Hi, friends. I am 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.

Each month we get to read all four books. So go ahead, subscribe today.

Join us as we read the Gospels together. Now, normally you'll know we read three chapters a day to get through the whole four books in 30 days.

But this month is a little different. As you've probably already experienced, we are mixing it up and reading the Gospels chronologically from the new international version or the NIV.

So we read stories in the order in which they took place, usually getting something from all four books.

So I'll share the references with you here at the beginning and you can find them in the show notes as well or in your September reading plan or in the Let's Read the Gospels guidebook that includes the reading plan.

You can listen or read along in your own Bible and then I'll pray and that's it.

Today is September 20th and I'll be reading, get ready here as I list.

Luke 18 9 through 14, Mark 10 1 through 12, Matthew 19 1 through 12, Mark 10 13 through 16, Matthew 19 13 through 15, Luke 18 15 through 17, Mark 10 17 to 31, Matthew 19 16 to 30,

Luke 18 18 to 30, Matthew 20 1 through 16, Mark 10 32 to 34, Matthew 20 17 to 19, Luke 18 31 to 34, Mark 10 35 to 45, and Matthew 20 20 to 28 in the NIV.

Story of the Pharisee and tax collector from Luke.

To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable,

two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, God, I thank you that I'm not like other people, robbers, evildoers, adulterers or even like this tax collector.

I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get, but the tax collector stood at a distance.

He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

I tell you that this man rather than the other went home justified before God, for all those who exalt themselves will be humbled and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

Discussion about divorce and marriage for Mark.

Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan.

Again, crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them.

Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?

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