prayer, and what we will find in Him.
Slides available at: https://bit.ly/3VxPCjp
Dave Lomas teaches from John 15 on the difficulties of prayer and Jesus' reminder to abide in him.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/3UVUAWv
Tyler Madsen, Sophie Ramirez, and Dave Lomas talk about the motivation, inspiration, and stories behind the songs of our second EP, Shelter.
Listen to "Shelter" at https://bit.ly/3TmPly3
Bijan Mirtolooi teaches from John 17 on how Jesus is currently interceding for us, His people.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3hl1pCC
Bijan is the Lead Pastor of Reality Church London.
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 6 on the real danger Jesus is alerting us to through the ending of the Lord's Prayer.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3Wgg81M
David Bennett teaches from Matthew 6 on the transforming power of prayer that brings us into closer communion with Christ and grants us the ability to forgive as He forgives.
David is an author, communicator, and Oxford scholar who speaks and writes on a wide range of topics including theology, desire, beauty, ethics, and sexuality.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3svJhYV
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 6 on how asking God for the things we desire creates deeper intimacy and relationship with him.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3CZsYZB
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 6 on praying for God's kingdom come.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3T98Jzv
Ruthie Kim teaches from Matthew 6 on "hallowed be thy name" as both a proclamation and a petition.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3rm9PeK
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 6 on how Jesus' lesson in prayer for us is made new through his unique relationship to the Father.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3rbX6LM
Dave Lomas teaches from Job 1:1-12 on the unseen things that are at work when we pray.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3Bwf28q
Dave Lomas teaches on the things that keep us from prayer and the things that are confusing about prayer.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3xhkStb
Tim Chaddick teaches from Psalm 73 on the impact that refocusing our thoughts on God can have on our perspective.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3BgcFYq
Ruthie Kim teaches from Mark 9:30-37 on the ways in which times of disorientation can form our faith.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3AofF3q
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 9 on valleys as places where our character is developed.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3AgNeo3
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 9:2-29 on what we can learn from the spiritual mountain top moments in our life.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3Akns3h
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 8:34-38 on Jesus' words about the cross – both his cross and our own.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3QscC0p
Tobi Grunick teaches from Mark 8:27-33 on how we often misunderstand and limit who Jesus is as our Messiah.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3BxmLVr
Wilson Leung teaches from Mark 8:22-26 on what Jesus is really trying to reveal to us through the healing of the blind man.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3RYsCZM
Dale Gustafson teaches from Mark 8:1-21 on the value of paying attention to larger story God is weaving in our lives.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3uSyxWn
Ruthie Kim teaches from Mark 7:31-37 on having our eyes and ears opened to what Jesus is doing.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3uHifj4
Jessica Gracewski teaches from Mark 7:24-30 on how God favors faith, not people.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3IfWMmC
Ruthie Kim teaches on the lies that fear tells us, our need to lay down the things we are afraid of, and the invitation from God to receive his Spirit of power.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3ylGp4Q
Dave Lomas teaches on God's will and how He leads us to become mature people who make wise decisions.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3tQahUd
Dave Lomas teaches on reframing the way we think about faith and embracing trust in God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3xKfDTg
Dave Lomas teaches from John 24:13-27 on learning to let go of old expectations in order to fully receive the new thing that God is doing in our lives.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3mhOaSD
Melissa Weinisch teaches from Jeremiah 29 on the ache we feel for the renewal of all things, and how we partner with God in his work of restoration.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3PW4wh5
Drew Wilkerson teaches from Romans 12:2 on the purpose, practice, and outcome of a renewed mind.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3sR5L7B
Dr. Bryan Loritts teaches from Galatians 5 on the renewal that comes when we access the full power of the Holy Spirit.
Dave Lomas teaches from 1 Corinthians 15 on the transformational work of living a life in Christ.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3wfRWjR
Dan Kimball teaches from Matthew 4 on living a lifestyle of true repentance.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3KBQddT
Francis Chan teaches on the life of Moses, expectations, and the glory of God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3kc8Dai
On this Easter Sunday, Dave Lomas teaches from 1 Corinthians 15 on eschatological hope and what Christ's resurrection means for us.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3jR8Qj9
Ryan Jones teaches from Luke 19:29-40 on dreams, disillusionment, and the ultimate hope we have in Christ.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/37FIlKk
Andy Crouch teaches on the challenges of technological change, developing wisdom to handle the pace of these changes, and how we can learn to put technology in its proper place in our homes and everyday life.
Andy Crouch teaches from Mark 12:28-34 on how we were designed for love and blessing.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/37kLpvC
Ruthie Kim teaches on the wounds that trauma places on our bodies, and the hope we have in a Savior who has healed our wounds with His own.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3iIsI7y
Dave Lomas gives a homily reflecting on Psalm 42:1 and the relationship between desire and our bodies.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3wlTSch
Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 1:27-28 on how we are created bodies, made for God's purposes.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3ufmKAr
Dave Lomas teaches on how scripture defines our bodies: as good, made to be temples for the indwelling Spirit of God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/378lCXk
Dave Lomas teaches from Colossians 1:28-29 on maturity in Christ, and shares a vision for renewal as we look toward the future of Reality SF.
Jessica Gracewski teaches from Mark 7:1-23 on ritual, tradition, and God's gift of grace.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3s4uTaQ
Joey Chen teaches from Mark 6:45-52 on who Jesus reveals himself to be and the difference in who we often perceive him to be.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3GW16Wc
Ruthie Kim teaches from Mark 6:30-44 on believing in God's plans and abilities rather than our own.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3HBhcFM
Melissa Weinisch teaches from Mark 6:12-29 on the invitation of repentance and the restoration that Christ offers when we step into it.
Dale Gustafson teaches from Mark 6:7-13 on taking the risk to put our reliance and dependance on God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3fQpq0o
Al Abdulla teaches from Mark 6:1-13 on Jesus' invitation to live in the confidence of his non-anxious presence.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3A5UQsP
Drew Wilkerson teaches from Mark 5:21-43 on the peace and freedom that comes when we acknowledge the full and ultimate authority of Christ.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3HU93fs
Dave Lomas introduces our BREAD 2022 guide, and provides more information on this spiritual practice of scripture reading.
Tobi Grunick teaches from Mark 5 on the power of story and the authority of Jesus.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3sShGTp
Dave Lomas teaches from 2 Samuel 6 on bringing God from the periphery to the center of our story, and the lessons learned through that.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3JhHpdA
Ruthie Kim teaches from Luke 2 on the importance of processing pain and grief, and attuning ourselves to the presence and activity of God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3mlbwa8
Melissa Weinisch teaches from Luke 1 on the importance of longing and what God promises to us in our waiting.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3yqVCjA
Jessica Gracewski teaches from Joshua 2 and 6 on vulnerability, obedience, community, and freedom through the example of Rahab.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3y1rASY
Ruthie Kim teaches from the book of Ruth on how God is continually working in the background of our lives, even when it's not visible to us.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3D4D9tI
Dr. Bryan Loritts teaches from Mark 4:35-41 on the authority of Jesus that is revealed to us in the storms of life.
Dr. Loritts is an author, speaker, and the Teaching Pastor of The Summit Church.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3oR3IO6
Ruthie Kim teaches from Mark 4:21-34 on the Kingdom of God as revealed, fruitful, and uncontrollable.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3ccRPf9
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 4:1-20 on how Jesus uses parables to reveal the nature of the Kingdom, our souls, and God to us.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3qjRUWW
Dale Gustafson teaches from Mark 3:20-34 on Jesus' warning and the importance of abiding in Him.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3pWNx3V
Dave Lomas sits down with Aaron Salvato of The GoodLion Podcast to discuss how we can thoughtfully approach social justice as followers of Jesus.
To listen to Dave's previous teaching on this topic, "Social Justice & the Way of Jesus," visit https://bit.ly/3vPiBDs
To learn more about The GoodLion Podcast, you can visit goodlion.io
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 2:23-3:6, focusing on the spiritual practice of Sabbath, and how the original purpose of something can slowly drift if we do not consciously return to the intention.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3vGBUie
Kevin Cooke teaches from Mark 2:18-22 on the process of change, and our response to and hope for it.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3n9clmh
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 2:13-22 on how Jesus steps into conflict and subverts systems of separation.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3FzHOWR
Al Abdulla teaches from Mark 2:1-12 on the healing of a paralytic man, and what it means for the way we relate to others, ourselves, and to God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/2YgJZOx
Ruthie Kim teaches from Mark 1:35-45 on the importance of our dependency on God in order to truly move in His authority, power, and clarity of mission.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3kKbGHO
Dave Lomas, Lindsay Barrios, and Eugene Cho discuss what justice is from a Christian perspective and how to practice it individually, as well as corporately in a church body.
Eugene Cho teaches from Mark 1:21-34 on living into the authority of Christ and His kingdom.
Eugene is the founder and former pastor of Quest Church in Seattle, founder and president of One Day's Wages, and the president & CEO of Bread for the World.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3lAzU6A
Dave Lomas teaches on the value of faith as trust in God through three stories from Genesis 15, Mark 5, and Psalm 73.
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark on discipleship as relationship, apprenticeship, and apostleship according to Jesus.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3zYR04c
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 1:1-15 on how Jesus describes the Gospel, and the already, not yet Kingdom of God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3Dtr6aP
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 1:1-15 on the beginning story of Jesus and the Gospel.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/2Wa07jP
On the first Sunday in our new building, Britt Merrick and Francis Chan share an encouragement for our church. Dave Lomas teaches from Ephesians 3:14-21 on experiencing the fullness of God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3yTu1qC
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 9:14-29 on cultivating dependency on God through prayer and fasting.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3jHRJQf
Dale Gustafson teaches from Luke 12:32-34 on how our levels of courage and Kingdom response are in direct proportion to where our treasure is and where we place our value.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3l7OVxZ
Ruthie Kim teaches from Ephesians 3:20-21 on how God is able, abundant, and active, and invites us to step out of fear and into courage with Him.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3rAjRrW
Melissa Weinisch teaches from 2 Timothy 1:1-7 on how God has given us the gifts of His power, love, and a sound mind to combat fear in our lives.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3wPpofs
Jessica Gracewski teaches from Matthew 6:25-34 on how Jesus’ non-anxious presence has the power to remove our anxiety and need for control.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3eaAntr
Matt Barrios teaches from Psalm 23 on how we experience spiritual growth when we choose to meet God in the depths of our fears.
Dave Lomas teaches from 1 John 4:7-18 on how we experience the truth that perfect love drives out fear.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/2T6Ljkv
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 14:22-36 on how facing our fears and stepping out in faith is an act of obedience to God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3iYVFgx
Dave Lomas, the elders, and Discernment Team share how and why we have made the decision to purchase a building for our church.
Dave Lomas teaches from Numbers 13 on the fears that confront us when we look to our future.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/2SpMf37
Dave Lomas teaches from Psalm 56 on how we can locate, listen, and learn from our fears.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3fW6pdU
Al Abdulla teaches from Mark 4:35-41 on the importance of becoming aware of our fears in order to move towards trust in Jesus.
Al is the Founder & Principal Consultant of Soulful Leading.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3fXmXAX
Dale Gustafson teaches from Hebrews 12:1-11 on the value of perseverance, and creating space for the Spirit to mature and train us.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/34dwfDk
Dr. Bryan Loritts teaches from Joshua on how remembering our past trials can bring us into deeper faith with Jesus for our future.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3hzbg62
Dr. Bryan Loritts is an author, the founder of The Kainos Movement, and the Executive Pastor of Teaching & Development at The Summit Church in North Carolina.
Ruthie Kim teaches from Psalm 126 on how we must deal with past grief and trauma in order to move forward into joy and peace.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3o3We9k
Dave Lomas shares an important message for our church family regarding where we are as a church, where we hope to be going, and an invitation into discernment with us.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3nQDkD2
Melissa, Jessica, and Tobi further discuss the practice of community, highlighting what stood out to them from Sunday's teaching, as well as a few points that didn't make it in.
Jessica Gracewski teaches from Romans 12:1-10 on how individualism breeds loneliness, but the practice of community is the embodiment of the Gospel lived out through relationship to one another.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3aIvTbz
Matt, Jessica, and Dale discuss ideological idolatry and orthodoxy, and provide an encouragement for our community on the importance of regularly engaging with Scripture.
John Mark Comer teaches from 2 Corinthians 10:1-5 on how we, as followers of Jesus, can trust in Scripture, and use it to frame our view of the world, rather than allowing the ideologies of the world to frame our view of Jesus.
John Mark is the Pastor of Vision & Teaching at Bridgetown Church in Portland.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3n1Bj6p
Jessica and Matt Barrios are joined by Gabby Alzate to discuss the relationship between justice, generosity, and what Jesus says about them.
Dave Lomas teaches from 1 Timothy 6:2-19 on the relationship between justice and generosity.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/328ttys
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 28:1-10 on how the good news of Christ's resurrection is incompatible with the fears of this world.
Matt, Dave, and Melissa continue the conversation on Sabbath, and how we can practically move towards becoming a countercultural community of rest.
Melissa Weinisch teaches on how we remember, are reformed, and restored through the practice of Sabbath.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3w7e6DX
Jessica Gracewski and Matt Barrios sit down with two members of our community, Seth and Alyssa, to discuss how they identified their unique God-given gifts, and how the Lord has led them to utilize those gifts in their work and life.
