All right, Jeremiah chapter three tonight on Thursday nights we're going through the Bible,

book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse.

You'll notice by way of, I guess, an apology that we're not taken two, three chapters at a time,

not to say that we won't, but these first

few chapters are so foundational as we're going to see tonight.

So, and there's so much there, and I don't want to rush through, especially the beginning

of this book, because it's really going to set the tone in a way for

what we're going to see in all 52 chapters. Don't look now, but I think the rapture will

happen before we get the day. Let's hope it does, 52. So, why don't we pray. We'll ask God

to bless our Bible study tonight. If you would, please join with me. Father in heaven,

thank you so much, Lord, for your word. Thank you for this book. Thank you for this man that

you called this man Jeremiah, the prophet Jeremiah,

the weeping prophet Jeremiah. Lord, thank you for using him and inspiring him and

recording this for us all of these generations later because it is so apropos for where we're at in

the world today. And so Lord, as we now get into your word, we want your word to get into

us. We're going to search the scriptures, but really the scriptures are searching us,

searching our hearts. And so Lord, we want to give you unfettered access to our hearts so

you can minister to us and speak to us. And for those who need encouragement that you would

encourage, for those who need strength,

that you would strengthen as only you can and are always so faithful to do, Lord, we ask

you in Jesus' name. Amen and amen. All right, Here in chapter three, there's this reoccurring theme in a word,

which is return. In fact, in the original language, this word is used in some form 18 times. Return to the Lord. Return.

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