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Sermons

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​Standing on the Edge

​May 26th, 2019

​Guest Speaker Rev. Georgeanne Bennett Acts 16:6-15

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

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
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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
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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
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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
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Rev. Jesse Kearns
Genesis 45:1-15

Putting the 'fun' in DysFUNctional (PDF)

August 13th, 2017
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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
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Matthew 13:31-33
No video available this week

Even in Darkness (PDF)

Rev. Jesse Kearns
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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
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Rev. Jesse Kearns
Matthew 10: 34-39

Find Out Who is Worthy?! (PDF)

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

Agree With One Another?! (PDF)

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

Pentecost in the Park

June 4th, 2017
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No sermon available

Restore, Support, Strengthen (PDF)

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

The Hope Is In You (pdf)

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

Chosen (pdf)

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

When the Silence Summons You

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

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

April 30th, 2017
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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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  • Home
  • Lent and Easter 2023
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  • Events
    • Calendar
    • The Caller Newsletter
    • Subscribe to our Mailing Lists
  • Get Involved
    • Opportunities
    • Adult Christian Education
    • Outreach
  • Partners in Ministry
    • Reconciliation Ministry
    • Shalom Free Clinic
    • Journeys of the Heart
  • Reserve Our Facility
  • Resources
    • Community Resources (non-affiliated)
  • Donate
    • Stewardship
  • About Us
    • Mission Statement
    • Who We Are
    • FAQ
    • Anti-Racism
    • Response to Epiphany Riots
    • Directory
    • Meet the Staff
    • Visit/Contact Us