Reality San Francisco
Reality SF
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.)
Episodes
Navigating the Unseen Realm
Tim Chaddick teaches from Acts 13:1-12 on the authority of scripture, and how it equips us for the spiritual realm. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4hUnRhs
The Way of Doing Everything
Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 12:1-2 on worship as an act of physical embodiment and sacrificial in nature. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4yBEPZo
The Gifts of the Body
Jessica Gracewski teaches from Romans 12:4-8 on how belonging in Christ's family gives us boldness to serve others with the unique gifts He has given each of us.
Looking for Something Real
Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 12:9-16 on living out genuine love, unwavering faith, and joy-fueled hope in a world marked by rapid change. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4xFGImv
The Day Is Near
JT Thomas teaches from Romans 13 on the urgency to live righteously and the hope of the fullness to come as we clothe ourselves in Christ. JT is a pastor, activist, social entrepreneur, and founder of Civil Righteousness. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4cMaxKy
Overcoming Evil With Good
Dave Lomas teaches from Romans on the enduring, subversive power of love.
The Cost of Welcome
Dave Lomas teaches from Romans on embodying love by welcoming one another across deep convictions. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4h02ex0
Life With God Is Life With People
Melissa Mueller teaches from Romans 15 on how we embody our faith by committing to one another, partnering together, and putting love at the center. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4wLh9zS
The Letter Had a Body
Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 16:1-16 on how Phoebe embodied her faith and modeled what it means to live out the gospel. Slides available at https://bit.ly/45BnjaH
Experiencing the Deepest Reality
Mike Gleim teaches from Romans 8:34-39 on the assurance of God’s love and barriers we experience to confidently trusting in it.
In Us, Through Us, for Us
Melissa Mueller teaches from Romans 8:28-34 on God’s commitment to us and His invitation to partner in His redemptive work. Slides available at https://bit.ly/3RLoG36
Groaning Toward Glory
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.
Abba, Father
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4pyPNv0
The Renovation of Your Life
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4ppllDu
Why Your Story Ends Well
Tim Chaddick teaches from Romans 8:1-4 on why our standing with God rests on Christ's finished work, not our striving. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4y5XP2e
More Than You Can Handle
Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 8:17-39 on suffering as the location where God does His deepest healing. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4vvMI0K
The Cry of Our Lives
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4uVk3RM
The Frustrated Lovers of the Good
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/449WnOp
Sin & the New Self
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4ogDdQl
Peace That Holds
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4uiLt3O
Hope Against Hope
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4uukjYm
When It All Comes Together
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4eRSqVp
Sinners
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/3QZTGfa
A Gospel Not to Be Ashamed Of
Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 1:8-17 on Paul's declaration in Romans that unveils a cosmic vision of salvation. Slides available at https://bit.ly/3QOp9Rt
The Reordering of the World
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4ugEwk4
Adaptive Singularity
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/42jdpbW
Freedom for the Prisoners
Ruthie Kim teaches on Luke 13:10–17 on the transformative compassion of Jesus and the freedom He offers. Slides available at https://bit.ly/3Q1PwmA
The Strange Particularity of Easter
Dave Lomas teaches on encounters with the risen Jesus in the New Testament and the personal invitation He extends to each of us.
The Tree of Ridiculous Grace
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4bHoNE8
The Completion of Faith
Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 22:1-14 on the importance of friendship with God in our journey of faith. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4slo69o
The Complexity of Faith
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4bd6BSH
Faith that Grows in the Gap
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4ufBJs4
The Journey of Faith
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4aYs1lc
Faith in the Middle of the Mess
Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 16 on how God uses our decisions to refine our faith and deepen our trust in Him. Slides available at https://bit.ly/3OUxMJ0
Learning Friendship with God
Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 15 on how trust in God is forged through seasons of waiting. Slides available at https://bit.ly/40cvveI
Faith Opens Hands
Melissa Mueller teaches from Genesis 13:1-18 on learning to trust God as we walk in hopeful anticipation of His promises. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4qzPzCM
Unfinished Faith
Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis on the calling on Abraham’s life, made complete in God’s love and faithfulness. Slides available at https://bit.ly/3NJmCGK
Faith Existing in History
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/3YYvJpq
Invitation Into the Journey
Dave Lomas teaches from Genesis 11 on how the life of faith requires a departure from security and comfort. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4sICAAV
Recovering the Way of Faith
Dave Lomas teaches from Hebrews 11 on faith as an ongoing journey shaped by trust in God’s promises. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4sCmskj
Christ the Savior Making All Things New
Tyler Madsen teaches from Revelation 21:3-5 on the creative call and commissioning of each follower of Jesus. Slides available at https://bit.ly/49kTyMR
Christ the Savior From the Fear of Death
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. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4qpnvC7
Christ the Savior From the Power of Darkness
Ruthie Kim teaches from Matthew 2:1-16 on how Christ’s arrival confronts worldly power and ushers in true freedom. Slides available at https://bit.ly/45nkl9U
Christ the Savior From Hopelessness
Ruthie Kim teaches on how Christ meets us with hope and healing through memory, embodiment, and language. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4j86fyX
Christ the Savior From Striving
Mike Gleim teaches from Luke 2:4-14 on Christ’s invitation to cease striving, embrace His peace, and rest in His redeeming favor. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4iLfqFh
Christ the Savior From Fear
Dave Lomas teaches on Christ’s invitation to meet our fears honestly, making room for renewed trust and hope. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4rKn8no
The Soul Renewed for Renewal
Dave Lomas teaches from Revelation 21:1-5 on how we align ourselves with God’s purpose to make all things new. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4ptUc0S
The Resilient Soul
Kevin Cooke teaches from James 1 on how God’s faithfulness through trials meets our steadfast endurance to grow resilience within us. Slides available at https://bit.ly/49ZimMb
The Beloved Soul
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.
The Rebellion of Rest
Dave Lomas teaches on the Sabbath and the restoration and renewal that come when we remember it. Slides available at https://bit.ly/4oqUeXe