Hi friends. I am 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 life on earth the friendships the

parables the sacrifices the meals the miracles don't miss our let's read the gospel

series over on the that sounds Fun podcast as well.

Make sure you check out the April 8th, 2024 episode

with Bethany Allen.

She's an amazing teacher, pastor, and friend.

And we are talking about the book of Luke, which is the book we are starting reading today.

So here's how this works.

I'm going to read three chapters to you and you can listen or read along in your own Bible

and then I'll pray and that is it. We'd love to

hear what is standing out to you as we are going through these books and these

chapters just follow along on Instagram at Let's Read the Gospels and then you

can comment under today's post like a lot of our friends are doing so that we can hear what is particularly important to you in today's readings.

So today is day eight and I'll be reading Luke chapters 1 through 3 from the new living translation and in your

let's read the Gospel's Guided Journal we are on page 61.

Luke 1. Many people have set out to write accounts

about the events that have been fulfilled among us. They use the eyewitness report circulating

among us from the early disciples. Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning,

I also have decided to write an accurate account for you, most honorable Theophilus, so you can be

certain of the truth of everything you were taught.

When Herod was King of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zakaria. He was a member of the Priestly Order of Abysia and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the

priestly line of Aaron. Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God's eyes, careful to obey all the Lord's

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