We're going through the Bible, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse, and we are currently in the book of Jeremiah.

And one chapter tonight, chapter 26. I think you'll see why here shortly.

A very interesting chapter. I know I say that every week, but very interesting.

Really looking forward to what the Lord has for us tonight.

So why don't we pray?

Let's ask God to settle our hearts.

If you would, please join with me.

Father in heaven, thank you so much, Lord.

We're just, ah, so this is a safe place for us to just come and have you quiet our hearts

and settle our minds.

And as Coppano just prayed, just as only you can by the Holy Spirit, enable us to focus our attention because there's just

so many things in our stressful lives clamoring for our attention and competing for our attention.

And Lord, we want to give you our undivided attention so that you can speak into our lives

and minister to us,

Lord.

That's why we're here because we're just desperate for you.

And really desperate is an understatement.

I mean, we are just a needy people, hungry, thirsty, knowing that only you can satiate that hunger

and that thirst that we have.

Lord, I know that many of us are tired.

It's been for some, I know, maybe a tough week.

And so we just so look forward to this time that we

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