Reality LA Audio Podcast: Bible Teaching: Recent Episodes
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There is only one place where we can have as much deep peace and solitude as desired, and that's waiting on God alone. Reality Church London pastor Mike Sohn continues our summer series through the psalms with a sermon from Psalm 62.
When we "look for someone who's looking for us," we're ultimately looking for God. Pastor Jeremy Treat launches our annual month in Psalms with a sermon from Psalm 67.
Jesus calls everyone to follow him in humility and sacrifice and warns that living on our terms will lead to ruin. But that warning comes with an audacious promise for anyone who follows him: when they die, they live! Pastor Nathan Potter preaches a sermon from Luke 9:23-27.
The open-ended ending of Acts teaches us that the story continues and we have the same power, witness to the same gospel, and are part of the same mission. Pastor Jeremy Treat concludes our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 28.
Suffering is inevitable but, through Jesus, we can know for certain that no storm will overcome us in the end. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 27.
The gospel is not private advice but public truth about a risen King. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 25-26.
Luke shows us both the danger of approaching Jesus on our terms, and the better path of approaching him as he truly is: not an advisor to consult, but a King to trust and follow. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 24:22-27.
The way love fights is by surrendering everything for the good of the beloved. Pastor Philip Chew continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 24:1-21.
When following Jesus gets hard, the risen Christ draws near, strengthens his people, and advances his mission. Pastor Jeremy Treat resumes our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 22:30 - 23:35.
Every believer who trusts in Christ for salvation receives the Holy Spirit! Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a Pentecost Sunday sermon from Joel 2:23-32.
Jesus is the king who rules on behalf of God with perfect mercy and justice and the priest who reconciles us to God by offering his own life as a sacrifice. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches an Ascension Sunday sermon from Psalm 110.
Many people reject Christ because they misunderstand Christianity, but such misunderstandings are opportunities for us to clarify misconceptions, tell our story, and appeal to their own standards. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 21:37 - 22:29.
On the surface, Paul's faithfulness looked like failure: resulting in being slandered, arrested, beaten, and imprisoned. But he didn't see it that way. Pastor Nathan Potter continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 21:1-36.
Gospel mission requires goodbyes, but it also turns them into moments of grace marked by eternal hope. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 20:1-38.
The gospel being good doesn't mean it's "safe." It's disruptive, subversive, and even threatening to the structures and idols of worldly culture. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 19:21-41.
Modern expressions of the occult usually aren't dark and dramatic, but aesthetic and therapeutic. The root desire, however, is the same: seeking spiritual power apart from God. What does it mean to follow Jesus in a city that's looking for power elsewhere? Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 19:11-20.
We can be faithful because we've been forgiven, we can be teachable because we're secure in Jesus, and we can be filled because his Spirit now lives in us. Pastor Alex Hitchens continues our series through Acts—and delivers his first Reality LA sermon!—with a teaching from Acts 18:18 - 19:10.
Jesus loves Los Angeles, and that includes you. He doesn't just care about a sea of people. He knows your name, your story, your pain, and your fears—and he loves you. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches and Easter sermon from Luke 19:41-42.
While God's glory is revealed in the beauty of creation and his mighty deeds revealed throughout the story scripture, his glory is most fully on display in the cross of Christ. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a Good Friday sermon from John 17:1-5.
Promised, humble, saving—Jesus is a different kind of king, one who confronts our self-righteousness, reveals our utter sinfulness, and demands our total allegiance. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a Palm Sunday sermon from Matthew 21:1-11.
The story of the early church in Corinth shows us how the gospel takes root and produces thriving churches in diverse, transient, status-driven, and sex-obsessed cities like ancient Corinth or modern Los Angeles. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 18:1-17.
The gospel affirms our longings but challenges our methods of pursuing them, redirecting us instead to Jesus as their true fulfillment. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermin from Acts 17:16-34.
People are looking for a story to live by, and the Bible is the true story of the world. It tells us what we're made for, what's wrong with the world, what the remedy is, and why there's hope. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 17:5-10.
May we be a people so devoted to our king, so rooted in his kingdom, and so faithful in our practices that the world looks at us and says, "Look, those who have turned the world upside down have come here also." Pastor Goodwin Deng continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 17:1-9.
Whether the ancient Roman city of Philippi or the modern U.S. city of Los Angeles, the gospel transforms individuals, brings them together as a church, and impacts entire cities. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 16:11-40.
Mission is not just heroic moments -- Jesus advances his mission through ordinary faithfulness in everyday life. Pastor Jeremy Treat resumes our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 15:36 - 16:10.
What are you already doing that God is inviting you to re-approach with a posture of sacrificial service? Where might God be calling you to go into new, costly service of his kingdom, people, and city? Pastor Kevin Weiner concludes our Essentials series with a sermon from James 2:14-17.
Only a community centered on Jesus can actually last because it's built on forgiveness before effort, grace before growth, and identity before obedience. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Essentials series with a sermon from Colossians 3:12-17 on the practices and postures of real community.
To be a disciple means to be a learner, or a student. Our discipleship pathway is important for us as a church because it gives us a common understanding of discipleship, a shared experience around following Jesus, and a common language to understand what it means to follow Jesus. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our Essentials series with a sermon from John 10:22-30.
Sunday gatherings are sacred, communal, embodied, participatory, consistent, formational, missional....and essential! Pastor Jeremy launches our 4-week "Essentials" series with a sermon from Hebrews 10:19-25.
Who are we as a church, where have we been, where are we going, and what's your part? Pastor Jeremy Treat shares where we sense God leading us in 2026 and preaches a sermon from Jonah 3:1-5.
Christ followers from every nation are not defined by prescribed rituals and customs, but by faith in Christ. Pastor Nathan Potter continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 15:1-35.
Living on mission with Jesus requires investing in the church, receiving from the church, and courage. Which means...it requires Christ! Pastor Nathan Potter resumes our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 14.
Jesus is Immanuel, the one who came to be with us and to save us—this pure grace is truly the greatest gift of all. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a Christmas sermon from Matthew 1:18-25.
In a world full of darkness and despair, Advent is an annual reminder that we have real reasons for hope, that true peace is possible, that there is a full and lasting joy, and that true love exists because we have a God who's on mission to dwell with his people. Pastor Philip Chew continues our Advent series with a sermon from Ezekiel 37:15-28.
Jesus, the Prince of Peace, has purchased our entry into the presence of the living God by his own blood so we will have everlasting peace -- even in times of trouble. Pastor Nathan Potter continues our Advent series with a sermon from 2 Kings 19:10-20.
What is broken will be made beautiful, what is fractured will be made whole, what can only be dimly seen now will become a clear and present reality, death itself will be erased forever, sin will be no more, and Satan will be banished once and for all! This is the hope of Advent! Pastor Goodwin Deng launches our 2025 Advent series with a sermon from Genesis 3:1-19.
