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 life on earth, the friendships, the parables, the sacrifices, the meals, the miracles.

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Here's how this works today.

I'm gonna read you one chapter.

You can listen or read along in your own Bible

and then I'll just mention the verse or the idea

that stands out to me and then I'll pray and that's it.

So today is March 9th and I'll be reading Luke 4 from the NIV.

Luke 4.

Jesus full of the Holy Spirit left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

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 the stone to become bread. Jesus answered it is written man shall

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 it has been given to me and I can give it to anyone I want to 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

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