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Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs

March 11: Mark 1-3 (CSB)

Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs

That Sounds Fun Network

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Today's reading is Mark 1-3. . . . . This month, we will be reading from the Christian Standard Bible. . . . . Your ratings and reviews help us spread the Gospel to new friends! If you love this podcast, ⁠⁠rate the podcast on Apple Podcasts and leave us a brief review⁠⁠! You can do the same on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ and on ⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠ as well.

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0:00.0

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.

0:09.6

These are the stories of Jesus Christ's life on earth, the friendships, the parables, the sacrifices, the meals, the miracles.

0:16.4

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. Today is day 11, and I'll be reading Mark

0:27.8

chapters 1 through 3. And this month, I'm reading from the CSB version. Mark 1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the son of God, as it is written in Isaiah, the prophet.

0:43.0

See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you.

0:45.4

He will prepare your way, a voice of one crying out in the wilderness.

0:49.5

Prepare the way for the Lord, make his path straight.

0:52.9

John came baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a

0:55.5

baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside and all the people of

1:01.4

Jerusalem were going out to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

1:07.5

John wore a camel hair garment with a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.

1:13.8

He proclaimed, one who is more powerful than I am is coming after me.

1:18.6

I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of his sandals.

1:22.4

I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

1:26.9

In those days, Jesus came from

1:28.6

Nazareth and Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John. As soon as he came up out of the

1:33.9

water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice

1:39.4

came from heaven. You are my beloved son. With you, I am well pleased. Immediately the spirit drove him into the wilderness.

1:48.0

He was in the wilderness 40 days being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals and the angels were serving him.

1:55.7

After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. The time is fulfilled, and the

2:02.3

kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news. As he passed along the sea of

2:08.2

Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

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