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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.

So here is how it works. I'll read three chapters to you. You can listen or read along in your own Bible or online, and then I'll pray, and that's it.

So today is day two,

and I'll be reading Matthew chapters four through six. And this month, I'm reading from the CSB version.

Matthew four. Then Jesus was led up by the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

After he had fasted 40 days and 40 nights,

he was hungry. Then the tempter approached him and said, if you are the son of God, tell these stones to become bread. He answered, it is written, man must not live on bread alone, but on every

word that comes from the mouth of God. Then the devil

took him to the holy city, had him stand on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, if you are the

son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, he will give his angels orders concerning you,

and they will support you with their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

Jesus told him, it is also written, do not test the Lord your God.

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world

and their splendor. And he said to him, I will give you all these things if you will fall down

and worship me. Then Jesus told him, go away Satan, for it is written,

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