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March 1 - Luke 1 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends. It's shown here and welcome to
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  another day and an exciting day because you and I get to crack
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  open a shiny new gospel today. Today, we begin reading through
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  the Gospel of Luke and what a wonderful gospel this is because
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  it's pretty much It's written for you and me like being a
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  logical. Fellow a physician he gathered
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  all the information together, including most likely the gospel
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  of Mark and other sources he researched and he wrote, well,
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  what's probably the first historical account of Jesus life
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  and then he followed it up with the book of Acts.
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  And in fact, While most of us think that Paul is the most
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  prolific writer of the New Testament, it's actually Luke in
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  these two books, Luke and acts he writes more than any other
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  author in the New Testament. And so this is written to a
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  gentile audience like you. And I while I probably shouldn't
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  assume that like most of us, I would assume as he begins the
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  book by telling us that he has written this for the most
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  honourable Theophilus. So let us go back to the
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  beginning, let us go back to Jesus birth, to hear the story
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  of our savior and his life ridden through the lens of this
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  man, trying his best to tell the story as clearly and accurately
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  as possible. So that you and I can know the
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  truth. So join me friends, as We Begin
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  by reading together, Luke chapter 1,
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  many people have set out to write accounts about the events
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  that have been fulfilled Among Us, they use the eyewitness
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  reports circulating Among Us from the early disciples.
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  Having carefully investigated, everything from the beginning.
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  I also have decided to write an accurate account for you most
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  honourable Theophilus. So you can be certain of the
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  truth of everything you were taught.
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  When Herod was King of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named
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  Zechariah, he was a member of the Priestly order of Abuja.
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  And his wife, Elizabeth was also from the Priestly line of Aaron
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  Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in.
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  God's eyes, careful to obey. All of the Lord's commandments
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  and regulations. They had no children because
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  Elizabeth was unable to conceive and they were both very old.
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  One day Zechariah was serving God in the temple for his order
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  was on duty that week as was the custom of the priests.
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  He was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and
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  burn incense, while the incense is being burned, a great crowd,
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  stood outside praying, while Zechariah was in the sanctuary,
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  an angel of the Lord appeared to him standing to the right of the
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  incense altar. Zachariah was shaken and
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  overwhelmed with fear. When he saw him, but the angel
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  said, don't be afraid. Zechariah.
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  God has heard your prayer, your wife, Elizabeth will give you a
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  son and you are to name him. John, you will have great, joy,
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  and gladness, and many Will Rejoice at his birth for.
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  He will be great. In the eyes of the Lord, he must
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  never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks.
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  He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before his birth and
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  he Ten many Israelites to the Lord.
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  Their God. He will be a man with the spirit
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  and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for
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  the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the
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  fathers to their children, and he will.
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  Cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of The
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  Godly Zechariah, said to the angel, how can I be sure this
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  will happen. I'm an old man now and my wife
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  is also well, along in years, then the angel said, Said I am
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  Gabriel. I stand in the very presence of
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  God it was he who sent me to bring you this good news.
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  But now since you don't believe what I said, you will be silent
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  and unable to speak until the child is born.
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  For my words, will certainly be fulfilled at the proper time.
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  Meanwhile the people we're waiting for Zechariah to come
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  out of the sanctuary wondering why he was taking so long when
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  he finally did come out he couldn't speak to them then they
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  realized from his gestures and his silence that he must have
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  seen a vision in the sanctuary. When Zacharias week of service
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  in the temple was over. He returned home soon,
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  afterward. His wife, Elizabeth became
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  pregnant and went into seclusion for five months.
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  How kind the Lord is? She exclaimed.
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  He has taken away my disgrace of having no children.
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  In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy.
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  God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth a village in Galilee to
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  a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to
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  a man named Joseph. A descendant of King.
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  David Gabriel appeared to her and said, greetings favored.
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  Woman, the Lord is with you, Confused and Disturbed.
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  Mary tried to think what the angel could mean.
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  Don't be afraid. Mary the angel told her for you
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  have found favor with God, you will conceive and give birth to
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  a son and you will name him Jesus.
