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 4. 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, worship the Lord your God and serve only

him. Then the devil left him, and angels came and began to serve him. When he heard that John had been

arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Copernum by the sea in the region of Zebulan and

Naftali. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, land of Zebulin and

land of Neftali, along the road by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.

The people who live in darkness have seen a great light. And for those living in the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles. The people who live in darkness have seen a great light.

And for those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned. From then on, Jesus began to preach,

repent because the kingdom of heaven has come near. As he was walking along the sea of Galilee,

he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and his brother

Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. Follow me, he told them, and I will

make you fish for people. Immediately they left their nets and followed him. Going on from there,

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