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

John chapter 16 through 18 from the new living translation, and we are on page 49 of the

Let's Read the Gospel's Guided Journal. John 16, I have told you these things. guided journal.

John 16.

I have told you these things so that you won't abandon your faith.

For you will be expelled from the synagogues.

And the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.

This is because they have never known the father or me.

Yes, I'm telling you these things now so that when

they happen you will remember my warning i didn't tell you earlier because i was going to be with you for a while

longer but now i'm going away to the one who sent me and not one of you is asking where i'm going

instead you grieve because of what i've told you but in in fact, it is best for you that I go away,

because if I don't, the advocate won't come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin and of God's righteousness and of the coming judgment. The world's sin is that it refuses to believe in me. Righteousness is available because I go to the Father and you will see me no more.

Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged. There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can't bear it now. When the spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own, but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. He will

bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives for me. All that belongs to the father is mine.

This is why I said, the spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me. In a little while,

you won't see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again. Some of the disciples asked each

other, what does he mean when he says, in a little while you won't see me, but then you will see me?

And I am going to the father. And what does he mean by a little while? We don't understand.

Jesus realized they wanted to ask him about it. So he said, are you asking yourselves what I meant?

I said in a little while you won't see me, but a little while after that, you will see me again.

I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice.

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