Sermons

Welcome to our "sermon sampler!"  Listed below are sermons representative of what you could hear on a Sunday morning at Canfield Christian.  We hope you find them interesting and useful.


TitleDelivered ByCentral PassageDate

Simba's Roar

Rev. Ben Secaur2 Corinthians 6: 1-13Sunday,
June 20, 2021
11:00 AM

How to Juggle

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 4: 26-34Sunday,
June 13, 2021
11:00 AM

Spiritual Tomatillos

Rev. Ben Secaur2 Corinthians 4: 13-5:1Sunday,
June 6, 2021
11:00 AM

Hineni

Rev. Kristen WicklessIsaiah 6: 1-8Sunday,
May 30, 2021
11:00 AM

Borning Cry

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 8: 22-27Sunday,
May 23, 2021
11:00 AM

Divine Aegis

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 17: 6-19Sunday,
May 16, 2021
11:00 AM

I Am Still Speaking

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 10: 44-48Sunday,
May 9, 2021
11:00 AM

Self-Made Grapes

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 15: 1-8Sunday,
May 2, 2021
11:00 AM

Rise Up in Resurrection

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 20:1-18Sunday,
April 4, 2021
11:00 AM

Rise Up in Resurrection (video version)

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 20:1-18Sunday,
April 4, 2021
11:00 AM

Rise Up with Christ, the Lord (video version)

Rev Ben SecaurJohn 12:20-33Sunday,
March 21, 2021
11:00 AM

Rise Up with Christ, the Lord

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 12:20-33Sunday,
March 21, 2021

Rise Up Out of Darkness

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 3:14-21Sunday,
March 14, 2021
11:00 AM

Rise Up Out of Darkness (video version)

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 3:14-21Sunday,
March 14, 2021
11:00 AM

Rise Up and Come to Jesus (video version)

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 2:13-22Sunday,
March 7, 2021
11:00 AM

Rise Up and Come to Jesus

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 2:13-22Sunday,
March 7, 2021
11:00 AM

Rise Up to Higher Ground

Rev. Ben SecaurText: Mark 8:21-28Sunday,
February 28, 2021
11:00 AM

Rise Up to Higher Ground (video version)

Rev. Ben SecaurText: Mark 8:21-28Sunday,
February 28, 2021
11:00 AM

Rise Up Into New Community

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 1:9-15Sunday,
February 21, 2021
11:00 AM

The Wizard of the World

Rev Ben Secaur2 Corinthians 4:3-6Sunday,
February 14, 2021
11:00 AM

The Power of Privilege

Rev. Ben Secaur1 Corinthians 9:16-23Sunday,
February 7, 2021
11:00 AM

Exorcism 101 (video version)

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 1:21-28Sunday,
January 31, 2021
11:00 AM

Exorcism 101

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 1:21-28Sunday,
January 31, 2021
11:00 AM

Fishing License

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 1:14-20Sunday,
January 24, 2021
11:00 AM

Finding Followers Through Followers

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 1:43-51Sunday,
January 17, 2021
11:00 AM

How to Make Sense of It All

Rev. Ben SecaurGenesis 1: 1-5Sunday,
January 10, 2021
11:00 AM

Resolved to Welcome

Rev. Ben SecaurEphesians 3:1-12Sunday,
January 3, 2021
11:00 AM

Reflections and Visions

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 2: 22-40Sunday,
December 27, 2020
11:00 AM

Disruptive Love

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 1:26-38Sunday,
December 20, 2020
11:00 AM

Comfort and Joy

Rev. Ben SecaurIsaiah 61:1-4, 8-11Sunday,
December 13, 2020
11:00 AM

Wild Faith

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 1: 1-8Sunday,
December 6, 2020
11:00 AM

Things Ain't Like They're Supposed To Be

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 13:24-37Sunday,
November 29, 2020
11:00 AM

Baaa

Rev. Ben SecaurMatthew 25:31-46Sunday,
November 22, 2020
11:00 AM

Spiritual Mathematics

Rev. Ben SecaurMatthew 25:14-30Saturday,
November 14, 2020
11:00 AM

Trimmed and Burning

Rev. Ben SecaurMatthew 25:1-13Sunday,
November 8, 2020
11:00 AM

We Are Family

Rev Ben Secaur1 John 3:1-3Monday,
November 2, 2020
11:00 AM

Free and Precious

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 8:31-36Sunday,
October 25, 2020
11:00 AM

What’s in Your Wallet?

