Listen to his words. See the definitive way the Son of God goes about his mission. Much of it has to do with clarity of purpose. In chapter 1 of Mark, we have the beginning events of Jesus' ministry. John the Baptist announces the coming of the Lord.
People respond by the hundreds.
Repentance, divine forgiveness and baptism in the River Jordan follow. Then our Lord comes. Cousin John baptizes cousin Jesus in the Jordan. Soon after, our Lord faces temptation in the wilderness for forty days. He survives and waits for the start of his ministry.