This is Reality

Thanks for your interest in Reality LA! We are a group of people who have been saved by Jesus Christ and desire to follow Him. We do this by communicating the unchanging truth of the person and work of Jesus, and by gathering together, praying, studying the Bible, and loving people. Below, you’ll find resources on what we believe, what that looks like, and how you can be involved.

Three-fold Philosophy

How do we live out what we believe? This series explains how we live out our beliefs in the city of LA and the reasons why we do what we do at Reality LA. The core to our approach is that we are to be theological, missional, and relational. Each aspect of this three-fold philosophy is explained in the following sermons.

Theological

Who is this about?

We seek to be God-centered in all that we think, say, and do. To be theological means that we are first and foremost a worshipping community whose purpose is to glorify God as our highest goal and enjoy Him as our greatest good. Practically, this means that our lives will center on learning more about God and what it means to honor Him in our lives. We do this by praying, studying His Word, and obeying Him by the power of the Holy Spirit.

For more information on this topic, please watch our video teaching here.

Missional

What are we doing?

When God is our central focus, His mission will define our involvement in the world. God is seeking to save and redeem people through His Son Jesus Christ. It’s through this mission that He shows His love for the world. To be a missional community is to be aware of and involved in what God is doing in the world around us. We are sent by God to preach the Gospel and to live lives worthy of Him. This means that we are to view all of life with gospel intentionality, not sealing off portions of our lives from our faith, but seeing every aspect of our lives as an opportunity to be on God’s mission.

For more information on this topic, please watch our video teaching here.

Relational

How are we doing it?

God has entered into relationship with us through the Gospel; likewise, we are to be in relationship with others. If God is our focus and His mission is the activity of our lives, then relationships are the context in which we live our lives. For this reason, the Church ought to be relational in everything so that we might reflect the character of God. By doing so, glory is given to Him and community is offered to us.

For more information on this topic, please watch our video teaching here.

Doctrine and Practice

This series is designed to give people a better understanding of the beliefs and practices of Reality LA. We ask that those who desire to serve at RLA and join us on mission in the city of Los Angeles watch this series. After watching each episode, please fill out the corresponding online form and submit it to us so that we can get to know you better.

The Bible and God

What does Reality LA believe about the Bible? Who God is? How God reveals Himself to humanity? In this first episode of Doctrine and Practice, Pastor Tim Chaddick explains what we believe about the authority of scripture and what the Bible says about God.