Rev. Ben SecaurMatthew 22:15-22Sunday,
October 18, 2020
11:00 AM

Interconnected Collectivity

Rev. Ben SecaurPhilipians 4:1-9Sunday,
October 11, 2020
11:00 AM

Liminal Faith

Rev. Ben SecaurPhilippians 3:4b-14Sunday,
October 4, 2020
11:00 AM

The Biggest Problem Facing the Church

Rev. Ben SecaurMatthew 21:23-32Sunday,
September 27, 2020
11:00 AM

The F-word

Rev. Ben SecaurMatthew 20:1-16Sunday,
September 20, 2020
11:00 AM

I Don't Like Beets

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 14: 1-12Saturday,
September 12, 2020
11:00 AM

Rub Some Bacon On It

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 13: 8-14Sunday,
September 6, 2020
11:00 AM

Giving Your Living

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 12: 1-8Sunday,
August 23, 2020
11:00 AM

Got Pride?

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 11:1-2a, 29-32Sunday,
August 16, 2020
11:00 AM

God's Carnival Barkers

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 10:5-15Sunday,
August 9, 2020
11:00 AM

The Others

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 9:1-5Sunday,
August 2, 2020
11:00 AM

Pie in the Sky Leaves Us Hungry Today

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 8:26-39Sunday,
July 26, 2020
11:00 AM

Gotcha Day

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 8:12-25Sunday,
July 19, 2020
11:00 AM

The Secret to a Good Marriage

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 8:1-11Sunday,
July 12, 2020
11:00 AM

What’s Wrong with Right and Wrong?

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 7:15-25Sunday,
July 5, 2020
11:00 AM

How High Is the Sky?

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 6:12-23Sunday,
June 28, 2020
11:00 AM

The Walking Dead

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 6:1b-11Sunday,
June 21, 2020
11:00 AM

Audacious Hope

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 5: 1-8Sunday,
June 14, 2020
11:00 AM

Imago Dei

Rev. Ben SecaurGenesis 1:1-2:4aSunday,
June 7, 2020
11:00 AM

Holy Boldness, Batman!

Rev. Ben SecaurActs 2: 1-13Sunday,
May 31, 2020
11:00 AM

The Heirs Apparent

Rev. Ben SecaurEphesians 1:15-23Sunday,
May 24, 2020
11:00 AM

Groping for God

Rev. Ben SecaurActs 17:22-31Sunday,
May 17, 2020
11:00 AM

Abide

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 14:1-14Sunday,
May 10, 2020
11:00 AM

The True Shepherd

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 10: 1-10Sunday,
May 3, 2020
10:30 AM

In the Dark

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 3: 1-17Sunday,
March 8, 2020
11:00 AM

Crossroads

Rev. Ben SecaurMatthew 4: 1-11Sunday,
March 1, 2020
11:00 AM

Returning to the Shire

Rev. Ben SecaurMatthew 17: 1-9Sunday,
February 23, 2020
11:00 AM

People Matter

Rev. Ben SecaurMatthew 5: 21-37Sunday,
February 16, 2020
11:00 AM

Ancient Wisdom in Modern Times

Rev. Ben SecaurMatthew 5: 13-20Sunday,
February 9, 2020
11:00 AM

Inextricability

Rev. Ben SecaurMatthew 5: 1-12Sunday,
February 2, 2020
11:00 AM

Thy Kingdom Come

Rev. Ben SecaurMatthew 4: 12-23Sunday,
January 26, 2020
11:00 AM

Show and Tell

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 1: 29-42Sunday,
January 19, 2020
11:00 AM

