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Sermons

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Sermons

We Are Not Alone (PDF)

December 27th, 2020
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Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 2:22-40

Joy is an Unexpected Gift (PDF)

December 20th, 2020
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
Isaiah 9:2-7

Love is an Unexpected Gift (PDF)

December 13th, 2020
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
Isaiah 9:2-7

Peace is an Unexpected (PDF)

December 6th, 2020
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Rev. Jesse Kearns
Micah 5:2-7

Hope is an Unexpected Gift (PDF)

November 29th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Psalm 146

Calling All Sheep (PDF)

November 22nd, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 25:31-46

A Tale of Three Investors (PDF)

November 15th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 25:14-30

The FOMO Factor (PDF)

November 8th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

The Saints Past and Present (PDF)

November 1st, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 6:20-31

The Big Reveal (PDF)

October 18th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Exodus 33:12-23

A Case for Good Intentions (PDF)

October 11th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Exodus 32:1-14

A Pathway to Freedom (PDF)

October 4th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

Water from the Rock (PDF)

September 27th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Exodus 17:1-7

Bread in the Wilderness (PDF)

September 20th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Exodus 16:2-15
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A Way Out (PDF)

September 13th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Exodus 14:19-31

Whose Story Is It Anyway? (PDF)

September 6th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Exodus 12:1-14

What's in a Name? (PDF)

August 30th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Exodus 3:1-15
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Choosing Life Over Death (PDF)

August 23rd, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
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Exodus 1:8-2:10

Forgiveness: Letting Loose the Ship (no text available)

August 16th, 2020
Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Katy Valentine
Matthew 6:9-13

No YouTube video available

The Needs of the Many (PDF)

August 9th, 2020

Guest Speaker: Joe Rogers
Genesis 3:20-24; Matthew 26:36-41

Wrestling with Fear (PDF)

August 2nd, 2020

Guest Speaker: Georgeanne Bennett
Genesis 32:22-31, Romans 9:1-5, Matthew 14:13-21

Reclaiming the Good News (PDF)

July 26th, 2020

Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

Reclaiming the High Ground Part 2 (PDF)

July 19th, 2020

Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Reclaiming the High Ground Part 1 (PDF)

July 12th, 2020

Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns​
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Reclaiming Liberation (PDF)

July 5th, 2020

Guest Speaker: Joe Rogers
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

Reclaiming Partnerships (PDF)

June 28th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 10:40-42
No YouTube video due to technical difficulties


It's Hard Work (PDF)

June 21st, 2020

Guest Speaker Rev. Georgeanne Bennett
Matthew 10:24-39

Reclaiming Simplicity (PDF)

June 14th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 9:35-10:8

​https://www.june2020.org/

Reclaiming Mission (PDF)

June 7th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 28:16-20

​https://disciples.org/congregations/we-need-to-be-the-church-we-say-we-are/

They Were Gathered Where? (PDF)

May 31, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Acts 2:1-21

The Time Has Come (PDF)

May 24, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 17:1-11

The Word is Love​ (PDF)

May 17, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 14:15-21

Stay Calm And … (PDF)

May 10, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 14:1-14

Abundant Life (PDF)

May 3, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 10:1-10

Stranger Things, Bible Version (PDF)

April 26th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Peter 1:17-23

Peace Like a River (PDF)

April 19th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 20:19-31

Come and See the Resurrection (PDF)

April 12th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 20:1-18

Come and See Something Different (PDF)

March 22nd, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 21:1-11

​Come and See: Let it Die (PDF)

March 29th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 11:1-45

​Come and See: Take Your Shades Off (PDF)

March 22nd, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 9:1-41

Come and See: Labels and Scars

March 15th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 4:5-42

New Birth (PDF)

March 8th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 3:1-17

The Platinum Rule (PDF)

February 23rd, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 5:38-48

​No video this week due to camera malfunction​

Common Purpose (PDF)

February 16th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Corinthians 3:1-9

Is It Really That Simple? (PDF)

February 9th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Corinthians 2:1-16

What's Good? (PDF)

February 2nd, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Micah 6:1-8

In All Things Charity (PDF)

January 26, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Behold (PDF)

​January 19, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 1:29-42

And the Heavens Were Opened (PDF)

January 12, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 3:13-17

I Saw the Light (PDF)

January 5th, 2020

Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 1:1-9

God’s Joy from Generation to Generation (PDF)

December 15th, 2019

Rev. Dr. Katy Valentine
Luke 1:46b-55

Peace Sunday (PDF)

December 8th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Isaiah 11:1-10

Hope Sunday (PDF)

December 1st, 2019
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
Isaiah 2:1-6