Don't give up on God for not keeping promises he never made. Cling instead to his actual promises. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 13:13-52.
The cross of Jesus Christ is where justice and mercy meet -- the only place where confrontation and freedom can coexist. Pastor Kevin Weiner continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 13:1-12.
Idolatry is making a good thing an ultimate thing, and political idolatry is looking to a politician, party, or nation in place of God. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 12:20-25.
Peter's story isn't just a miracle, it's a mirror of the gospel. And it's our story as well! The same power that raised Jesus from the grave is now breaking chains and setting his people free. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues hour series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 12:1-19.
Acts paints an expansive vision of a multicultural, disciple-making church centered on Jesus and, in the city of Antioch, provides a specific example what that vision looks like on the ground: ordinary people, shaped by the gospel, becoming a community that reflects heaven on earth. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 11:1-30.
The gospel is good news for all because whoever comes to Jesus in repentance finds grace and forgiveness. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our series through Acts with sermon from the longest narrative in the entire book: Acts 10:1-48.
The resurrection of Jesus isn't just something we look back on or something we look forward to seeing after death. It continues today -- Jesus is still healing the broken, still bringing life where there was despair. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 9:32-43.
The story of Paul's radical conversion from a killer of Christians to the apostle who wrote over half the New Testament isn’t just ancient history -- God is still in the business of turning enemies into family, and his work in our lives becomes a key way we can tell others about him. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 9:1-31.
We're all on a spiritual journey, longing for truth, meaning, purpose. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 8:26-40.
Walking in the Spirit is always about drawing nearer to Jesus and making his name greater than our own. Pastor Nathan Potter continues our series through Acts with sermon from Acts 8:14-25.
God turns adversity into opportunity for mission, overcoming every authority and bringing radical change through the unrivaled power of the gospel. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 8:1-13.
The Old Testament is not a collection of moral stories about what we should do. It’s one grand story about what God has done and will do for us. A story that culminates in Jesus. Pastor Jeremy Treat resumes our sermon series through the book of Acts with a sermon from Acts 6-7.
We can see a truer reality in God than we're feeling in our lives. Guest pastor Devin Deuell continues our summer series with a sermon from Psalm 145.
Atheism says there’s no God, but functional atheism is behaving as if there’s no God right here right now. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our summer series with a sermon from Psalm 14.
Psalm 23 is the most-recited biblical passage at funerals, but it’s not about death, it’s about the truest life we can live! Guest preacher Ed Stetzer continues our summer series through the Psalms.
Envy is the great thief of happiness, but God gives us a perfect happiness in himself. Guest preacher Gavin Ortlund continues our summer teaching series with a sermon from Psalm 73.
Where is God when we feel lost, rejected, or alone? When we’re in pain or facing difficulties? Guest preacher Ryan Kwon launches our annual summer series through the Psalms with a sermon from Psalm 42.
Mission isn’t just something we do; it’s who we are. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Exodus 19:4-6.
Gospel movements need godly leadership to sustain mission. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 6:1-7.
How did a small group of social and religious outcasts withstand Roman persecution, go on to convert most of that same Roman Empire, then become the most diverse movement in history and largest religion in the world? Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 5:12-42.
The church that’s united is a church that’s on mission -- and this matters to God. Pastor Philip Chew continues our series through the book of Acts with a sermon from Acts 4:31-5:11.
The gospel enables us to stand before God, have relationship with God, and talk to God with confidence! Reality LA founding pastor Tim Chaddick continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 4:23-31.
Opposition is an opportunity to clarify the message and strengthen the movement -- but it requires Spirit-filled boldness. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 4:1-22.
Holistic healing -- physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual -- is available today because of the suffering and exaltation of Jesus. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 3:1-26.
We might not always live up to our ideal, but that doesn’t change who we are—the blood-bought people of God, saved by grace through faith, united to Christ by the power of the Spirit, and made possible through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 2:42-47.
The gospel is not God’s "plan B," but was God’s plan before the foundation of the world to reveal his glory and save his people. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 2:22-41.
The church is a Spirit-filled, multicultural community witnessing to Jesus as the true king of the world. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 2:1-24.
When the disciples obeyed Jesus and stayed in Jerusalem to await the promised Holy Spirit, it was the transitional moment between the first and second chapters of the early church. Pastor Goodwin Deng continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts:1:12-26.
Our king's ascended. Our king's returning. What does this mean about how we live now, between the two? Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts:1:9-11.
Jesus advances his mission through the local church by the power of the Spirit. Pastor Jeremy Treat launches our year-long series through the book of Acts with a sermon from Acts 1:1-8.
We cannot fulfill our purpose on this earth without seeing and hearing from the one who made us. Pastor Nathan Potter preaches a sermon from Isaiah 6:1-8.
The resurrection of Jesus wasn’t just an event, it was the beginning of a movement that can change our lives and transform our city. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches an Easter Sermon from John 20:19-21.
Worship, praise, thanksgiving, and celebration cultivate joy deep within us—God is glorified when we are satisfied in him. Pastor Jeremy Treat concludes our Rebuilding for Renewal series with a sermon from Nehemiah 6:15-16; 12:27-43.
Opposition will come when doing the Lord’s work, whether in the form of distraction, criticism, or temptation. Jeremy Treat continues our Rebuilding for Renewal series with a sermon from Nehemiah 6:1-14 on how to be resilient and faithful to the end in the midst of opposition.
Preaching God’s Word is what moves us into caring for the poor as a reflection of God’s heart. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Rebuilding for Renewal series with a sermon from Nehemiah 5:1-13; 8:1-8.
Your weakness is a platform to show God’s strength and your past struggles have prepared you to care for people going through the same. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Rebuilding for Renewal series with a sermon from Nehemiah 3:1-9; 7:70-72 on service and generosity.
Where most people see a city in ruins, a person with vision sees the opportunity for renewal. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Rebuilding for Renewal series with a sermon from Nehemiah 2.
God specializes in rebuilding what’s falling apart and renewing what’s broken. Pastor Jeremy Treat begins our sermon series through Nehemiah with a sermon from Nehemiah 1.
We are blessed to be a blessing. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Genesis 12:1-3 on God's vision for the connection between sacred space and his redeemed people.
At its best, desperation offers us an invitation to draw near to Jesus. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald preaches a sermon from Luke 11:1-13 about desperate prayer.
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What does it mean to be a disciple who makes disciples? Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Matthew 28:18-20.
The world says, "You don’t have enough—hold on tight." The gospel says, "Jesus is enough—pour yourself out." Pastor Kevin Weiner preaches a sermon from 1 Kings 17:8-16 about sacrificial service.
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Who are we as a church, where have we been, where are we going, and what’s your part? Pastor Jeremy Treat shares where we sense God leading us in 2025 and preaches a sermon from Acts 1:1-8.