Matt Barrios teaches from Genesis 1:26-28 on the temptation of careerism and our true vocation, as followers of Jesus, to live into our identity in Christ.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3vOHHSz
As a follow-up to Sunday's teaching, Melissa, Jessica, and Dave discuss practical ways to build a spirit of hospitality, and the important role hospitality plays in the work of justice.
Dave Lomas teaches from Luke 19:1-10 on our need, as followers of Jesus, to move from hostility to hospitality; making space at the table for the enemy and the stranger to become a friend.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3vqDcxi
As a follow-up to Sunday's teaching, Matt, Dave, and Melissa discuss more in depth the practice of Silence & Solitude, and how to weave it into your Rule of Life.
Dave Lomas teaches from Luke 5:15-16 on the importance of practicing silence and solitude in order to experience true unity and fellowship with God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3bwwLkB
As a follow-up to Sunday's teaching, Jessica, Melissa, and Tobi have a discussion on moral relativism, holiness, and the practice of fasting. They also answer questions submitted from our community.
Dave Lomas teaches from 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 on our need, as followers of Jesus, to restore a sacred order to our lives.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/37XIhDl
Dave Lomas and John Mark Comer discuss the origins of our new series "Future Church," and how creating a Rule of Life has impacted their lives personally.
Dave Lomas introduces our new series, focusing on our vision to be a community choosing the narrow way of Jesus together.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3byMe2l
Kevin Cooke teaches from Revelation 3:7-13 on what we see in Jesus through the letter to the Church in Philadelphia.
Kevin is a staff elder and the Marriage & Family Pastor at Reality SF.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3jRk6Lu
Joe Tuson teaches from Revelation 3:1-6 on life, death, and God's unfinished work in us.
Joe is a lay elder at Reality SF.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3cSq6lv
Tarik El-Ansary teaches from Revelation 2:18-29 on the lessons we can learn from the church of Thyatira on opening the door to compromise, knowing the difference between good and bad tolerance, and remaining faithful to the way of Jesus.
Tarik is a staff elder and the Administration & Finance Pastor at Reality SF.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3r5Y4XE
Dave Lomas is joined by other staff members as we look back on 2020 and forward to the rest of 2021 together. Then several leaders and volunteers in our church pray over specific themes we are highlighting this year, and want to see God move and expand us in.
Drew Wilkerson teaches from Revelation 2:12-17 on the call for followers of Jesus to be faithful where we live, and that Jesus gives us what we need to live this faithfulness out.
Drew is a lay elder at Reality SF.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/2Yr4gxn
Wilson Leung teaches from Revelation 2:8-11 on the reality that discipleship to Jesus also means a life of suffering, and yet an invitation to intimacy with Christ.
Wilson is a Lay Elder at Reality SF.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3pc2rQg
Dave Lomas introduces our new series and discusses with Matt Barrios the warning Revelation gives against civil religion.
"Reading Revelation Responsibly" by Michael Gorman available at https://amzn.to/3srfwHx
Ruthie Kim teaches from 2 Chronicles 20:1-29 on God's promises and faithfulness, and the role we play in living into those promises.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/2Xc3sLT
Dale Gustafson teaches from Jeremiah 17:5-8 on how resilience is built when we remain rooted in the Lord.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3aRQwmx
Tobi Grunick shares a reflection on the never-changing, never-ending peace that God has gifted us through Jesus Christ.
Melissa Weinisch teaches from Luke 1-2 on the reality of waiting and the work of the Holy Spirit that is revealed to us in the Christmas story.
David McKinney shares a reflection on Advent and God's demonstration of love through the sending of His Son.
David McKinney teaches on how we experience Immanuel, God with us, in our past, in our present, and in our future.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/34eChUC
Melissa Weinisch shares a reflection on the true fullness of joy that we have received through Christ.
Dave Lomas teaches from John 17:20-26 on the reality of our true home in the Trinity, and how the Christmas story makes this possible.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3lV99ru
Tyler Madsen shares a reflection on hope, one of the four main themes of Advent, and the already-not-yet tension we experience as followers of Jesus.
Ruthie Kim begins our Advent series, "Delighting in the Trinity," by teaching from Luke 1:26-47 on the vulnerability, simplicity, and proximity of delight, both in the season of Advent and in our daily lives.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/35KHQeI
Video version of this teaching available at https://bit.ly/3fPHl6s
Matt Barrios shares a few words regarding gratitude: what the Bible has to say about it, why it's important, and what to do when it's hard to come by.
Matt Barrios teaches from Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 on the tensions of human life and how they demonstrate our need for a transcendant, eternal God.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/2KhTQvW
Video version of this teaching available at https://bit.ly/3fpqhEe
In our series "God Forever, we're exploring the unchanging attributes of God.
Jessica Gracewski is joined by fellow staff members Tobi Grunick and Brian Kim to discuss the tension of living in the "already and not yet," highlighting how they see Kingdom life play out in contexts such as family, friendships, work, and more.
Dave Lomas teaches from 1 Peter 2:4-10 on God's building project to spread His Kingdom of peace, love, and justice throughout the world.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/35uh62b
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/479203680
In our series "God Forever," we're exploring the unchanging character of God.
This teaching includes BibleProject's video "Heaven and Earth," which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/Zy2AQlK6C5k
Matt Barrios and Jessica Gracewski interview our new elder candidate Drew and his wife Heather to learn more about how God brought them to San Francisco, and has continued to provide for them and instill a passion for this city in their hearts.
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 1:14-15 on the forever nature of the Kingdom of God, both in our present time and in the future.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/355KfAf
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/476540204
In our series "God Forever," we're exploring the unchanging character of God.
Dave Lomas teaches from Titus 3:3-7 on what it means to be strong in the grace of God and how we can live into this truth everyday.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/320tdSi
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/474153290
In our series "God Forever," we're exploring the unchanging character of God.
Matt Barrios and Dave Lomas take a look back at our 2019 Lecture on Politics with Eugene Cho, sharing a handful of key clips and offering some reflections on our current moment.
Listen to the full lecture at https://bit.ly/2HBtDHs
"Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: A Christian's Guide to Engaging Politics" by Eugene Cho available at https://amzn.to/2HwgnEt
Dale Gustafson teaches from 2 Kings 18 on the story of Hezekiah and the attributes of God which this faithful king clung onto in times of trouble.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/35rKftw
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/471559369
In our series "God Forever," we're exploring the unchanging character of God.
Dave Lomas sits down with John Mark Comer and Jon Tyson to discuss what it means to leave a church and how to do it well.
John Mark Comer is the Pastor of Vision & Teaching at Bridgetown Church in Portland. Jon Tyson is the Lead Pastor of Church of the City New York in New York City.
Dave, Matt, and Jessica sit down to discuss what the church is and what it means to be a part of the church right now.
Ruthie Kim teaches from Genesis 16 on God's attribute of kindness, and how we can experience it even in places we don't want to be.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/34XR4mk
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/469565296
In our series "God Forever," we're exploring the unchanging character of God.
Matt Barrios, Jessica Gracewski, and Tobi Grunick discuss our church's shared rule of life for this fall, and listen to reflections from members of our community on their experiences so far.
Dave Lomas teaches from Isaiah 6:1-7 on the profound "otherness" of God and how He meets us in His holiness, grandness, and purity.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/36M40hv
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/466769531
In our series "God Forever," we're exploring the unchanging character of God.
Dave Lomas has a conversation with Francis Chan to expand on the topic of God's wrath from Sunday's teaching.
Francis Chan teaches on the wrath of God, an attribute that we often deliberately ignore, and how the grace of God is present even in warnings of judgment. Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/3jJaiT3 Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/464313477 In our series "God Forever," we're exploring the unchanging character of God.
Dave Lomas and Matt Barrios hold a conversation on critical theory, with a specific focus on critical race theory.
Bridgetown podcast with Bryan Loritts: https://apple.co/2GdF6wy
Article by Timothy Keller: https://bit.ly/2HCIKQO
Dave Lomas and Matt Barrios hold a conversation on the differences between the teachings and way of Jesus and other ideological truth claims in our world.
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 7:24-27 on Jesus and His words as the ultimate truth, and how we can embody the truth in daily life.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/2GeTJzr
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/461952074
In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to experience and participate in God’s transformation, using the lens of our church’s theory of change (Truth, Community, Practices, and Holy Spirit).
Dave Lomas reflects on the spiritual practice of sabbath.
For more information on our Fall 2020 Rule of Life and the BREAD booklet version, visit realitysf.com/rule
Jessica Gracewski leads us through the spiritual practice of fasting.
For more information on our Fall 2020 Rule of Life and the BREAD booklet version, visit realitysf.com/rule
Brad Witty and Matt Barrios discuss the idea of a "rule of life" – what it is, its history and origins, and the communal rule of life we are living into as a church this fall.
For more information on our Fall 2020 Rule of Life and the BREAD booklet version, visit realitysf.com/rule
Dave Lomas teaches from John 15:1-8 on how to remain, or abide, in Jesus and experience the life-giving power of God.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/2RI7LvT
Video version of this teaching available at https://bit.ly/35Vkzal
In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to experience and participate in God’s transformation, using the lens of our church’s theory of change (Truth, Community, Practices, and Holy Spirit).
Matt Barrios, Dave Lomas, and Melissa Weinisch talk about how to navigate the conversation of meeting in person with your community – holding space for differing perspectives and discerning the best ways to creatively engage with each other.
Jessica Gracewski interviews members of our church who have found creative and unique ways to stay connected and build deeper community during COVID.
Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 12:3-21 on how we experience transformation through authentic community — which has always been risky, and especially is in our current time.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/3bNXEia
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/457099485
In this series, we’re exploring what it looks like to experience and participate in God’s transformation, using the lens of our church’s theory of change (Truth, Community, Practices, and Holy Spirit).
Dave Lomas and Matt Barrios conclude our series on Christian virtues with a conversation about faith and hope.
Dave Lomas introduces a new series, "Revision: Transformation Through the Worst Year in Modern History," with a teaching on the Holy Spirit’s role in making us like Jesus.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/3lQxbFg
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/454841441/93bbbde88f
In this episode, we focus on adoption as a unique part of the Christian virtue of love, and hear from members of our community who have experienced the impact of adoption and fostering in their own lives.
Dave Lomas revisits the Serenity Prayer as we enter the sixth month of shelter-in-place when things don’t seem to be getting any better.
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 15:21-28 on what faith looks like in a world of pain and desperation, especially when God doesn’t act in ways you’d expect.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/3gDQ3U4
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/452643154
This teaching is part of our series "Strangely Dim." As the old hymn goes, we “turn our eyes upon Jesus” and “look full in His wonderful face.” And in doing so, we hope to become less overwhelmed by all the brokenness around us and more energized to carry out Christ’s work of renewal in the world.
In this episode, through the lens of two real-life stories, we highlight the important practice of forgiveness that we are called to as Christ-followers.
David McKinney follows up on Sunday's teaching, "Jesus & the Garden," with some practical applications on creating your own garden and finding intimacy with Jesus.
Tobi Grunick teaches from Luke 21:37 on Jesus’ intentional rhythm of spending time in the Garden of Gethsemane and the invitation for us to have environments for deeper rest and connection.
At the end of this teaching, Tobi reads a prayer by Dietrich Bonhoeffer in German; find the English version below:
“O God, early in the morning I cry to you. Help me to pray and to concentrate my thoughts on you; I can’t do this alone. In me there’s darkness, But with you there’s light; I’m lonely, but you don’t leave me; I’m feeble in heart, but with you there’s help; I’m restless, but with you there’s peace. In me there’s bitterness, but with you there’s patience; I don’t understand your ways, but you know the way for me. O Heavenly Father, I praise and thank you for rest in the night; I praise and thank you for this new day; I praise and thank you for all your goodness and faithfulness throughout my life. You have granted me many blessings; Now let me also accept what’s hard from your hand. You will lay on me no more than I can bear. You make all things work together for good for your children. Lord Jesus Christ, You were poor and in distress, a captive and forsaken as I am. You know all man’s troubles; You abide with me when all men fail me; You remember and seek me; It’s your will that I should know you and turn to you. Lord, I hear your call and follow; help me. O Holy Spirit, give me faith that will protect me. From despair, from passions, and from vice; Give me such love for God and men as will blot out all hatred and bitterness; Give me the hope that will deliver me from fear and faint-heartedness. Teach me to see Jesus and to do his will. Amen.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/2CQJGiw
Video version of this teaching at https://vimeo.com/450283990
This teaching is part of our series "Strangely Dim." As the old hymn goes, we “turn our eyes upon Jesus” and “look full in His wonderful face.” And in doing so, we hope to become less overwhelmed by all the brokenness around us and more energized to carry out Christ’s work of renewal in the world.
Jessica Gracewski reflects on the virtue of love, and Dave Lomas has a conversation with Preston Sprinkle on loving our enemies.
Preston is a Biblical scholar, professor, speaker, and bestselling author of books such as "Fight: A Christian Case for Non-Violence."
Praying for our Enemies, from the "Book of Common Prayer:"
O God, the Father of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth; deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Dave Lomas checks in and reflects a little bit more on Sunday’s teaching about suffering as a pathway of our discipleship to Jesus.
