Epiphany

Baptism of the Lord

Sunday, January 10, 2027

FIRST READING

Genesis 1:1-5

Verse 1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Verse 2. Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Verse 3. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Verse 4. And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. Verse 5. God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning — the first day.

PSALM

Psalm 29

Verse 1. A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
Verse 2. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.
Verse 3. The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
Verse 4. The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
Verse 5. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.
Verse 6. He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.
Verse 7. The voice of the LORD strikes with flames of fire.
Verse 8. The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh.
Verse 9. The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”
Verse 10. The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
Verse 11. The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.

SECOND READING

Acts 19:1-7

Verse 1. While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples Verse 2. and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” Verse 3. “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied. Verse 4. Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” Verse 5. On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. Verse 6. And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. Verse 7. There were about twelve men in all.

GOSPEL

Mark 1:4-11

Verse 4. John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Verse 5. People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. Verse 6. John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. Verse 7. And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. Verse 8. I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. ” Verse 9. In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Verse 10. As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove. Verse 11. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”