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, so each month we'll read all four books. Go ahead and

subscribe today and join us as we read the Gospels together. We're in the second week of January,

and we are in the book of Luke. We started with the book of John, and now we are working our way

through Luke. 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 9th, day nine, and I'll be reading

Luke chapters four through six. And the translation I'm reading from this month is NIV 84.

Chapter four, the temptation of Jesus. Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and

was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for 40 days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing

during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. The devil said to him, if you are the

son of God, tell this stone to become bread. Jesus answered, it is written, man does not live on

bread alone. The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms

of the world. And he said to him, I will give you all their authority and splendor for it has been

given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. So if you worship me, it will all be yours.

Jesus answered, it is written, worship the Lord, your God, and serve him only.

The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.

If you are the son of God, he said, throw yourself down from here. For it is written, he will

command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully. They will lift you up in their hands,

so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. Jesus answered, it says, do not put the

Lord your God to the test. When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an

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