Sunday, January 18, 2026 -- 10:30am Worship Service
Welcome to Maxwell Street! We hope you will consider wearing a nametag so that we might get to know one another better. They can be found in the lobbies outside the sanctuary. You can find more helpful information inside this bulletin.
Introit 411 - God Is Here Today
God is here today;
as certain as the air I breathe,
as certain as the morning sun that rises,
as certain when I sing you’ll hear my song.
Greeting & Announcements
Prelude - Prayer, Ralph Federer, Susan Carey, piano
Call to Worship
God calls us here together — each of us, all of us, our whole selves.
We bring our questions, our longings, our hopes, our dreams and our fears.
Jesus invites us to come and see where God is at work.
Across the street and across the globe, Jesus is present.
Within these walls and within our hearts, God is here.
Let us worship the God who reaches out in love and invites us to come and see!
Hymn 625 - O Lord My God (How Great Thou Art)
Call to Confession
Confession
Saving God, we confess that we often have not waited patiently for you. We have preferred to sing our own song, to go our own way, and to put our trust in idols, institutions and individual strength rather than trusting you. We confess that it is easier to bring you sacrifices and offerings, rather than offering our lives to you. We search for delight in all the wrong places. We keep quiet about the ways we have experienced your love and presence, and we fail to invite others to come and see you, the source of life and love, at work all around us. Forgive us, God. Abide in us until your new song of hope and redemption pours from our lips, and your love is shared in our words and deeds. Hear now our silent prayers of confession.
Assurance of Pardon
Response to Forgiveness: 581 Gloria Patri
Passing of the Peace
Children’s Message
Prayer for Openness
Holy God, reveal yourself to us once again as we hear your Word. By the power of your Holy Spirit, inspire us to follow where you lead, and to answer your call. Amen.
Scripture Reading: Isaiah. 42:1-9 OT pg 670 (NRSVUE)
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all
those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in
every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind— just as the testimony of Christ has
been strengthened among you— so that you are not lacking in any gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus
Christ. He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God
is faithful, by whom you were called into the partnership of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
This is the written testimony to the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Anthem - Grace, Mark Hayes, Chancel Choir
Scripture Reading: John 1:35-42 NT 92
The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon. One of the two who heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first found his brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated Anointed). He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas”.
Sermon - “Called Into Partnership” - Rev Matt Falco
Statement of Faith - From A Declaration of Faith
We know our efforts cannot bring in God’s kingdom. But hope plunges us into the struggle for victories over evil
that are possible now in the world, the church, and our individual lives. Hope gives us courage and energy to
contend against all opposition, however invincible it may seem, for the new world and the new humanity that
are surely coming. Jesus is Lord! He has been Lord from the beginning.
He will be Lord at the end. Even now he is Lord.
*HYMN 721 - Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore
OFFERING
Offertory – Fairest Lord Jesus
Doxology
Prayer of Dedication
Hymn 39 - Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Charge
Benediction
Response - 733 - We Are All One In Mission
We are all one in mission
we all are one in call,
our varied gifts united
by Christ, the Lord of all.
A single, great commission
compels us from above
to plan and work together
that all may know Christ’s love.
Postlude - Dialogue on the Fifth Tone on the Grand Jeux, Gilles Jullien (1651-1703)
Introit 411 - God Is Here Today
God is here today;
as certain as the air I breathe,
as certain as the morning sun that rises,
as certain when I sing you’ll hear my song.
Greeting & Announcements
Prelude - Prayer, Ralph Federer, Susan Carey, piano
Call to Worship
God calls us here together — each of us, all of us, our whole selves.
We bring our questions, our longings, our hopes, our dreams and our fears.
Jesus invites us to come and see where God is at work.
Across the street and across the globe, Jesus is present.
Within these walls and within our hearts, God is here.
Let us worship the God who reaches out in love and invites us to come and see!
Hymn 625 - O Lord My God (How Great Thou Art)
Call to Confession
Confession
Saving God, we confess that we often have not waited patiently for you. We have preferred to sing our own song, to go our own way, and to put our trust in idols, institutions and individual strength rather than trusting you. We confess that it is easier to bring you sacrifices and offerings, rather than offering our lives to you. We search for delight in all the wrong places. We keep quiet about the ways we have experienced your love and presence, and we fail to invite others to come and see you, the source of life and love, at work all around us. Forgive us, God. Abide in us until your new song of hope and redemption pours from our lips, and your love is shared in our words and deeds. Hear now our silent prayers of confession.
Assurance of Pardon
Response to Forgiveness: 581 Gloria Patri
Passing of the Peace
Children’s Message
Prayer for Openness
Holy God, reveal yourself to us once again as we hear your Word. By the power of your Holy Spirit, inspire us to follow where you lead, and to answer your call. Amen.
Scripture Reading: Isaiah. 42:1-9 OT pg 670 (NRSVUE)
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all
those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in
every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind— just as the testimony of Christ has
been strengthened among you— so that you are not lacking in any gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus
Christ. He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God
is faithful, by whom you were called into the partnership of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
This is the written testimony to the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Anthem - Grace, Mark Hayes, Chancel Choir
Scripture Reading: John 1:35-42 NT 92
The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon. One of the two who heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first found his brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated Anointed). He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas”.
Sermon - “Called Into Partnership” - Rev Matt Falco
Statement of Faith - From A Declaration of Faith
We know our efforts cannot bring in God’s kingdom. But hope plunges us into the struggle for victories over evil
that are possible now in the world, the church, and our individual lives. Hope gives us courage and energy to
contend against all opposition, however invincible it may seem, for the new world and the new humanity that
are surely coming. Jesus is Lord! He has been Lord from the beginning.
He will be Lord at the end. Even now he is Lord.
*HYMN 721 - Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore
OFFERING
Offertory – Fairest Lord Jesus
Doxology
Prayer of Dedication
Hymn 39 - Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Charge
Benediction
Response - 733 - We Are All One In Mission
We are all one in mission
we all are one in call,
our varied gifts united
by Christ, the Lord of all.
A single, great commission
compels us from above
to plan and work together
that all may know Christ’s love.
Postlude - Dialogue on the Fifth Tone on the Grand Jeux, Gilles Jullien (1651-1703)