Rescued from Darkness​ (PDF)

November 24th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Colossians 1:11-20

Wiping the Hard Drive​​ (PDF)

November 10th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 20:27-38

The Rains Have Returned​ (PDF)

October 27th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Joel 2:23-32

Persistence Pays Off (PDF)

October 20th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 18:1-8

The Other Nine Lepers (PDF)

October 13th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 17:11-19

Where is Our Hope? (PDF)

October 6th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
2 Timothy 1:1-14

Hope or Despair? (PDF)

September 29th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Jeremiah 32:1-3, 6-15

Pray For Who?! (PDF)

September 22nd, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Timothy 2:1-7

Those People (PDF)

September 15th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Timothy 1:12-17

What Does it Take (PDF)

September 8th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 14:25-33

Faithful Life (PDF)

September 1st, 2019 

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Hebrews 13:1-18 ​

Interpreting the Good and the Bad


August 25th, 2019 

Guest Preacher Rev. Georgeanne Bennett
​Luke 13:10-17

Interpreting the Good and the Bad


August 18th, 2019 

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Isaiah 5:1-7 

No More Bull! (PDF)


August 11th, 2019 

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 ​

God's Deepest Desire (PDF) 


​August 4th, 2019 

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Hosea 11:1-11


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The Heart of Faithfulness (PDF) 


​July 28th, 2019 

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Hosea 1:2-10

Fruit-Basket Upset (PDF) 

​July 21st, 2019 

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Amos 8:1-12

No YouTube video available 

​Out of Alignment” (PDF) 

​July 14th, 2019 

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Amos 7:7-17 

No YouTube video available

Leggo My Ego (PDF) 

​July 7th, 2019 

Rev. Jesse Kearns
2 Kings 5:1-15 

No YouTube video available 

What Gets In Our Way (PDF) 

​June 30th, 2019 

Rev. Jesse Kearns
2 Kings 2:1-2; 6-14

No YouTube video available

What We Want or What We Need (PDF)

June 23rd, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Kings 19:1-7

Rebranding Jesus (PDF)

June 16th, 2019

Guest Speaker: Joe Rogers
​John 6: 1-14

Leveling up (PDF)

June 2nd, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Acts 16:6-15

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Do Numbers Really Count? (PDF)

May 19th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Acts 2:37-47

What Does It Mean to be Saved (PDF)

May 12th, 2019
Mother’s Day

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Luke 9:23-26

What Is Our Message? (PDF)

May 5th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Luke 4:16-19

​No video available this week.

An Argument for Death (PDF)

April 28th, 2019

Guest Speaker Joe Rogers
Roman 6:15-23

​​No video available this week.
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God, I know I’m Not Perfect (PDF)

April 21st, 2019
Easter Sunday

Preacher Rev. Jesse
​Kearns Luke 24:1-12 

What Are We Doing Here Anyway? (PDF)

April 7th, 2019

Preacher Rev. Jesse Kearns
Philippians 3:3-14

​The Girl Who Lived

​March 24th, 2019

Guest Preacher Rev. Georgeanne Bennett
Luke 13:1-9

​No sermon text or video available this week
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Citizens of Heaven or Earth? (PDF)

March 17th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Philippians 3:17-41

​No video available this week.
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Earning Our Blessings (PDF)

​March 10th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Romans 10:8-13

​No video available this week.
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Never Hidden Away (PDF)

March 3rd, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
2 ​Corinthians 3:12-4:2

Is Karma Really a Thing? (PDF)

February 24th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Luke 6:27-38

Getting Our Goodies (PDF)

​February 17th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Luke 6:17-26

New From the Inside Out (PDF)

February 10th, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​1 Corinthians 15:1-11

It's All About Context (PDF)

February 3rd, 2019

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13

Who Does He Think He Is?

January 27th, 2019

Guest Preacher Georgeanne Bennett
​Luke 4:14-2

How Much is Enough (PDF)

January 20th, 2019

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Corinthians 12:1-3

The Secret to Happiness (PDF)

January 13th, 2019

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Acts 8:14-17

An Epiphany from the Sixth Century (PDF)

January 6th, 2019

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Matthew 2:1-12

Calm in the Chaos

Third Sunday in Advent: Joy
December 16th, 2018

Speaker:
Rev. Dr. LaTaunya Bynum, The Christian Church California-Nevada Regional Minister
Matthew 5:3-11

Cleaning House (PDF)

Second Sunday in Advent: Peace
December 9th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Malachi 3:1-4

The Days are Surely Coming When…(PDF)

First Sunday in Advent: Hope
​December 2nd, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Jeremiah 33:14-16

