Reality LA Audio Podcast: Bible Teaching

The open-ended ending of Acts teaches us that the story continues and we have the same power, witness to the same gospel, and are part of the same mission. Pastor Jeremy Treat concludes our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 28.

Suffering is inevitable but, through Jesus, we can know for certain that no storm will overcome us in the end. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 27.

The gospel is not private advice but public truth about a risen King. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 25-26.

Luke shows us both the danger of approaching Jesus on our terms, and the better path of approaching him as he truly is: not an advisor to consult, but a King to trust and follow. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 24:22-27.

The way love fights is by surrendering everything for the good of the beloved. Pastor Philip Chew continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 24:1-21.

When following Jesus gets hard, the risen Christ draws near, strengthens his people, and advances his mission. Pastor Jeremy Treat resumes our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 22:30 - 23:35.

Every believer who trusts in Christ for salvation receives the Holy Spirit! Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches a Pentecost Sunday sermon from Joel 2:23-32.

Jesus is the king who rules on behalf of God with perfect mercy and justice and the priest who reconciles us to God by offering his own life as a sacrifice. Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches an Ascension Sunday sermon from Psalm 110.

Many people reject Christ because they misunderstand Christianity, but such misunderstandings are opportunities for us to clarify misconceptions, tell our story, and appeal to their own standards. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 21:37 - 22:29.

On the surface, Paul's faithfulness looked like failure: resulting in being slandered, arrested, beaten, and imprisoned. But he didn't see it that way. Pastor Nathan Potter continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 21:1-36.

Gospel 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.

The 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.

Modern 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.

We 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.

Jesus 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.

While 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.

Promised, 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.

The 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.

The 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.

People 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.

May 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.

Whether 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.

Mission 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.

What 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.

Only 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.

To 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.

Sunday 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.

Who 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.

Christ 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.

Living 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.

Jesus 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 Matthew 1:18-25.

In 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.

Jesus, 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.

What 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.

Don'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.

The 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.

Idolatry 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.

Peter'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.

Acts 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.

The 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.

The resurrection of Jesus isn't just something we look back on or something we look forward to seeing after death. It continues today -- Jesus is still healing the broken, still bringing life where there was despair. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 9:32-43.

The story of Paul's radical conversion from a killer of Christians to the apostle who wrote over half the New Testament isn't just ancient history -- God is still in the business of turning enemies into family, and his work in our lives becomes a key way we can tell others about him. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 9:1-31.

We're all on a spiritual journey, longing for truth, meaning, purpose. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 8:26-40.

Walking in the Spirit is always about drawing nearer to Jesus and making his name greater than our own. Pastor Nathan Potter continues our series through Acts with sermon from Acts 8:14-25.

God turns adversity into opportunity for mission, overcoming every authority and bringing radical change through the unrivaled power of the gospel. Pastor Jeremy Treat continues our series through Acts with a sermon from Acts 8:1-13.

The Old Testament is not a collection of moral stories about what we should do. It's one grand story about what God has done and will do for us. A story that culminates in Jesus. Pastor Jeremy Treat resumes our sermon series through the book of Acts with a sermon from Acts 6-7.

We can see a truer reality in God than we're feeling in our lives. Guest pastor Devin Deuell continues our summer series with a sermon from Psalm 145.

Atheism says there's no God, but functional atheism is behaving as if there's no God right here right now. Pastor Jonathan Fitzgerald continues our summer series with a sermon from Psalm 14.

Psalm 23 is the most-recited biblical passage at funerals, but it's not about death, it's about the truest life we can live! Guest preacher Ed Stetzer continues our summer series through the Psalms.

Envy is the great thief of happiness, but God gives us a perfect happiness in himself. Guest preacher Gavin Ortlund continues our summer teaching series with a sermon from Psalm 73.