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September 21, 2025 – “Lament”

by Dustin Dawe | September 16, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This week we will be looking at the lament of the prophet Elijah. I invite you to read his lament and a portion of God’s response in 1 Kings 19:1-15a… 1 Kings...

September 14, 2025 – “Lament”

by Dustin Dawe | September 9, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This week as we continue our series on Lament, I am inviting you to read the short book of Habakkuk. It is only three chapters, depending on the translation you use, it is a little over one thousand words. It is about a ten-minute read. Go ahead and check...

September 7, 2025 – “Lament”

by Dustin Dawe | September 2, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This Sunday we will be starting a five-week series on lament. What did you think of when you hear the word lament? The Oxford dictionary defines lament as… “a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.” Have you had times of lament in your life? What has...

August 31, 2025 – “I Didn’t Say That….Love is Blind”

by Dustin Dawe | August 26, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

“Love is blind, and lovers cannot see”. This quote is from Jessica in Act 2 scene 6 of “The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare. Is love blind? It is a popular phrase. Perhaps you have even used the phrase. In my preparation for this message I have...

August 24, 2025 – “I Didn’t Say That….Speak Your Truth”

by Dustin Dawe | August 19, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

Howdy Marion church family, This week as we examine another phrase that isn’t found in the Bible, I realize I might get myself in trouble. I am no stranger to getting into trouble. This week I am going to disagree with Oprah Winfrey. I know I am such...

August 10, 2025 – “I Didn’t Say That….You get what you deserve”

by Dustin Dawe | August 5, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This week we are looking at the popular and “not in the Bible” phrase of… “you get what you deserve”. The idea that you should get what you deserve is pretty popular… probably because it makes a lot of sense. It seems fair. It seems normal. Think about it… Life...

August 3, 2025 – “I Didn’t Say That…Cleanliness is next to Godliness”

by Dustin Dawe | July 29, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This Sunday we will look at another popular phrase that isn’t in the Bible. Or as one author put it, silly things that Christians say. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. This phrase is attributed to John Wesley in a sermon over two centuries ago, and yet it...

July 27, 2025 – “I Didn’t Say That….Love the sinner, hate the sin”

by Dustin Dawe | July 22, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This week as we look at another phantom scripture in the Bible, I wonder how many of us have used this phrase in the past… “Love the sinner, hate the sin.” It is a popular...

July 20, 2025 – “I Didn’t Say That….God wants to make you happy”

by Joyce Lehman | July 15, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

By Pastor Blaine This summer we are working on ‘sayings.’ Here’s one for fun: ‘You are barking up the wrong tree.’ Where does a saying like that originate? (Google it) 😊...

July 13, 2025 – “I Didn’t Say That… Listen to your heart”

by Dustin Dawe | July 8, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

As we continue looking at statements that are not in the Bible, this Sunday we will look at the statement… Follow your heart… My initial thoughts about this statement are to have someone read Proverbs 28:26 and not say anything more. I really like the Amplified...

July 6, 2025 – “I Didn’t Say That….Money is the Root of all Evil”

by Dustin Dawe | July 1, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

When I was a kid, I remember playing a game with my parents and my sister. It wasn’t an official game, and it centered around one question… “What would you do if you had a million dollars?”. Our family took turns stating how we would spend the million...

June 29, 2025 – “I Didn’t Say That….God helps those who help themselves” Ephesians 2: 1-10

by Connie Detwiler | June 24, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

Hello everyone! This coming Sunday’s wrongly-attributed-to-the-Bible scripture is “God helps those who help themselves,” which is a bit of a complex idea with a lot of various interpretations. The phrase sounds somewhat like Biblical wisdom and is spoken often...

June 22, 2025 – “I Didn’t Say That….Everything Happens for a Reason”

by Joyce Lehman | June 18, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

“Everything Happens For a Reason” by Pastor Carl Another phantom scripture that (spoiler alert) doesn’t exactly exist… But many have said it, always with the best of intentions, based on being convinced of God’s sovereignty in spite of our inability to make...

June 15, 2025 – “I Didn’t Say That….That’s Not Fair!”

by Dustin Dawe | June 10, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

We are in the middle of VBS this week at Marion! This Sunday we will embrace the VBS vibe and our worship space and worship will reflect our VBS theme… True North. As we continue our summer series of phantom scriptures, I am not going to tell you the phantom...

June 8, 2025 – “I Didn’t Say That…. God won’t give you more than you can handle”

by Dustin Dawe | June 3, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

A couple years of years ago, 2021 to be specific, a famous (or maybe infamous) pastor tweeted the following statement… “God will not give you more than you can handle. If you have a big challenge today, that means you have a big destiny.” I think we have all...

June 1, 2025 – “I Didn’t Say That…This too shall pass”

by Dustin Dawe | May 27, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

It is officially summer! Sorry students if you are still in school, but according to the church calendar, June is the beginning of the summer quarter. This summer we will be looking at common phrases that are attributed to being in the Bible, but they are...

May 25, 2025 – “Dudes with Bad Attitudes….Jonah”

by Dustin Dawe | May 20, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This Sunday we will look at a prophet in the Old Testament whose book is not about God speaking through the prophet, but more about the prophet’s life. Any guesses… The book is only four chapters… 48 verses… The book ends unresolved and with a question… If you...

May 18, 2025 – “Dudes with Bad Attitudes….King Saul”

by Dustin Dawe | May 13, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This week, I would like to start with a question. A riddle of sorts… What do the following people have in common… Richard Nixon Lance Armstrong Bill Cosby John Wilkes Booth O. J. Simpson King Saul … Any guesses? … I’ll wait… These guys all experienced a “fall...

May 11, 2025 – “Dudes with Bad Attitudes…. Samson”

by Dustin Dawe | May 6, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This week as we continue our look at dudes with bad attitudes, we find ourselves in the book of Judges. The book’s name comes from the types of leaders Israel had in this period. Before they had any kings, the tribes of Israel were ruled by judges. Don’t think...

May 4, 2025 – “Dudes with Bad Attitudes….Pharaoh

by Dustin Dawe | April 29, 2025 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

Exodus chapters one through eighteen is a super intense part of the biblical story, which raises some heavy theological questions. The epic showdown between God and Pharaoh over the fate of the enslaved Israelites is a page-turner. Pharaoh is a really bad dude; he may...