MAN-O-War

Rev. Ben SecaurEphesians 3: 1-12Sunday,
January 12, 2020
11:00 AM

When Love is Present

Rev. Ben SecaurIsaiah 7: 10-16Sunday,
December 22, 2019
11:00 AM

Weaklings, Lame-o’s, and Fools: Rejoice

Rev. Ben SecaurIsaiah 35: 1-10Sunday,
December 15, 2019
11:00 AM

Better Than Wapner

Rev. Ben SecaurIsaiah 2: 1-5Sunday,
December 8, 2019
11:00 AM

Roots and Shoots

Rev. Ben SecaurIsaiah 11: 1-10Sunday,
December 1, 2019
11:00 AM

A King Like No Other

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 23: 33-43Sunday,
November 24, 2019
11:00 AM

DSCPLESHP

Rev. Ben Secaur2 Thessalonians 3: 6-13Sunday,
November 17, 2019
11:00 AM

Heaven: Bigger and Better

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 20: 27-38Sunday,
November 10, 2019
11:00 AM

That's Not All, Folks

Rev. Ben SecaurRevelation 21:1-6Sunday,
November 3, 2019
11:00 AM

Corner, Cap, Key, Barton

Rev. Ben SecaurEphesians 2: 11-22Sunday,
October 20, 2019
11:00 AM

Brain Check

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 12: 1-8Sunday,
October 13, 2019

Worthy of Communion

Rev. Ben Secaur1 Corinthians 11: 17-34Sunday,
October 6, 2019
11:00 AM

Priming the Pump

Rev. Ben SecaurDeuteronomy 6: 10-16a; Malachi 3: 6-10Sunday,
September 22, 2019
11:00 AM

You Get What You Need

Rev. Ben SecaurMatthew 25: 31-46 and Acts 4: 32-37Sunday,
September 15, 2019
11:00 AM

Poor Camel

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 10: 17-27Sunday,
September 8, 2019
11:00 AM

Entrusted Dominion

Rev. Ben SecaurGenesis 1: 26-30 and Matthew 25: 14-30Sunday,
September 1, 2019
11:00 AM

Hear the Diesels Hummin’?

Rev. Ben SecaurHebrews 11:29 – 12:2Sunday,
August 18, 2019
11:00 AM

Spiritual Speculation

Rev. Ben SecaurIsaiah 1:1, 10-20Sunday,
August 11, 2019
11:00 AM

Faithful and Rebellious Students

Rev. Ben SecaurEcclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23Sunday,
August 4, 2019
11:00 AM

The Wrong Way to Pray

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 11: 1-13Sunday,
July 28, 2019
11:00 AM

Newton’s Third Law Versus Judo

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 10: 1-11, 16-20Sunday,
July 7, 2019
11:00 AM

Dear Occupant

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 8: 26-39Sunday,
June 23, 2019
11:00 AM

What Are We Building?

Rev. Ben SecaurActs 2: 1-21Sunday,
June 9, 2019
11:00 AM

Good and Disturbing News

Rev. Ben SecaurActs 16: 16-34Sunday,
June 2, 2019
11:00 AM

Faithful Photos

Rev. Ben SecaurRevelation 21:10, 22-22:5Sunday,
May 26, 2019
11:00 AM

The End ... ?

Rev. Ben SecaurRevelation 21: 1-6Sunday,
May 19, 2019
11:00 AM

Spiritual Defibrillators

Rev. Ben SecaurActs 9: 36-43Sunday,
May 12, 2019
11:00 AM

The Most Ridiculous Mascot

Rev. Ben SecaurRevelation 5: 11-14Sunday,
May 5, 2019
11:00 AM

Spiritual Erosion

Rev. Ben SecaurRevelation 1: 4-8Sunday,
April 28, 2019
11:00 AM

Real Life Resurrection

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 24: 1-12Sunday,
April 21, 2019
11:00 AM

Where Would You Be?

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 23: 13-16, 23-24, 32-38Sunday,
April 14, 2019
11:00 AM

Get Rid Of The Garbage

Rev. Ben SecaurPhilippians 3: 4-14Sunday,
April 7, 2019
11:00 AM

You Are A New Creation

Rev. Ben Secaur2 Corinthians 5: 16-21Sunday,
March 31, 2019
11:00 AM

Tested But Still Strong

Rev. Ben SecaurI Corinthians 10: 1-13Sunday,
March 24, 2019
11:00 AM

There Is A Difference

Rev. Ben SecaurPhilippians 3:7 – 4:1Sunday,
March 17, 2019
11:00 AM

Call and Be Saved

Rev. Ben SecaurRomans 10: 8b-13Sunday,
March 10, 2019
11:00 AM

Spiritual Snooze Bar

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 9:28-36Sunday,
March 3, 2019
11:00 AM

What's Beyond Your Wildest Dreams?

