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October 25, 2026 – “Walking with Jesus…Into the Storm”

by Dustin Dawe | October 23, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

Our journey of Walking with Jesus continues this Sunday, and once again, we find ourselves in a rather unexpected place.We began along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus extended a simple invitation… “Follow me.”We followed Jesus into the wilderness,...

October 11, 2026 – “Walking with Jesus…Into the Wilderness”

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

Last Sunday we began walking with Jesus, along the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus offered Peter, Andrew, James, and John a remarkably simple invitation… Follow me. And they started walking. This Sunday, we're going to discover that following Jesus...

September 27, 2026 – “Love Your Neighbor”

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

Hello Church Family,This weekend will look a little different for us.Rather than gathering at our usual place on Sunday morning, many of us will spend the weekend together at Cove Valley Camp for our annual church retreat. Our theme this year is... Love Your...

September 13, 2026 – “Breaking Bread with Jesus…and 5,000 Others”

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

This Sunday we will continue our Breaking Bread with Jesus series with one of the most familiar miracles recorded in the Gospels… Jesus feeding more than 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread and two fish. Our Scripture will be Luke 9:10–17. 10 When the apostles...

September 6, 2026 – “Breaking Bread with Jesus…and the Disciples”

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

As we continue our series on Breaking Bread with Jesus, we find ourselves in the upper room where Jesus and his disciples are observing the Passover. Specifically, Luke 22:14-20… 14 When the time came, Jesus took his place at the table, and the apostles joined...

August 30, 2026 – “Marion Community Churches Combined Service”

by Dustin Dawe | August 29, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

For the past several years, Marion has held a weekend festival for the community. As a part of this weekend celebration, the four Marion churches all get together under the tent at Marion First United Methodist Church (94 Colorado Street) to worship and have...

August 23, 2026 – “Breaking Bread with Jesus… and Zacchaeus”

by Dustin Dawe | August 20, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

This week as we continue our series on Breaking Bread with Jesus, we see the interaction between Jesus and Zacchaeus as recorded in the gospel of Luke… Luke...

August 16, 2026 – “Breaking Bread with Jesus…and Mary & Martha”

by Dustin Dawe | August 15, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

Hi Church Family, I’m honored and happy to give Dustin a small, well-deserved break from his very busy weekly routine. Dustin has led us in looking at the Gospel of Luke and stories of “Breaking Bread with Jesus”. It seems that Luke wants us to see what...

August 9, 2026 – “Breaking Bread with Jesus…and Unexpected Guests”

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

I don’t do well at fancy events. In my younger years, I was outrageously over the top. Once at a fancy wedding, all the groomsmen sang a rap song to the bride, but I was the only one who knew the words. At an Opera house in Washington DC, I came out...

August 2, 2026 – “Breaking Bread with Jesus…and the Pharisees”

by Dustin Dawe | August 1, 2026 | I'm Engaged, Towards Sunday | 0 Comments

Breaking Bread with Jesus … and the Pharisees Scripture Lesson: Luke 14:1-6 (7-11) (try reading several translations)(Bible Gateway is an online resource for different translations)Ponder points:1. Pharisees are often seen as the ‘bad guys’ in the bible. Religious...

July 12, 2026 – “Youth Sunday”

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

This Sunday the youth will be sharing about our recent service trip to Harrisburg. We will be taking a break from Luke to look at this Colossians passage. Colossians 3:11-17 NIV 11 “Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian,...

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...