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Worship at MUMC

In-person and Online Services Every Week

Join us for in-person services every Sunday morning at 11am.

At Magnolia UMC, we are a small, inclusive, welcoming community centered on our Love of Christ and striving to be Christ's love and light right here in Magnolia. We come from all ages and backgrounds, striving to lead all who worship with us towards a deeper experience of God's love. We believe each person is beloved of God, created purposefully by God just as they are, and is able to serve others as a minister of God's love wherever they are: at work, at home, and in their neighborhood. We strive in all we do to "act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly."

Pre-recorded services are available each Sunday morning by 8am, here.

Easter: Living As Easter People

Apr 20, 2025: Easter Sunday - Living as Easter People (John 20:1-18)
Apr 27, 2025: Easter People 2 - Embodied Belief (John 20:19-31)

ARCHIVED SERMONS:

Lent 2025: Peace, in the Desert

Mar 9, 2025: Lent 1- Shade in the Desert (Luke 4:1-13, Psalm 91)
Mar 16, 2025: Lent 2 - Protected in the Desert (Luke 13:31-35, Psalm 27)
Mar 23, 2025: Lent 3 - God's Presence in Life's Darkest Moments (Luke 13:1-5, Psalm 63:1-8)
Mar 30, 2025: Lent 4 - Love Without Precondition (Luke 15:1-32, Psalm 32)
Apr 6, 2025: Lent 5 - Joy as an Act of Resistance (John 12:1-8, Psalm 126)
Apr 13, 2025: Palm Sunday - No Video available for this week. The following two politics will provide this week's content.
- - Bulletin (Apr 13, 2025)
  - Message (Apr 13, 2025)

Pre-Lent 2025: Imago D.E.I. - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion & the Image of God

Mar 2, 2025: Imago D.E.I. #2 - Loving Our Transgender Neighbor
Feb 23, 2025: Imago D.E.I. - We are ALL Created in God's Image

Epiphany 2025: Emmanuel, God is With Us

Feb 16, 2025: Beginner's Guide to Walking with Jesus (Luke 6:17-26)
Feb 9, 2025: Going Deep (Luke 5:1-11)
Feb 2, 2025: Moving from Hate to Hope (Luke 4:21-30)
Jan 26, 2025: Proclaiming the Year of the Lord's Favor (Luke 4:14-21)
Jan 19, 2025: They Have No More Wine (John 2:1-11)
Jan 12, 2025: God (Baptised) with Us. [Luke 3:15-22]
Jan 5, 2025: God (The Refugee) is with Us. [Matthew 2:13-21]

December 2024: Rebirth

Dec 1, 2024: Advent 1 - Hope Reborn
Dec 8, 2024: Advent 2 - Peace Reborn
Dec 15, 2024: Advent 3 - Love Reborn
Dec 22, 2024: Advent 4 - Joy Reborn
Dec 24, 2024: Christmas Eve Service (In Person Only)
Dec 29, 2024: Emmanuel, God Is With Us!

November 2024 - Last Shall Be First

Nov 3, 2024: All Saints Day - The Restoration of Heaven and Earth (John 11:25-44, Rev. 21:1-6)
Nov 10, 2024: Flipping the Script: The Widow's Coins (Mark 12:37-44)
Nov 17, 2024: Do Not Be Alarmed - A Feral Hope (Mark 13:1-8)
Nov 24, 2024: Reign of Christ, the Eternal Truth (John 18:33-38)

Oct 2024 - The Childlike Qualities of God's Eternal Community

Oct 6, 2024: Childlike Maturity (Mark 10:13-16, Psalm 8)
Oct 13, 2024: Childlike Dependency (Mark 10:17-31)
Oct 20, 2024: Childlike Humility (Mark 10:35-45)
Oct 27, 2024: Childlike Faith. (Mark 10:46-52)

Sep 2024 - Uncommon Wisdom

Sep 8, 2024: The Time of Singing is Here (Song of Solomon, 2:8-14, James 1:17-18)
Sep 15, 2024: How Will I Live My Life? (Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23)
Sep 22, 2024: Wisdom, Folly, and Grace (Proverbs 1:20-33)
Sep 29, 2024: Freedom to Make the Costly Choice (Esther 7 & 9)

Aug 2024 - We Lift Our Eyes Up

Aug 11, 2024: The Through Line of Hope (1 Peter 1:3-6, Isaiah 40:27-31)
Aug 18, 2024: We Lift Our Eyes Up (Intro to Psalms of Ascent, Ps 120-121)
Aug 25, 2024: We Lift Each Other Up (Psalms of Ascent, Ps 122 and 124)
Sep 1, 2024: We Are Lifted Up (Psalms of Ascent, Ps 126, 131, 134)

July 2024 - Social Principles: The Economic Community

July 7, 2024: Stewards, not Owners; Gifted, not Earned (Luke 16:1-15, Intro to The Economic Commuinity)
July 14, 2024: Our Daily Bread (Seeking Economic Justice)

June 2024 - Social Principles: The Social Community

June 2, 2024: Walking on the Road Together (Philippians 2:1-8, 1 Cor 12:12-26)
June 9, 2024: Repent, Reconcile, Radical Welcome (Luke 15:11-31, LGBTQ+ Full Inclusion)
June 16, 2024: Who is My Neighbor? (Confronting our racist legacies, Luke 10:25-37)
June 23, 2024: Grace In, Grace Out. (Always Err on the Side of Grace, 2 Cor 6:1-10)
June 30, 2024: Crossing Boundaries. (Learning to Cross Socially-Imposed Boundaries, John 4)

Spring 2024 - Social Principles: The Community of Creation

Apr 28, 2024: Glorifying the Vine (John 15:1-8)
May 5, 2024: The Community of Creation (Rom 8, Psalm 148, Preface to Section 1 of Revised UMC Social Principles)
May 12, 2024: Creation in Peril (2 Chron 36, Jonah 3, Creation in Peril section of UMC Social Principles)
May 19, 2024: Stewardship of Creation (Acts 2:1-21, Job 12:7-10, Stewardship and Pentacost)
May 26, 2024: Love Without Limits (Trinity Sunday, John 3:16-17, Ezra 3:10-13, Western Jurisdiction Bishops Conference summary)

Easter 2024

Mar 24, 2024: Palm Sunday. A Tale of Two Messiahs (Giving Up on Power for Lent)
Mar 31, 2024: Easter Sunday. From Giving Up to Living Up
Apr 7, 2024: Easter 2. Walking in the Light
Apr 14, 2024: Easter 3. Purified by Hope
Apr 21, 2024: Easter 4. Abiding in Love

Lent 2024

Our Lenten series is looking at the truth that the Christian life is best live in pursuit of perfect love. And that perfect love requires humility... humility of the sort which we see Jesus demonstrate during his 40 days of trials in the desert. There are some activities we all participate in which are always sure to stand in the way of our growth towards perfect love. This Lent we are focusing on Giving Up these core sins.

Feb 18, 2024: 1. Giving Up Judging Others for Lent
Feb 25, 2024: 2. Giving Up Self-Criticism for Lent
Mar 3, 2024: 3. Giving Up Fear for Lent
Mar 10, 2024: 4. Giving up Entitlement for Lent
Mar 17, 2024: 5. Giving Up Giving Up for Lent
Mar 24, 2024: 6. Palm Sunday. A Tale of Two Messiahs (Giving Up Power for Lent)