Rev. Ben SecaurEphesians 3:14-21Sunday,
February 24, 2019
11:00 AM

Fairness or Faithfulness?

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 6: 17-26Sunday,
February 17, 2019
11:00 AM

The Best Day of Your Life

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 5: 1-11Sunday,
February 10, 2019
11:00 AM

Greatest American Hero

Rev. Ben SecaurJeremiah 1: 4-10Sunday,
February 3, 2019
11:00 AM

Spiritual Insiders

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 2: 1-11Sunday,
January 27, 2019
11:00 AM

You’re In Good Hands

Rev. Ben SecaurIsaiah 43: 1-7Sunday,
January 13, 2019
11:00 AM

What's the Big Idea?

Rev. Ben SecaurEphesians 3: 1-12Sunday,
January 6, 2019
11:00 AM

The Gospel According to Tim Gunn

Rev. Ben SecaurColossians 3:12-17Sunday,
December 30, 2018
11:00 AM

Think You're Bad to the Bone?

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 3: 7-18Sunday,
December 16, 2018
11:00 AM

Good News for Charlie in the Box

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 1: 68-70Sunday,
December 9, 2018
11:00 AM

Ready, Set

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 21: 25-36Sunday,
December 2, 2018
11:00 AM

Jesus Shall Reign

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 18: 33-37Sunday,
November 25, 2018
11:00 AM

Inflatable Turkeys

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 13: 1-8Sunday,
November 18, 2018
11:00 AM

Love Actually

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 12: 28-34Sunday,
November 4, 2018
11:00 AM

The Priesthood of all Believers

Rev. Ben SecaurHebrews 7: 23-28Sunday,
October 28, 2018
11:00 AM

Titles and Totem Poles

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 10: 35-45Sunday,
October 21, 2018
11:00 AM

The Oyster Knife of the LORD

Rev. Ben SecaurHebrews 4: 12-16Sunday,
October 14, 2018
11:00 AM

Don't Fence Me In

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 10: 2-16Sunday,
October 7, 2018
11:00 AM

What’s More Important Than Your Faith?

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 9: 38-50Sunday,
September 30, 2018
11:00 AM

Duh, Doy, D’oh!

Rev. Ben Secaur Proverbs 1: 20-33Sunday,
September 16, 2018
11:00 AM

Louder Than Words

Rev. Ben SecaurJames 2: 1-10,13-17Sunday,
September 9, 2018
11:00 AM

Just an Old Fashioned Love Song

Rev. Ben SecaurSong of Solomon 2: 8-13Sunday,
September 2, 2018
11:00 AM

Bullet Proof

Rev. Ben SecaurEphesians 6: 10-20Sunday,
August 26, 2018
11:00 AM

The Irony of Wisdom

Rev. Ben Secaur1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14Sunday,
August 19, 2018
11:00 AM

Better Than Rich Little

Rev. Ben SecaurEphesians 4: 25-32, 5:2Sunday,
August 12, 2018
11:00 AM

Body Builders

Rev. Ben SecaurEphesians 4:1-7, 11-16Sunday,
August 5, 2018
11:00 AM

Never Too Far from God

Rev. Ben Secaur2 Samuel 11: 1-15Sunday,
July 29, 2018
11:00 AM

Quiet Gardens

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 6: 30-34, 53-56Sunday,
July 22, 2018
11:00 AM

BUT THEY CAN’T KILL THE MESSAGE

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 6: 14-29Sunday,
July 15, 2018
11:00 AM

WDYDWWWJD

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 6: 1-13Sunday,
July 8, 2018
11:00 AM

Touching Stories

Rev. Ben Secaur Mark 5: 21-43Sunday,
July 1, 2018
11:00 AM

Border Crossing

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 4: 35-41Sunday,
June 24, 2018
11:00 AM

Who Grows Vegetables?