We are in Los Angeles, for Los Angeles. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Jonah 4:11 about our city, our place in it, and God's love for it.
God is here with us, he is our refuge, he is ruling and redeeming in Los Angeles. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Psalm 46 and shares how our 2025 plans are adapting in light of the LA fires.
The Bible has an entire book devoted to grief and lament. Lamentations gives language to our souls and shows us that we can both mourn and hope as we look to God in the midst of crisis. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Lamentations 3:17-26.
The story of Melchizedek gives us a foundation for generosity anda deeper vision of Jesus. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches the first sermon of 2025 from Genesis 14:17-24.
Biblical wisdom is knowledge applied to life through faith. Pastor Kevin Weiner preaches a sermon from Proverbs 4:10-27.
The eternal son of God became a man and entered into the brokenness of this world. He joined us in our mess as a humble king who wields a vert different kind of power. Pastor Jeremy Treat concludes the Advent season with a Christmas sermon from Luke 2:1-21.
Do not lose hope because you have to wait. Pastor Adam Smith returns from Reality Carpinteria to preach an Advent sermon from Luke 1:57-80.
To see what Jesus’ first advent would mean to the world, seeing it from Mary’s perspective is a good starting point—it’s such good news that she shares that perspective in the form of a Hebrew song. Guest preacher Bobby Scott preaches an Advent sermon from Luke 1:39-56.
Advent is an opportunity to join with our sisters and brothers all over the world to reflect and to remember the hopelessness of our fallen condition without Jesus, but also to revel and rejoicein the joy of God’s redemptive solution in Jesus. A week after the conclusion of our Good News for All series through the book of Luke, Pastor Goodwin Deng revisits Luke 1:26-38 for our first Advent sermon of 2024.
Our hope is in not just in the crucified, resurrected Christ, but the ascended Christ who sits, reigns, gives, intercedes, and returns! Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Luke 24:48-53.
If Christ is truly raised from the dead, it means hope is possible, there’s purpose in our suffering, we're not alone, his power can be made perfect in weakness, injustice has an expiration date, evil will be held accountable, and fear can be driven out by love! Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Luke 24:1-49.
This week we reach the climax of the book of Luke! Pastor Philip Chew preaches a sermon from Luke 22:7-20 and Luke 23:26-49.
Pastor Jeremy Treat explores what it means to give our ultimate allegiance to Christ over any political party. Through Jesus’ response to a political question in Luke 20:19-26, he invites us to seek God’s kingdom above all else, embracing faith over politics, unity over division, and Jesus over any party.
What does the parable of the wicked tenants teach us about the reality of sin and the character of God? Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our Good News for All series with a sermon from Luke 20:9-18.
In a society focused on external appearance, emotional wellness, physical fitness, and relational wholeness, we tend to overlook a thriving soul. Pastor Jeremy Treat pauses our Good News for All series to share a teaching from Psalm 143.
Stewardship is about more than our money or possessions. It's about investing our entire lives in the kingdom of God. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Good News for All series with a sermon from Luke 19:11-27.
An encounter with Jesus really does change everything. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Good News for All series with a sermon from Luke 19:1-10 about just such an encounter.
How can we ensure what we do matters? That our lives goes beyond the living of them? In other words—how do we inherit eternal life? Pastor Nathan Potter continues our Good News for all series with a sermon from Luke 18:18-30.
Persisting in prayer is key to persevering in prayer. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Good News for All series with a sermon from Luke 18:1-8.
God is moving. Today. Toward you. With compassion. Pastor Jeremy continues our Good News for All series with a sermon from Luke 15:11-32 on the parable of the prodigal sons.
Secular inclusivity pretends to accept and celebrate all lifestyles, but is actually rather exclusive to people who don’t align with their agenda. Biblical inclusivity acknowledges the demands of following Jesus, yet genuinely invites all to trust him and join the community of the church. Pastor Jeremy resumes our Good News for All series with a sermon on inclusivity from Luke 14:12-24.
A contrite heart is not just satisfied with forgiveness, but longs for the joy of a restored fellowship with God. Guest preacher Afshin Ziafat continues our summer series through the Psalms with a sermon from Psalm 51.
The gospel means we can be afflicted but still prevail, be afflicted but still joyful and hopeful, and be afflicted yet at peace. Guest preacher Vermon Pierre continues our series through the Psalms with a sermon exploring Psalm 129.
The gospel truths found in Psalm 103 invite us to bask in the glory and the goodness of our God, provide an antidote to our spiritual amnesia, and can soften our calloused hearts. Pastor Goodwin Deng continues our summer Psalm series with his first sermon for our church family.
The God on your side will stop at nothing to defend, protect, establish, and save. Pastor Kevin Weiner continues our summer series through Psalms with a sermon from Psalm 124.
God is a God of rescue. Guest preacher Christian Simas from Reality Stockton launches our summer Psalms series with a sermon from Psalm 40.
We don’t need to live in anxiety that comes from focusing on the wrong things. Let’s focus on Christ—and seeking his kingdom—and experience peace. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Good News For All series with a sermon from Luke 12:22-31.
How do we guard against covetousness? Pastor Nathan Potter continues our Good News for All series with a sermon from Luke 12:13-21 comparing the covetous heart to the generous heart and learning what it means to be rich toward God.
How do we pray? Why do we pray? Pastor Nathan Potter continues our Good News for All series with a sermon from Luke 11:1-13 looking at the “Lord’s Prayer.”
The pace of our exterior lives is merely a reflection of our hurried souls…but Jesus offers a different way of life! Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Good News for All series with a sermon from Luke 10:38-42.
The parable of the good Samaritan is one of the most famous stories in the world, but also perhaps one of the most misunderstood. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Good News for All series with a sermon from Luke 10:25-37.
Scripture depicts the church as a family whose table is open to anyone; who are sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and spiritual fathers and mothers to one another, and whose household code is the Word of God. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Luke with a sermon from Luke 8:19-21.
Have ears to hear. Listen and live by God’s word. We must let it all the way in to our hearts. Pastor Nathan Potter continues our series through Luke with a sermon from 8:1-15 on the parable of the soils.
What does Jesus mean by “enemy,” what does the command to love our enemies not mean, what does it look like to follow it, and what will motivate us to persist in it? Pastor Philip Chew continues our series through Luke with a sermon from Luke 6:27-36.
Luke parallels physical sickness and sin because the call to repentance is a call to healing ifwe will receive it and follow him. Pastor Nathan Potter continues our series through Luke with a sermon from Luke 5:12-32.
Who is Jesus? What is his mission? What does it mean for us? Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Luke with a sermon from Luke 4:16-30.
What do we do when we experience real temptation? And what if it can be an opportunity to actually grow as followers of Jesus? Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Luke with a sermon from Luke 4:1-13.
