Reality San Francisco

Episode 56: How to Talk About Race with Others

Dave Lomas sits down with Tracy and Moses, two members of our Race & Belonging Cohort, to discuss how to have conversations about race and hold space for all the feelings associated with it.

Episode 55: Racism for Beginners

Dave Lomas discusses the social construct and history of race in the world, and the difference between stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and racism.

More resources and our previous series "The Gospel & Race" are available at https://bit.ly/2Mhj8rJ 

Sunday Teaching: Christ & Your Emotions

Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 11:28-30 on what our emotions tell us about ourselves and what Christ's emotions tell us about Him (and how He feels about us).

Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/2zFeEZD

To watch the video version of this teaching, visit https://vimeo.com/424352848

This teaching is the third in a series called "Reality Remastered," where we're revisiting some of the most formative teachings series in our church. This teaching references our 2014 series "The Emo Church" and 2019 series "Emotionally Healthy Relationships." 

Find "The Emo Church" teachings at https://realitysf.com/category/series/emotionally-healthy-church/

Find "Emotionally Healthy Relationships" teachings at https://realitysf.com/category/series/emotionally-healthy-relationships/

Episode 54: A Critical Conversation on Identity with Janet Ikpa

Dave Lomas has a conversation with Janet Ikpa regarding true identity and how Jesus, faith, being black, and being a woman all connect in this unique cultural moment.

Janet is a faithful member of our church community who regularly serves in multiple capacities.

Episode 53: Identity & Calling

Matt Barrios reflects on the relationship between knowing our identity in Christ and discovering our vocation and calling.

Matt is the Leadership Training & Development Minister on staff at Reality SF.

Episode 52: Become Who You Are

Dave Lomas reflects on what the Scriptures say about who we are, and the process of discovering and becoming who we are.

Scripture references available at https://bit.ly/2XDTJxV 

Episode 51: Identity in Place

Dave Lomas continues our conversation on identity and answers some questions he received in response to Sunday's teaching.

Our past series "A New Identity" is available at https://bit.ly/2ZCLrZG 

Sunday Teaching: Identity

Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 3:13-17 on our identity in Christ as God's beloved.

Teachings slides available at https://bit.ly/3egXkJ4

To watch the video version of this teaching, visit https://vimeo.com/421996264

This teaching is the second in a series called "Reality Remastered," where we're revisiting some of the most formative teachings series in our church. To explore our 2011 "A New Identity" teaching series, visit https://realitysf.com/category/series/a-new-identity/

Episode 50: Putting It Into Practice

Jessica Gracewski reflects on our focus of Biblical Literacy, meditating on Psalm 23 and putting into practice some tools introduced this past week.

Jessica is the Leadership Care & Support Director at Reality SF.

Episode 49: Stay in the Story

Dave Lomas reflects on the the 4-Part Gospel, and the importance of remaining in the story by reading the Bible regularly and living out our role in it.