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

the sacrifices, the meals, the miracles.

Remember, there is a free reading plan for you.

If you want to check off as we go,

make sure you get to read all the chapters

that you may have missed between January and when we finish in March. That is free for you over at

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So here is how this works. I'll read one chapter to you today. You can listen or read along in your own Bible.

And then I'll mention the verse or idea that stood out to me and then I'll pray and that's it.

But we'd love to hear what's set out to you too. The conversations are so fun over on

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So make sure you're following there, chatting with your friends who are hearing the same chapter

you are today.

So today is February 22nd and I'll be reading Matthew 16 from the new international version.

Matthew 16.

The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.

He replied, when evening comes you say, it will be fair weather for the sky is red and in the

morning today it will be storming for the sky is red and overcast.

You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.

A wicked and adulturous generation looks for a sign but none will be given it except the sign of

Jonah. Jesus then left them and went away.

When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread.

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