While all of Scripture is ultimately the story of Jesus, the most direct and thorough narrative of his life is found in the gospel of Luke. Pastor Jeremy Treat launches our new series through the book of Luke with a sermon from Luke 1:1-4.
“Jesus Is Lord” is a political statement. How do we follow him faithfully in our current political environment? Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon from Isaiah 11:1-9.
What does it mean to follow God with our physical being? Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon from Genesis 2:5-7 about our bodies.
How do we become a community that appreciates art, reflects God’s creativity, and pursues beauty? Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon from Exodus 31:1-5.
Science is in no way incompatible with Christianity. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon from Psalm 104.
The gospel doesn’t mean our mental health challenges simply go away, but it does mean we need to learn to see them (like all of life!) through the lens of discipleship. Pastor Jeremy Treat resumes our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon from Psalm 42.
Jesus gave all for you. You can trust him with all of you. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches an Easter sermon from Romans 8:31-34.
Jesus is the remedy for a sick world! Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a Good Friday message on the cross as a source of healing.
We look to Jesus Christ’s generous, self-giving, committed love to learn how to relate to family, friends, and neighbors. Pastor Nathan Potter continues our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon from Exodus 34:5-9.
As disciples of Jesus, what should we do with our sexual desires? Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon on sexuality from Song of Solomon 4:1-5:1.
Play is the in-breaking of the future kingdom where Christ reigns over all and decay, disease, and death are no more. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon from Zechariah 8:1-8.
Because Jesus is our rest, we can operate every minute of every day out of a place of Sabbath rest in him. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon from Exodus 20:8-11.
What is God’s design for work? How does following Jesus shape the way that we work? Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon from Genesis 1:26-31, 2:15-19.
How can we loosen our grip on money and open our hands to receive of God’s grace and give toward God’s purposes? Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon from Proverbs 3:9-10 about money.
To live for God’s kingdom for the glory of God’s name and to follow Jesus as a focused, present, content, peaceful, rested, and known person…we can’t use tech passively but redemptively, acknowledging its temptations and leveraging it for God’s purposes. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon from Genesis 11:1-9 about technology.
When Jesus wanted to explain the meaning of his death to his disciples, he didn’t give them a lecture—he gave them a meal. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon from Isaiah 25:6-9 on the meaning of meals.
All of life, all for Jesus. Pastor Jeremy Treat begins our Everyday Discipleship series with a sermon from Deuteronomy 6:4-9.
Who are we as a church, where have we been, where are we going, and what's my part? Pastor Jeremy Treat shares where we sense God leading us in 2024 and preaches a sermon from Luke 5:1-11.
The image of God is the foundation for a whole-life ethic that sees the inherent dignity and equal value of all people. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Genesis 1:26-28.
Spending time anywhere in the word of God will always, always brings us back to the gospel. Pastor Nathan Potter begins 2024 with a sermon from 2 Timothy 3:14-17 about what it means to be a people of the Word.
Pastor Nathan Potter concludes our year in sermons with a sermon from Matthew 5:21-26 delving into mercy, bitterness, and reconciliation.
The Christmas story is more just a cute narrative to make us feel better for a season; it answers the deepest questions of life. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches an Advent sermon from Matthew 2:1-12.
If presents, parties, and even family can't give us complete, lasting joy, then where does Advent invite us to look for deeper joy? Pastor Philip Chew preaches an Advent sermon from Psalm 63.
Jesus came to bring peace in a world of chaos. And through faith in him, we can live as people of future peace today. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald preaches an Advent sermon from Isaiah 54.
Christmas brings us the hope that God sees us and makes haste to help us, a hope we can be confident in because he has appeared among us as an infant, meeting vulnerability with vulnerability and weakness with weakness. Into our wilderness, Christ has come. Pastor Nathan Potter preaches an Advent sermon from Hosea 2:14-15.
Jeremy concludes our series through the book of Daniel with a sermon from Daniel 12, which looks forward to the end-time resurrection—the eternal deliverance when God will deliver his people from evil, wickedness, and ultimately death.
Through Daniel’s story, we see that even when it feels like the world is falling apart, you can stand firm because God is your foundation. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through the book of Daniel with a sermon from Daniel 11.
Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through the book of Daniel with a sermon from Daniel 10, in which Daniel gives us a glimpse of what’s happening in the spiritual realm.
God always answers prayer and Jesus is the ultimate answer to prayer. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through the book of Daniel with a sermon from Daniel 9.
God is turning brokenness into beauty, making his power perfect through weakness, and every setback will be used for his glory. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our look at the apocalyptic ("revealing") second half of Daniel with a sermon from Daniel 8.
The hope created by Daniel’s apocalypse is one that knows it's not futile to be faithful to God and work for the shalom of our city because, one day, everything Jesus gets we will get, and there will finally be shalom over all the earth! Pastor Philip Chew preaches a sermon from Daniel 7 transitioning us from the narrative first half of the book to the second, visionary half.
What does it look like to trust God in difficult situations? Can we trust God? What do we do when our faith comes into tension with society? How can our faith endure over time? Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Daniel 6 answering these questions and giving us a vision of faithfulness to God, even in the hardest circumstances.
God warns us because he loves us, not from a place of cruelty but of care, not to drive us away but to draw us near. God's warning is also his invitation: return to me. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Daniel 5 delving into a biblical understanding of exaltation versus humility.
God revealed to Nebuchadnezzar that God was the one with true power, and this was good news because God used his power to show mercy. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald preaches a sermon from Daniel 4 about God's merciful, sacrificial answer to our selfish tendency to build our own little kingdoms.
God doesn’t merely deliver us from the fire. God’s way of deliverance is to enter into the fire with us and bring us through the fire. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Citizens in Exile series with a sermon from Daniel 3.
God is the revealer of mysteries, which means we don’t have to go through life wondering "What is God like?", "What is the purpose of life?", "Who am I?", or "Where is this all headed?" Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Daniel 2.
Design success as faithfulness to God. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Daniel 1:8-21 about resolving to be different, discerning when to resist, depending on God’s grace, and trusting God for the results.
Learn how to be faithful to God's kingdom even in a city like Babylon or Los Angeles. Pastor Jeremy Treat begins our new series through the book of Daniel with a sermon from Daniel 1:1-7 about remembering the story from Eden to Exile, finding our place in God's story, and committing to being faithful to God in exile.
Moving to the life-changing rhythms of divine reciprocity. Guest preacher Darryl Williamson concludes our summer series in the Psalms with a sermon from Psalm 81 about receiving and responding to the music of God's grace in our lives.
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Guest preacher Sam Allberry shares a sermon from Psalm 23 to help us rest in the psalm's amazing claims that God is a God who satisfies, restores, accompanies, and befriends us.
