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. This month,

we're going to read all four books in 30 days. So that is going to be about three chapters a day.

It'll take about 20 minutes. And we're following the plan that is in the Let's Read the Gospels guided journal. So go ahead, subscribe today, and join us as we read the Gospels. So here's how this works. I'm going to read three chapters to you today. You can listen on your favorite podcast platform. or you can watch on YouTube or just read along in your own Bible and then I'll pray and that's it.

So today is day six. today. You can listen on your favorite podcast platform, or you can watch on YouTube, or just

read along in your own Bible, and then I'll pray, and that's it. So today is day six, and I'll be

reading John's chapter 16 through 18 from the new living translation, and we are on page 49 of the

Let's Read the Gospel's Guided Journal. John 16, I have told you these things so that journal.

John 16.

I have told you these things so that you won't abandon your faith.

For you will be expelled from the synagogues.

And the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.

This is because they have never known the Father or me.

Yes, I'm telling you these things now so that when they happen, you will remember my warning.

I didn't tell you earlier because I was going to be with you for a while longer.

But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I'm going.

Instead, you grieve because of what I've told you.

But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don't, the advocate won't come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you, and when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin and of God's righteousness and of the coming judgment. The world's sin is that it refuses to believe in me. Righteousness is available because I go to the Father and you will see me no more.

Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged. There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can't bear it now. When the spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own, but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. He will bring

me glory by telling you whatever he receives for me. All that belongs to the Father is mine.

This is why I said, the Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me. In a little while you

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