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 8:27-37 on the differences between the Jesus of our own making and the real Jesus who calls us into radical discipleship.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/3atiFyd
Video version available at https://vimeo.com/448367165
This teaching is part of our series "Strangely Dim." As the old hymn goes, we “turn our eyes upon Jesus” and “look full in His wonderful face.” And in doing so, we hope to become less overwhelmed by all the brokenness around us and more energized to carry out Christ’s work of renewal in the world.
Dave Lomas interviews a member of our community, Hooman Khalili, on his experience over the last several months.
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 8:22-26 on our common experience of spiritual blindness and how we can seek healing from Jesus.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/2XA97Mz
Video version available at https://vimeo.com/445731258
This teaching is part of our series "Strangely Dim." As the old hymn goes, we “turn our eyes upon Jesus” and “look full in His wonderful face.” And in doing so, we hope to become less overwhelmed by all the brokenness around us and more energized to carry out Christ’s work of renewal in the world.
Dave Lomas begins a new series on virtues; what they are, why they're vital to live well in our contested world, and how to begin to develop them.
Dave Lomas reflects on our current season of life through the lens of a fledgling sparrow and Matthew 6.
Jessica Gracewski teaches from John 11:1-16 on five ways that God uses the process of waiting to purify our lives.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/318ufKJ
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/443857931
Jessica Gracewski is the Leadership Care & Support Director at Reality SF.
Eugene Cho teaches from John 21:1-14 on Christ’s loving invitation to be with Him when we are feeling tired and defeated.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/339sUpR
Video version of this teaching at https://vimeo.com/441672897
Eugene Cho is the Founding Pastor of Quest Church in Seattle, Founder & President of One Day's Wages, and the President & CEO of Bread for the World.
Ruthie Kim teaches from John 6:1-15 on all that can happen when we expand our perspective beyond our own limitations and depend on God to do things only He can do.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/39bxzZm
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/439591731
Ruthie Kim is part of the Reality SF teaching team and the Founder & Executive Director of Because Justice Matters.
Dale Gustafson teaches from Luke 7:36-50 on the nature of grace and forgiveness as seen in the story of Jesus, the Pharisee Simon, and the unnamed sinful woman.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/3fmas0n
Video version of this teaching at https://vimeo.com/437460248
Dale Gustafson is the Executive Director of Reality SF.
Kevin Cooke teaches from Mark 4:35-41 on what we can learn from Jesus in the storms of life and what He is inviting us into during these times.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/2VClF5b
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/434178334/50f21bd1b0
Kevin Cooke is the Marriage & Family Pastor and an elder at Reality SF.
As we prepare to take a break from this podcast, Dave Lomas reflects on the importance of blessing one another.
Starting off our new teaching series, "Strangely Dim," Melissa Weinisch teaches from Luke 19:1-10 on what happens when we turn our eyes upon Jesus — and more importantly, what happens when He turns His eyes upon us.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/3i6SwIM
Video version of this teaching at https://vimeo.com/433161605
Melissa Weinisch is the Youth Minister at Reality SF.
Danielle Stowaway reflects on Jeremiah's words of advocacy and justice, and how they still apply to us today.
Danielle is the Justice & Outreach Coordinator at Reality SF.
Matt Barrios reflects on the justice and mercy of God through the story of Jonah.
Matt is the Leadership Training & Development Minister at Reality SF.
Dale Gustafson reflects on self-reliance, indifference, and God’s justice and mercy through the lens of Obadiah.
Dale is the Executive Director at Reality SF.
Dave Lomas has a conversation with Eugene Cho on civic engagement, being actively involved in social justice issues, and how to support one another through all of it as followers of Christ.
Eugene is a writer, speaker, the founder and former Senior Pastor of Quest Church in Seattle, and the founder of One Day’s Wages.
Dave Lomas teaches from Micah 6:1-8 on the essential connection between doing God's work of restorative justice and experiencing God's true peace.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/2YY93px
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/431196365/210fbe7237
Dave Lomas reflects on the Israelites' freedom song in Exodus, and the importance of remembering and celebrating freedom from slavery, both for the Israelites and in honor of Juneteenth.
Matt Barrios reflects on the choice we have to use our God-given gifts and creativity to build idols or build the Kingdom of God.
Matt is the Leadership Training & Development Minister at Reality SF.
Jessica Gracewski reflects on the kind of longing for God's presence that we can experience as followers of Christ, and the encouragement to remain steadfast, despite our circumstances.
Jessica is the Leadership Care & Support Director at Reality SF.
Dave Lomas reflects on what God reveals about himself as he appears to Moses in Exodus 3.
Dave Lomas reflects on Sunday's teaching, the politics observed in Exodus, and the role the Church has historically played in regards to racial justice and equality.
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 1-2:10 on the beauty of God’s justice and how it shapes the way we get involved as allies for justice in the world.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/2YCI5nk
To watch the video version of this teaching, visit https://vimeo.com/428876222
This teaching is the fifth in a series called "Reality Remastered," where we're revisiting some of the most formative teachings series in our church. This teaching references our 2018 series "Deliverance." Find the "Deliverance" teachings at https://realitysf.com/category/series/deliverance/
Dave Lomas reflects on what the spiritual practice of Sabbath is, and offers practical ways to observe Sabbath in our own lives.
David McKinney leads us through the spiritual practice of Lectio Divina.
David is the Prayer Ministry Director on staff at Reality SF.
David McKinney reflects on the spiritual practice of Lectio Divina, and the opportunity for renewal of heart and mind and a deepening of relationship with God through its regular practice.
David is the Prayer Ministry Director on staff at Reality SF.
Jessica Gracewski reflects on what fasting is and how it helps cultivate a reliance on God to build racial stamina.
Jessica is the Leadership Care & Support Director at Reality SF.
Matt Barrios leads us in the spiritual practice of the Prayer of Examen.
Matt is the Leadership Training & Development Minister on staff at Reality SF.
Matt Barrios reflects on what the spiritual practice of the Prayer of Examen is, and why it is important for us to practice it in our daily lives.
Matt is the Leadership Training & Development Minister on staff at Reality SF.
Dave Lomas reflects on the need for spiritual practices in our daily lives in order to cultivate intimacy with God and a stamina for the work of renewal and activism.
If you would like access to our spiritual practice cards, please visit realitysf.com/cards.
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 3:1-6 on the distinctly Christian version of social justice and what motivates followers of Jesus to be engaged in it.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/2YbESuP
To watch the video version of this teaching, visit https://vimeo.com/426566776
This teaching is the fourth in a series called "Reality Remastered," where we're revisiting some of the most formative teachings series in our church. This teaching references our 2018 series "Everyday Mystic" and 2019 series "The Gospel & Race."
Find "Everyday Mystic" teachings at https://realitysf.com/category/series/everyday-mystic/
Find "The Gospel & Race" teachings at https://realitysf.com/category/series/gospel-and-race/
Dave Lomas has a conversation with Rich Villodas on the importance of emotional health, both individually and in community, within the context of racial reconciliation.
Rich is the Lead Pastor of New Life Fellowship in Queens, New York.
Kevin Cooke offers some practical ways that we can move into action, even as we continue to experience grief and lament.
Kevin is the Marriage & Family Pastor and an Elder at Reality SF.
Jessica Gracewski reflects on the importance of embracing grief and loss, and how it impacts our ability to become spiritually and emotionally healthy individuals and engage in conversations around race.
Jessica is the Leadership Care & Support Director at Reality SF.
Dave Lomas sits down with Tracy and Moses, two members of our Race & Belonging Cohort, to discuss how to have conversations about race and hold space for all the feelings associated with it.
Dave Lomas discusses the social construct and history of race in the world, and the difference between stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and racism.
More resources and our previous series "The Gospel & Race" are available at https://bit.ly/2Mhj8rJ
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 11:28-30 on what our emotions tell us about ourselves and what Christ's emotions tell us about Him (and how He feels about us).
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/2zFeEZD
To watch the video version of this teaching, visit https://vimeo.com/424352848
This teaching is the third in a series called "Reality Remastered," where we're revisiting some of the most formative teachings series in our church. This teaching references our 2014 series "The Emo Church" and 2019 series "Emotionally Healthy Relationships."
Find "The Emo Church" teachings at https://realitysf.com/category/series/emotionally-healthy-church/
Find "Emotionally Healthy Relationships" teachings at https://realitysf.com/category/series/emotionally-healthy-relationships/
Dave Lomas has a conversation with Janet Ikpa regarding true identity and how Jesus, faith, being black, and being a woman all connect in this unique cultural moment.
Janet is a faithful member of our church community who regularly serves in multiple capacities.
Matt Barrios reflects on the relationship between knowing our identity in Christ and discovering our vocation and calling.
Matt is the Leadership Training & Development Minister on staff at Reality SF.
Dave Lomas reflects on what the Scriptures say about who we are, and the process of discovering and becoming who we are.
Scripture references available at https://bit.ly/2XDTJxV
Dave Lomas continues our conversation on identity and answers some questions he received in response to Sunday's teaching.
Our past series "A New Identity" is available at https://bit.ly/2ZCLrZG
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 3:13-17 on our identity in Christ as God's beloved.
Teachings slides available at https://bit.ly/3egXkJ4
To watch the video version of this teaching, visit https://vimeo.com/421996264
This teaching is the second in a series called "Reality Remastered," where we're revisiting some of the most formative teachings series in our church. To explore our 2011 "A New Identity" teaching series, visit https://realitysf.com/category/series/a-new-identity/
Jessica Gracewski reflects on our focus of Biblical Literacy, meditating on Psalm 23 and putting into practice some tools introduced this past week.
Jessica is the Leadership Care & Support Director at Reality SF.
Dave Lomas reflects on the the 4-Part Gospel, and the importance of remaining in the story by reading the Bible regularly and living out our role in it.
Dave Lomas has a conversation discussing all things Bible with Tim Mackie. Tim is the Co-Founder, Creative Director, & Writer for BibleProject, has a PhD in Semitic Languages and Biblical Studies, and is a professor at Western Seminary.
Dave Lomas reflects on why the Bible is so hard to understand, and offers three practical postures to take when reading it.
Dave Lomas reflects on the connection between participating in the reality of God and learning about Him through the Scriptures.
The teaching series "The Bible & Authority" is available at https://bit.ly/2WLDVdn
Dale Gustafson teaches from Psalm 1 on the importance of rightly interpreting and understanding Scripture so that we may hear it clearly during chaotic, uncertain times.
Teachings slides available at https://bit.ly/368TCOP
To watch the video version of this teaching, visit https://vimeo.com/419327527
This teaching is the first in a series called "Reality Remastered," where we're revisiting some of the most formative teachings series in our church. To explore all of our 2016 Year of Biblical Literacy resources, visit https://realitysf.com/bible/
Dale Gustafson is the Executive Director of Reality SF.
Matt Barrios prompts us to look at this season differently, focusing not on our loss, but on what we buried long ago that is now being resurrected.
Matt is the Leadership Training & Development Minister at Reality SF.
Dave Lomas continues with this theme of burying and planting, reflecting on our desire to possess our lives and Jesus' ultimate call to let go.
Dave Lomas reflects on John 12:24 and the need for certain plans to be planted, or buried, in order for new growth to happen.
Dave Lomas reflects on the parables of Jesus as an insight into the ways God wants to surprise us.
Dave Lomas reflects on the importance of patience and being present for what God is currently working in you.
Ruthie Kim teaches from Psalm 84 on the valleys of life and how we can experience God's goodness in them.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/3fEBrEL
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/416946978
Ruthie Kim is part of the Reality SF teaching team and is the Founder & Executive Director of Because Justice Matters.
Dave Lomas and Bryan Loritts have a conversation in response to the story of Ahmaud Arbery. Bryan is the Pastor of Abundant Life Christian Fellowship in Mountain View.
Dave Lomas leads us through a guided exercise centered on our No Need Among Us initiative.
Dave Lomas expands on some comments he made about depression in yesterday’s sermon, "No Need Among Us."
Dave Lomas teaches from Acts 4:32-35 on our responsibility to generously steward our money and possessions for God's Kingdom purposes.
For details on the initiative "No Need Among Us" which Dave mentions, visit https://realitysf.com/noneed/
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/414325716
Matt Barrios reflects on the relationship between hope and the unseen. Matt is the Leadership Training & Development Minister at Reality SF.
John Mark Comer reflects on how we cultivate the theological virtue of hope in our lives, even during times of trouble. John Mark is the Pastor of Vision & Teaching at Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon.
Bryan Loritts reflects on having hope in the midst of a shaken world. Bryan is the Pastor of Abundant Life Christian Fellowship in Mountain View.
Eugene Cho reflects on hope as a journey. Eugene is the founder and former Senior Pastor of Quest Church in Seattle, and the founder and visionary of One Day’s Wages.
In today’s episode, Dave Lomas tries a new format for Mondays where he checks in, responds to some questions, and shares what’s top of mind seven weeks into shelter-in-place.
Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 5:1-5 on the things we're prone to hope in and the difference of hope in Jesus.
Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/358BgNg
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/411936581
In this episode, Dave Lomas has a conversation with Joe Tuson, one of the Lay Elders at Reality SF, to discuss how to pray when God feels distant.
Jessica Gracewski reflects on how we can get in our own way when it comes to experiencing God's presence.
Jessica is the Leadership Care & Support Director at Reality SF.
Dave Lomas reflects on the restlessness we are feeling because of our boredom or anxiety.
