Worship for 2021 01 10, Baptism of the Lord Sunday, Victoria UMC

Victoria United Methodist Church worship for Sunday, 10 January 2021, Baptism of the Lord Sunday.
Genesis 1:1-5, Mark 1:4-11, Acts 19:1-7
not Dedicate, not Christen, Baptize
Our Lord gave us two Sacraments: Communion and Baptism. Today we consider the latter. Is baptism a cleansing of one's sin? Yes. But then, why was Jesus baptized? Is baptism a dedication, a christening? Yes. But is it more than that? Was your baptism more than that?