Guest preacher Crawford Loritts shares a sermon from Psalm 55 digging into a godly process, perspective, and power with which we can to face pressure in our lives.
Let’s not settle for shallow Christianity. Let’s pursue a deep faith that’s authentic, sacrificial, and intimate. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Hosea 10:12-13.
The grace of who God is and what he's done for us gets the final word. Pastor Jeremy Treat concludes our series through 2 Corinthians with a sermon from 2 Corinthians 13:1-14.
God's costly love for us isn’t simply our example to follow—it’s what saves us and empowers us to show costly love to one another. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald preaches a sermon from 2 Corinthians 12:11-21 on the power of costly love.
Just like our weaknesses, the grace and power of God to perfect his strength in our weakness is there every day. The only question is, will we rely on it? Pastor Nathan Potter preaches a sermon from 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 on our weakness as a home for God's power.
When should we boast? About what should we boast? In whom should we boast? Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from 2 Corinthians 11:16-33 about what it means to boast in our weakness.
There is always the temptation to believe in another Jesus, a different gospel, a different Spirit what's presented in Scripture. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from 2 Corinthians 11:1-15 exposing three secular and three religious pseudo gospels prevalent in our culture today.
The church does not need brilliant personalities, but faithful servants of Jesus. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from 2 Corinthians 10:7-18 exploring what authority is, where it comes from, what it's for, what it's not for, and preventing its abuse.
Following Jesus doesn't mean adding a "Christian" veneer to the way we're already living—it means learning to live out the image of a messiah who accomplished our salvation in the most unusual and subversive way you could ever imagine. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from 2 Corinthians 10:1-6 exploring the power of God's generosity and the powerful joy made possible when we participate in it.
Have you ever considered that your generosity toward other people—maybe even toward people that you feel divided against—might be a tool God wants to use to unite you together as one? Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald preaches a sermon from 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, exploring the power of God's generosity and the powerful joy made possible when we participate in it.
Guest preacher John Rinehart from Gospel Patrons teaches on integrity and giving from 2 Corinthians 8:16-9:5, asking the question, what does it look like to use our financial blessing to further the Kingdom of God?
Why do we give? Pastor Jeremy preaches from 2 Corinthians 8:8-15 on generosity being motivated not by guilt, obligation, or mere obedience, but by the gospel.
A declaration of God's grace not only transforms our hearts, but also the way we think about money. Pastor Jeremy Treat begins a four-part biblical generosity miniseries within our 2 Corinthians series with a sermon from 2 Corinthians 8:1-7.
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Joy is not found in our circumstances, but in God who is with us regardless of our circumstances. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues nurseries through 2 Corinthians with a sermon from 2 Corinthians 7:2-16.
What does it mean to be a resilient disciple? How do we endure opposition and withstand hardship? Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through the book of 2 Corinthians with a sermon from 2 Corinthians 6:3-13.
In Christ, you are a new creation. In Christ, God is reconciling the world to himself. In Christ, we have a ministry of reconciliation. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through the book of 2 Corinthians with a sermon from 2 Corinthians 5:16-6:2.
Because Jesus lives, we can experience lives full of peace, joy, and hope. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches an Easter sermon from Luke 24:1-12.
What motivates us? Pastor Jeremy preaches a sermon from 2 Corinthians 5:11-15 presenting the greatest motivation—to live for God—which lasts not only through our entire lives, but for all eternity.
God is calling you and me to be courageous in the cause of global mission, but how do we not lose heart? Guest preacher David Platt continues our series through 2 Corinthians with a teaching from 2 Corinthians 5:1-10.
Pastor Jeremy preaches from 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, showing us that suffering is not an obstacle to God's purposes, but rather an instrument for God's purposes.
Why is following Jesus so hard? Pastor Mike preaches from 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 about the cost of following Jesus.
How does the gospel of the glory of Christ show us a different way to live? A different way to do ministry? Pastor Jeremy preaches from 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 on how our ministry is impacted when we are characterized by grace.
Embracing weakness does not lead to passive resignment but rather to glorious transformation. Pastor Jeremy continues our 2 Corinthians teaching series with a sermon from 2 Corinthians 3:1-18.
Pastor Jeremy preaches from 2 Corinthians 2:12-17, showing us that this seemingly contradictory idea—embracing weakness is a way of experiencing God’s strength—is not only deeply true but also transformative to our lives.
How do you respond when someone wrongs you? How do you move forward when you wrong someone else? Pastor Jonathan preaches on sin and repentance from 2 Corinthians 2:5-11.
What do we do when life doesn’t go as expected? Pastor Jeremy preaches a sermon on God’s sovereignty from 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:4.
Our ability to rely on God is connected to our willingness to let him comfort us in our pain. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through 2 Corinthians with a sermon from 2 Corinthians 1:3-11.
The gospel is good news for weak people and the church is a place for broken people. Pastor Jeremy Treat launches our 2 Corinthians series with a sermon from 2 Corinthians 1:1-2.
Looking at who we are as a church, why we’re in LA, where God led us in 2022, and where we sense his leading as we look forward to 2023, Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Matthew 13:18-23.
Pastor Nathan preaches from Matthew 6:9-13, exhorting us to be a people of prayer. In this passage, the Lord's Prayer informs both our posture of prayer and our daily practices to draw near to God.
Rather than starting 2023 thinking about what we can accomplish and how we can transform our own lives, what if we started by focusing on what God has done for us, and how he wants to work through us to bless others? Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches the first sermon of the new year with a sermon from Genesis 12:1-3.
The message of Christmas is that Jesus is an unlikely savior who creates an unusual community through unexpected grace. Pastor Jeremy Treat closes out 2022 and concludes our Advent series and with a sermon from Matthew 1:1-16about rejoicing together.
What does it mean to trust God? How do we get to that place? What does a life trusting God look like? Pastor Mike Portland continues our Advent series with a sermon from Isaiah 26:3-4 about trusting together.
Guest preacher Carlos Lollett continues our Advent series with a sermon from Lamentations 3:21-26 about waiting together.
Advent is a season when we collectively prepare our hearts, cultivate anticipation, learn to wait, and focus on Christ our savior king who has come and will come again. Pastor Jeremy Treat opens our Advent sermon series with a sermon from Isaiah 9:1-7 about hoping together.
True unity comes down to grace. Pastor Jeremy Treat concludes our series through 1 Corinthians with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 16:1-24.
Life wins. Death loses. Christ’s resurrection gives us a hope we can hold fast to in any circumstance. Pastor Nathan Potter preaches a sermon from 1 Corinthians 15:35-58.
Christ’s resurrection is the basis of our resurrection and the beginning of the world’s renovation. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from 1 Corinthians 15:12-34.
Christ’s resurrection is the basis of our resurrection and the beginning of the world’s renovation. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from 1 Corinthians 15:12-34.
Elder candidate Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, reminding us, as Paul did the Corinthians, what is the most important thing.
