Sunday, January 25, 2026 -- 10:30am Worship Service
This week’s cover image is entitled “Trim your Sail and Set your Sight; Chart your course towards his light” by artist, Edie Mae Harrel, 1986.
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 - Grand Jeu, Jea Adam Gulien (1680-1730)
CALL TO WORSHIP
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
One thing I asked of the LORD; this I seek:
to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
“Come,” my heart says, “seek his face!”
Your face, LORD, do I seek.
Let us worship God together.
+ Hymn 463 - How Firm a Foundation
+ CONFESSION & PARDON
Merciful and loving God, you have called us to be your people and claimed us for the service of Jesus Christ. We confess that we have not lived up to our calling to proclaim the good news in word and deed. We are quick to speak when we ought to listen and remain silent when it is time to speak. We put too much faith in our own actions and fail to trust the strength of your Spirit. O God, forgive our foolish and sinful ways. Strengthen us anew to follow Christ’s way in the world. By your Holy Spirit, give us the grace we need to be faithful disciples and fulfill our common calling; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Hear us now as we offer up our silent confessions…
• Response to Forgiveness: Hymn 581, (Gloria Patri)
PASSING OF THE PEACE
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE
PRAYER FOR OPENNESS
Send us your Holy Spirit, O God, that these words might speak to us as your word, and our lives bear witness to the good news of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Scripture Reading - 1 Corinthians 1.10-18 NT pg 165 (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 - God of Grace and God of Laughter, Roy Hopp, Chancel Choir
SCRIPTURE READING - Matthew 4.12-23 NT pg 92
SERMON - Rev. Matt Falco
STATEMENT OF FAITH - From The Iona Community’s Statement of Affirtmation and Commitment
Leader: We are not alone; we live in God’s world.
ALL: We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit. We trust in God.
We are called to be the church: To celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in creation, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God. Amen.
+ HYMN 69 - Here I Am Lord
ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION
SENTENCES OF SCRIPTURE 1 Cor. 12:4–7, 27
There are varieties of gifts, but it is the same Spirit who gives them.
There are different ways of serving God, but it is the same Lord who is served. God works through each person in a unique way, but it is God’s purpose that is accomplished. To each is given a gift of the Spirit to be used for the common good. Together we are the body of Christ, and individually members of it.
STATEMENT ON ORDINATION
CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS
PRAYER OF ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
DECLARATION OF ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION
CHARGE TO THE NEW CLASS OF ELDERS AND DEACONS (Hebrews 12.1-4)
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S (Debts & Debtors)
OFFERING
Offertory - From the Nets of Our Labors
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessing flow Praise Christ the Word in flesh born low; Praise Holy Spirit evermore; One God, Triune, whom we adore. Amen.
Prayer of Dedication
+ HYMN 543 - God, Be the Love to Search and Keep Me
CHARGE & BENEDICTION
Benediction Response - Hymn 733, We All Are One in Mission
We all are 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 - How Firm a Foundation, Claude Murphee
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 - Grand Jeu, Jea Adam Gulien (1680-1730)
CALL TO WORSHIP
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
One thing I asked of the LORD; this I seek:
to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
“Come,” my heart says, “seek his face!”
Your face, LORD, do I seek.
Let us worship God together.
+ Hymn 463 - How Firm a Foundation
+ CONFESSION & PARDON
Merciful and loving God, you have called us to be your people and claimed us for the service of Jesus Christ. We confess that we have not lived up to our calling to proclaim the good news in word and deed. We are quick to speak when we ought to listen and remain silent when it is time to speak. We put too much faith in our own actions and fail to trust the strength of your Spirit. O God, forgive our foolish and sinful ways. Strengthen us anew to follow Christ’s way in the world. By your Holy Spirit, give us the grace we need to be faithful disciples and fulfill our common calling; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Hear us now as we offer up our silent confessions…
• Response to Forgiveness: Hymn 581, (Gloria Patri)
PASSING OF THE PEACE
CHILDREN'S MESSAGE
PRAYER FOR OPENNESS
Send us your Holy Spirit, O God, that these words might speak to us as your word, and our lives bear witness to the good news of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Scripture Reading - 1 Corinthians 1.10-18 NT pg 165 (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 - God of Grace and God of Laughter, Roy Hopp, Chancel Choir
SCRIPTURE READING - Matthew 4.12-23 NT pg 92
SERMON - Rev. Matt Falco
STATEMENT OF FAITH - From The Iona Community’s Statement of Affirtmation and Commitment
Leader: We are not alone; we live in God’s world.
ALL: We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit. We trust in God.
We are called to be the church: To celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in creation, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God. Amen.
+ HYMN 69 - Here I Am Lord
ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION
SENTENCES OF SCRIPTURE 1 Cor. 12:4–7, 27
There are varieties of gifts, but it is the same Spirit who gives them.
There are different ways of serving God, but it is the same Lord who is served. God works through each person in a unique way, but it is God’s purpose that is accomplished. To each is given a gift of the Spirit to be used for the common good. Together we are the body of Christ, and individually members of it.
STATEMENT ON ORDINATION
CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS
PRAYER OF ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
DECLARATION OF ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION
CHARGE TO THE NEW CLASS OF ELDERS AND DEACONS (Hebrews 12.1-4)
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S (Debts & Debtors)
OFFERING
Offertory - From the Nets of Our Labors
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessing flow Praise Christ the Word in flesh born low; Praise Holy Spirit evermore; One God, Triune, whom we adore. Amen.
Prayer of Dedication
+ HYMN 543 - God, Be the Love to Search and Keep Me
CHARGE & BENEDICTION
Benediction Response - Hymn 733, We All Are One in Mission
We all are 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 - How Firm a Foundation, Claude Murphee