Game of Thrones: Church Edition (PDF)

November 25th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​John 18:33-37

Will the Church Come Crashing Down? (PDF)

November 18th, 2018

​Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
Mark 13:1-8

The Salt in My Tears ​(PDF)

All Saints Sunday
​November 4th, 2018

​Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 11:1-6; 17-37

Nobody Listens to Silence
(PDF)

October 28th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Mark 10:46-52

What Did I Do to Deserve This? (PDF)

October 21st, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Job 38:1-7, 34-41

First World Problems (PDF)

October 14th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Mark 10:17-31

Watch Out For Cannibals (PDF)

October 7th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​John 6:52-58

Inspiration from an Unauthorized Exorcist (PDF)

September 30th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
Mark 9:30-37

The Beginning (PDF)

September 23rd, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Genesis 2:4-15

​Ninety Percent of Success (PDF)

September 16th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
Jeremiah 1:4-10 

The End (PDF)

September 9th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
Romans 8:21-39

Where’s the Hope? (PDF)

September 2nd, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Revelations 22:1-9 

The Judgement Sermon (PDF)

August 26th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Hebrews 9:23-28

The Evil Spirit Sermon (PDF)

August 19th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Ephesians 6:10-20

Portal of Blessing (PDF)

August 12th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Ephesians 5:15-6:9

Where the Spirit Leads (PDF)

August 5th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Matthew 23:1-12

Sing Unto the Lord (PDF)

July 29th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Psalm 144:9-15

The Walls of Our House

July 22nd, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​2 Samuel 7:1-14

Dance Like You Mean It

July 15th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12-19

A King’s Promise

July 8th, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10

Good Grief (PDF)

July 1st, 2018

Pastor Rev. Jesse Kearns
​2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 

"God Help You, You’ll Need It!” (PDF)

June 24th, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Samuel 17:32-40

Building the Third Temple

June 17th, 2018

Guest Preacher Rabbi Sara Abrams
Exodus 35:21-22

Transitions and Transformations (PDF)

June 10th, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns and Rev. Ch. Mary Kearns
Joshua 1:1-9 

Not That Kind of Christian (PDF)

June 3rd, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Mark 2:22-3:5

A Sign of Reconciliation (PDF)

May 20th, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Acts 2:1-21

Jesus and the Leopard Seal (PDF)

May 13th, 2018

​Guest Speaker: Rev. Georgeanne Bennett
John 20:19-31

Concerning Love (PDF)

May 6th, 2018
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
​1 John 5:1-6

Concerning Worship (PDF)

April 29th, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Acts 2:41-47

Concerning Discipleship (PDF)

 April 22nd, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​John 21:1-19

Concerning Partnerships (PDF)

April 15th, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Acts 16:11-40

Concerning Fellowship (PDF)

April 8th, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​John 20:19-31 ​

A Time in the Wilderness: Temptation of Hubris (PDF)

March 25th, 2018
"Palm Sunday"

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Philippians 2:5-11

A Time in the Wilderness: Temptation to Be Ordinary (PDF)

March 18th, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 12:20-36 

A Time in the Wilderness: Temptation of Despair (PDF)

March 11th, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
John 3:14-21

A Time in the Wilderness: Temptation to Be Nice (PDF)

March 4th, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Psalm 147:1-11
John 2:13-22

A Time in the Wilderness: The Temptation of the Easy Path(PDF)

February 25th, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Romans 4:13-25
​Mark 8:31-38

A Time in the Wilderness: Temptation Isn’t the Problem (PDF)

February 18th, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Mark 1:9-15

Preachers Are Liars (pdf)

February 11th, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​Mark 1:40-45
Measuring Up (PDF)
February 4th, 2018
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
Mark 1:29-39
1Corinthians 9:16-23
An Unlikely Hero (PDF)
Farewell Service for Rev. 0Dr. Katy E. Valentine
January 28th, 2018

Speaker Rev. Jesse Kearns
Jonah 3:1-5
Babylon Has Fallen
Farewell Service for Rev. Dr. Katy E. Valentine
January 21st, 2018

Guest Speaker Rev. Sandhya Jha
Revelation 21:1-4
Wherever You Go, There You Are (PDF)
January 14th, 2018
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24
Pagans in the House! (PDF)
January 7th, 2018

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 2:1-12
God Incarnate (PDF)
December 31st, 2017
Bearing the Light of Hope (PDF)
Second Sunday of Advent
December 10th, 2017
Bearing the Light of Peace (PDF)
First Sunday in Advent
December 3rd, 2017
The Power To Abuse (PDF)
November 26th, 2017
Fear Not (PDF)
​November 19th, 2017
Our Last 24 Hours (PDF)
​November 12th, 2017
Endings and New Beginnings (PDF)
All Saints Sunday
​November 5th, 2017
Shine Bright
​October 29th, 2017

