

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.)
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Mar 18, 2024 • 40min
Wrestling 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

Mar 15, 2024 • 31min
Still Processing: Episode 11
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.

Mar 11, 2024 • 42min
Knowing God, Knowing Self
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

Mar 7, 2024 • 40min
Still Processing: Episode 10
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

Mar 4, 2024 • 42min
The Denial & Discovery of Identity
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

Mar 2, 2024 • 42min
Still Processing: Episode 9
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.

Feb 26, 2024 • 38min
The Divine Call of Identity
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

Feb 23, 2024 • 35min
Still Processing: Episode 8
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.

Feb 19, 2024 • 33min
Difficulty & Fragility of Identity
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

Feb 12, 2024 • 43min
Consecrated to Love
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.
Slides available at https://bit.ly/3OG45c1