This Sunday we celebrate the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. Discover the appointed readings, historic hymns, sacred music, and devotional resources that prepare us for the Divine Service, where Christ strengthens the inner man through His Spirit and raises us daily to new life in Holy Baptism. Join us in looking forward with joy to Sunday worship at St. Thomas in Magnolia, TX.

Discover resources and the sermon from the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels at St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church (UAC) in Magnolia, TX.

Behold the care of Christ, who sends His holy angels to guard His people. In their vigilance, praise, and joy over repentant sinners, the angels reflect the will of God Himself. Through His Word and Sacraments, our Lord lets us behold the Father’s face even now and strengthens us to fight the good fight of faith under Christ our Captain.

You are precious to the Lord, and that is why you are hearing His words spoken into your ears right now. And it is why you can know that when you pray the Luther morning and evening prayer, it really is true that He sends His holy angel to be with you, that the evil foe may have no power over you. And thanks be to God for this.

Discover resources and the sermon from the Feast of St. Matthew at St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church (UAC) in Magnolia, TX.

Behold the mercy of Christ, who calls sinners to follow Him. In calling Matthew from the tax booth, our Lord shows that His grace reaches even the despised and rejected. Through His Word and Sacraments, Jesus still calls us away from the love of earthly treasures and into the riches of His forgiveness, that we may rise and follow Him.

It is a lot easier to stay on the sidelines—to profess Christ for a little while on Sunday morning, then go about our week as if we’ve taken a vow of silence. But St. Matthew, St. John the Baptist, and our Lord Himself remind us that confessing Christ means speaking both the Gospel and God’s Law, even when it is dangerous, uncomfortable, or costly.

This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. Discover the appointed readings, historic hymns, sacred music, and devotional resources that prepare us for the Divine Service, where Christ comes to us with His gifts of forgiveness, life, and salvation. Join us in looking forward with joy to Sunday worship at St. Thomas in Magnolia, TX.

This Sunday we observe the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, lifting our eyes to Christ who was lifted up for our salvation. The appointed readings, hymns, and devotional resources prepare us for the Divine Service, where we receive the fruits of His cross—victory over sin, death, and the devil. Join us in looking forward with joy to Sunday worship at St. Thomas in Magnolia, TX.

Discover resources and the sermon from Trinity 12 at St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church (UAC) in Magnolia, TX.

Behold the compassion of Christ, who opens deaf ears and looses mute tongues. In healing the man in Decapolis, Jesus shows His power over both physical and spiritual deafness and muteness. In Holy Baptism and the Holy Supper, our Lord continues to open ears to hear His Word and looses tongues to confess rightly, so that we join the crowd in proclaiming, He has done all things well.

People sometimes say, ‘Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?’ But Christians must also ask: Do you commune with your Lord with that mouth, and then use the same tongue for blasphemy, gossip, or tearing down your neighbor?

This Sunday we observe the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, as we hear the Gospel account of Jesus healing a man who is deaf and has a speech impediment. The appointed readings, hymns, and devotional resources draw our attention to the power of Christ’s Word to open ears and loosen tongues. In the Divine Service, our Lord continues to open our hearts to His mercy and enable our lips to declare His praise. Join us in joyful expectation of Sunday worship at St. Thomas in Magnolia, TX.

Discover resources and the sermon from Trinity 11 at St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church (UAC) in Magnolia, TX.

Behold the mercy of God, who justifies not the proud but the contrite. In the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, Christ warns against trusting in works or boasting in sin. Like the tax collector, we come before the Father with empty hands, pleading only the propitiation of Christ, who exalts the humble and delivers sinners by His grace.

Yet those are the two people we have: the outwardly pious, yet inwardly deceived, and the outwardly sinful, but inwardly contrite, trusting in the mercy of God. And then Jesus’ warning at the end: everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.

This Sunday we observe the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity, hearing our Lord’s parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. The appointed readings, hymns, and devotional resources prepare us for the Divine Service, where Christ humbles the proud and justifies the repentant. Join us in looking forward with joy to Sunday worship at St. Thomas in Magnolia, TX.

Discover resources and the sermon from the Feast of St. Bartholomew at St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church (UAC) in Magnolia, TX.

Behold the wisdom of God, who builds His Church not through worldly power but through the hidden faithfulness of His saints. He entrusted the Gospel to St. Bartholomew and the apostles, fragile vessels who suffered yet carried Christ’s treasure to the nations. Through their labor the Word has reached us, that we may serve in humility until Christ reveals His glory.

We know little of St. Bartholomew besides his name, and yet through his hidden faithfulness the Gospel of Christ was carried to the nations. God builds His kingdom not through worldly glory but through fragile vessels who bear His treasure.

This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of St. Bartholomew, one of the Twelve Apostles. Discover the appointed readings, historic hymns, and resources that prepare us for the Divine Service, all pointing us to Christ’s gifts of forgiveness and life. Join us in looking forward with joy to Sunday worship at St. Thomas in Magnolia, TX.

Everything we call ours in this life—our body and soul, our family, our money, our possessions, our time—isn’t really ours at all. It belongs to God, who created us and provides for us even to this day. We are stewards, not owners. And our Lord calls us to use these gifts shrewdly now for what endures forever.

Discover resources and the sermon from the Ninth Sunday after Trinity at St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church (UAC) in Magnolia, TX.

Behold the generosity of God, who daily provides bread for the body and the blessing of His Word for the soul. He calls us away from greed and awakens our hearts to share gladly with our neighbors in need. Trusting His mercy, we learn to steward His gifts faithfully, until our time of stewardship is complete and we stand before His gracious judgment.

Prepare for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity with sacred music, Scripture, and reflection on Christ’s warning against false prophets. Includes Bach’s cantata, a classical painting, readings and prayers, and insights from the Lutheran Confessions.

Discover resources and the sermon from the Eighth Sunday after Trinity at St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church (UAC) in Magnolia, TX.

Hear Christ’s solemn warning to beware of false prophets, and rejoice in His promise to keep His Church steadfast in the truth. This post includes materials from the Divine Service and Family Catechesis, along with announcements and stewardship notes drawn from this Sunday’s readings, all pointing us to the sure foundation of God’s Word.