Rev. Katy Valentine
The Big E!
October 22nd, 2017

Guest Preacher Joe Rogers
What is Doubt?
October 15th, 2017
What is Faith?
October 8th, 2017
Recipe for Bamanna Bread
September 24th, 2017

​Exodus 16
Hopelessly Trapped (PDF)
Exodus 14:19-31

Did the stories of the Old Testament ever used to scare you? Wondering how they can make sense in our life now?  Listen to Pastor Jesse's sermon to find out.
Deep Roots (PDF)
September 10th, 2017

Rev. Jesse Kearns
Exodus 12:1-14
Who Am I and Who Are You? (PDF)
September 3rd, 2017

Exodus 3:1-15
Rev. Jesse Kearns

Living Under the Pharaoh (PDF)

Rev. Jesse Kearns
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August 27th, 2017
Exodus 1:8-2:10

The Reunion (PDF)

August 20th, 2017
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
Genesis 45:1-15

Putting the 'fun' in DysFUNctional (PDF)

August 13th, 2017
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

Testimony of the Baptizer (PDF)

Baptismal Service for Benjamin Bachmann, Tome & Anne Shifflet's grandson
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August 6th
John 1:19-34
Rev. Jesse Kearns

Wicked Is What Wicked Does (PDF)

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​
Matthew 13:31-33
No video available this week

Even in Darkness (PDF)

Rev. Jesse Kearns
​
July 23rd, 2017

Jacob's Ladder (PDF)

Rev. Dr. Katy Valentine
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July 16th, 2017

Nameless' Story (PDF)

Guest Preacher Joe Rogers, June 9th, 2017

Not Worthy of Jesus?! (PDF)

June 25th, 2017
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 10: 34-39

Find Out Who is Worthy?! (PDF)

Sunday, June 18th
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 10:1-15

Agree With One Another?! (PDF)

June 11th
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
2 Corinthians 13:11-13

Pentecost in the Park

June 4th, 2017
​
No sermon available

Restore, Support, Strengthen (PDF)

May 28th, 2017
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Peter 5:6-11

The Hope Is In You (pdf)

May 21st, 2017
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Peter 3:13-22

Chosen (pdf)

May 14th, 2017
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Peter 2:2-10

When the Silence Summons You

May 7th, 2017
​
Mary Kearn's Commissioning into Chaplaincy Service

Camp Sunday: The Best Life-Lessons I Learned from Camp (pdf)

April 30th, 2017
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
2 Timothy 3:10-17

Choose Hope (pdf)

April 23rd, 2017
​
Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Peter 1:3-9
Click the sermon title to download a pdf copy of the sermon and click on the video here link to watch the sermon on YouTube.
April 16th, 2017, Easter Sunday, Rev. Jesse Kearns, "An Uprising of Love" Matthew 28:1-10; video here
April 9th, 2017, Palm Sunday, Rev. Jesse Kearns, "Righteous and Humble" Zechariah 9:9-10; video here
April 2nd, 2017, Rev. Jesse Kearns, "Wisdom from the Mountain: Two Paths" Matthew 7:13-27; video here
March 26th, 2017, Rev. Jesse Kearns, "Toiling and Spinning" Matthew 6:24-34
March 19th, 2017, Guest Preacher Rev. Georgeanne Bennett John 4:5-42; Video here (no sermon text available)
March 12th, 2017, Rev. Jesse Kearns, "Fully Alive" Matthew 5:17-20; video here
March 5th, 2017, Rev. Jesse Kearns, "Identity Crisis" Matthew 5:1-16; video here
February 26th, 2017, Rev. Ch. Mary Kearns, "Meet Your Greatest Challenge With Your Greatest Prayer" John 17:1, 6-9, 17-23 (no video)
February 19th, 2017, Rev. Katy, "When in Doubt...Create"  Genesis 1:1-5, Isaiah 54:16, 65:17, Ephesians 2:10, Revelation 4:11; no video
February 12th, 2017, Rev. Jesse "Treasures in the Field" Matthew 13:44-45; video here
February 5th, 2017, Rev. Jesse, "Re-Thinking Hospitality" Luke 14:12-13;  video here
January 29th, 2017, Rev. Jesse "Moving Through Life in the Spirit: Living in the Spirit" Romans 8:9-11; video here
January 22nd, 2017, Rev. Jesse "Moving Through Life in the Spirit: Transition to Transformation" Matthew 26:47-56; video here
January 15th, 2017, Rev. Jesse "Moving Through Life in the Spirit: The Path to Discipleship" Matthew 28:18-20; video here
January 8th, 2017, Rev. Jesse "Moving Away from Crowd Religion" Matthew 4:18-25; video here
January 1st, 2017, Rev. Jesse "God Isn't Santa Claus" Matthew 7:7-12; video here
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Archived Sermons

