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Teachings from Reality Church Sunday gatherings in Vancouver, Canada

  1. 2D AGO

    Blessed are the Persecuted

    Of all the Beatitudes, Jesus’ call to find blessing in persecution may feel the most in opposition to our culture. This week, we explore the "squeeze" of social rejection and why our individualistic "operating systems" make us so afraid of it. Join us as we learn to re-embed our lives in the story of the Cross—finding the community and cosmic perspective we need to face the pressure of the world with joy. Recorded March 15, 2026.

  2. MAR 8

    Blessed are the Peacemakers

    As we near the end of our series on the Beatitudes, we look at Jesus’ words: “Blessed are the peacemakers.” In a world shaped by empire and conflict, Jesus offers a radically different vision of peace— which is not withdrawal, segregation, violence or collaboration, but the invitation to join Jesus in becoming a sacrificial shalom-maker. This teaching invites us to reconsider how followers of Jesus live faithfully in the midst of our own modern empires. Recorded March 8, 2026.

  3. MAR 3

    Blessed are the Pure in Heart

    Jesus’ promise, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God,” challenges our assumptions about what it means to truly know God. In this message, we explore how Jesus shifts the focus from religious performance to an honest, undivided heart that brings our whole selves before him. Even in seasons when God feels distant, this beatitude invites us to discover the surprising gift of seeing God in the ordinary moments of life. Recorded March 1, 2026.

  4. FEB 23

    Blessed are the Merciful

    In this episode, we focus on the beatitude, “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy,” where we're invited to honestly wrestle honestly with our resistance to mercy—how resentment, anger, envy, and scorekeeping quietly shape our relationships, especially with those closest to us. By tracing how Jesus defines and embodies mercy throughout Matthew’s Gospel—and ultimately at the cross—we’re invited to move beyond a transactional view of God and discover mercy not as sacrifice or divine bookkeeping, but as God’s covenant love in action. The question at the center is both personal and practical: Have we truly received mercy—and what would it look like to become people who live it? Recorded February 22, 2026.

  5. FEB 15

    Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

    In this episode, we explore Jesus’ words, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled,” and wrestle with what that means in a world that often feels anything but right. Moving through the Sermon on the Mount and into the season of Lent, we unpack righteousness as right relationship — with God, others, and creation — while honestly naming our longing for justice, peace, and restoration. This is an invitation to live in the tension of the “now but not yet” kingdom, learning to practice hope, lament, and faithful presence as a community shaped by Jesus. Recorded February 15, 2026.

  6. FEB 10

    Blessed Are the Meek

    In this teaching, we explore what Jesus really meant when he said, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” Rather than describing personality traits like being quiet or gentle, Jesus is pointing to a specific group in the biblical story—the aniy—the poor, powerless, and overlooked who refused both violent revolt and cultural assimilation, choosing instead to wait on God for justice and restoration. This message challenges us to stop reshaping Jesus into a guide for achieving our version of the good life, and instead invites us to see, listen to, and serve those on the margins, while learning from their posture of dependence, hope, and faithful waiting. Ultimately, the Beatitude points us to Jesus himself, who embodied this way of life and invites us into a kingdom built not through power or comfort, but through trust, sacrifice, and renewal. Recorded February 8, 2026.

  7. FEB 2

    Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

    In this episode, we continue our journey through the Beatitudes, exploring how Jesus reshapes common sense and redefines what the “good life” looks like in the light of God’s kingdom. Mourning doesn’t sound like blessing, and comfort doesn’t look like quick relief—but Jesus invites us into the mystery that God is not absent from grief, lament, or loss. Instead, these places become unexpected meeting grounds with the living God, where the Comforter draws near in presence and power. This sermon reflects on everyday grief, deep loss, and honest lament, and asks what it might mean to recognize kingdom life unfolding not in triumph or improvement, but in the tears we dare to bring to God. Recorded February 1, 2026.

  8. JAN 26

    Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

    Jesus opens the Sermon on the Mount by announcing that the kingdom of heaven is already here—and by redefining who is truly flourishing. The Beatitudes begin with Jesus' proclamation, “Blessed are the poor in spirit,” which challenges our cultural obsession with control, success, and accumulation. Drawing on Hartmut Rosa’s idea of resonance, this sermon invites us to see powerlessness not as failure, but as a posture that opens us to receive God’s kingdom and a different way of being human. Recorded January 25, 2026.

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