Sermons
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The Kingdom Looks Like Them
November 1, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Matthew 23:1-12
October 25, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Deuteronomy 34:1-12
October 18, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Matthew 22:15-22
October 11, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Philippians 4:1-9
October 4, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Philippians 3:4-14
September 27, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Exodus 17:1-7
September 20, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Matthew 20:1-16
September 13, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Matthew 18:21-35
September 6, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Matthew 18:15-20
August 30, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Romans 12:9-21
August 23, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Romans 12:1-8
August 16, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Romans 11:1-2, 29-32
August 9, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Romans 10:5-15
August 2, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Romans 9:1-5
Anything But to the Purpose
(no sermon text)
July 26, 2026
Guest Speaker: Max Feiler, M. Div.
Text: Romans 8:12-25
July 19th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Romans 8:12-25
When Things are Broken
(no sermon text available)
July 12th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Romans 8:1-11
July 5th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Text: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
June 28, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Esther 4
A Father's Gifts
(no sermon text available)
June 21, 2026
Guest Speaker: Rev. Eileen O. Brownell
Title: A Father’s Gifts
Text: 1 Corinthians 1: 1-13, 2 Peter 1:5-8
May 31st, Pentecost in the Park
No Video, no sermon
June 14, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Genesis 18:1-15
"Spoken Into Creation" (no sermon text available)
May 17th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Acts 1:6-14
May 10th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Acts 17:22-31
May 3rd, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 John 2:13-16
April 26th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Ch. Mary Kearns
Galatians 6:9-10
April 19th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 21:18-20
April 12th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Ephesians 3:14-20
April 5th, 2026, Easter Sunday
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 28:1-10
March 29th, 2026, Palm Sunday
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Mark 11:1-11
March 22nd, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 8:2-11
Welcome the Little Ones
(no sermon text available)
March 15th, 2026
Guest Speaker: Rev. Ch. Mary Kearns
Matthew 10:13-15
March 8th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Mark 6:32-44
March 1st, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 7:36-50
First Sunday of Lent
February 22nd, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 2:1-11
February 15th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
February 8th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 5:13-20
February 1st, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 5:1-12
January 25th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Psalm 40:1-11
January 18th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 3:13-17
January 11th, 2026
Worship at Chico First Baptist Church
Speaker: Rev. Gail Hill
Epiphany Celebration and Potluck
January 4th, 2026
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 11:1-11 and Isaiah 43:19-21
Epiphany Sunday
December 28th
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23
First Sunday after Advent
"Three Prayers for Hope"
(no sermon text available)
December 24th
Speaker: Ch. Rev. Mary Kearns
Luke 2:1-20
Joint Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with Chico First Baptist Church
December 21st
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 1:18-25
Fourth Sunday in Advent
December 14th
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 1:26-39
Third Sunday of Advent
December 7th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 11:1-11 and Isaiah 43:19-21
November 30th, 2025
First Sunday of Advent
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 1:5-13 and Lamentations 3:55-57
November 23rd, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Colossians 1:11-20
November 16th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Isaiah 65:17-25
November 9th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Job 19:25-26
November 2nd, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Ephesians 1:11-23
October 26th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
“What Disciples Do: Put Away our Judgy-Bits”
Luke 18:9-14
October 19th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Genesis 32:22-31
October 12th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
October 5th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
2 Timothy 1:1-14
September 28th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Timothy 6:6-19
September 21st, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 15:1-10
What Disciples Do: Radical Commitment (no sermon text)
September 14th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 14:25-33
August 31st
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 14:1, 7-14
Faith and Opposition (no sermon text)
August 24th
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 13:10-17
With Open Hands and Hearts (no sermon text)
August 17th
Guest Speakers Leslie Johnson & Bob Trausch
Deuteronomy 15:7-8
August 3rd
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 12:13-21
July 27th
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 11:1-13
July 20th
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Amos 8:1-13
July 13th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 1:1-5
July 6th
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
2 Kings 5:1-14
It's Not Rocket Science
(no sermon text available)
June 29th
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Galatians 5:16-26
June 22nd
Guest Speaker: Joe Rogers
Luke 8:26-39
June 15th
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Kings 21:1-21
June 1st
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Acts 16:16-40
May 25th
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Acts 16:9-15
May 18th
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Acts 11:1-18
May 11th
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Acts 9:36-43
May 4th
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Acts 9:1-20
Jesus rose! Now what??”
(No sermon text)
April 27th, 2025
Guest Speaker: Charlotte Thompson
Matthew 28:16-20
CCNC-N Annual Gathering Opening and Closing Worship
April 25th and 26th
Speaker: Rev. Dr. LaMarco Antonio Cable
Sermon Titles: Connect Four and Connect Four Part 2
“God Moves Beyond the Empty Tomb” (no sermon text available)
April 20th, 2025, Easter Sunday!
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 24:1-12
April 13th, 2025 Palm Sunday
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 23:32-48
"Humble Compassion" (no sermon text available)
April 6th, 2025
Guest Speaker: Kevin Zeitler
Luke 18:9-14
"God Moves Down the Road (no sermon text)
March 30th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 15:1-3,11-32
"God Moves Over the Fence (no sermon text)
March 23rd, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 13:1-9
March 16th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 13:31-35 (NRSV)
March 9th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 4:1-13 (NRSV)
"Shiny Things" (no sermon text available)
March 2nd, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Georgeanne Bennett
Exodus 34:29-35 and Luke 9:28-36 NRSV
February 23rd, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 6:27-38
February 16th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 6:17-26
February 9th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 5:1-11
February 2nd, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
January 26th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 4:14-21
January 19th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
John 2:1-11
January 12th, 2025
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
January 5th, 2024
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 2:1-12
December 29th, 2024
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Various Texts
December 22nd, 2024
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:46-55
December 15th, 2024
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Luke 3:7-16
December 8th, 2024
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Ruth 1; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
December 1st, 2024
Speaker: Rev. Jesse Kearns
Isaiah 43:1-7, Luke 1:26-38
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