Sermon Preview This Sunday Dean begins a new series entitled "Milli Vanilli, Ashlee Simpson, and You" and will reference James 1:1-12.
Sunday night's Encore Dinner will be at Mellow Mushroom on Pensacola Street.
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Infant, toddler, and elementary age childcare and activities are available during our Sunday services. Check in with or get more information from a Well Kids volunteer in the Portico on Sundays.
WISH LIST
The Well Kids are always looking for new or gently used toys and
materials for use during our Sunday night service. Drop off any items
with Sarah Graves as we continue to improve and grow our Well Kids
ministry.
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MEN'S SMALL GROUP
led by: Matt Long
Mondays @ 7:00 p.m.
Jason Borger's House
TWENTY SOMETHING LADIES
led by: Krissie Inserra
Mondays @ 7:00 p.m.
Jo, Heather & Brit's House
LADIES
led by: Caryn Shivar
Mondays @ 6:30 p.m.
Abby Bacon's House
(Opens again in Nov!)
COLLEGE GIRLS Seniors
led by: Jen Simmons
Wednesdays @ 8:30 p.m.
Kaitlyn Ary's House
Sophomores & Juniors
led by: Sarah Graves &
Grace Waller
Sundays @ 10:30 a.m.
Renee Lawson's House
Freshmen
led by: Lindsay Naitove
Sundays @ 10:30 a.m.
Michaela Ary's House
COLLEGE GUYS
led by: Bennett Acuff &
Aaron Clements
Sundays @ 10:30 a.m.
Bennett Acuff's House
ADULTS
led by: Marty & Amy Stubblefield
Wednesdays @ 7:00 p.m.
The Stubblefield's House led by: Tom Inserra &
Jeff Merritt
Tuesdays @ 7:30 p.m.
The Merritt's House
(starts October 14th)
Are you interested in leading a community/small group or want more info on joining one? Contact any of the leaders above or Sarah Graves.
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Contacts
Pastor
Dean Inserra
dean@nomorethirst.org
ext. 3000
Executive Pastor
Dr. Matthew Robinson
matthew@nomorethirst.org
ext. 3001
Worship Leader
Matt Long
mattlong@nomorethirst.org
ext. 3002
Connect Coordinator
Sarah Graves
Community Groups
Well Kids
sarah@nomorethirst.org
Finance
Jenny Rosen
finance@nomorethirst.org
Creative Design
Cari Bradley
cari@nomorethirst.org
Facilities
Donovan Brodeur
donnie@nomorethirst.org
Guest Services
Lauren Rocco
lauren@nomorethirst.org
Voice: (850) 219-WELL
Fax: (850) 514-4551
Mailing Address:
400 Captial Circle SE
Suite 18243
Tallahassee, FL 32301
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WELL SAID
"Unintended Consequences" by Marty Stubblefield
"Then he said
to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life
does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
And he told them this parable: "The
ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my
crops.'
"Then he said, 'This is what I'll do.
I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my
grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself,
"You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat,
drink and be merry."'
"But God said to him, 'You fool! This
very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have
prepared for yourself?'
"This is how it will be with anyone
who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God." (Luke 12:15-21 NIV)
Over the past number of days I've heard and seen a lot about Economic
Issues, Bankruptcies, Mergers and Bail Outs from some pretty major
players on Wall Street.
And many of us have wondered when someone was going to step up and make
sense of it all, speak about it in plain English, and tell us how to fix
it.
Now many of you are sitting there thinking to yourself: "Finally, that
banker dude is going to explain it all..."
I don't really have any answers. As someone cynically said recently
"that's above my pay grade..." I do think I could at least basically
explain what all has happened going back to 1999 or so: some of
the loosening of proper credit standards to help folks buy houses that may
have led to many of the issues that we are seeing today, from foreclosures...
to the Wall Street mess... and all the dominoes in between. It's all about
unintended consequences that should have been thought through back 9 or 10 years
ago.
But ultimately, over and above the unintended consequences, it all
boils down to greed.
Greed, and to a lesser extent, ignorance.
From the home buyer with eyes bigger than their pocket books...
to the
realtor trying to sell a house in the midst of the boom...
to the mortgage
broker taking the sub-prime loan application...
to the mortgage company...
to
the investment bank...
to the CEOs & upper management of these
investment banks...
and even to the politicians receiving lobbying funding
from these groups...
It all comes down to worshiping the Almighty Dollar.
To Greed.
The Bible reminds of the consequences of greed and warns us over and
over about turning away from greed and about becoming "rich toward God." It
reminds us of the rich young ruler and his stuff and reminds us of the
immorality of greed, and how that greed steals our focus from God and puts it
square on us and the accumulation of more... More... MORE.
The Word continues on to tell us about storing up Treasures in Heaven and asking about our heart and our heart's focus...our heart's
treasure.