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  He will be very great and will be called the son of the most
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  high. The Lord God will give him the
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  Throne of his ancestor David, and he will reign over Israel
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  for Over his kingdom will never end Mary asked the angel but
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  about how can this happen? I'm a virgin, the angel replied,
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  the holy spirit will come upon you and the power of the most
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  high will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be
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  holy and he will be called The Son of God.
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  What's more? Your relative Elizabeth has
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  become pregnant in her old age people.
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  People used to say she was Barren.
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  But she has conceived a son and is now in a six month for the
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  word of God will never fail. Mary responded.
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  I am the Lord's. Servant May everything you have
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  said about me come true. And then, the angel left her.
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  A few weeks later, Mary hurried to the Hill Country of Judea to
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  the town was Zechariah lived. She entered the house and
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  greeted, Elizabeth at the sound of marriage.
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  Greeting, Elizabeth Child Left within her and Elizabeth was
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  filled with the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth gave a glad cry and
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  exclaimed to marry. God has blessed you above all
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  women and your child is blessed. Why am I so honored that the
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  mother of my Lord Should visit me when I heard your greeting,
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  the baby in my womb jumped for Joy.
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  You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do
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  what he said. Mary responded.
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  Oh, how my soul. Praises the Lord.
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  How my spirit rejoices in God, my savior for he took notice of
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  his lowly servant girl and from now on all generations will call
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  me blessed for the mighty. One is holy and he has done
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  great things for me. He shows Mercy from generation
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  to generation to all who fear Him, his mighty arm has done
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  tremendous. Mendes things, he has scattered
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  the proud and haughty ones, he has brought down prince's from
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  their Thrones and exalted The Humble.
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  He has filled the Hungry with good things and sent the rich
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  away with empty hands. He has helped his servant Israel
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  and remembered to be merciful for he made this promise to our
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  ancestors to Abraham and his children forever.
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  Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back
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  to her own home. When it was time for Elizabeth's
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  baby to be born, she gave birth to a son and when a neighbors
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  and relatives heard that the Lord had been very merciful to
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  her everyone rejoiced with her. When the baby was eight days
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  old, they all came for the circumcision ceremony.
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  They wanted to name him Zechariah after his father but
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  Elizabeth said, no his name is John what they exclaimed.
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  There is no one in all your family by that name.
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  So they use gestures to ask the baby's father.
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  What he wanted to name him, he motioned for a writing tablet
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  and to everyone's surprise he wrote his name is John instantly
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  Zechariah could speak again and he began praising God or fell
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  upon the whole neighborhood and the news of what had happened
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  spread throughout the Judean Hills.
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  Everyone heard about it reflected on these events and
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  asked. What will this child turn out to
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  be for the hand of the Lord was surely upon him in a special
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  way? Then his father Zechariah was
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  filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy.
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  Praise the Lord, the god of Israel because he has visited
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  and redeemed. His people, he has sent us a
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  mighty savior from the Royal line of his servant David just
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  as he promised through his holy prophets long ago.
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  Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hate
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  us, he He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his
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  sacred Covenant, the Covenant, he swore with an oath to our
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  ancestor, Abraham, we have been rescued from our enemies so we
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  can serve god without fear in Holiness and righteousness for
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  as long as we live. And you my little son will be
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  called the prophet of the most high because you will prepare
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  the way for the Lord. You will tell his people how to
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  find Salvation Ation through forgiveness of their sins
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  because of God's tender. Mercy, the Morning Light from
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  Heaven is about to break upon us to give light to those who sit
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  in darkness and in the shadow of death and to guide us to the
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  path of peace. John grew up and became strong
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  in spirit and he lived in the wilderness until he began his
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  public Ministry to Israel. Father, we are humbled, as we
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  read this, incredible story that you had been planning and
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  drawing together all these for what seemed like, disparate
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  threads into that one singular Narrative of you engaging, with
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  your people to bring us all back into your arms.
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  Thank you for Jesus. Thank you for that gift to
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  Reveal Your Truth to us. We just celebrate you, our
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  father, we celebrate Jesus and the opportunity to read through
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  this gospel. We pray all of this in Jesus
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  name. Amen.