Dale Gustafson reflects on putting a voice to your soul to experience the presence of God.
Dave Lomas reflects on the barriers that keep us from experiencing the felt presence of God, and then leads a practice through the Prayer of Examen.
Dave Lomas teaches from John 20:24-28 on the experience of doubt and despair and how we can move toward hope and faith in God to fulfill His promises.
You can view the video version of this teaching at https://vimeo.com/409547223
Dave Lomas sits down in a conversation with Britt Merrick to discuss loss and how to face it. Britt is the Founding Pastor of the Reality Family of Churches.
Ruthie Kim reflects on the new normal of our spiritual lives that we are being invited into.
Ruthie is the founder of Because Justice Matters and part of the RSF teaching team.
Dave Lomas reflects on why prayer feels so hard and how we can start to make space for God in quarantine.
Melissa Weinisch reflects on the places we can and should look for hope.
Melissa is the Youth Minister at Reality SF.
Dave Lomas reflects on how we're feeling the day after Easter in relation to our current moment.
Dave Lomas teaches from John 20:1-20; 24-28 on Christ's power and grace to meet us in difficult times, even when we're not looking for Him.
You can watch our entire Easter Sunday Service at https://youtu.be/1-CH55o2n-4
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3ciUHWa
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 14:3-8; 15:33-39 on the death of Jesus on the cross as the greatest act of love the world has ever seen.
You can watch our full Good Friday Service in its entirety at https://youtu.be/Fmq9YDswN6w
Slides available at https://bit.ly/2wAcXLd
In this episode, Dave Lomas and David McKinney, the RSF Prayer Minister, discuss what our Prayer Ministry has looked like in this season, and then walk through the practice of Immanuel Prayer.
Dave Lomas leads us in a short meditation focused on allowing the Spirit to intercede on our behalf.
Dave Lomas shares his "6 P’s of Quarantine" to aid in mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
Dave Lomas teaches from Acts 16:23-30 on the invitation to worship God through song in times of trouble.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/2RwS3Ur
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/404039602
In this episode, Dave Lomas has a conversation with Al Abdulla from Reality Boston about the importance of naming our emotions and asking for help.
Dave Lomas reflects on the temptation to simply kill time until we get back to our "real lives."
Dave Lomas reflects on the need to lament not only the pain in our own lives, but the brokenness of our world.
Dave Lomas reflects on the importance of allowing our emotions to pass through us, especially when it comes to grief.
Dave Lomas teaches from Psalm 11 on the opportunity we as followers of Jesus have in this current moment of fear and anxiety to find shelter in God.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/2VpjzEK
Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/401879949
In this episode, Dave Lomas has a conversation with Ruthie Kim, who is a part of the Reality SF teaching team and founder of Because Justice Matters. Dave and Ruthie discuss the importance of grief and creating space to hear God's voice.
Dave Lomas reflects on our current domestic lifestyle and our need to detox from the false self.
Dave Lomas reflects on a rendition of the hymn, "Doxology," sung in the key of our current moment.
Dave Lomas reflects on the discipline of God, and, as Hebrews 12 states, how we have the ability to view our hardships as an opportunity for teaching.
Dave Lomas reflects on the first week of shelter-in-place and our online Sunday Digital Worship Gathering, and then meditates on Psalm 13.
Dave Lomas teaches from John 16:32-33 on the ways Jesus is present with us in our loneliness and trouble — especially in a time such as now.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3elQna6
In this special episode, Dave Lomas has a conversation with Francis Chan, who just recently moved to Hong Kong. Dave and Francis discuss what things are like right now in China, what this pandemic means for the worldwide Church, and how Christians can make the most of this time.
Dave Lomas reflects on the anxiety and worry we’re experiencing in this moment due to not knowing what the future will be like. What kind of posture should we have when we don’t know the future and can’t control it?
Dave Lomas reflects on our current dependence on technology and how it makes being present challenging. He then shares how we can be present to others in this time by being present with God.
Dave Lomas reflects on today’s new shelter-in-place health code order in San Francisco and how it forces us into a new monasticism. Dave explains what monasticism is and how God can use this time to make us a more loving, peaceful presence of Christ in our city.
Dave Lomas introduces this special series called, "The Reality Daily," where he'll offer encouragements, insights, and meditations for you to engage with in our current moment. More episodes to come.
Dave Lomas shares an update on what's happening in our church due to coronavirus and how we are responding with a house church model for Sundays, March 15th and 22nd. Dave shares the vision for what we're calling "House to House" and how Community Groups will approach it in homes.
Find all details and resources (including how to join a House to House Gathering if you're not in a CG) at http://realitysf.com/house-to-house
Dave Lomas teaches from Acts 3:1-21 and 4:1-4 on what people should see when they look at the Church and how our lives can reflect who Jesus is.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/32GjPm0
Dave Lomas teaches from Acts 2:37-47 on what the early church was devoted to by the Spirit, and likewise, what our church needs to commit to.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/38Wrpey
Melissa Weinisch teaches from Acts 2:1-41 on the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and all of its significance for disciples of Jesus both then and now.
Teaching slides available at http://bit.ly/39PaCKx
Melissa Weinisch is the Youth Minister on staff at Reality SF.
Darren Rouanzoin teaches from Acts 1:1-8 on what the beginning of the Church looked and felt like, and how we can also step into demonstrating the power of the Kingdom of God today.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2ScXrwX
Darren is the Lead Pastor of Garden Church in Long Beach, California.
Dave Lomas introduces our yearlong series on Acts, focusing on the foundations of the early church, and how we can learn from their example.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2UsCvUl
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 28:18-20 on the difference between being a disciple of Jesus and being a Christian, and how we can practice being disciples of Jesus.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2U2GJlo
Dave Lomas teaches on the importance of rootedness, first in Christ and then in a particular place, in order for us to truly see renewal happen.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/38wQmwB
Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 1:27-31 on how we, as followers of Jesus, are called to be a people who work for cultural renewal.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/39ZuBqC
At our ten-year anniversary Annual Vision & Prayer, Dave Lomas looks back on the main themes of our early years as a church in order to canonize them as an essential part of our future. He then looks forward to share key initiatives for 2020.
Slides from this presentation available at http://bit.ly/2tVjdM8
Introducing our 2020 vision series, Dave Lomas teaches from Revelation 21 on what renewal is and how we can seek it.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/37BTJSc
Tobi Grunick teaches from Luke 4 on the empowerment of Jesus by the Spirit of God, and how we, as witnesses of Christ, are also empowered by the Spirit to proclaim the good news.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/37mjpSP
Tobi is the Leadership Care & Support Minister at Reality SF.
Ruthie Kim teaches from Luke 2 on the unexpected and seemingly ordinary ways God shows up in our lives.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2PQgMmt
Ruthie is part of the Reality SF teaching team and also the Founder & Executive Director of Because Justice Matters.
Matt Barrios teaches from Matthew 2 on the different responses from Herod and the Magi to the coming of King Jesus, and how these examples can have implications for our own faith in Christ.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2r1EouO
Matt is the Leadership Training & Development Minister on staff at Reality SF.
Dale Gustafson teaches on the difference between the oppressive Roman Empire of Jesus’ day and the Kingdom of grace and peace that He brought then and continues to bring today. Slides available at http://bit.ly/2P4fzr4 Dale is the Executive Director on staff at Reality SF.
Dale Gustafson teaches on Jesus’ lineage, shedding light on Israel’s expectation of a Messiah and the reality of Jesus as King.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2DB7ALK
Dale is the Executive Director on staff at Reality SF.
Eugene Cho lectures on why politics should matter to followers of Jesus and how to engage in ways that honor Christ and advance the Kingdom of God.
Eugene is the founder and former Senior Pastor of Quest Church – an urban, multi-cultural and multi-generational church in Seattle. After 18 years at Quest, Eugene now serves as the founder and visionary of One Day’s Wages – a grassroots movement of people, stories, and actions to alleviate extreme global poverty. Eugene is the author of "Overrated: Are We More in Love with the Idea of Changing the World Than Actually Changing the World?" His second book, "Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: A Christian’s Guide to Engaging Politics," will be released in March 2020.
Ruthie Kim teaches from Luke 10:25-37 on how Jesus redefines who our neighbor is and how we can cultivate the heart of being a good neighbor.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/37AX5FT
Ruthie is part of the Reality SF Teaching Team and also the Founder & Executive Director of Because Justice Matters.
Eugene Cho teaches from Acts 2:42-47 on how we are called to engage in the church community, using the analogy of a potluck.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2OuunOy
Eugene is a writer, speaker, the founder and former Senior Pastor of Quest Church in Seattle, and the founder of One Day’s Wages.
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 6:30-44 on how the abundance found in Jesus empowers us to love without getting tired.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2qFr5Q6
Dave Lomas teaches on how the Holy Spirit creates, empowers, and heals the community of the church.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2r53jx1
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 1 on the Gospel of Jesus and the Kingdom of God as our common story.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2JtiPt2
Note: This teaching contains the Bible Project video “Euangelion / Gospel.” You can find this video here: https://youtu.be/HT41M013X3A
Dave Lomas and John Mark Comer teach from Romans 12:9-13 on the messiness, as well as blessings, of living in an unhurried community.
John Mark Comer is the Pastor of Vision & Teaching at Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon.
Dave Lomas teaches from Ephesians 4:30-5:2 on how we can have profound disagreements with one another while still remaining in committed community centered on Jesus.
Teachings slides available at http://bit.ly/2qd1Vs1
Ruthie Kim teaches from Hebrews 12:1-3 on our call as followers of Jesus to run the race God has given us — even during seasons of weariness — by depending on our community of fellow believers, casting off idols and our own agendas, and focusing our eyes on Jesus.
Teachings slides available at http://bit.ly/2IvhS2V
Ruthie Kim is part of the Reality SF Teaching Team and also the Founder & Executive Director of Because Justice Matters.
In this forum, Matt Barrios and a team of Reality SF leaders share a teaching of Biblical principles on how to approach dating, a prayer exercise for blessing one another with God's truth, and a panel representing various experiences and insights on how to date well in the Christian community.
Matt Barrios is the Leadership Training & Development Minister on staff at Reality SF. And this forum's team of leaders include Sharon Oh, Jeannie Chen, Stephen Hedlund, Chelsea Gault, Moses Ike, and Brook Bisrat.
Dave Lomas and Jessica Gracewski teach from 1 Corinthians 7:29-35 on singleness as a framework for developing intimacy and connection with God, as well as cultivating a healthy and full single life in community.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2nUapD2
Dave is the Lead Pastor and Jessica is the Leadership Care & Support Director at Reality SF.
Melissa Weinisch teaches from John 15:9-17 on Jesus’ definition of friendship and how centering our lives on the Kingdom of God transforms our approach to all relationships.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2m7hzmH
Melissa is the Youth Minister at Reality SF.
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 19:1-12 on the common view of singleness within church culture, as well as in the larger culture around us, how we’ve gotten it wrong, and Christ’s revolutionary vision for singleness.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2lTs10Z
Dave Lomas teaches from 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 on how, as Christians, our goal in life is to align ourselves with the way of Jesus in all we believe and do, including sexuality.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2m9eKBD
In this lecture, Jon Tyson examines Jesus’ vision of sexuality and how it can actually lead to deeper joy and flourishing in our lives.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2lz7qyQ
Jon is an international speaker, author, pastor, and church planter in New York City.
Dave Lomas teaches from 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 on the profound significance of our bodies and sexuality, as intended by God.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2lsTgiB
Sam Allberry teaches from Matthew 5:27-28 on how revolutionary Jesus' teaching of sexuality was, still is, and how our sexuality is ultimately meant to point beyond itself.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2ZCrfaZ
Sam is an apologist, speaker, and writer for Ravi Zacharias Ministries, a contributing editor for The Gospel Coalition, and an ordained minister in the Church of England.
Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 1 and Matthew 19 on the wisdom we need about our sexuality and how it closely relates to our spirituality.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2Z36i9p
Nancy Ortberg teaches on the two longings that all of us have — to be known and to be loved — and how marriage is just one reflection of this experience in our relationships with one another, and ultimately with Christ.
Nancy is the CEO of Transforming the Bay with Christ.
Kevin & Bethany Cooke teach from Acts 18 on what marriage as ministry means, how it happens, and what it can produce.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2Ysxu11
Kevin is the Marriage & Family Pastor on staff at Reality SF.
Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 19:1-6 on Jesus' commentary on marriage, which can be framed as a "spark," a leaving, and a joining.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2GCyip4
Dale Gustafson teaches from Mark 4:35-5:20 on bringing light into dark places by showing mercy to those who clearly need it, as well as those we’d least expect to receive it.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2JKdEW1
Dale is the Executive Director on staff at Reality SF.
Dale Gustafson teaches from 2 Kings 5:1-19 on the story of Naaman and Elisha the prophet — drawing out lessons on humility, faith, and peace that can empower us to carry God’s name well in our daily lives.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2xLTnbW
Dale is the Executive Director on staff at Reality SF.
Dave Lomas teaches from Galatians 3:26-28 and 1 Corinthians 12:12-20 on the centrality of racial and ethnic harmony in the church, and ways we can personally and communally disrupt racism as followers of Jesus.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2NDGknJ (At the end of these slides, we’ve included the communal lament which our community participated in following the teaching. As part of your response to this teaching, we encourage you to read through this prayer and to respond to each line with “Lord, have mercy.“)
Bryan Loritts teaches from Ephesians 2 on the direct relationship between the Gospel and the tearing down of racial barriers, leading to a new, unified humanity in Christ.
