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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 11, and I'll be

reading Mark chapters 1 through 3. And this month, I'm reading from the CSB version. Mark 1.

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the son of God, as it is written in Isaiah, the prophet.

See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you. He will prepare your way, a voice of one crying out in the wilderness.

Prepare the way for the Lord, make his path straight. John came baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and they were

baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. John wore a camel hair garment with a leather

belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. He proclaimed, one who is more powerful

than I am is coming after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of his sandals.

I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. In those days, Jesus came from

Nazareth and Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.

As soon as he came up out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the spirit descending on him like a dove.

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