Hi friends, I'm Annie F. Downs. Let's read the Gospels. The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament in the Bible, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These are the stories of Jesus Christ's life on earth. The friendships, the parables, the sacrifices, the meals, the miracles. And if you are loving being in the Gospels with us as much as I'm loving it,

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So today is day 14.

And I'll be reading Luke chapters 19 through 21 from the new living translation.

And if you're with us in the Let's Read the Gospel's Guided Journal, we are on page 97.

Luke 19. Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. There was a man there named Zacchaeus.

He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore fig tree beside the road, for Jesus was going to pass that way.

When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called

him by name, Zakeas, he said, quick, come down. I must be a guest in your home today.

Zakeas quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy, but the people

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