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Reality Santa Barbara (Audio)

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These are the sermons from the teaching ministry of Reality Santa Barbara, led by pastor Stephen Posey. We exist to create space for people to follow Jesus.For more information on our church, visit www.realitysb.com
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Practicing the Way of Jesus Together in Santa Barbara

Hear the new mission of Reality Santa Barbara. It’s not a new mission. It’s the ancient, biblical, historical mission from the earliest followers of Jesus, contextualized to our local community—practicing the way of Jesus together in Santa Barbara.

Sep 18, 2022•44 min

Vision Sunday | Dream Again

This is week one of a vision series at Reality Church of Santa Barbara. In this sermon Stephen Posey talks about the power of dreaming God-size dreams with God and partnering with God for their fulfillment—for His glory and our joy!

Sep 11, 2022•32 min

What Moves God?

If you and I were to have audience with God almighty, there are any number of things we’d want from Him. We certainly have a few questions for Him. Why this? What about that? What would you ask of the God of all creation? Now this: what is it you think God would ask of you? In Matthew 9, we see Jesus reveal something about what God wants through a series of stories in which people cry out to in desperate need .

Sep 04, 2022•39 min

Where To Take Your Troubles

Jesus famously said, “In this world you will have trouble.” This was an affirmation of a truth we already know—trouble is unavoidable for all humankind. Thankfully, Jesus didn’t stop there. He also said “Take heart! I have overcome the world.” That’s good news, but how does it actually work? What are we supposed to do trouble comes? This week, we’ll consider what Psalm 91 tells us about trouble.

Aug 28, 2022•43 min

God’s Empowering Presence — Amazed by Jesus

For the next three weeks we believe God is calling us into a focused, intentional season of worship. We’re asking God for the one thing we need most — His empowering presence. This week we’ll look at a story from John 4 to see what happens when Jesus shows up in the unlikeliest of places to the unlikeliest of people.

Aug 21, 2022•31 min

Gracious, Gritty, And Wholehearted

Pastor of Spiritual Formation, Joseph Pfeifer, preaches on what it means to be Gracious, Gritty and Wholehearted over 1 Samuel 14

Aug 14, 2022•41 min

Psalm 126 - Dream Again

Psalm 126 is a song of ascents—an epic road trip song—a reminder that God was so good “back then”. God will continue to be good in the future and that goodness is available right now. Psalm 126 invites us to sing along, to remember dreams God gave us, dreams He’s fulfilled, and dreams yet to come. Reality Church of Santa Barbara, it’s time to dream again.

Jul 24, 2022•37 min

A SUMMER IN THE PSALMS - PSALM 19

CS Lewis once paid Psalm 19 was “the greatest poem in the Psalter and one of the greatest lyrics in the world...”. In fact, the scope of Psalm 19 could not be more grand nor its implications more personal. In this message, we’ll meditate David’s word and follow the Spirit’s leading turning our hearts to worship.

Jul 10, 2022•44 min

The Rhythm Of Restoration

Ariel Bournes preached over the Rhythm of Restoration through the principles of humility, prayer and praise. Psalm 51

Jul 03, 2022•40 min

When Hope is Hard to Find

The Psalms are that sacred space in Scripture where honest humanity collides with loving divinity. Thomas Merton once said the Psalms “represent the experience of men and women who have prayed in every conceivable circumstance across thirty centuries.” In Psalm 42 we get an intimate glimpse into a soul’s pursuit of God’s presence, not simply for enhanced spirituality, but for in a heart-wrenching cry for survival. Let’s consider Psalm 42 as less a poetic contemplation and more of a primal scream...

Jun 26, 2022•41 min

The Most Important Thing About You

If someone were to ask you the condition of your soul right now, how would you respond? Are you running on fumes or full to overflowing? Are you anxious or at peace? Discontent or satisfied? Distracted or in tune with the Spirit? Afraid or full of faith? As AW Tozer suggests, “what comes to mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you.” Psalm 103 points a path to restoring our souls and it all begins when your thoughts about God.