Elder candidate Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, reminding us, as Paul did the Corinthians, what is the most important thing.
Men and women have equal value and should partner together in ministry and God has a good design for gender roles in the church. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon on gender and leadership from 1 Corinthians 14:33-40.
Scripture paints the picture of a church gathering where everyone contributes and order brings peace. Pastor Jeremy Treat concludes the five-part spiritual gifts miniseries within our 1 Corinthians series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 14:26-33.
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While prophecy brings up lots of strange associations for many people, it's actually an incredibly practical gift that is essential for the body of Christ. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues the five-part spiritual gifts miniseries within our 1 Corinthians series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 14:1-25.
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Love is what gives spiritual gifts their meaning. Pastor Mike Portland continues a five-part spiritual gifts miniseries within our 1 Corinthians series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 13:1-13.
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What are the spiritual gifts in Scripture, ow do we know our spiritual gifts, and where do we exercise them? Pastor Jeremy Treat continues a five-part spiritual gifts miniseries within our 1 Corinthians series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 12:12-31.
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It's not enough to have a biblical understanding of gifts. We need to experience the power of the Spirit as a community that is committed to serving one another as we follow Christ. Pastor Jeremy Treat begins a five-part spiritual gifts miniseries within our 1 Corinthians series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 12:1-11.
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It's not enough to have a biblical understanding of gifts. We need to experience the power of the Spirit as a community that is committed to serving one another as we follow Christ. Pastor Jeremy Treat begins a five-part spiritual gifts miniseries within our 1 Corinthians series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 12:1-11.
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Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our 1 Corinthians series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 about the significance of the Lord's Supper.
Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our 1 Corinthians series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 about the significance of the Lord's Supper.
Pastor Jeremy Treat resumes our 1 Corinthians series with a sermon about gender and culture from 1 Corinthians 11:2-16.
Pastor Jeremy Treat resumes our 1 Corinthians series with a sermon about gender and culture from 1 Corinthians 11:2-16.
God is faithful. And there is power in remembering the truth of God’s character. There is power in persistent reflection, looking at the past and how God has been faithful before. Pastoral candidate Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our annual month in Psalms with a sermon from Psalm 77.
God is faithful. And there is power in remembering the truth of God’s character. There is power in persistent reflection, looking at the past and how God has been faithful before. Pastoral candidate Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our annual month in Psalms with a sermon from Psalm 77.
If your prayers reach God’s ears, you can fall asleep in his arms. Guest preacher John Onwuchekwa continues our annual month in Psalms with a sermon from Psalm 3.
If your prayers reach God’s ears, you can fall asleep in his arms. Guest preacher John Onwuchekwa continues our annual month in Psalms with a sermon from Psalm 3.
Can a God of vengeance also be a God of grace, a God who forgives? Reality Carpinteria's Adam Smith returns to continue our annual month in Psalms with a sermon from Psalm 94.
God calls us to build into our lives such a consistent pattern of daily prayer that, in every season of life, rain or shine, smooth flying or crash landing…our deepest, most natural instinct will be to cry out to God. Reality Stockton's Christian Simas continued our annual month in Psalms with a sermon from Psalm 55.
Guest preacher Mike Kelsey kicks off our annual month in Psalms with a sermon from Psalm 99.
The church is meant to be a place where people not only experience Christ but also connect authentically with one another. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Acts 4:32-35 on spiritual unity and relational connection.
Jesus calls us not to a Sunday spirituality but an everyday spirituality of undivided devotion to God, sacrificial love for one another, and ongoing discipleship in the church. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our 1 Corinthians series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1.
It's in the in-between of the wilderness—redeemed but not yet in the promised land—that we need to learn to know our place in God's story, heed God's warnings, and trust God's faithfulness. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our 1 Corinthians series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:1-13.
Pastor Nathan Potter continues our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 9 about the meaning of freedom when we belong to Christ.
Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 on being faithful in the gray areas of life.
Singleness is not a curse, does not define you, is not forever, and does not mean isolation. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 7:17-40 on singleness.
Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 7:1-16 on the origins, goodness, limits, and permanence of marriage.
What are our bodies meant for? What is sex? What does our sexuality have to do with the kingdom of God? Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 6:9-20.
Rather than fighting for what is “mine,” we are called to be a witness to the self-giving love and restoration of the kingdom of heaven. Pastor Nathan Potter continues our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 6:1-8.
The sin that you’re struggling with right now? Don’t hide it. Don’t justify it. Don’t give in to it. Repent of it. Repentance is beautiful. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 5:1-13.
Be careful how you define success, be aware who is influencing you, and don’t mistake human reasoning for the power of God. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 4.
Growth looks different in the kingdom of the crucified one. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 3.
The wisdom of God revolves around Jesus on a cross, giving up his life so we could have new life. Pastoral candidate Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 2:1-16.
Faith defies worldly wisdom and sees the scandal, weakness, and folly of the cross as the greater wisdom and power of God. Pastor Jeremy Treat contines our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 1:18-31.
The essence of the church is community in union with Christ in the midst of conflict. Pastor Jeremy Treat begins our 1 Corinthians sermon series with a sermon from 1 Corinthians 1:1-17.
Nature is what God gives. Culture is what we do with it and the meaning we find in that doing. Pastor Jeremy Treat concludes our Discipleship Pathway series with a sermon from Genesis 1:26-31 about making culture.
We're called to work under the sovereignty of God, for the right purposes, with faithful biblical integrity and Christian community. Pastor Philip Chew continues our Discipleship Pathway series with a sermon from Daniel 1 about working with God.
Biblical justice is a God-centered vision of equity and order where all people can flourish as image bearers of God. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Discipleship Pathway series with a sermon from Deuteronomy 10:17-19 about doing justice.
The mission of Jesus, by the power of the Spirit, continues through the witness of the church in both word and deed. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Discipleship Pathway series with a sermon from Acts 1:1-8 about witnessing to Christ.
We follow Jesus as a church by enduring together, loving together, and gathering together. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Discipleship Pathway sermon series with a sermon from Hebrews 10:23-25 about belonging to a church.
Life in community is the God-designed creative context for growing as disciples and experiencing his presence in our daily lives. Pastor Mike Portland continues our Discipleship Pathway sermon series with a sermon from Acts 2:42-47about being known in community.
We all have scars from our past, pain in the present, and fear for the future. Dealing with our wounds is essential for a lifetime of following Jesus. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Discipleship Pathway sermon series with a sermon from Mark 5:25-34 about healing from wounds.
God calls you beloved, sends his beloved Son, and the beloved of God love one another. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Discipleship Pathway sermon series with a sermon from 1 John 4:7-12 about healthy relationships.
God's grace not only saves us, but also trains us in righteousness through intentional rhythms such as prayer, Bible-reading, meditation, Sabbath, silence, and solitude. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Discipleship Pathway sermon series with a sermon from Titus 2:11-14 about formative practices.
