Speaking of Baptism | January 10, 2021

Speaking of Baptism | January 10, 2021

Worship Service for The Baptism of Our Lord

Rev. Gregory Mech | January 10, 2021 | The Baptism of Our Lord | Divine Service, Setting One | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 and 10:30 am

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Speaking of Baptism. Immanuel Lutheran Church LCMS. Joplin Missouri.

And [John] preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

A portion of the Holy Gospel from Mark 1, one of the readings assigned for The Baptism of Our Lord. Pastor Mech’s sermon today is entitled, “Speaking of Baptism.” May God richly bless you as you hear His Word and grow in wisdom! Welcome to Immanuel Lutheran Church.


The Baptism of Our Lord 

January 10, 2021 — Divine Service, Setting One

INVOCATION, CONFESSION and DECLARATION OF GRACE

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.

Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.

Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.

In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for His sake God forgives us all our sins. To those who believe in Jesus Christ He gives the power to become the children of God and bestows on them the Holy Spirit. May the Lord, who has begun this good work in us, bring it to completion in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.

INTROIT Psalm 2:7-11, antiphon Isaiah 42:1

Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights.

I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.
Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and the ends of the earth your possession.
You shall break them with a rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling,
for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Blessèd are all who take refuge in him.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Behold my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights.

HYMN “All Who Believe and Are Baptized” LSB 601

All who believe and are baptized 
Shall see the Lord’s salvation;
Baptized into the death of Christ, 
They are a new creation.
Through Christ’s redemption they shall stand
Among the glorious heavenly band
Of every tribe and nation.

With one accord, O God, we pray: 
Grant us Your Holy Spirit.
Help us in our infirmity 
Through Jesus’ blood and merit.
Grant us to grow in grace each day
That by this sacrament we may
Eternal life inherit.

SALUTATION and COLLECT OF THE DAY

The Lord be with you.
And also with you.

Let us pray. Father in heaven, at the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River You proclaimed Him Your beloved Son and anointed Him with the Holy Spirit. Make all who are baptized in His name faithful in their calling as Your children and inheritors with Him of everlasting life; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.

KIDS TALK

OLD TESTAMENT Genesis 1:1–5

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Psalm 29:1-3

Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.
The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters.

EPISTLE Romans 6:1–11

What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.

For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.      

This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

ALLELUIA and VERSE

Alleluia. Lord, the whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Alleluia, alleluia.  

HOLY GOSPEL Mark 1:4–11

The Holy Gospel according to St Mark, the first chapter.
Glory to You, O Lord.

John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens opening and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”

This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to You, O Christ.

♫ HYMN OF THE DAY “All Christians Who Have Been Baptized” LSB 596: 1,4,5

All Christians who have been baptized, 
Who know the God of heaven,
And in whose daily life is prized 
The name of Christ once given:
Consider now what God has done, 
The gifts He gives to everyone
Baptized into Christ Jesus! 

In Baptism we now put on Christ—
Our shame is fully covered
With all the He once sacrificed
And freely for us suffered.
For here the flood of His own blood
Now makes us holy, right and good
Before our heavenly Father.

O Christian, firmly hold this gift
And give God thanks forever!
It gives the power to uplift
In all that you endeavor.
When nothing else revives your soul,
Your Baptism stands and makes you whole
And then in death completes you.

SERMON “Speaking of Baptism”

APOSTLES’ CREED

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

BENEDICTION

The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace.
Amen.

HYMN “God’s Own Child, I Gladly Say It” LSB 594: 1-3

God’s own child, I gladly say it: 
I am baptized into Christ!
He, because I could not pay it, 
Gave my full redemption price.
Do I need earth’s treasures many?
I have one worth more than any 
That brought me salvation free
Lasting to eternity!

Sin, disturb my soul no longer: 
I am baptized into Christ!
I have comfort even stronger: 
Jesus’ cleansing sacrifice.
Should a guilty conscience seize me
Since my Baptism did release me 
In a dear forgiving flood,
Sprinkling me with Jesus’ blood?

Satan, hear this proclamation: 
I am baptized into Christ!
Drop your ugly accusation. 
I am not so soon enticed.
Now that to the font I’ve traveled,
All your might has come unraveled, 
And, against your tyranny, 
God, my Lord, unites with me.

IMMANUEL’S MISSION PRAYER

Heavenly Father, We pray to see the future as You see it, so we may live the present as You will it. We pray we may be grounded in Christ as a Lutheran congregation, and guided by Your grace as we walk in forgiveness. We pray we are growing continually in faith as servants in Christ’s Kingdom proclaiming the Gospel. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

COMMON DOXOLOGY

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host:
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Amen.

Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. From Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

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