Jun 19, 2022•42 min

Psalm 1 — The Happy Truth About Lies

The book of Psalms has been a favorite for followers of Yahweh and of Jesus for centuries, because of its visceral, evocative language and beautiful imagery. Psalm 1 is not only an introduction to the book, but a container for all of its themes, and, as we will see, a kind of shorthand for the key tension in all of Scripture. You may be surprised to find out how much practical this ancient Psalm has on offer to the modern follower of Jesus in deciphering (and living out) truth.

Jun 12, 2022•40 min

What Jesus' Heavenly Ascension Has to Do with Our Earthly Mess

The whole world celebrates holidays surrounding the incarnation (Christmas), death (Good Friday), and resurrection (Easter) of Jesus Christ, but very little attention is given to Jesus’ ascension, even in the Church. But the ascension is kind of a big deal. Hebrew Scripture prophecies it. The New Testament’s most quoted Old Testament verse is about Jesus’ ascension. Peter’s Pentecost sermon cites the ascension as proof of Jesus as Israel’s exalted messianic king. When we say “Jesus is Lord”, or ...

Jun 05, 2022•48 min

How To Be Used By God

Throughout history God has used everyday, ordinary people to do extraordinary things in His name. But is there something God looks for in the people He sends on mission? In this message we’ll learn from the details of Paul’s experience immediately after God’s call.

May 29, 2022•34 min

The Good News About the Great Commission

The Great Commission has catalyzed tens of millions of Jesus followers to share their faith over the centuries. Christians have been compelled to share the good news of Jesus to family members, friends, and coworkers, to people in their communities and beyond, to other cities, states, nations, and continents. Countless vulnerable, exploited and abused children have been rescued, millions of hungry have been fed, desperately poor communities have been given resources, water wells have been dug, a...

May 15, 2022•37 min

A Love Supreme (Mother's Day)

Followers of Jesus have an easy time believing God loves the whole world, but we sometimes struggle to believe that God really does love us. In this prophecy from Isaiah, God expresses a love so supreme He invokes the strongest relational metaphor—that of relationship between a mother and her nursing infant— a love so supreme it transcends a mother’s love.

May 08, 2022•42 min

The Reality of Joy

Stephen Posey shares a short sermon on the pursuit of joy

May 01, 2022•16 min

The Reality of Belief

In the first century a woman’s testimony was only half as credible as a man’s. A woman with a bad reputation would have been less credible still. Regardless of its inclusion, or lack thereof in the canon, the verses in the last half of Mark 16 present a truth that all the gospels agree—Mary Magdalene, a formerly demon-possessed woman, was among the first witnesses of the resurrection. Why would the authors (and most devoted apprentices of Jesus) want us to know that the first person to proclaim ...

Apr 24, 2022•38 min

What Are You Doing Here?

God’s faithful son is finally enthroned as king, but in the most surprising way. He is exalted through a shameful execution reserved for only for the most unconscionable criminals. Faithful disciples quietly give Jesus a lavish burial in a tomb fit for the affluent. A faithful disciple quietly show up at his tomb. A faithful divine messenger asks, “What are you doing here?”

Apr 17, 2022•34 min

#FreeJesus

Jesus stands before the local Roman prefect, accused of being a messianic insurrectionist. When Pilate finds no fault in Jesus he offers to free “the king of the Jews”. Will the people #FreeJesus and receive him as king? Or will they be swayed by the loudest voices to choose a lesser alternative? In this sermon we consider what truth this passage has on offer when we face the Jesus vs. a lesser messiahs choices in our daily lives.

Apr 10, 2022•34 min

Who Really Loves Me?

As Jesus is whisked away to the first of his illegal trials, Peter makes good on his promise to prove his devotion, following Jesus deep into enemy territory. Still, despite his best intentions, Peter finds himself falling back into old grooves of bad behavior. What can we learn from the failure of Jesus’ most faithful disciple? Is change actually possible?

Apr 03, 2022•42 min

The Kingdom Continued

Guest Speaker Blake Zimmerman takes a break from Jesus is King series to preach on Acts 28v17-31

Mar 27, 2022•43 min

Naked and Unashamed

Jesus shares his final meal with his disciples, one of whom will betray him, most of whom will abandon him, all of whom He offers the cup of redemption.

Mar 20, 2022•45 min
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