Our goal is not to change or improve our identity, but to live into the fully renewed identity God has already given us by grace through Christ. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Discipleship Pathway sermon series with a sermon from Ephesians 4:17-24 about our identity in Christ.
Nothing compares to knowing and being known by Jesus. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Discipleship Pathway sermon series with a sermon from Philippians 3:8-11 about knowing God.
The Bible is the story of God making his broken creation into a beautiful kingdom—and every page points us to Jesus as the hero. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Discipleship Pathway sermon series with a sermon from Luke 24:13-35 about the overarching story of Scripture.
Three of the most important questions we can ever ask are, "Who is Jesus?", "Why did he come?", and "What does it mean for me?" Pastor Jeremy Treat kicks off our Discipleship Pathway sermon series with a sermon exploring Matthew 16's answers to these questions.
Looking at who we are as a church, why we’re in LA, where God led us in 2021, and where we sense his leading as we look forward to 2022, Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Psalm 85.
We never grow "beyond" the gospel, rather it is the foundational truth we never stop growing into. Pastor Philip preaches a sermon from Romans 1:1-7, 15-17.
The world constantly invites us to work hard, to hustle, to achieve success. But Jesus invites us to rest. Pastoral candidate Jonathan Fitzgerald preaches a sermon from Mark 6:30-32.
The story of Jesus is a story of freedom. And it can be your story. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches an Advent sermon from Matthew 2:13-23.
Jesus is a global, demanding, and unique child who crosses ethnic, economic, and moral lines. How do we respond to such a child? Guest preacher Bryan Loritts preaches an Advent sermon from Matthew 2:1-12.
Faith requires letting go of control and reputation, but frees us to receive what we truly need. Reality LA alum Pastor Adam Smith preaches an Advent sermon from Matthew 1:18-25.
Advent frees us to honestly look a the world, in sin and error pining, while honestly rejoicing in the thrill of hope. Pastor Nathan Potter begins our 2021 Advent series with a sermon from Matthew 1:1-17.
When we seek first the kingdom of God, we have a comprehensive vision of renewal, live with an unbreakable sense of hope, love the other churches in Los Angeles, and do everything for the glory of our king. Pastor Jeremy Treat concludes our Orthodoxy in Exile series with a sermon from Daniel 7:1-14 about our value of kingdom mindset.
Most people come to Los Angeles to take. We’re here to give. Because the living Christ has given all for us, we can give all for him as he calls us into his beautiful work of service, advancing his kingdom through grace. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Luke 7:36-50 on our value of sacrificial service.
We are one family from many nations. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Revelation 5:9-12 on Scripture's vision for, the way to, and the calling of multi-cultural community.
We truly believe that nothing of significance will happen in our church apart from God working through the prayers of his people. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Matthew 6:9-13 unpacking our value of desperate prayer.
We are in the city for the city. We affirm its longings but challenge how it pursues them and point to Jesus as their true fulfillment. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Acts 17:16-34 unpacking our value of urban rootedness.
Pastor Nathan Potter preaches a sermon from Matthew 28:18-20 unpacking our value of whole-life discipleship and delving into what it means to follow Jesus in all of life.
Your life can make an eternal impact. How are you spending it? Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Luke 4:16-21 exploring our value of holistic mission.
Our world is looking for an authority to stand on, a story to live by, and a voice to make sense of life. That’s exactly what we have in the Scriptures. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from 2 Timothy 3:14-17 exploring our value of biblical faithfulness.
We receive and we reflect the care of Christ. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Mark 2:15-17 exploring our value of relational compassion.
We are not the answer. Jesus is. The gospel is the good news of Jesus, the center of Christianity, for all of life, and creates a culture of grace. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 exploring our value of gospel-centered ministry.
What's distinctive about our church? What do we care about? What kind of culture do we want to have? Pastor Jeremy Treat begins a new sermon series about Reality LA's specific values with a sermon from Jeremiah 29:4-7.
We live in a time when we must rebuild community, faith, and mission. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Ezra 1 about God's way of rebuilding.
We both long to be known and fear to be known, we want to be known because we want to be loved, we fear being known because we fear rejection, and we only allow others to know a filtered version of ourselves. But the omniscience of God, along with the sacrificial love of Jesus Christ, can give us the intimacy and security that we yearn for. Guest preacher Steve Chang preaches a sermon from Psalm 139.
The most common command in Scripture is "don’t be afraid." Reality London Lead Pastor Bijan Mirtolooi preaches a sermon from Psalm 121 about fear and how God meets us in our fear.
Life is hard but praise has a way of turning our eye to God and giving us the wings to press on ahead to the end. Along the way, our praise also draws others in and their hearts are lifted as well. Pastor Philip Chew preaches a sermon from Psalm 66.
Pastor Tim Chaddick preaches a sermon from Psalm 32 about understanding the problem of guilt, embracing the practice of confession, and experiencing the power of restoration.
We see in both David and Jesus that the less like a king you try or demand to be, the more like a king you become. Christian Simas from Reality Stockton preaches a sermon from Psalm 131.
In Hebrews’ closing benediction, the author demonstrates for us a prayer for endurance to the God of Peace. Pastor Nathan Potter concludes our Hebrews series with a sermon from Hebrews 13:20-25.
The way of the world says the only one you should submit to is yourself. You are your own authority. But the Bible actually calls us to mutual submission. Pastoral candidate Jonathan Fitzgerald preaches a sermon from Hebrews 13:7-19.
If we are the people of God and citizens of an unshakeable kingdom, how then shall we live? Pastor Nathan Potter a sermon from Hebrews 13:1-6.
Christ’s kingdom is better than any other kingdom we could align our lives with because the unshakeable kingdom redefines our relationship with God and gives us certainty about our future. Pastor Mike Portland preaches a sermon from Hebrews 12:18-29.
Pursuing peace takes focus, strength, and courage. Guest preacher Josh Butler shares a sermon from Hebrews 12:12-17.
Guest preacher Darryl Williamson continues our series through the book of Hebrews with a sermon from Hebrews 11:32-40.
Faith in Jesus is not blind optimism, hoping for a future that seems unlikely. Faith in Jesus is what gives us assurance that God will hold true to his promises. Pastoral candidate Jonathan Fitzgerald preaches a sermon from Hebrews 11.
Because Jesus is the better sacrifice and the better high priest, let us draw near to God, let us hold fast to the hope that we have in Christ, and let us continue to stir one another up to love and good works and not neglect to meet together regularly. Pastor Philip Chew preaches a sermon from Hebrews 10:19-39.
Because Jesus is the better sacrifice and the better high priest, let us draw near to God, let us hold fast to the hope that we have in Christ, and let us continue to stir one another up to love and good works and not neglect to meet together regularly. Pastor Philip Chew preaches a sermon from Hebrews 10:19-39.
