Reality Santa Barbara (Video)

Guest Speaker Peter Russell starts off Reality Santa Barbara New year with the sermon titled Born to Bless.

If you are a follower of Jesus, then you have a ministry in the church. But what does it mean to fulfill our ministry?

Whether under the tyranny of poverty and injustice or under the spell of overconsumption and apathy, the whole world is crying out for revolution! We, the followers of non-anxious, humble Jesus, are invited to participate in a Jesus kind of revolution.

On Pastor Lazo’s last sermon as official Lead Pastor of Reality SB, he talked about what looks like Jesus favorite question shown in Mark 10:46-52 “What do you want me to do for you?”

The world’s success comes through greed and control. Jesus succeeds by serving and shows us how.

Eternal life comes from following Jesus. But this is hard for people who are well off.

The way we access God is in the same way a child receives a free gift they never expected.

Sometimes our relationships are framed by what we can get out of them. Jesus reframes the question by using the example of marriage.

Be aware of each other’s faith. Be aware of your own faith. Go all in on Jesus together.

Do not reject someone who is doing good just because they don’t belong to your tribe. Nor reject what you are doing because you don’t belong to the right group. God is making all things new and we are invited into that.