Bryan is the Pastor of Abundant Life Christian Fellowship in Mountain View.
Dave Lomas introduces a new series, defining race and ethnicity and naming the walls of division that, through the power of the Gospel, we hope to tear down.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2WYhRZL
Ruthie Kim teaches on the example God set through Jacob on how He will often lead us through conflict in order to change us, and then presents concrete steps we can utilize when dealing with conflict in our own lives.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2Ri9yGU
Ruthie is the Founder & Executive Director of Because Justice Matters, and she is also part of the Reality SF teaching team.
Dave Lomas teaches on the example Jesus set for us to live integrated and with integrity, as whole people, who know the truth of their identity and calling in Christ.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2WCN2P1
Dave Lomas teaches from Proverbs 20:5 and James 1:19 on how loving well and listening well are often the same, and provides practical tools for exercising this skill in our own lives.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2QJ1r5P
Bethany Allen teaches from Matthew 26:36-46 on the journey of looking beneath the surface of our emotions and the importance of allowing God to do the hard, healing work within us.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2HISxCJ
Bethany is the Pastor of Spiritual Formation & Leadership Development at Bridgetown Church in Portland.
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 34:6-7 and Mark 3:31-34 on how discipleship requires putting off old patterns of our family of origin in order to live into our new family of God.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2JuF43m
In this lecture, Michael Zacharia adapts material from the bestselling book Difficult Conversations, and teaches on all the elements that are essential to any difficult conversation.
The worksheet used in this lecture can be found here: http://bit.ly/2KwZloT
Michael is an executive coach, professor, former lawyer, and expert in conflict resolution.
Dave Lomas teaches from the life of Mary, the wisdom of Proverbs, and the 9th Commandment: "Do not give false testimony." As a continuation of our series on Emotionally Healthy Relationships, we learn the foundational practices and need to Stop Mind Reading & Clarify Expectations.
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 14:32-36 on how Christ is a vivid example of inviting God into our most vulnerable emotions, and how important this is for our own spiritual health.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/304el2T
Tobi Grunick teaches from Philippians 4:4-9 on the capacity we already have for joy and how the Holy Spirit replants joy in us through our life in Christ.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2ZMHSxw
Tobi is the Leadership Care & Support Minister at Reality SF.
For Easter Sunday, Dave Lomas teaches from Philippians 3:4-11 on how being lost doesn’t look the same for everyone, and how Jesus meets us in our deep-level sadness and hopelessness.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2L4Rpg6
Dale Gustafson teaches from Philippians 2:19-30 on the church's invitation to be people who restore others' trust, call people up into strong character, and bring honor to one another.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2KO7Ldg
Dale is the Executive Director at Reality San Francisco.
Rashad Clemons teaches from Philippians 2:12-18 on the importance of working out your salvation as a community to be a light for the world and attract others to God.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2I4xjAx
Rashad Clemons is a Church Planting Resident of New North Church in San Bruno.
Dave Lomas teaches from Philippians 2:1-11 on the life of Jesus and how the inverse logic of the kingdom of God invite us to deny ourselves and approach community self-sacrificially. You can find part one of this topic on cruciform community three weeks back in our feed.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2U7lmk1
Dave Lomas teaches from Philippians 1:18b-26 on how times of uncertainty can be an invitation to seek clarity through curiosity, community, and God's vision for our lives.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2CAg9GI
Dave Lomas teaches from Philippians 1 and Acts 16 on what partnership in the Gospel is, how it is sustained, and what it brings about in a community.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2WbQDPn
Dave Lomas teaches from Philippians 1:1-11, 27 on how the cross should shape everything in our lives, not just personally, but also the way in which we live as a community of Christ-followers.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2XRH3Tp
Dave Lomas teaches from Philippians 2:5-11 on what is means to live in vulnerability and intimacy, as modeled by Jesus' path to the cross.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2NGHgEi
Ruthie Kim teaches from Ephesians 4:22-25 on the destructive lies we tell ourselves, and how believing God’s truth leads to hope and new ways of living.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2XoyxLe
Ruthie is the Founder & Executive Director of Because Justice Matters, and she is also part of the Reality SF teaching team.
Al Abdulla teaches from Galatians 5:26-6:5 on following Jesus by bearing one another’s burdens, as well as humbly allowing others to share our burdens.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2Eje0Ap
Al Abdulla is the Lead Minister and Elder of Reality Church Boston.
Rashad Clemons teaches from Colossians 3:12 on what humility is, barriers we experience to humility, and how Jesus is our example of humble servanthood.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2I6JAFw
Rashad Clemons is a Church Planting Resident of New North Church in San Bruno.
Tobi Grunick teaches from Ephesians 2:13-17 on how Jesus makes peace and unity possible, and practical ways to pursue peace with others.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2GnOYBn
Tobi is the Leadership Care & Support Minister at Reality SF.
Dale Gustafson teaches from John 13 on Jesus' command to "love one another," and how this is only sustainable through unity with God.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2Us8JMd
Dale is the Executive Director at Reality SF.
Mark Sayers preaches from Acts 7 on the difference between the "temples" we build for our own glory and the true temple we are called to participate in building for God's glory.
Mark is the Lead Pastor of Red Church in Melbourne, Australia.
Dave Lomas’ presentation from our 2019 Annual Vision & Prayer Night.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2TTBXmU
For our "2018 Year in Review," with numbers and updates on our various ministries, visit update.realitysf.com
Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 2 & Acts 2 on our innate need as humans for community, and the crucial importance of following Jesus alongside other Christians.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2RxmwUM
Dave Lomas begins the new year with a teaching from 2 Peter 1:3-9 on how the Holy Spirit makes change possible in our lives, and how we can partner with God in the work He is doing.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2FjXYqZ
Ruthie Kim teach from Judges 9 on Israel's defeat of Midian, and what it reveals to us about standing firm in the good works which God is doing in our lives now and in the future.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2EXEVDn
Ruthie Kim is the Founder & CEO of Because Justice Matters, and she is also part of the Reailty SF teaching team.
Matt Barrios teaches from John 16:19-24 on the joy that Christ brings into our lives in the midst of the pain that we also experience here on earth.
Slides available at http://bit.ly/2GoiDfo
Matt is the Leadership Training & Development Minister at Reality SF.
Tobi Grunick teaches from 1 John 4:7-12 on the depth of God's love for broken people in sending His Son, Jesus, to us.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2UBziPZ
Tobi is the Reality SF Leadership Care and Support Minister.
Beginning our Advent series, "God with Us," Rashad Clemons speaks from Isaiah 9:1-7 on the peace Jesus brings and its real impact on our world and everyday lives.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2APnkc8
Rashad Clemons is the Founding Pastor of Trinity Grace Crown Heights in Brooklyn and a Church Planting Resident at New North Church in San Bruno, California.
Dave Lomas teaches on spiritual evil, Christ's authority over this darkness, and how the Holy Spirit empowers us to be free from its power.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2Bz18Vm
Darren Rouanzoin teaches from Acts 19 on the rapid growth of the early church and how the actions of those early Christians can serve as a model and inspiration for revival today.
Sermon slides are available at http://bit.ly/2OSWWmS
Darren Rouanzoin is the Lead Pastor of Garden Church in Long Beach, CA.
Darren Rouanzoin teaches from 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 on what we should expect when it comes to gifts of healing and how to practically pray for healing as Jesus did.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2B1SRcg
Darren Rouanzoin is the Lead Pastor of Garden Church in Long Beach, CA.
John Mark Comer teaches from 1 Corinthians 14 on the spiritual gift of tongues, its role in the Church, and how to pursue and practice it in the Christian life.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2AO79wQ
John Mark Comer is the Pastor of Vision & Teaching at Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon.
Dave Lomas teaches from 1 Corinthians 14:1-5 on the spiritual gift of prophecy and why Christians should eagerly desire it.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2JoKRVl
Ruthie Kim teaches from John 3:1-17 on how the Holy Spirit makes us fully alive and brings renewal, even in the darkest areas of our lives.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2PORYZs
Dave Lomas teaches from Acts 1:1-7 on the life and power that we experience as Christians when we're immersed in the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2OYHFoB
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 1:9-11 and Romans 8:14-17 on the Holy Spirit's role in shaping our identity, and how we truly experience that identity through the Spirit.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2pFLh0t
Dave Lomas teaches on the Holy Spirit as God’s personal, empowering presence, showing from Scripture who the person of the Spirit is and what the Spirit is like.
Sermon slides (including Scripture references) available at http://bit.ly/2OrceDb
Dave Lomas introduces our new series on the Holy Spirit, "The Empowering Presence," by tracing the vital role of the Spirit throughout the Biblical story, all the way from creation to the ministry of Jesus.
Sermon slides (including all Scriptures referenced) at http://bit.ly/2xzElGH
Al Abdulla teaches from Nehemiah 2:1-8 on why we're able to be in the presence of God and how we can practically live moment by moment with Him each day.
Sermon slides availabe at http://bit.ly/2Oxk6zV
Al Abdulla is the Lead Pastor of Reality Church Boston.
Dave Lomas teaches from John 15:1-17 on our responsibility to daily make space for God and what we can expect to experience in our interior lives as a result.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2wZ6Qxd
Dave Lomas teaches from John 15:1-8 on the hopes and goals of prayer, while also sharing some practices that can help us cultivate an intimate prayer life with God.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2wHWil1
Dave Lomas teaches from John 14:15-23 on the practice of Christian meditation and how it draws us into union and intimacy with God.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2Mwp5Up
Dave Lomas and RSF Director of Children's Ministry Marissa Smit introduce our new sermon series, "Everyday Mystic: Living in Union with God & Cultivating a Life of Intimacy," teaching from John 15 and 17, Colossians 1, and Ephesians 2 and 3.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2Pq2V3M
Tobi Grunick teaches from 1 Corinthians 9:24-10:13 on the Exodus story's warnings against idolatry, sexual immorality, and grumbling — and how Jesus can satisfy what we're truly craving when we do those things.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2KNfLpz
Ryan Jones teaches from Exodus 25 and 40 on the purpose of the tabernacle tent in God's relationship with Israel and how it is wonderfully fulfilled in Jesus and the Spirit-empowered Church.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2vnIX1g
Ryan Jones is the Lead Pastor of Eucharist Church SF.
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 33-34 on God's renewal of the covenant with Israel, during which time the Lord powerfully reveals who He is and what He is like.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2LyR05v
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 32 on how our own weariness in waiting on God can make us susceptible to temptation, idolatry, sin, and self-deception.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2JOIw4B
Matt Barrios teaches from Exodus 20:15-17 on how God’s commandments to not steal, lie, and covet can help form us into a generous, truthful, and content people.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2L2xezh
Beau Bekendam teaches from Exodus 20:13-14 on God's commandments to not murder or commit adultery, and how Jesus delivers us from death and sexual brokenness into new life and purity.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2u4DDiC
Beau Bekendam is the College Pastor at Reality Carpinteria.
Kevin Cooke teaches from Exodus 20:8-12 on how the commandments of Sabbath rest and honoring parents can form us into a holy people set apart for God's purposes.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2KBJINf
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 19:1-6 on Israel's calling to be a "kingdom of priests and a holy nation," and how Jesus' Church is meant to live into the same calling today.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2KiOtLv
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 15:22-16:35 on Israel's struggle in the wilderness after their deliverance and how it mirrors our own challenging experience of knowing and following Jesus in this world.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2yliWnc
Video version of this sermon at https://vimeo.com/275683091
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 14:5-15:2 on Israel's miraculous yet challenging exit from Egypt and how it relates to our own struggle to leave behind destructive things in our lives.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2LGN2nf
Video version of this sermon at https://vimeo.com/274589455
Rashad Clemons teaches from Exodus 12 on the Passover as Israel's turning point of deliverance and how this story finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus, our Passover Lamb. Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2Ll79H9 Video version of this sermon available at https://vimeo.com/273425366 Rashad Clemons is the Founding Pastor of Trinity Grace Crown Heights in Brooklyn.
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 7-10 on God's acts of judgment against oppressive Egypt and all that this reveals about who God is. Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2kxOyw9 Video version of this sermon at https://vimeo.com/272407265
Britt Merrick teaches from Exodus 4:18-6:12 on the great highs and deep lows in the life of faith and what God is aiming to teach us in all of it. Video version available at https://vimeo.com/271140458 Britt Merrick is the Founder of the Reality Family of Churches and the Pastor for Preaching & Vision at Reality Carpinteria.
Ruthie Kim teaches from Exodus 3:1-4 and 4:1-17 on God's calling of Moses and how it demonstrates the unexpected and countercultural ways that God invites us into His Kingdom work. Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2KYSvGg Video version available at https://vimeo.com/269686187 Ruthie Kim is the Founder & CEO of Because Justice Matters, and she is also part of the Reailty SF teaching team.
