Reality Church Vancouver Teachings Podcast

This week we come to a bright spot in our examination of life outside the garden in the person of Noah. We look at how Noah is described in context, we look at why it’s so difficult to be like Noah i…

As we continue in our series exploring life outside of the garden, we come to a difficult passage where God takes drastic action to deal with the problem of increasing darkness. In this teaching, we …

As we continue in our series exploring life outside the garden, we come to a strange and tricky passage for us as modern Western readers. By exploring the ancient and Biblical context, we are invited…

On Truth and Reconciliation weekend, we were honoured to be taught by Dr. Ray Aldred, who spoke on the history of the church, Canada and Indigenous people, the Indigenous church’s prophetic role, and…

This week, we come to an ancient genealogy, an odd part in our study of life outside the garden in Genesis. In this teaching, we’ll explore this strange passage within two contexts, other ancient lis…

This week, we continue on in our study of Genesis 4-11 by looking at Lamech, the worst character we’ve met so far. Through his story, we observe how sin spreads darkness by breaking down relationship…

This fall, we’re taking our third look at the first few chapters of Genesis. The story of Cain and Abel is a painful one, introducing us to what life looks like Outside the Garden. Recorded September…

We continue our summer Rule of Life series by looking at Jesus' invitation to be with and minister to children. Jesus' instructions were shocking to their original audience, but also invite us to we…

We were honoured to have Joe Gebhardt, a ministry partner from Projekt Kirche in Berlin, teach from Psalm 27 can provide a template and encouragement to incorporate prayer into our spiritual rhythms.…

As we continue in our Summer Rule of Life series, guest teacher, Talasi Guerra, shares about joy from various Biblical passages and her personal story. Further resources on joy, including Talasi’s ne…

As we continue on in our summer Rule of Life, guest speaker, Rev. Shel Boese, shares about the practice of financial giving, challenging us to take on the mindset of our generous God and revisit how …

This week we dig into the habit of spiritual friendship as we continue on in our summer Rule of Life series. We’re invited to learn about the definition of friendship during the time of Jesus, how Je…

This week, we focus on fasting through an exploration of the history of fasting among God's people, why fasting has become so neglected, how Jesus and his disciples practiced fasting, and some practi…

If the vision of being human is to become like Jesus, how do we actually do it? This week, we look at how Paul answers that question in several ways in Philippians 2: centering on the story of Jesus,…

We begin our summer series by looking at the Jesus poem in Philippians 2 where we hear the invitation to become like Jesus and put His story in the center of our lives and community. Recorded June 16…

This week, we looked at some guidelines for discernment as we consider what God would have us do as individuals and a community. Using the Sermon on the Mount as a guide, we see the importance of hav…

This week, we continue in our exploration of Housing in the City by looking at the theme of money or economics in the Bible. We learn about God’s economic vision for His people, how their unfaithfuln…

As we continue in our Housing in the City series, we turn to the topic of home. As we explore the spaces God has called "home" in the story of the Bible, we are invited to consider the implications f…

We continue in our Housing in the City series by looking at the theme of community in the Bible. While the city offers hope to solve our problem of community, it almost always, in the Bible and in th…