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. Each month we read all four books so we get through in 30 days. Make sure you're

subscribed today and join us as we keep reading the Gospels together. Okay, so here's how it

works. I'll read three chapters to you. You can listen or read along in your own Bible, and

then I'll pray. And that's it. So today is August 26, day 26, and I'll be reading John chapter 7

through 9. And this month I'm reading from the message. John 7. Later, Jesus was going about his

business in Galilee. He didn't want to travel in Judea because the Jews there were looking for a

chance to kill him. It was near the time of Tabernacles, a feast observed annually by the Jews.

His brother said, why don't you leave here and go up to the feast so your disciples can get a good

look at the works you do? No one who intends to be publicly known does everything behind the scenes.

If you're serious about what you're doing, come out in the open and show the world. His brothers

were pushing him like this because they didn't believe in him either. Jesus came back at them.

Don't pressure me. This isn't my time. It's your time. It's always your time. You have nothing to

lose. The world has nothing against you, but it's up in arms against me. It's against me because

I expose the evil behind its pretensions. You go ahead. Go up to the feast. Don't wait for me.

I'm not ready. It's not the right time for me. He said this and stayed on in Galilee. But later,

after his family had gone up to the feast, he also went. But he kept out of the way. Careful not to

draw attention to himself. The Jews were already out looking for him asking around, where is that man?

There was a lot of contentious talk about him circulating through the crowds. Some were saying

he's a good man, but others said not so. He's selling snake oil. This kind of talk went on and

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