Towards Sunday

July 5, 2026 – “Breaking Bread with Jesus…and Levi”

by Dustin Dawe | June 30, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This Sunday we will be starting a new series called, Breaking Bread with Jesus. We will be staying in the book of Luke for the remainder of the summer. It was Robert Karris, a Franciscan New Testament scholar, famously quipped… "In Luke's Gospel, Jesus is either...

June 28, 2026 – “Sermon on the Plain… What’s our Foundation?”

by Dustin Dawe | June 24, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This week will be our last week looking at Jesus’ sermon on the plain. We have another familiar passage in front of us this week… Luke...

June 21, 2026 – “Sermon on the Plain….Thorny Plants, Prickly Bushes and Good Fruit”

by Dustin Dawe | June 16, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This week as we continue looking at Jesus’ Sermon on the plain, we are “adding” three more verses… Luke 6:43-45. I invite you to read Jesus’ sermon starting at the beginning… Luke 6:17-45. The end of verse forty-five is where my thoughts have parked for a...

June 14, 2026 – “Sermon on the Plain… Justice and Mercy”

by Dustin Dawe | June 9, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

There is a lot going on at Marion this week. We are in the midst of VBS this week and it is a good time. If you aren’t here each evening, you should come and hang out with us. Don’t forget, this Thursday evening we will be hanging out enjoying a...

June 7, 2026 – “Sermon on the Plain….Love Your Enemies”

by Dustin Dawe | June 2, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This Sunday as we continue to look at Jesus’ teaching as recorded in Luke chapter six, Jesus continues to teach about what it is like to be a disciple of Jesus. This week we have another example on how the kingdom of heaven is so different than the kingdom of...

May 31, 2026 – “Sermon on the Plain….Be Careful”

by Dustin Dawe | May 26, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

Last week as we looked at the beginning of Jesus’ sermon on the plain, and Jesus’ language on who is blessed was a bit unsettling. This week we will look at those who Jesus has a loving warning to those who might seem to be living the blessed life. I...

May 24, 2026 – “Sermon on the Plain…The Blessed Life”

by Dustin Dawe | May 19, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

When you read Luke chapter six, verses seventeen through forty-nine, do you think this is Luke’s version of Jesus’ sermon on the mount or do you think this was a different setting with teachings that are similar to Jesus’ sermon on the mount? The Bible isn’t very...

May 17, 2026 – “Experience Worship”

by Dustin Dawe | May 12, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This Sunday we will be concluding our series; Experience Worship. It is my hope that even though the series is ending, we will be able to continue to worship in new and authentic ways… not just on Sunday mornings, but every day, in all circumstances. This...

May 10, 2026 – “Experience Worship”

by Dustin Dawe | May 5, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

Have you ever noticed that sometimes the harder you try to do something, or not do something, the harder that thing becomes. For example, you are lying in bed wanting to fall asleep, trying to fall asleep. You keep telling yourself that you need to go to...

May 3, 2026 – “Experience Worship”

by Dustin Dawe | April 28, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This week as we continue our series on Experience Worship, we will be looking at how humility plays a part in our worship. Humility is an interesting word, especially in Anabaptist circles. We sort of “pride” ourselves in being simple, humble folks. ...

April 26, 2026 – “Experience Worship”

by Dustin Dawe | April 21, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This Sunday as we continue our series... Experience Worship, we will be looking at Worship through Singing. While this may seem to be the most obvious form of worship perhaps there are a few insights that we can check out this week. This Sunday Monarch’s...

April 19, 2026 – “Experience Worship”

by Dustin Dawe | April 14, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

One of the best parts of my week is when we all gather together on Sunday morning. And while I appreciate all the friendships at Marion, Sunday morning is more than friendship building. There is something special about when we gather for the purpose of...

April 12, 2026 – Experience Worship

by Dustin Dawe | April 7, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This Sunday we are starting a new series on Worship. To kick off our series on worship, we are excited to have the Shippensburg choir share with us on Sunday. In this upcoming series on Worship, I hope to explore what it means to worship. What is...

April 5, 2026 – Holy Week – Easter Sunday

by Dustin Dawe | March 31, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

Typically, the Toward’s Sunday email is to get us thinking about our time together on Sunday. But not this week. This week is Holy Week! There is a lot to think about before Sunday. This week is a time where we gather to remember what once...

March 29, 2026 – Palm Sunday

by Dustin Dawe | March 24, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This Sunday is Palm Sunday. Our theme for this Lenten season is Dwelling in Dissonance. Over the past five weeks I have tried to look at our scriptures with a focus on the dissonance. So, this week, as I look at the triumphal entry, it is certainly a significant...

March 22, 2026, Lent 5 – “Dwelling in Dissonance… Complicity and Innocence”

by Dustin Dawe | March 17, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

Where is the dissonance in your life? Is it in family dynamics? Is it in workplace relationships? Is it in our political system? Is it in current world events? Is there any in your spiritual journey? We can experience plenty of dissonance in our scripture for this...

March 15, 2026 – Lent 4 – “Dwelling in Dissonance…Submission and Power”

by Dustin Dawe | March 10, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

Do you like to watch movies? Sometimes the best parts of a movie are the iconic quotes that make it into our everyday conversations. Here are a few of my favorite movie quotes, I wonder if you recognize what movie they came from…...

March 8, 2026 – “Lent 3: Dwelling in Dissonance…Standing Up and Standing Back”

by Dustin Dawe | March 3, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This Sunday marks the half-way point of our Lent journey. How is your Lent journey going? Have you felt any dissonance? What is making you uncomfortable these days? In this week’s scripture, we read about Jesus’ arrest and Peter’s denials (John 18:12-27). ...

March 1, 2026 – Lent 2 – “Dwelling in Dissonance…Obvious and Hidden”

by Dustin Dawe | February 24, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This week as we continue our observance of Lent, we find ourselves in John chapter 13. Ms. Jackie introduced this story to our children last week. Did you catch the look on the children’s faces when Ms. Jackie asked who wanted to have their feet...

February 22, 2026 – Lent 1 – “Dwelling in Dissonance…Love and Grief, Glory and Belief”

by Dustin Dawe | February 17, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

Lent begins this week, are you ready? Did you grow up observing Lent? Anabaptists have an interesting connection with Lent. Historically, Anabaptists may have been reluctant to participate in Lent. Maybe because whilethis practice appears to have...