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's life on earth, the friendships, the

parables, the sacrifices, the meals, the miracles. Each month we read all four

books, so subscribe today and join us as we read the Gospels together. And

remember, you don't have to be in the Gospels every day to be changed, but

every day you're in the Gospels will change you. A lot of us have been learning

that all year long, and it is true again today. So I'm really glad you're here.

Here's how this works. Most days we read three chapters, but today we're actually

gonna read four. It's the only time this month that we're doing that, because we're

trying to stay in the same book each day. So you can listen or read along in your

own Bible, and then I'll pray. And that's it. So today is August 12, day 12, and I'll

be reading Mark chapters four through seven. And this month I'm reading from the

message.

Mark four. He went back to teaching by the sea. A crowd built up to such a great

size that he had to get into an offshore boat using the boat as a pulpit, as the

people pushed to the water's edge. He taught by using stories, many stories.

Listen, what do you make of this? A farmer planted seed. As he scattered the seed,

some of it fell on the road and birds ate it. Some fell in the gravel.

It sprouted quickly, but didn't put down roots. So when the sun came up, it

withered just as quickly. Some fell in the weeds. As it came up, it was

strangled among the weeds and nothing came of it. Some fell on good earth and came

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