

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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May 13, 2024 • 45min
Becoming Who You Are, Where You Are
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.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3QK4rPB

May 6, 2024 • 36min
The Subversion of Suffering
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.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/44ucN3A

Apr 29, 2024 • 46min
Nuance & the Art of Subversion
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.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3UDGxb6

Apr 22, 2024 • 41min
Peter & New Beginnings
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.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/4aKBgE3

Apr 15, 2024 • 45min
Culture & the Christian
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.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3vUVbRK

Apr 8, 2024 • 46min
Sunday Teaching: Living in the Fullness of the Spirit
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.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/43UtchE

12 snips
Apr 1, 2024 • 35min
Easter Sunday Teaching: On Hope & Time
Exploring themes of hope and faith in 1 Peter 1, discussing transformative power of enduring trials, rethinking time and hope through Jesus' resurrection, connection between hope and inheritance in face of present sufferings, delving into multifaceted concept of hope from logo therapy to Christian hope, and exploring how past experiences shape present decisions and future aspirations.

Mar 28, 2024 • 55min
Still Processing: Episode 13
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.

Mar 25, 2024 • 39min
Sites of Witness
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

Mar 21, 2024 • 47min
Still Processing: Episode 12
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.