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 2:10-3:15 on Moses' fleeing from Egypt and commisssioning by God in the wilderness, and all that this teaches us about our passions, advocacy, and times of obscurity in relation to God's calling on our lives. Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2HVsFFa Video version of this sermon available at https://vimeo.com/268440772
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 1:15-2:10 on how God works redemptively when we can't clearly see Him at work. Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2JCRaUa Video version of this sermon available at https://vimeo.com/267282470
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 1 on the all-encompassing oppression which the Israelites experienced in Egypt, and how that informs the New Testament's understanding of sin and salvation. Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2HSSe6y Video version of this sermon available at https://vimeo.com/266168951
Dave Lomas introduces our new series in Exodus, "Deliverance," by sharing the book's overarching story and why it's crucial for us to study today. Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2H5WKO7 Video version of this sermon available at https://vimeo.com/265037368
Ruthie Kim teaches from Genesis 38:1-30 on the story of Judah and Tamar, showing how it demonstrates God's heart to redeem our brokenness and offer us new life. Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2uWiWsh Video version of this sermon available at https://vimeo.com/264147197 Ruthie Kim is part of the RSF teaching team and the Founder & CEO of Because Justice Matters.
Dave Lomas teaches from John 20:19-28 on the meaning of doubt and how Jesus will graciously meet us in our times of doubt and unbelief. Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2uL1kzE Video of this sermon available at https://vimeo.com/262868527
Christian Huang teaches on Psalm 23 as an expression of our lifelong journey with God, which leads to knowing Him eternally. Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2pGYB4g Video version of this sermon available at https://vimeo.com/261920939 Christian Huang is the Founder & Director of Mobilize Love.
Ryan Jones teaches from Psalm 23:5 on the experience of Jesus hosting us at His table — meaning, the table of Holy Communion. Slides available at http://bit.ly/2pnXOVC Video version of this sermon at https://vimeo.com/260810774 Ryan Jones is the Lead Pastor of Eucharist Church SF.
Dave Lomas teaches from Psalm 23:4 on the Christian life's inevitable journeys into dark places and how and why Jesus our Good Shepherd leads us through them. Slides available at http://bit.ly/2FuoSxj Video version of this sermon available at https://vimeo.com/259730650
Ruthie Kim teaches from Psalm 23:3 and John 10:1-15 on Jesus the Good Shepherd, who brings new life to our souls through His consistent, loving presence and guiding voice.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2oROQ2G
Video version of this sermon available at https://vimeo.com/258663613
Ruthie Kim is part of the Reality SF teaching team and the Founder & CEO of Because Justice Matters.
Dave Lomas speaks from Psalm 23:2 on the common fear and anxiety we experience, and how Jesus the Good Shepherd dispels our fear so we may rest. Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2HNPmHL
Video version of this sermon available at https://vimeo.com/257553589
Introducing our Lent series “Life Without Lack,” Dave Lomas speaks from Psalm 23:1 on the folly of being driven by lack versus the contentment of being led by Jesus, the generous Good Shepherd. Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2GqjQ1a
Video version of this sermon available at https://vimeo.com/256502424
Rashad Clemons speaks from Exodus 17:8-13 on what it means to live as the people of God, committed to grace-filled community for one another's transformation and the ultimate renewal of the world.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2HaUtl2
Rashad Clemons is the Lead Pastor of Trinity Grace Church Crown Heights in Brooklyn, New York.
Tim Chaddick speaks from Acts 1:1-8 on how we can avoid living apart from God, without purpose, and instead thrive as part of a powerful movement of God’s Holy Spirit.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2FOF0p4
Tim Chaddick is the Lead Pastor of Reality Church London.
Dave Lomas’ presentation from our 2018 Annual Vision & Prayer Night.
PDF of slides available at http://bit.ly/2GvC4yR
For our 2017 numbers and updates on our various ministries, visit http://2017.realitysf.com
Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 12:1, 3-13 on what Christian ministry is and how we’re to practically minister and serve as followers of Jesus.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2rUZKd5
Dave Lomas teaches from Revelation 4-5 on why worshiping God together is important and how it forms us as followers of Jesus.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2DoqFz9
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 8:31-37 on what it means to follow Jesus and the demands and invitations of discipleship to Jesus.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2D6BCFt
Starting our “First Things” series, Dave Lomas teaches from Hebrews 11:1-12:2 on Biblical faith and how it can sustain us in every season of life.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2FcC46m
Kevin Cooke speaks from Mark 2:18-22 on how change happens in the Christian life, how we are invited to respond, and what gives us hope for true transformation.
Kevin Cooke is an elder and the Marriage & Family Pastor at Reality SF.
Ruthie Kim speaks from Matthew 2:1-12 on the story of the wise men and King Herod, and how it relates to our own journey with Jesus and struggle to submit to His Kingship over our whole lives.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2Cy5AkX
Ruthie Kim is part of the Reality SF teaching team and the Founder & CEO of Because Justice Matters.
Chad Rodriguez speaks from Romans 15:13 on the importance of joy in the Christian life and how we can regain the Lord’s joy if we’ve lost it.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2B6rkHr
Chad Rodriguez is the Community Pastor of Liberty Church SF.
Matt Barrios speaks from 1 John 5:1-5 on how our identities as children of God and followers of the victorious Christ empower us to live out God’s commands.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2jMTOLz
Matt Barrios is a Neighborhood Minister on staff at Reality SF.
Ruthie Kim speaks from 1 John 4:18 on the fears we daily face and how God's steadfast love can be our powerful refuge.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2n9zmJZ
Ruthie Kim is part of the Reality SF teaching team and the Founder & CEO of Because Justice Matters.
Dave Lomas speaks from 1 John on the steadfast love of God, how Jesus embodies this kind of love, and how we may come to love like Jesus does.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2zll7Yf
Dave Lomas speaks from 1 John 2:3-6, 2:15-17, and 5:1-5 on what it means to obey Jesus and bring your life into conformity with His life and teachings.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2yYm6gR
Dave Lomas speaks from 1 John 2:3-11 on knowing Jesus through meditating on His life and teachings, practicing His way of life, and experiencing His intimate presence in prayer and worship.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2yAGZyp
Kevin Cooke speaks from 1 John 1:6-2:2 on how we can become like Jesus by walking in the light, confessing our sins, and taking in the forgiveness of Jesus.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2iPiF4U
Kevin Cooke is a Reality SF elder and the Marriage & Family Pastor.
Christian Huang continues our series "Becoming Like Jesus" in 1 John by speaking on God as light and the different ways we respond to His nature and presence.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2lcU0bg.
Christian Huang is the Executive Director of Mobilize Love.
Toby Kurth speaks on the theme of God's presence in Scripture and how it daily influences and forms us as followers of Jesus.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2h1TDeY.
Toby Kurth is the Lead Pastor of Christ Church SF.
Introducing our series "Becoming Like Jesus" in 1 John, Dave Lomas speaks from 1 John 1:1-3 on experiencing Jesus as the eternal life who truly satisfies.
Sermon notes available at http://bit.ly/2xKN376
Dave Lomas speaks from Ephesians 6:10-18 on the forces actually at work in spiritual warfare and what it means for us to put on "the armor of God."
Mark Sayers speaks from Galatians 4:21-31 on the multiple levels of the spiritual battle we're in, from a worldwide level down to what's happening within us.
Mark Sayers is the Senior Leader of Red Church in Melbourne, Australia.
Dave Lomas speaks from Ephesians 6:10-18 on the very real struggle of spiritual warfare in the Christian life and how we can fight it.
Sermon slides can be found at http://bit.ly/2fn6LKk
Speaking from Ephesians 6:18-20, Dave Lomas begins our series on spiritual warfare by addressing the importance of prayer and how we ought to approach it.
Sermon slides can be found at http://bit.ly/2f623AI
Dave Lomas speaks from John 13:21-29 on a vivid picture of what Christian discipleship looks like — leaning back upon Jesus.
Sermon slides can be found at http://bit.ly/2w1xPtm
Matt Barrios speaks from Matthew 7:24-29 on Jesus’ invitation to stability through the intentional practice of His teaching.
Sermon slides can be found at http://bit.ly/2wCZbmK
Matt Barrios is a Neighborhood Minister on staff at Reality SF.
Toby Kurth speaks from Matthew 7:13-23 on the narrow way of Jesus and how it leads to true life, freedom, and transformation.
Sermon slides can be found at http://bit.ly/2wXiMjD
Toby Kurth is the Lead Pastor of Christ Church San Francisco.
Britt Merrick speaks from Matthew 7:7-11 on Jesus’ command to continually pursue our Father in Heaven through prayer and what we will experience as a result.
Sermon slides can be found at http://bit.ly/2g042Kj
Britt Merrick is the Founder of the Reality Family of Churches and the Pastor for Preaching and Vision at Reality Carpinteria.
Ruthie Kim speaks from Matthew 7:1-6, 12 on Jesus’ command to not hold others in condemning judgment but rather to offer compassion and truth in love.
Sermon slides can be found at http://bit.ly/2uHJgl7
Ruthie Kim is part of the Reality SF teaching team and the Founder & CEO of Because Justice Matters.
Tim Chaddick speaks from Matthew 6:25-34 on Jesus’ command not to worry but to instead entrust ourselves to the gracious, attentive care of God.
Sermon slides can be found at http://bit.ly/2hDzoqv
Tim Chaddick is the Lead Pastor of Reality Church London.
Rashad Clemons speaks from Matthew 6:19-24 on Jesus’ command to pursue God as our ultimate treasure instead of the fleeting pleasures of wealth.
Sermon slides can be found at http://bit.ly/2vaOdGY
Rashad Clemons is the Lead Pastor of Trinity Grace Church Crown Heights in Brooklyn, New York.
Al Abdulla speaks from Matthew 6:5-18 on the ways God satisfies our deepest desires through the spiritual disciplines.
The closing prayer, along with all the other sermon slides, can be found at http://bit.ly/2eIp3sk
Al Abdulla is the Lead Pastor of Reality Church Boston.
Ryan Jones speaks from Matthew 6:1-4 on the audience we're living our lives for and how to pursue living in reference to God alone.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2tymV8k
Ryan Jones is the Rector/Lead Priest of Eucharist Church SF.
Josh Waidley speaks from Matthew 5:38-48 on Jesus' commands of how to respond to and love our enemies.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2tAi35Q
Josh Waidley is a Neighborhood Minister on staff at Reality SF.
Christian Huang speaks from Matthew 5:33-37 on the costliness and danger of making vows and the importance of focusing on God's vow of faithfulness to us.
Sermon slides available at http://bit.ly/2szIRUX
Christian Huang is the Executive Director of SF City Impact.
Jeremy Treat speaks from Matthew 5:17-26 on how Jesus fulfills the story of the Old Testament, and how that impacts the ways we approach righteousness and anger.
Sermon slides available at: http://bit.ly/2s9qRk6
Jeremy Treat is the Pastor for Preaching & Vision at Reality LA.
Ruthie Kim speaks from Matthew 5:13-16 on the theme of light in Scripture, what it tells us about God, and how that informs the way we live in a world that often feels dark.
Sermon slides available at: http://bit.ly/2ssVJJi
Ruthie Kim is part of the Reality SF teaching team and the Founder & CEO of Because Justice Matters.
Britt Merrick speaks from Matthew 5:1-12 on Jesus’ Beatitudes as the surprising announcement of who is blessed and who belongs in God’s Kingdom.
Sermon slides available at: http://bit.ly/2rbAGJC Video version of this teaching available at: http://apple.co/2rnDpEa
Britt Merrick is the Founder of the Reality Family of Churches and the Pastor for Preaching and Vision at Reality Carpinteria.
Introducing our new teaching series "Summer on the Mount," John Mark Comer speaks from Matthew 11:28-30 on adopting Jesus' pace and lifestyle before attempting to take on his "yoke" (which refers to His teachings in the Sermon on the Mount).
Sermon slides available at: http://bit.ly/2salO1V Video version of sermon with slides: http://apple.co/2sdlCiK
John Mark Comer is the Pastor of Vision & Teaching at Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon.
In part two of this two-part teaching, Dave Lomas speaks from Ephesians 5:21-33 on the unity and reality of marriage. (If you have not listened to part one from last week, we highly recommend listening to that first.)
In part one of this two-part teaching, Dave Lomas speaks from Ephesians 5:21-33 on the meaning of marriage.
Dave Lomas speaks from Ephesians 5:15-20 on making thoughtful choices in how we live — with the specific example of abusing alcohol versus being influenced and guided by God's Holy Spirit.
Dave Lomas speaks from Ephesians 5:3-14 on how we are called to live as God’s holy, beloved people.
Note: Due to some technical difficulties, the first 08:37 of this recording is lower-quality audio. But after that point, the rest is high-quality audio.
Dave Lomas speaks from Ephesians 4:17-5:2 on the plight of existence outside of relationship with God and the new lifestyle we lead as a result of our new identity in Jesus.
Dave Lomas speaks from Luke 24:13-24 on our inherent need for hope in life and how Jesus realigns our hopes and expectations.
Dave Lomas speaks on the Apostle Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:14-21, which captures what life in Jesus Christ is all about.
Dave Lomas speaks from Ephesians 2:11-22 on the walls of hostility we build and how Jesus can transform us to live a better way.
Dave Lomas speaks on Ephesians 2:1-10, one of the New Testament’s clearest and most expressive descriptions of salvation.
Dave Lomas speaks from Ephesians 1:22-23 on how and why the fullness of Jesus Christ is present in the Church.
Dave Lomas speaks on the Apostle Paul's prayer in Ephesians 1:15-21 and all it tells us about knowing and experiencing God.
