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.

Each month here, on Let's Read the Gospels, we're reading all four books, so make sure you subscribe today and join us. It is not too late to jump in for September and finish the month with us.

We are reading the Gospels together and we say it's a lot. You don't have to be in the Gospels every day to be changed, but every day you're in the Gospels will change you.

So here's how this works. Usually we read three chapters a day and get through all four books in 30 days, but this month we're reading the Gospels chronologically, which means we're reading the stories in the order that they took place.

So it mixes together all four books a lot of days. We're reading in the new international version. So I'll share the references with you here at the beginning and you can find them in the show notes as well as in your Gospels guidebook or in the reading plan that you can get from Annie F. Downs.com slash Gospels.

You can listen or read along in your own Bible and then I'll pray and that's it. Today is September 8th and I'll be reading Matthew 7-1-6.

Luke 6-37-42. Matthew 7-7-20. Luke 6-43-45. Matthew 7-21-29. Luke 6-46-49. Matthew 8-5-13.

Luke 7-1-17. Matthew 11-1-19. Luke 7-18-35.

Don't condemn others from Matthew. Do not judge or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Why do you look at the spec of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?

How can you say to your brother, let me take the spec out of your eye when all the time there is a plank in your own eye.

You hypocrite first, take the plank out of your own eye and then you will see clearly to remove the spec from your brother's eye.

Do not give dogs what is sacred, do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.

From Luke. Do not judge and you will not be judged. Do not condemn and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.

Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, press down, shaken together and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

He also told them this parable. Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit? The student is not above the teacher but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.

Why do you look at the spec of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?

How can you say to your brother, brother, let me take the spec out of your eye when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye.

You hypocrite first take the plank out of your eye and then you will see clearly to remove the spec from your brother's eye.

Effective prayer from Matthew. Ask and it will be given to you. Seek and you will find not and the door will be opened to you.

For everyone who asks receives the one who seeks finds and to the one who knocks the door will be opened.

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