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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 20 of this

month. I'll be reading Luke, chapter 13 through 15, and this month I'm reading from the CSB version.

Luke 13. At that time, some people came and reported to him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

And he responded to them, do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all the other Galileans because they suffered these things?

No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you will all perish as well.

Are these 18 that the Tower of Salome fell on and killed? Do you think

they were more sinful than all the other people who live in Jerusalem? No, I tell you, but unless you repent,

you will all perish as well. And he told this parable. A man had a fig tree that was planted in his

vineyard. He came looking for fruit on it and found none. He told the

vineyard worker, listen, for three years, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found

any. Cut it down. Why should it even waste the soil? But he replied to him, sir, leave it this year also

until I dig around it and fertilize it. Perhaps it will produce fruit next year, but if not, you can cut it down.

As he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath, a woman was there who had been

disabled by a spirit for over 18 years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.

When Jesus saw her, he called out to her, woman, you are free of your disability. Then he laid his hands on her

and instantly she was restored and began to glorify God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because

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