Gospel GoodbyesGospel mission requires goodbyes, but it also turns them into moments of grace marked by eternal hope. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 20:1-38. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/41169855
Riots and RevivalsThe gospel being good doesn't mean it's "safe." It's disruptive, subversive, and even threatening to the structures and idols of worldly culture. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 19:21-41. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/41065065
Jesus and the OccultModern expressions of the occult usually aren't dark and dramatic, but aesthetic and therapeutic. The root desire, however, is the same: seeking spiritual power apart from God. What does it mean to follow Jesus in a city that’s looking for power elsewhere? Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 19:11-20. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/40975600
Unlocked: Three Keys to Missional DiscipleshipWe can be faithful because we’ve been forgiven, we can be teachable because we’re secure in Jesus, and we can be filled because his Spirit now lives in us. Pastor Alex Hitchens continues our series through Acts—and delivers his first Reality LA sermon!—with a teaching from Acts 18:18 - 19:10. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/40901500
Jesus Loves Los AngelesJesus loves Los Angeles, and that includes you. He doesn't just care about a sea of people. He knows your name, your story, your pain, and your fears—and he loves you. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches and Easter sermon from Luke 19:41-42. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/40803105
Good Friday: The Cross as the Hour of GloryWhile God’s glory is revealed in the beauty of creation and his mighty deeds revealed throughout the story scripture, his glory is most fully on display in the cross of Christ. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a Good Friday sermon from John 17:1-5. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/40803675
A Different Kind of KingPromised, humble, saving—Jesus is a different kind of king, one who confronts our self-righteousness, reveals our utter sinfulness, and demands our total allegiance. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a Palm Sunday sermon from Matthew 21:1-11. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/40689100
How Jesus Build His Church in the CityThe story of the early church in Corinth shows us how the gospel takes root and produces thriving churches in diverse, transient, status-driven, and sex-obsessed cities like ancient Corinth or modern Los Angeles. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 18:1-17. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/40625915
Subversive FulfilmentThe gospel affirms our longings but challenges our methods of pursuing them, redirecting us instead to Jesus as their true fulfillment. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermin from Acts 17:16-34. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/40516560
When the Word SpreadsPeople are looking for a story to live by, and the Bible is the true story of the world. It tells us what we’re made for, what’s wrong with the world, what the remedy is, and why there’s hope. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 17:5-10. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/40386750
Turning the World Right-side UpMay we be a people so devoted to our king, so rooted in his kingdom, and so faithful in our practices that the world looks at us and says, “Look, those who have turned the world upside down have come here also.” Pastor Goodwin Deng continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 17:1-9. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/40302040
Church Planting in a Pagan CityWhether the ancient Roman city of Philippi or the modern U.S. city of Los Angeles, the gospel transforms individuals, brings them together as a church, and impacts entire cities. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 16:11-40. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/40221580
Everyday MissionMission is not just heroic moments -- Jesus advances his mission through ordinary faithfulness in everyday life. Pastor Jeremy Treat resumes our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 15:36 - 16:10. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/40139630
Serve in Some CapacityWhat are you already doing that God is inviting you to re-approach with a posture of sacrificial service? Where might God be calling you to go into new, costly service of his kingdom, people, and city? Pastor Kevin Weiner concludes our Essentials series with a sermon from James 2:14-17. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/40061510
Be Involved in Christian CommunityOnly a community centered on Jesus can actually last because it’s built on forgiveness before effort, grace before growth, and identity before obedience. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our Essentials series with a sermon from Colossians 3:12-17 on the practices and postures of real community. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/39980870
Engage in the Discipleship PathwayTo be a disciple means to be a learner, or a student. Our discipleship pathway is important for us as a church because it gives us a common understanding of discipleship, a shared experience around following Jesus, and a common language to understand what it means to follow Jesus. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our Essentials series with a sermon from John 10:22-30. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/39901765
Gather on SundaysSunday gatherings are sacred, communal, embodied, participatory, consistent, formational, missional....and essential! Pastor Jeremy launches our 4-week "Essentials" series with a sermon from Hebrews 10:19-25. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/39806640
Vision Sunday 2026Who are we as a church, where have we been, where are we going, and what’s your part? Pastor Jeremy Treat shares where we sense God leading us in 2026 and preaches a sermon from Jonah 3:1-5. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/39719285
No Burden, Few RequirementsChrist followers from every nation are not defined by prescribed rituals and customs, but by faith in Christ. Pastor Nathan Potter continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 15:1-35. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/39639335
A Mission Worth Living ForLiving on mission with Jesus requires investing in the church, receiving from the church, and courage. Which means...it requires Christ! Pastor Nathan Potter resumes our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 14. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/39580255
God's Relentless Desire To Dwell With His PeopleJesus is Immanuel, the one who came to be with us and to save us—this pure grace is truly the greatest gift of all. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a Christmas sermon from . /episode/index/show/realityla/id/39542700
The Advent of Joy: God with UsIn a world full of darkness and despair, Advent is an annual reminder that we have real reasons for hope, that true peace is possible, that there is a full and lasting joy, and that true love exists because we have a God who's on mission to dwell with his people. Pastor Philip Chew continues our Advent series with a sermon from Ezekiel 37:15-28. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/39421360
The Advent of Peace: Guarding Against FearJesus, the Prince of Peace, has purchased our entry into the presence of the living God by his own blood so we will have everlasting peace -- even in times of trouble. Pastor Nathan Potter continues our Advent series with a sermon from 2 Kings 19:10-20. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/39343395
The Advent of Hope: Reversing the CurseWhat is broken will be made beautiful, what is fractured will be made whole, what can only be dimly seen now will become a clear and present reality, death itself will be erased forever, sin will be no more, and Satan will be banished once and for all! This is the hope of Advent! Pastor Goodwin Deng launches our 2025 Advent series with a sermon from Genesis 3:1-19. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/39239375
The Story of God's PromisesDon’t give up on God for not keeping promises he never made. Cling instead to his actual promises. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 13:13-52. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/39174340
The Global Gospel Encounters OppositionThe cross of Jesus Christ is where justice and mercy meet -- the only place where confrontation and freedom can coexist. Pastor Kevin Weiner continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 13:1-12. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/39078475
Political IdolatryIdolatry is making a good thing an ultimate thing, and political idolatry is looking to a politician, party, or nation in place of God. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 12:20-25. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/38987740
Praying to the God Who RescuesPeter’s story isn’t just a miracle, it’s a mirror of the gospel. And it's our story as well! The same power that raised Jesus from the grave is now breaking chains and setting his people free. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues hour series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 12:1-19. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/38896800
The Multicultural Church in AntiochActs paints an expansive vision of a multicultural, disciple-making church centered on Jesus and, in the city of Antioch, provides a specific example what that vision looks like on the ground: ordinary people, shaped by the gospel, becoming a community that reflects heaven on earth. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 11:1-30. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/38804475
Good News for AllThe gospel is good news for all because whoever comes to Jesus in repentance finds grace and forgiveness. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our series through Acts with sermon from the longest narrative in the entire book: Acts 10:1-48. /episode/index/show/realityla/id/38712640