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
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Mar 18, 2020 • 7min
Episode 3: How to Be Present When You’re Not Present
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.
Mar 17, 2020 • 10min
Episode 2: Shelter-in-Place, the New Monasticism
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.
Mar 16, 2020 • 15min
Episode 1: Spreading the Right Thing
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.
Mar 12, 2020 • 17min
This Is Not a Drill: Changes at Reality in Light of COVID-19
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
Mar 2, 2020 • 46min
Looking At & Through the Church
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
Feb 24, 2020 • 51min
The Church As a Common Devotion
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
Feb 18, 2020 • 36min
The Personal, Empowering Presence of God
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.
Feb 10, 2020 • 42min
The Experience of the Kingdom
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.
Feb 3, 2020 • 35min
An Imaginative Introduction to Acts
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
Jan 27, 2020 • 35min
Discipleship & Renewal
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
