Annual Vision & Prayer 2019
Dave Lomas’ presentation from our 2019 Annual Vision & Prayer Night.
For our “2018 Year in Review,” with numbers and updates on our various ministries, visit update.realitysf.com
Phone wallpapers
We’ve created some phone wallpapers from some of AVP’s artwork and vision! We hope these serve as a helpful reminder of who we are and what we’re pursuing as a community.
Matthew 22:36-40 | Taught on 15 Jan 2019 | 59:12
Annual Vision and Prayer Night 2015
Dave Lomas reviews the year past in the life of our church and shares vision and areas of prayer for the year ahead.
See 2015 AVP Report on our Give page
SFJAZZ Center | Taught on 26 Jan 2015 | 1:00
Annual Vision and Prayer 2016
At Annual Vision and Prayer night in January, we shared where we have been and where we are going in the year ahead. You can see our detailed annual report at the link below, which includes a more in depth look at our finances, ministries, and hopes for 2016.
Visiting our AVP report is a great way to become familiar with who we are as a church family and our vision here in San Francisco. This year’s AVP was at the SFJazz Center on Monday, January 25, 2016.
AVP 2016 | Taught on 25 Jan 2016 | 1:00:00
Annual Vision & Prayer 2018
Dave Lomas’ presentation from our 2018 Annual Vision & Prayer Night.
For our 2017 numbers and updates on our various ministries, visit update.realitysf.com.
AVP 2018 | Taught on 29 January 2018 | 36:42
2018 Midyear Update
RSF Executive Director Dale Gustafson shares an update on the initiatives we laid out at our 2018 Annual Vision & Prayer.
For the written version of these updates as well as our January-July 2018 finances, visit update.realitysf.com.
2018 Midyear Update | Taught on 29 January 2018 | 36:42
What Jesus Was Like
Introducing our series “Becoming Like Jesus” in 1 John, Dave Lomas speaks from 1 John 1:1-3 on experiencing Jesus as the eternal life who truly satisfies.
(Also on iTunes: Audio | Video)
1 John 1:1-3 | Taught on 15 October 2017 | 48:35
A Triad of Christlikeness (Part 1: Knowing)
Dave Lomas speaks from 1 John 2:3-11 on knowing Jesus through meditating on His life and teachings, practicing His way of life, and experiencing His intimate presence in prayer and worship.
1 John 2:3-11 | Taught on 05 November 2017 | 41:13
A Triad of Christlikeness (Part 2: Obeying)
Dave Lomas speaks from 1 John 2:3-6, 2:15-17, and 5:1-5 on what it means to obey Jesus and bring your life into conformity with His life and teachings.
1 John 2:3-6; 2:15-17; 5:1-5 | Taught on 12 November 2017 | 41:27
A Triad of Christlikeness (Part 3: Loving)
Dave Lomas speaks from 1 John on the steadfast love of God, how Jesus embodies this kind of love, and how we may come to love like Jesus does.
1 John 2:7-8; 3:16-18; 4:7-12, 16b-17 | Taught on 19 November 2017 | 55:24
Faith
Starting our “First Things” series, Dave Lomas teaches from Hebrews 11:1-12:2 on Biblical faith and how it can sustain us in every season of life.
Hebrews 11:1-12:2 | Taught on 07 January 2018 | 49:47
Discipleship
Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 8:31-37 on what it means to follow Jesus and the demands and invitations of discipleship to Jesus.
Mark 8:31-37 | Taught on 14 January 2018 | 47:03
Worship
Dave Lomas teaches from Revelation 4-5 on why worshiping God together is important and how it forms us as followers of Jesus.
Revelation 4-5 | Taught on 21 January 2018 | 45:29
Ministry
Dave Lomas teaches from Romans 12:1, 3-13 on what Christian ministry is and how we’re to practically minister and serve as followers of Jesus.
Romans 12:1, 3-13 | Taught on 28 January 2018 | 44:51
Leaving Egypt
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 14:5-15:2 on Israel’s miraculous yet challenging exit from Egypt and how it relates to our own struggle to leave behind destructive things in our lives.
Exodus 14:5-15:2 | Taught on 10 June 2018 | 43:38
The Struggle to Get Your Life Together
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 15:22-16:35 on Israel’s struggle in the wilderness after their deliverance and how it mirrors our own challenging experience of knowing and following Jesus in this world.
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Exodus 15:22-16:35 | Taught on 17 June 2018 | 42:11
Representing God to the World
Dave Lomas teaches from Exodus 19:1-6 on Israel’s calling to be a “kingdom of priests and a holy nation,” and how Jesus’ Church is meant to live into the same calling today.
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Exodus 19:1-6 | Taught on 24 June 2018 | 37:50
That We Would All Be Mystics
Dave Lomas and RSF Director of Children’s Ministry Marissa Smit introduce our new sermon series, “Everyday Mystic: Living in Union with God & Cultivating a Life of Intimacy,” teaching from John 15 and 17, Colossians 1, and Ephesians 2 and 3.
John 15:15, 16:12-15; Colossians 1:26-27; Ephesians 2:22-3:4, 3:16-19 | Taught on 19 August 2018 | 44:18
Meditation
Dave Lomas teaches from John 14:15-23 on the practice of Christian meditation and how it draws us into union and intimacy with God.
John 14:15-23 | Taught on 26 August 2018 | 45:56
Forms of Mystical Prayer
Dave Lomas teaches from John 15:1-8 on the hopes and goals of prayer, while also sharing some practices that can help us cultivate an intimate prayer life with God.
John 15:1-8 | Taught on 02 September 2018 | 52:46
Into the Mystic
Dave Lomas teaches from John 15:1-17 on our responsibility to daily make space for God and what we can expect to experience in our interior lives as a result.
John 15:1-17 | Taught on 09 September 2018 | 43:57