I certainly can't make sense of all that is going on right now and can talk through how one step led to another and another to get us to this
point.
But, again, ultimately all of this leads to a few more questions to be
asked personally, corporately, nationally, and world-wide: Where is our
heart in all this? What have we learned?
And, is our heart ever going to get refocused on the ultimate Treasure: the riches found in the Love of Jesus Christ and all that comes from being a
follower of His?
Keep the Faith... Carpe Diem
"Do not store up for yourselves
treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and
steal. But store up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do
not break in and steal. For where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matthew 6:19-21
NIV)
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INFO
5 SPOTS LEFT! If you are still interested in going on the Savannah retreat, contact Matthew Robinson at matthew@nomorethirst.org for more information asap. INFORMATION MEETINGIf you are signed up for the College Retreat, please make plans to stick around after the service this Sunday (October 12th) for a quick information, details, and logistics meeting. FINAL PAYMENTThe final payment for the College Retreat is due by Monday, October 13th. Bring a check this Sunday or use your credit/debit card online at savannah.nomorethirst.org.
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College Students: Join us once a week for a free home cooked meal. The next 246 College Dinner will be on Monday, October 13th at 7:00 p.m. at Matthew Robinson's house. Maps and directions will be available each week at nomorethirst.org.
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LATEST INFO
 A new Adults Community Group is starting next week, on Tuesday, October 14th. Check the Community Groups column to the right for more info.
 Check out the Classifieds section below for great info and opportunities from people at the Well. You can also find out how to submit a free classified ad, reaching over 400 people on the eWell list weekly!
 Couples and families: we are still in need of hosts for a few Monday nights this semester for our 246 College Dinners. Join up with your friends to host our amazing group of college students one a Monday at 7:00 p.m. If interested, please contact Kaitlyn Ary at kaitlyn@nomorethirst.org.
 We need YOU! As our technology equipment has grown on Sunday nights, so has our need for more members on our Tech Crew. You can help out whether you're a pro or have no experience at all and are just interested. Lights, video cameras, computers and more all need to be manned and training is provided. Contact Cari Bradley at cari@nomorethirst.org if interested.
 On Friday, October 17th, the Well will be manning the concession stands at Godby's football game at Cox Stadium starting at 6:00 p.m. If you're interested in helping (we need 13 people!) please contact Dean at dean@nomorethirst.org
 Each week a group of mom's from the Well and their friends gets together for a time to hang out, share life, and have some fun.
This week's Mom's Meeting will be on Friday, October 10th at 10:00 a.m. at Winthrop Park. Contact Jen Simmons (jen@nomorehirst.org) for more info.
During their home football games, the Well hosts the Florida High football team's pre-game meal. If you can help serve this Friday, October 10th at 3:00 p.m. please contact Matthew Robinson at matthew@nomorethirst.org.
Every Friday at 3:45 p.m. we begin moving in and setting up at Godby High School. If you can help out on any or every Friday, please contact Matthew Robinson at matthew@nomorethirst.org.
The Well's city league softball team has their next game on Monday, October 20th at 9:00 p.m. at Messer Park. For more info contact Clint Mayo at wellsports@nomorethirst.org.
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FYI
I HEARD IT AT THE WELL
Love
that song we sang on Sunday night? Think Holt had an amazing riff on
the electric guitar? Want to jam out and be as cool as James Parsons
tries to be? Check out The Well's iMix of each Sunday's music. As we say: "I Heard it at the Well"
SHIRTS FOR SALE
Interested in a Well t-shirt ($10) or polo ($24) of your own? Shirts
are being sold before and after each Sunday service in the foyer at
Godby.
eGIVING
Log on to eGiving.nomorethirst.org to set up your eTithe and offering.
The Well WEBCASTS
Dean's sermons are available at nomorethirst.org. Save them to your
iPod, burn them to a cd, or listen to them over the internet. Sermons
are added each Sunday night following the service.
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CLASSIFIEDS _
The Well Classifieds can help you find a roommate give a dog away, find
a prayer partner, etc. To submit an ad contact Matthew Robinson at
matthew@nomorethirst.org.
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CAR FOR SALE
Bryan and Kelly Honhart have a used car for sale. Check it out on Craig's list here. For more info, contact Bryan (850.443.4796) or Kelly (850.567.8006) for more info. ___________________________
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SETUP
Trailers roll in
at 2:00 p.m. and leave an hour after the service in order to transform the Godby
High School auditorium each week. Our setup and tear-down crews need
reinforcement! If you can volunteer every week or just once a month, please
contact Donnie Brodeur at
donnie@nomorethirst.org. ________________________
COLLEGE DINNER HOSTS
NEEDED
Church Families:
If you are interested in hosting a college dinner on a Monday night this Fall,
please contact kaitlyn@nomorethirst.org. ________________________
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