Pastor Stephen teaches the final installment of our Vision Series - Practicing the Way of Jesus Together in Santa Barbara. We hope you’ll join us as we worship together!

Practicing the Way of Jesus Together in Santa Barbara

Sep 18th, 2022 43m 44s

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 Barb

Vision Sunday | Dream Again

Sep 11th, 2022 31m 42s

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!

What Moves God?

Sep 4th, 2022 39m 14s

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 y

Where To Take Your Troubles

Aug 28th, 2022 43m 16s

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.”

God’s Empowering Presence — Amazed by Jesus

Aug 21st, 2022 30m 56s

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

Gracious, Gritty, And Wholehearted

Aug 14th, 2022 41m 13s

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

Psalm 127 — Working with a God Who Works

Aug 7th, 2022 39m 49s

Pastor Stephen finishes the series preaching over Psalm 127

RESTORE MY SOUL | A SUMMER IN THE PSALMS - PSALM 23

Jul 31st, 2022 39m 37s

Guest Speaker Bill Clem continues the series Restore my Soul by preaching over Psalm 23

Psalm 126 - Dream Again

Jul 24th, 2022 36m 38s

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 g

RESTORE MY SOUL | A SUMMER IN THE PSALMS - PSALM 34

Jul 17th, 2022 38m 16s

Guest Speaker Casey Shirley continues the series Restore my Soul by preaching over Psalm 34

A SUMMER IN THE PSALMS - PSALM 19

Jul 10th, 2022 44m 28s

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’

The Rhythm Of Restoration

Jul 3rd, 2022 39m 38s

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

When Hope is Hard to Find

Jun 26th, 2022 41m 7s

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 ce

The Most Important Thing About You

Jun 19th, 2022 41m 34s

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

Psalm 1 — The Happy Truth About Lies

Jun 12th, 2022 39m 41s

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

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

Jun 5th, 2022 48m 10s

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 o

How To Be Used By God

May 29th, 2022 33m 48s

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 immediat

Remember What God Has Done

May 22nd, 2022 39m 20s

Guest Speaker Dominic Balli preaches over Psalm 126 and God's Faithfulness

The Good News About the Great Commission

May 15th, 2022 37m 19s

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 communi

A Love Supreme (Mother's Day)

May 8th, 2022 42m 18s

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 me

The Reality of Joy

May 1st, 2022 15m 35s

Stephen Posey shares a short sermon on the pursuit of joy

The Reality of Belief

Apr 24th, 2022 37m 45s

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