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47 When evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48 When he saw that they were straining at the oars against an adverse wind, he came towards them early in the morning, walking on the sea...
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"Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: 3 “Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil..."
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1 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,
“See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way;
3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”
4 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7 He proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. 8 I have baptized you with[f]water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. 11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved;with you I am well pleased.”
12 And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness...Click here to continuing reading
During the season of Lent (February 14 - March 31) you are invited to join others in reading through all four gospels in just six weeks. Each day's reading will be just a couple pages from the gospels, and by March 31 you will have read all of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John.
Lent marks a time of repentance and preparation before the joy of Easter Sunday. It is traditionally a time of turning our attention to God by leaving behind distractions to our faith and embracing new practices and disciplines that make us more aware of God and God's will.
We'll be giving out the reading plans at church starting next week. The plan can also be downloaded here, and there will be daily posts here for each day's reading. You can also join The Big Read Facebook group!
More details will be coming over the next two weeks before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Stay tuned!
