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. Today is day six, and I'll be reading

Matthew chapter 16 through 18. And this month, I'm reading from the CSB version.

Matthew 16. The Pharisees and the Sadducees approached and tested him, asking him to show them a sign from heaven.

He replied, when evening comes, you say, it will be good weather because the sky is red. And in the morning, today will be stormy because the sky is red and threatening.

You know how to read the appearance of the sky, but you can't read

the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to

it except the sign of Jonah. Then he left them and went away. The disciples reached the other shore,

and they had forgotten to take bread. Then Jesus told them, watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

They were discussing among themselves, we didn't bring any bread. Aware of this, Jesus said,

you have little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves that you do not have bread?

Don't you understand yet? Don't you remember the five loaves for the 5,000 and how many baskets you

collected? Or the seven loaves for the 4,000 and how many large baskets you collected?

Why is it you don't understand that when I told you, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and

Sadducees, it wasn't about bread? Then they understood that he had not told them to beware of the

leaven and bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

When Jesus came to the region of Cessori of Philippi, he asked his disciples,

Who do people say that the son of man is?

They replied, some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. But you, he asked

them, who do you say that I am? Simon Peter answered, you are the Messiah, the son of the

living God. Jesus responded, blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not

reveal this to you, but my father in heaven.

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of

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