God doesn’t want you to be insecure in your relationship with him. He's told you how he feels about you—look at the cross! You can approach him with confidence, call him "Father." He enjoys you and he wants you to enjoy him. Pastor Mike Portland preaches a sermon from Hebrews 10:1-18.
The blood of Christ secures an eternal redemption, bestows an eternal inheritance, and gives us a hope for tomorrow. Pastor Nathan Potter preaches a sermon from Hebrews 9:11-28.
The presence of problems does not mean the absence of God, rather God’s presence transforms our problems and transforms us in the midst of our problems. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Hebrews 9:1-10.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Hebrews 8:1-13 about the covenant God has made with us.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Hebrews 7's depiction of Jesus as our great priest-king and the forever implications of his identity and mission.
No matter what storms are swirling in your life, you can have stability, security and safety in Christ. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Hebrews 6:13-20 on gospel patience, endurance, and hope.
Amidst cultural patterns of deconversion, deconstruction, and drifting, how can we be faithful to Christ to the end? Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Hebrews 5:11-6:12 on maturity, resilience, and patience.
We’re all looking for direction and purpose in life. But in an attempt to make our own way, we end up lost, hurt, and disappointed. “Is there any hope?” “How can I turn my life around?” “Does God even care?”
With all the trials of life, what if the solution is not finding our way to God but recognizing that he’s already running after us?
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Luke 15:11-32 celebrating the Easter hope we have in the resurrection of Jesus! Because he is alive, we can experience true life.
Jesus' ministry to us extends from his heart for us. Pastor Mike Portland preaches a sermon from Hebrews 4:14-5:10.
In order to endure to the end, we must to learn to rest. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Hebrews 4:1-13.
How can we endure to the end without our hearts growing hard? Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Hebrews 3:7-19.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Hebrews 3:1-6 about Hebrews' main message—to "consider Jesus" in all things.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Hebrews 2:10-18 unpacking the reality that, while majestic and powerful and divine, Jesus is also gentle and lowly and human.
Pastor Nathan Potter continues our series through the book of Hebrews with a sermon from Hebrews 2:1-9 exhorting us, not to return to the former things as if they actually gave us rest or control or joy, but to fix our whole attention on the one who is in control—Jesus.
Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through the book of Hebrews with a sermon exploring the seven Old Testament verses quoted in Hebrews 1:5-14 and how they all stack up to give us a greater understanding of Jesus as the enthroned Son of God.
Pastor Jeremy Treat begins our series through the book of Hebrews with a sermon from Hebrews 1:1-4 about the incomparableness of Christ.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Jeremiah 29:4-7 exploring how to put roots down in, seek the peace of, and pray for the renewal of Los Angeles.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from John 13:34-35 looking at the source of love, the context of love, and the aim of love.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Luke 9:23-25 on the way Jesus makes us new people with a new family on a new mission.
In this special teaching, Pastor Jeremy Treat looks at who we are as a church, why we’re in LA, where God led us in 2020, and where we sense his leading as we look forward to 2021.
Pastoral candidate Jonathan Fitzgerald preaches a New Year sermon from Psalm exploring how our love for one another should be what makes us distinct in this world and where this distinctly Christian love comes from.
Pastor Mike Portland preaches a sermon from Colossians 1:3-8 exploring how our love for one another should be what makes us distinct in this world and where this distinctly Christian love comes from.
Because Jesus is the light of the world, we can walk in light even amidst darkness. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches an Advent sermon from John 8:12-14.
Pastor Nathan Potter preaches a timely and timeless Advent sermon from Isaiah 40:27-31 on the relationship between hoping in the Lord and waiting on God.
Pastor Jeremy preaches an Advent sermon from Isaiah 46:8-13 about not being so eager to leave 2020 behind that we overlook what God taught us this year that needs to shape our lives going forward, and about just how powerful it is when God says, "I will accomplish all my purpose."
Pastor Jeremy takes a look back through our time in Numbers and preaches a sermon from Numbers 27:12-23 on finishing well.
Pastor Nathan preaches a sermon from Numbers 22-24 on how God speaks, the nature of God's promises, and recognizing God's voice.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Numbers 21:4-9 on how we learn in the wilderness that the way God saves is different than we’d think, yet better than we could imagine.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Numbers 15:37-41 exploring the role God's commands play in remembering our identity and trusting God's grace.
Guest pastor Devin Deuell preaches a sermon from Numbers 13-14 exploring how and why God uses the wilderness to expose the wilderness in our hearts.
Pastor Mike Portland preaches a sermon from Numbers 11:10-17 on the ways the wilderness exposes our vulnerability and our need for support.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Numbers 11:1-9 examining the difference between lament and complaint, the potential dangers of nostalgia, and the meaning of grace.
Pastor Nathan Potter preaches a sermon from Numbers 10:11-16 about the wilderness being the very place where God dwells with us.
Pastor Jeremy Treat begins our series through the book of Numbers with a sermon from Numbers 1:1-16 introducing the book's setting, plot, characters, and hero.
Pastor Philip Chew preaches a sermon from Psalm 46 exploring how, even in the midst of overwhelming and unravelling circumstances, we can still find peace and confidence in God.
Pastor Adam Smith preaches a sermon from Psalm 133 exploring biblical unity as a gift from God to set his people apart and bless the nations...and how we can process disunity.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Philippians 4:20-23 recapping the themes of the book of Philippians, examining the ways those themes apply to our current circumstances in a pandemic and in need of racial reconciliation, and reminding us that, while anxiety, racism, and suffering are real, they will not outlast the grace of God.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Philippians 4:14-19 on how the gospel of grace creates a culture of generosity and provision.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Philippians 4:10-13 on finding true contentment in Christ, no matter what circumstance you find yourself in.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Philippians 4:4-9 on how to experience the peace that is found in Christ even in the midst of a troubled time.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Philippians 4:2-3 on how Jesus enables us to be a unified people in the midst of a fragmented world.
Guest pastor John Onwuchekwa preaches a sermon from Matthew 14:32-42on the necessity, power, and vision of prayer.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Exodus 6:2-9 looking at both what God sets us free from and what God sets us free for.
Pastor Nathan Potter preaches a sermon from Philippians 3:17 – 4:1 about following the example of others who have lived for Christ and counted all else as loss.
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Philippians 3:12-16 about having a clear purpose in our lives that pushes us forward on the mission of Jesus.
Pastor Jeremy preaches a sermon from Philippians 2:1-11‘s beautiful hymn of the unity, humility, and glory of Christ.
Pastor Rashad Clemons from Reality Boston preaches a message from Philippians 3:1-11 on what Paul calls “the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.”
Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a sermon from Philippians 2:19-30 looking at true friendship — why we need it, what it looks like, and how to have it.