Father in heaven, thank you so, so much.

Oh Lord, we look so forward to this time that we have together on a Thursday night

where we can just come together and worship and fellowship.

And now as we have our Bibles open, Lord, we're just so hungry,

so thirsty for you, knowing that only you can satiate that hunger and that thirst that

we have.

Lord, especially those who are really struggling right now and hurting, Lord, your word is

that soothing balm, that healing that we need.

And so Lord, I pray that tonight will be an encouragement, our time together in your word, that

it will be a blessing, that we'll leave your blessed and encouraged and strengthened.

Lord, especially for those that are just weary and heavy laden.

Lord, you said that we can come to you when

we're burdened and heavy laden and that you'll give us rest for our souls because your

yoke is easy and your burden is light. So, Lord, thank you for that. Thank you that we

can come together on a night like this

in this beautiful place that you've given us to meet in and have this time together.

Lord, we're looking forward to what it is that you have for us tonight.

So, Lord, minister to us us we pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

And amen. All right. So one of the reasons why I wanted to take these two chapters together

is because starting in chapter 7 on through chapter 10.

And this is important, and I'll explain why in a moment, Jeremiah is publicly prophesying

at the gates entering the temple there in Jerusalem as he declares to them the judgment coming upon them.

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