December 25th, 2016, Rev. Jesse "Dawn of a New Light" Isaiah 60:1-3, Luke 1:78-79, John 1:9-10; Christmas Sunday, no video
December 18th, 2016, Rev. Jesse "The Stories of Jesus: Surprise!" Luke 2:8-20 and Matthew 1:17; video here
December 11th, 2016, Rev. Jesse "The Stories of Jesus: Herod's Threat" Isaiah 35:1-10; video here
December 4th, 2016, Rev. Jesse "The Stories of Jesus: God Bless the Courageous Women" Luke 1:26-55; video here
November 27th, 2016, Rev. Jesse "The Stories of Jesus: Desires, Wishes, and Promises" Isaiah 2:4; 11:1-2, 6, 9; 42:1-3; video here
November 20th, 2016, Rev. Jesse "Heirlooms and Hand-Me-Downs" Psalm 106:1-12; video here
November 13th, 2016, Rev. Jesse "Happy Re-Birthday" John 3:1-8; video here
November 6th, 2016, Rev. Jesse "When Left Behind Is Good" 1 Kings 19:19-21; 2 Kings 2:8-15; video here
October 30th, 2016, Rev. Jesse "Fear Not" Matthew 14:22-22; video here
October 23rd, 2016, Rev. Jesse "Cootie Contagion" Luke 17:11-19; video here
October 16th, 2016, Rev. Jesse "What We Bring Along the Way" 2 Timothy 3:14-17; video here
October 9th, 2016, Rev. Jesse "You Get What Everyone Else Gets" Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; video here
October 2nd, 2016, Rev. Jesse "God Is All About the Verb" 1 Corinthians 11:23-29; video here
September 26th, 2016, Rev. Jesse, The Mystery Revealed Psalm 100 and Luke 23:33-34; video here
September 18th, 2016, Rev. Jesse, Youth Sunday Matthew 20:1-16; video here
September 11th, 2016 Rev. Dr. Katy Valentine "All You Need is Love" Leviticus 19:18, John 15:12-17, Matthew 5:44; video here
September 4th, 2016 Guest Preacher Rev. Chaplain Mary Kearns, "Remember Gentleness" Proverbs 15:1, Matthew 5:5, Galatians
5:22-23, video here
August 28th, 2016 Guest Pastor Laura Pierson, "Grow" Matthew 13:31-33 video here
August 21st, 2016 Rev. Georgeanne Bennett preaching, "Opening the Boxes" Jeremiah 1:4-10; Luke 13:10-17
August 14th, 2016 Rev. Katy Preaching, "Tasty Fruit" Galatians 5:13-25
August 7th, 2016 Rev. Katy Valentine Preaching, "Faith: Certainty of Doubt" Genesis 15:1-6, Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-16, Video here uploaded 8/22/16)
July 31st, 2016 Guest Preacher Rebecca Senoglu
July 24th, 2016 Guest Preacher Rev. Ellis Martin "A Forgotten Message" Luke 8:1-3 Video here (no text available)
July 17th, 2016 Guest Preacher Dr. Bill Such "Reading God's Funny Pages" Jonah 2:10 updated Video here (no sermon text available)
July 10th, 2016 "Why Sabbatical?" Luke 10:25-37 Video here
July 3rd, 2016 Guest Preacher Barbara Stevens "Grace Upon Grace" Luke 22:14-23 Video here
June 26th, 2016 "Why Yes, I Do Take Requests" Isaiah 55:1-5 Video here
June 19th, 2016 "Sanctuary" Psalm 20 and 1 Corinthians 6:19 Video here
June 12th, 2016 "An Argument Against Tolerance" Galatians 2:15-21 Video Here
June 5th, 2016 "Toxic Faith" Galatians 1:11-24   Video here
Church Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday (Fridays Administrative Assistant works from home)
​8am-12noon; 1pm-2:30pm
Worship Services are back on Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary at 10:00 am. Masks are not required but are recommended. We are continuing services online via Zoom and Facebook live, with YouTube videos going up the next business day.

Sunday Worship Times: 10 am for live videos
10:00 am in the sanctuary
295 E. Washington Ave. Chico Ca. 95926
​530-343-3727
​chicodisciples@gmail.com
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