Introducing our new series in Ephesians, Dave Lomas speaks on God’s blessings and what it means that they’re given to us “in Christ.”
Dave Lomas speaks on the simple yet profound faith of the blind man, Bartimaeus, whom Jesus heals in Mark 10:46-52.
Ryan Jones speaks on how the steadfast love of Jesus cures our restless hearts in 1 Corinthians 7:17-24.
Toby Kurth speaks on the foundations of our calling as Christians to be peacemakers in Matthew 5:9.
Ruthie Kim speaks on the importance of pausing in the midst of life to remember God’s faithfulness and promises in Joshua 3:5-16.
Francis Chan speaks on being people who live in the hope, peace, and presence of God through the Gospel of Jesus in Romans 5:1-2.
Francis Chan speaks on knowing and experiencing hope in Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians 1:18-19.
(Note: Due to a power outage during service, this teaching's audio was recorded on an iPhone; therefore, audio is below normal quality.)
Kevin Cooke speaks on being a new creation with a new perspective and new purpose of reconciliation in 2 Corinthians 5:14-21.
Ruthie Kim speaks on the practice of waiting in the Advent season and the immense value of waiting, hoping, and trusting in God through all of the Christian life in Luke 1:5-22.
Toby Kurth speaks on how we can overcome evil with good through God's transformative love and power in Romans 12:14-21.
Matt Barrios speaks on the sincere love of God's Kingdom and the commands that guide us in it in Romans 12:9-13.
Dave Dealy speaks on the Apostle Paul's encouragement of humility and unity among God's people as they use their God-given gifts to bring blessing and renewal to the world in Romans 12:3-8.
Dave Lomas speaks on how we can move beyond the influence of our surroundings and be transformed into people more like Jesus in Romans 12:1-2.
Tim Mackie speaks on the clear boundary markers of faithfulness to King Jesus which Paul established for the multi-ethnic, multicultural people of God. (This sermon is essentially part 2 of last week's "The Inclusive Paul," which we highly recommend listening to first for context.)
Tim Mackie speaks on how the Apostle Paul formed new, ethnically diverse communities based on the love of God and allegiance to the risen King Jesus.
Dave Lomas speaks on Reality SF's value of hospitality in Romans 12:9-13, Hebrews 13:2, and Matthew 25:41-46.
(Note: This sermon contains a live recording of "Sunday Candy" by Chance the Rapper from his 2015 Saturday Night Live performance.)
In our ninth lecture in the Year of Biblical Literacy Lecture Series, social psychologist, author, and professor Christena Cleveland lectured on the sociology of race, ethnicity, discrimination, and privilege before sharing a Biblical framework for honoring and loving the marginalized while pursuing justice and reconciliation between races. Q&A followed the lecture.
Dr. Cleveland is the Associate Professor of the Practice of Reconciliation at Duke Divinity School and author of Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart.
Dave Lomas speaks on Reality SF's value of faith as trust in God in Genesis 15, Mark 5, and Psalm 73.
While this sermon approaches faith primarily as personal trust in God, there is much to be said about why to place faith specifically in Jesus. For more on the intellectual and emotional reasons for faith in Jesus, we recommend the following books:
"Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense" by Francis Spufford | http://amzn.to/2e8DB44
"Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical" by Timothy Keller | http://amzn.to/2dKvdF8
"Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis | http://amzn.to/2dGdRN3
Ruthie Kim speaks on what the love of Jesus is like and how we can experience it in John 8:2-11.
Dave Dealy speaks on Jesus' grace and power to open our eyes physically and spiritually in John 9:1-38.
In our eighth lecture in the Year of Biblical Literacy Lecture Series, author Andy Crouch spoke on the theme of the image of God in the Bible and how it reframes our understanding of our own power and privilege within the unjust systems of the world.
Andy is executive editor of Christianity Todayand serves on the governing boards of Fuller Theological Seminary, the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and Equitas Group, a philanthropic organization focused on ending child exploitation in Haiti and Southeast Asia. His writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Time, and he is the author of books such as Strong and Weak, Playing God, and Culture Making.
John Mark Comer speaks on what it means to be a disciple, or follower, of Jesus in Mark 8:34-37.
Dave Lomas speaks on all that we can learn and practice from Daniel's response to Scripture and the world around him in Daniel 9.
Dave Lomas speaks on how we can live as faithful witnesses to God and good citizens of San Francisco in Daniel 6.
Dave Lomas speaks on the tension of living in a nation with its own civic religion while giving primary allegiance to Jesus and His Kingdom in Daniel 3.
Dave Lomas speaks on Daniel's resolve to resist conformity in Babylon and how it can inspire us to preserve what makes us unique as followers of Jesus in Daniel 1.
Jon Tyson introduces our new series on the Book of Daniel by comparing our current experience as followers of Jesus in a post-Christian America with Daniel's faithfulness in exile in Babylon.
Dave Dealy concludes our series in the Book of Esther by speaking on God's remarkable deliverance of the Jews and how it relates to the ways Jesus has delivered us and called us to live.
Dave Dealy speaks on the issue of pride and the motivations and desires that lie at the heart of it in Esther 6.
Josh Waidley speaks on the magnitude of Esther's decision to use her power and influence to defend the weak and oppressed in Esther 4.
Dave Dealy speaks on how God works in and with Esther and turns her into something great in His story as part of a new series in Esther called, "The Work of God."
Dave Lomas speaks on the Book of Ecclesiastes and how it can lead us to the source of true meaning and purpose.
Mark Sayers speaks on the difference between our society's notion of wisdom and the wisdom presented in the Bible and ultimately in Jesus in Proverbs 1:1-7.
Gerry Breshears speaks on Job's experience with God in the Book of Job, prompting us to consider our own response and engagement with the Lord in times of sorrow and difficulty.
Dave Lomas speaks on the overall meaning and goal of the Book of Job as part of a new series on the Old Testament’s Wisdom Literature called, “The School of Life.”
Dave Dealy speaks on how God took the world's pain, evil, and injustice upon Himself in order to bring about ultimate restoration in Isaiah 52:13-53:12.
Dave Lomas speaks on the kind of community which God hopes to cultivate in order to bring about healing in the world in Isaiah 5; 11.
In our fourth lecture in the Year of Biblical Literacy Lecture series, writer and speaker Mako Nagasawa spoke on the different forms of restorative justice in the Bible and how they demonstrate God's passion for redemption and life-giving relationships. He then applied these principles to the current issues of systemic racism in the U.S. justice system and mass incarceration of non-violent drug offenders.
Hosted by Reality SF on May 9th, 2016, at Dolores Park Church.
Dave Lomas speaks on the Biblical context, passion, and ultimate goals of the Old Testament prophets in Isaiah 1 and Hosea 1.
Dave Lomas speaks on how the Bible addresses the problem of evil and suffering in our world in Genesis 3:1.
Dave Dealy speaks on the Old Testament’s view of God as a good, patient, and merciful judge in Isaiah 52.
Includes audio from The Bible Project's video, "The Gospel of the Kingdom." Viewable at jointhebibleproject.com
Dave Lomas speaks on the sexual brokenness found in the Old Testament, which points to our own desperate need for God’s renewing grace in Genesis 38.
Josh Butler speaks on the true nature of Israel's wars with Canaan and what it says about God in Exodus 14:13-14.
Dave Lomas speaks on the goal and purpose of the Old Testament laws and narrative and what we can learn from them in Luke 24:13-35.
At this special Easter service, Dave Lomas speaks on the meaning of the death and resurrection of Jesus and how it changes everything for us in Mark 16.
At this special Good Friday service, Dave Lomas speaks on the meaning of the cross and why Jesus went there in Mark 15.
Dave Lomas speaks on how Jesus' final meal with His disciples powerfully demonstrates His love, humility, and servanthood in John 13:1-17.
Dave Dealy speaks on the meaning of baptism and how it relates to rebirth into the Kingdom of God in Romans 6:1-14.
Dave Lomas speaks on how we can live into our part of the story of God in 2 Corinthians 5:14-21.
Ruthie Kim speaks on how God invites us to be active participants in His story and how the Holy Spirit equips us to do so in Acts 2:1-47.
Dave Lomas speaks on who Jesus is and how He is the fulfillment of the story of God in Mark 1:1-34.
Toby Kurth speaks on God’s covenant with Israel and how it demonstrates His continual, loving pursuit of us in Genesis 17:1-5.
Dave Lomas speaks on how evil and sin entered God's good creation and the surprising way God responded to this tragedy in Genesis 2:15-17, 2:25, 3:1-13.
Dave Lomas speaks on how the Bible is a different kind of story that answers a different set of questions and invites us into a different way of living in Genesis 1:1-5, 1:26-31.
Dave Lomas speaks on how we ought to interpret and engage with the Bible as we read and what the intended purpose of reading the Bible is in Luke 24:13-32.
Tim Mackie speaks on how the Bible came to be and how it is a book that is both human and divine in Exodus 17:8-9, 17:14, and 24:3-8.
Dave Lomas speaks on how the Bible tells one unified story that leads us to Jesus and why we the Bible is important to us as followers of Christ in 2 Timothy 3:14-17.
Dave Lomas introduces the Year of Biblical Literacy and speaks on Jesus' relationship with the Bible and how we, as followers of Christ, aim to have the same kind of relationship in John 5:39-40 and Matthew 28:16-18.
Julie Barrios speaks on the incarnation of Christ and the invitation we are given to partake in the unfolding of the story of who we are and who we can be in John 1:1-5, 1:9-14.
Josh Waidley speaks on Matthew's account of the birth of Jesus and the wonder, mystery and hope of God in Matthew 1:1-17, 1:18-25, 2:1-23.
Ruthie Kim speaks on the story of the angel who appeared to Mary and how Mary experienced and sat in the tension of pain and hope in Luke 1:26-35, 46-56.
Dave Dealy speaks on the type of king Israel was hoping for and who Jesus is as a heavenly king in John 1:1-5, 9–14.
Tim Ritter speaks on how we can begin Advent rightly by entering into Israel's story, which is the context for Christmas, from Luke 4:14-21.
Dave Lomas speaks on what Jesus teaches us about worry and how the Sermon on the Mount helps orient us to be able to meet our futures with trust and open handedness in Matthew 6:34.
John Mark Comer speaks on why God created sabbath and how intentional periods of rest and worship can bring us life Genesis 1:1, 1:31, and 2:1-2.
John Mark Comer speaks on what it means to be human and to labor with the intent of experiencing a garden-like world in Genesis 1:26-28.
Francis Chan and Dave Lomas speak on how this world and the things of this world are not all that matter during our evening worship gathering in Matthew 6:19-21 and Matthew 13:44-46.
Francis Chan and Dave Lomas speak on how this world and the things of this world are not all that matter during our morning worship gathering in Matthew 6:19-21 and Matthew 13:44-46.
Francis Chan and Dave Lomas speak on how we can live life on this earth faithfully and true to Christ and why focusing on heaven matters in Matthew 6:19-21; Matthew 19:16-30; James 5:1-6; 2 Timothy 3:1-5.
Dave Lomas speaks on the relationship between heaven and earth and God's purpose to reconcile both in Revelation 4-5, 21-22.
Dave Lomas speaks on the message Jesus delivers to the church of Laodicea and the invitation He offers us to remain in intimacy with Him in Revelation 3:14-22.
Dave Lomas speaks on the open door of opportunity that Jesus gave the church of Philadelphia and invites us to consider what God-given callings we have as well in Revelation 3:7-13.
Dave Lomas speaks on how we must not forget what it means to follow Christ in our current culture and context in Revelation 3:1-6.
Dave Lomas and Dave Dealy speak on the compromise of the church of Thyatira and the repentance that marks a life following Christ in Revelation 2:18-29.
Dave Lomas speaks on Jesus' message to the church in Pergamum that councils the Christian to live by God's definition of goodness instead of man's in Revelation 2:12-17.
Dave Lomas introduces a series in the book of Revelation and speaks on the message given to the church in Ephesus from Revelation 2:1-7.
Dave Lomas speaks on how we are to remain in our identity as a follower of God when we live and serve in a city that worships many gods in Daniel 3.
Dave Lomas begins a new sermon series with a teaching on how to live in our cities with the future hope for the renewal of all things in Hebrews 11:8-16.
Ruthie Kim speaks on how Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life for us not only for eternity but in our everyday lives too in John 14:1-21.
Char Brodersen of Refuge Christian Fellowship speaks on how Jesus is present in our sufferings and can bring life out of suffering because of his own experience with suffering and resurrection in John 11:1-26.
Josh Waidley speaks on the meaning of Jesus' presentation of himself as the good shepherd in John 9:35-10:22.
Pastor Toby Kurth of Christ Church San Francisco speaks on how Jesus is the light of the world that shines into our lives and transforms us, so that we then can share that light with others in John 8:12.
Dave Dealy speaks on Jesus' proclamation of being the bread of life and what partaking of that bread means for His followers in John 6:25-59.
Dave Lomas speaks on how the gospel is the only power that can bring salvation to all of humanity in Romans 1:16-17.
Dave Lomas speaks on the verse inscribed in the ceiling of Congregation Sherith Israel, which encourages the people of God to seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God in Micah 6:8
Dave Dealy speaks on the deep compassion and love that Jesus shows to Thomas in the midst of his doubt, and the consequential life that comes from faith in Jesus in John 20:24-31.
