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.

We'll read three chapters a day and finish in 30 days. You guys have done it. We are on day 27. We are almost to the end of our first month and every month.

We are going to read all four books like this. So go ahead and subscribe today and join us as we read the Gospels together.

We're continuing through the book of Mark. So I will read three chapters to you today.

You can listen or read along in your own Bible, and then I'll pray. And that's it. So today is January 27th, day 27.

And I will be reading Mark chapter six through eight. And the translation I'm reading from this month is NIV 84.

Mark chapter six, a prophet without honor. Jesus left there and went to his hometown accompanied by his disciples.

When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue and many who heard him were amazed.

Where did this man get these things they asked? What's this wisdom that has been given him that he even does miracles? Isn't this the carpenter?

Isn't this Mary's son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us? And they took offense at him.

Jesus said to them only in his hometown among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor.

He could not do any miracles there except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their lack of faith.

Jesus sends out the twelve. Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village, calling the twelve to him.

He sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits. These were his instructions.

Take nothing for the journey except a staff, no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Where sandals, but not an extra tunic?

Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave as a testimony against them.

They went out and preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

John the Baptist beheaded.

King Herod heard about this for Jesus' name had become well known. Some were saying John the Baptist has been raised from the dead.

And that is why miraculous powers are at work in him. Others said he is Elijah. And still others claim he is a prophet like one of the prophets of long ago.

But when Herod heard this, he said, John the man I beheaded has been raised from the dead.

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