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 4:26-34Sunday,
June 17, 2018
11:00 AM

Hitch Your Wagon

Rev. Ben Secaur1 Samuel 8: 4-20Sunday,
June 10, 2018
11:00 AM

Take a Deep Breath

Rev. Ben SecaurActs 2: 1-8, 11b, 21Sunday,
May 20, 2018
11:00 AM

Show Us a Sign

Rev. Ben SecaurActs 1:15-17, 21-26Sunday,
May 13, 2018
10:30 AM

How Do We Fight Fire?

Rev. Ben Secaur1 John 5: 1-6Sunday,
May 6, 2018
11:00 AM

Blossoms

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 15: 1-8Sunday,
April 29, 2018
11:00 AM

Hearts is Trump

Rev. Ben Secaur1 John 3: 16-24Sunday,
April 22, 2018
11:00 AM

"I" Witness

Rev. Ben SecaurLuke 24: 26-48Sunday,
April 15, 2018
11:00 AM

Take the Brownies and Don't Be Afraid

Rev. Ben SecaurJohn 20: 19-31 Sunday,
April 8, 2018
11:00 AM

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 16: 1-8Sunday,
April 1, 2018
10:30 AM

Palm Sunday

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 11: 1-11Sunday,
March 25, 2018
11:00 AM

The Promises of God: I Will Forgive You

Rev. Ben SecaurJeremiah 31: 31-34Sunday,
March 18, 2018
11:00 AM

The Promises of God: I Will Make a Way for You

Rev. Ben SecaurNumbers 21: 4 - 9Sunday,
March 11, 2018
11:00 AM

The Promises of God: I Will Work with You

Rev. Ben SecaurExodus 20:1 - 17Sunday,
March 4, 2018
11:00 AM

The Promises of God: I Will Provide for You

Rev. Ben SecaurGenesis 17:1 - 7, 15 - 16 Saturday,
February 24, 2018
11:00 AM

Faith and Fiber Optics

Rev. Ben Secaur2 Corinthians 4:4-6Sunday,
February 11, 2018
11:00 AM

Thoughts and Prayers

Rev. Ben SecaurMark 1: 29-39Sunday,
February 4, 2018
11:00 AM

When Being Right is Wrong

Rev. Ben Secaur1 Corinthians 8: 1-13Sunday,
January 28, 2018
11:00 AM

Seeing God in a Mother's Love

Rev. Ed Allen1 John 4:7-11, 18Sunday,
May 14, 2017

Our Role Model for Leadership

Rev. Ed AllenJohn 13: 16-27Sunday,
May 7, 2017
11:00 AM

Do You Believe It?

Rev. Ed AllenJohn 20: 24-31Sunday,
April 23, 2017
11:00 AM

Making All Things New

Rev. Ed AllenLuke 24:1-22Sunday,
April 16, 2017
11:00 AM

Jesus, What Changed People's Attitudes?

Rev. Ed AllenMatthew 21: 1-11Sunday,
April 9, 2017
11:00 AM

Jesus, Are You A Person For Others?

Rev. Ed AllenMark 6: 1-13, Luke 4: 18-19Sunday,
April 2, 2017
11:00 AM

Jesus, What's Your Council for Living?

Rev. Ed AllenMark 1: 1-15Sunday,
March 26, 2017
11:00 AM

Ok, Jesus, Who Are You"?

Rev. Ed AllenMark 4: 35 -41, Philippians 2: 5-11Sunday,
March 19, 2017
11:00 AM

Give Thanks and Praise to God

Rev. Ed AllenEphesians 1: 3-24Sunday,
August 14, 2016

A Dinner Party Disaster

Rev. Ed AllenLuke 10: 38-42, John 12:1-8Sunday,
August 7, 2016

Putting Off Until Tomorrow

Rev. Ed AllenMatthew 6:33-34, John 12: 1-8Sunday,
July 31, 2016

Faith and Risk

Rev. Ed AllenJohn 1: 35-51Sunday,
July 24, 2016

A Donkey and Palms... A Cross and a Crown

Rev. Ed AllenMatthew 21: 1-11Sunday,
March 20, 2016

The Master's Joy

Rev. Ed AllenJohn 15:1-11Sunday,
March 13, 2016