Al Abdulla, Pastor for Preaching and Vision at Reality Boston, speaks on the breath of life that Jesus gave to His disciples after His resurrection when He appeared to them in the midst of their fear in John 20:19-23.
Dave Lomas speaks on the tragic, comedic, and extraordinary elements of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus as told in John 18:28-19:22.
Dave Lomas speaks on Jesus' prayer for His disciples, that they would be one with God and each other in John 17:20-26.
Britt Merrick speaks on what it means for a follower of Jesus to be sent because of, and in the love of God in John 17:1-20.
Dave Lomas speaks on the Christian's relationship with the world and the Christian's relationship with Jesus and the Spirit as described in John 15:18-16:15.
Dave Lomas speaks on how important it is to remain in the love of Jesus as the primary foundation for the Christian life in John 15:1-17.
Tim Mackie speaks on the life-giving Spirit of God and how the Spirit's purpose is to bring the life and beauty that Jesus desires for us in John 13:33 and 14:15-17.
Dave Lomas defines the origin of sin as being a replacement of God with the self and describes how God invites us to right relationship with Him in Mark 7:1-23.
Dave Dealy speaks on how Jesus' loved ones show extraordinary commitment to him and how a life with God requires full commitment from us in John John 11:54-12:11
Dave Lomas speaks on the true everlasting life that only Jesus can provide in a special Easter teaching in John 11:1-44.
Dave Lomas speaks on how the story of the blind man illustrates how Jesus gives those who are willing to receive Him the capacity to see spiritual realities in John 9.
Dave Lomas speaks on how the story of the woman caught in adultery shows us that only Jesus can bring the world both mercy and justice in John 8:1-11.
Francis Chan speaks on how nothing but Jesus' body and blood can bring us wholeness and life in John 6:1-15 and 25-59.
Dave Lomas speaks on the story of the woman at the well and how Jesus is the living water that fulfills our deepest desires in John 4:1-42.
Dave Lomas speaks on what it means to be born into the Kingdom of God and how to seek the light of Jesus in John 3:1-21.
Dave Lomas speaks on how Jesus’ first miracle of turning water into wine demonstrates the joy that is found in God’s presence in John 2:1-12.
Dave Lomas speaks on how the book of John is written to show us that Jesus is the way that God was made known to us in John 1:1-18.
Dave Dealy speaks on how our salvation is a community-forming event that is lived out through faith, humility, and hospitality in Acts 2.
Dave Lomas speaks on how prayer is about our relationship with and partnership with God in Luke 11:1-13. Video shown during teaching is created by The Bible Project and available for viewing on this recording and at http://youtu.be/8ferLIsvlmI
Dave Lomas speaks on how our highest priority in our relationship with God is knowing Him more than anything else in 2 Samuel 6.
Dave Lomas speaks on the existence of the devil in a way that is congruent even to modern enlightened perspective, and how the Christian must resist the devil by witnessing to the truth of Jesus Christ in 1 Peter 5:8-9
Josh Waidley speaks on how Jesus is with us in the midst of loss, death, new life, and gain as we put our hope in Him in Matthew 14:1-21 and Psalm 23.
Dave Lomas speaks on how Christmas is the celebration of the arrival of God’s unconditional grace to the world in the person of Jesus Christ in Titus 2:11 and 3:3-7.
Dave Dealy speaks on how the people of God are people of hopeful expectation in humility, faith, and devotion in Luke 2:22-40.
Dave Lomas speaks on the human experience of longing for home that is truly found in God in Genesis 3:21-24 and Isaiah 65:1-9.
Dave Lomas speaks on the reality of anxiety and the promise that we can cast our worries on God because He cares for us in 1 Peter 5:7.
Dave Lomas speaks on how suffering is ingrained in the identity of a follower of Christ as one who has passed from death to life in 1 Peter 4:7-19.
Dave Dealy speaks on how Christ endured suffering in perfect obedience and how we are to take on the same attitude in 1 Peter 4:1-5.
Dave Lomas speaks on the significance of responding well to suffering so that we can truly live rightly and faithfully to God in 1 Peter 1:6-7, 3:13-18.
Dave Lomas speaks on the human need for community and how Christ makes us a family in 1 Peter 3:8.
Dave Lomas speaks on how Jesus, like a good shepherd, seeks us to offer what truly satisfies in Psalm 23 and 1 Peter 2:25.
Pastor Dave Dealy and his wife Noelle speak on the need for both husbands and wives to reflect Jesus in marriage in 1 Peter 3:1-7
Toby Kurth speaks on how enduring the pain of unjust suffering can bring glory to God in 1 Peter 2:18-25.
Dave Lomas speaks on how the Christian witness should not be one of resistance or withdrawal but of the pursuit of holiness in 1 Peter 2:11-17.
Dave Lomas speaks on what God is building and how Christians can be a part of that in 1 Peter 2:4-10. Video shared in sermon available online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy2AQlK6C5k
Dave Lomas speaks on how all our desires have their true origin and final fulfillment in God in 1 Peter 1:22-2:3
Dave Dealy speaks on the way that God disrupts our lives in order to form us into the people we were meant to be in 1 Peter 1:17-22.
Dave Lomas speaks on how accepting God's love for us reorients the desires of our soul in 1 Peter 1:13-16.
Dave Lomas speaks on the strangeness of what it means to have a new birth and a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus in 1 Peter 1:3-9.
Dave Lomas speaks on the need to know our identity in Christ before knowing our identity in society in 1 Peter 1:1-2.
Dave Lomas speaks on the life of the disciple Simon Peter and his journey of relationship with Jesus Christ in 1 Peter 1:1.
Al Abdulla speaks on why we run from God and how turning back to Him frees us from being stuck in Jonah 1:1-17.
Dave Dealy speaks on how forgiveness is required of each of us as followers of Christ and how we are expected to love one another in Matthew 18:21-25
Dan Kimball speaks on how it only takes one Christian living out the story of God to change someone else's life for eternity in Judges 2:10
Tim Chaddick speaks on the definition of spiritual friendship and our need for covenantal relationship with others in 1 Samuel 20:1-17 and 35-42.
Francis Chan speaks on how love for and dependency on Christ allows us to persevere with joy in the midst of tribulation in James 1:2-12.
Dave Dealy speaks on what a mature and zealous Christian looks like in Isaiah 40:29-31.
Dave Lomas speaks on how wisdom endures through true relationship with God in Proverbs 1:7 and 9:10.
Dave Lomas speaks on what sex is and the difference between having a sexuality and having sex in Proverbs 5:1-21 and 2 Corinthians 5:1-10.
Dave Lomas speaks on the spiritual power that wealth can hold over us and the wisdom we need to resist its temptation in Proverbs 3:9-10 and 30:7-9
Casey Fritz speaks on how healthy intimacy in family comes from a healthy use of wisdom and the acknowledgement of God's love for us in Proverbs 23:22-25
Dave Lomas speaks on the reason we work and how God is calling us to be a part of the work He is already doing in the world in Proverbs (various)
Dave Lomas speaks on how God's will isn't about our future but rather seeking God's kingdom and His righteousness in Proverbs 3.
Dave Lomas speaks on how wisdom for God's will in our life comes from knowing God and allowing him to direct our steps in Proverbs (various).
Dave Lomas speaks on how those made righteous through faith are also called to be righteous, acting for the good of their communities and cities in Proverbs (various).
Dave Lomas speaks on the paths of both wisdom and folly that beckon us to walk them and how our decision of what path we choose is a matter of life and death in Proverbs 7-9.
Dave Dealy speaks on how the pursuit of wisdom requires us to walk a path that may be difficult but is filled with the presence of Christ in Proverbs 4:1-27.
Dave Lomas speaks on the Easter Story told by the Disciple John and why Jesus desires us to stop doubting and to believe in John 20:1-29.
Dave Lomas speaks on how wisdom is not a path to the good life but the path of wisdom is the good life in Proverbs 3:1-26, 32, 22:17-19.
Dave Lomas introduces Proverbs and speaks about our need for wisdom (emotional intelligence) and how to receive wisdom in Proverbs 1:1-7, 2:1-11, 12, 16, 20, 4:7-9.
Dave Dealy speaks on how we ought to train ourselves to be godly and identify with our True Self instead of our False Self in 1 Timothy 4:6-16.
Dave Lomas speaks on how the primary job of the church in the world is to love well and what it means to love well in Philippians 2:1-11.
John Mark Comer speaks on the love story between Jacob and Rachel and the presence of Leah in that and how we can under-desire or over-desire love and marriage in Genesis 29.
Dave Lomas speaks on the importance of embracing grief and the loss of some cherished thing or person in Genesis 3 and John 11:28-37.
Dave Lomas speaks on how the tree in the Garden confronted Adam and Eve (humanity) with God's authority and their limitation in Genesis 3:1-7.
Our Spiritual Formation Director, Julie Barrios speaks on how we move from having a heart of stone to having a heart of tenderness and vulnerability before God in Ezekiel 26:24-28.
Dave Dealy speaks on how events in our past affect the way we think and feel about others and ourselves in our present and how sin is often passed from generation to generation in Exodus 20:1-6.
Dave Lomas introduces The Emo Church series and speaks on how it is not possible for a Christian to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature in Mark 14:32-42.
Dave Lomas speaks on identity in Christ being the truest thing about you in Colossians 2.
Dave Lomas speaks on being the Salt of the Earth and the Salt of San Francisco in Matthew 5:13 and Jeremiah 29.
Toby Kurth speaks on how we ought to look at ourselves, each other and the world in light of the gospel
Pastor Dave Lomas speaks on the fulfillment of promises of the Old Testament in the new born baby Jesus.
Pastor Dave Lomas speaks on death as an enemy and the conquering power of Christ in 1 Corinthians 15 12-34.
Pastor Dave Dealy speaks on remembering the things of first importance when we are being the Church to the world in 1 Corinthians 15:1-11.
Pastor Dave Lomas speaks on how there is a fundamental connection between our spiritual lives and how we think about and handle money & possessions.
Pastor Dave Lomas speaks on the one word that should dictate how the church gathers, embody the expressed hopes and attitudes of the church and rule in the church gathered – love.
Pastor Tim Chaddick from Reality LA speaks on the one thing that can kill a culture of love.
Pastor Josh Kehler speaks on how the Holy Spirit enables the body of Christ to operate in its gifts with excellence.
Pastor Dave Dealy speaks on how the unity of the body of Christ, the Church, supersedes any notion of hierarchy the world may have spoken over us in 1 Corinthians 12:12-26.
Pastor Dave Lomas speaks on the Holy Sprit's work in manifesting the active presence of God in the world through the Church.
Pastor Dave Lomas speaks on the gifts given by the Spirit for the building of the body for the glory of God.
Pastor Dave Lomas speaks on the diversities of a church community and how the Spirit of God builds and fans each one.
Pastor Dave Lomas speaks on becoming a community gathered around a table sharing life together.
Pastor Dave Lomas speaks on the importance of meals to Jesus in communicating grace and peace.
Pastor Jeremy Treat from Reality LA speaks on trusting Jesus and the by product of humility.
Pastor Francis Chan speaks on being ok with God showing His glory through the suffering of others.
Pastor Chris Lazo from Reality SB speaks on the implications of Jesus turning water into wine.
Pastor Dave Lomas speaks on living with limits in a culture that strives to live without limits.
Pastor Dave Lomas continues a mini-series on Christ & Culture by speaking about how Christians can navigate through the complexities of identifying with their culture through faith.
Our friend, Pastor Jon Tyson, speaks on re-imaging marriage from a contract to marriage as a covenant in Christ.
Dave Lomas speaks from 1 Corinthians 7:7-8; 25-40 on how reimagining our lives in light of Christ affects our view of everything — including our marital status.
Dave Lomas speaks on the personality–the physical, mental, emotional and social characteristics of an individual–of sexuality.
Dave Lomas speaks on how deeply our physicality is tied into our spirituality through Christ.
Dave Lomas speaks on the competency of the church and the transformation of the community through the Gospel.
Tim Chaddick speaks on when it is necessary and what it means to draw lines in the community of Christ.
Dave Lomas speaks on holding fast to your identity in the midst of contrasting the world's wisdom with God's wisdom.
Dave Lomas speaks on how disunity in the Church is living is out-of-step with the Gospel in 1 Corinthians 1:10-17.
Dave Lomas begins a new series on some of the issues a young church faces in 1 Corinthians 1:1-3. A letter that can spiritually form and mature our church.
Toby Kurth speaks on the faithfulness of the prophets holding fast to the promise of Hope.
Dave Lomas speaks on how all the attributes are tied together with God is Holy in Isaiah 6:1-7
In the final segment of a three part series on who we are as a community at Reality SF, Pastor Tarik & Dave Dealy speaks on the vitality of being relational in a missional community.
In this segment of a three part series on who we are as a community at Reality SF, Pastor Dave Lomas speaks on our missional identity based on God's missional character.
In this first part of a three part series on who we are as a community at Reality SF, Pastor Dave Lomas speaks on what it means to be a theological community.
Francis Chan & Dave Lomas end the first Reality SF Serve the City event in the Tenderloin district of SF speaking on the church's need for the Holy Spirit to accomplish the work God has called us to.
Dave Lomas on how our ownership of our work and career is affected by our New Identity in Christ.
Dave Lomas on how the avenue of repentance moves beyond the list of Do's and Don't-Do's.