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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 of 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 four thousand 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

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