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| the weekly eWell | 21 may 2008 / issue 48 |
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In this issue: • latest news • community groups • well said • more info • classifieds
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"All in the Family" Dean Inserra This Sunday we conclude our series "The Fam." It has been a different style of series for us as we asked different folks from our Church to share about their family experience. I hope everyone enjoyed the change of pace and the insight that was shared about married life and parenting. I am looking forward to getting back to speaking at the Well this week looking at Proverbs 31. We will briefly return to talk about the fam on Father's Day.I believe that understanding the Gospel is critical to family life. When we embrace the truth of the Gospel we understand that the results from the fall in the Garden of Eden are still alive in the souls of people today. Everyone's spouse, parents, siblings, children, and extended family are far from perfect. In fact, it goes deeper than that--all of us are sinners that are in desperate need of God's mercy. We have issues of selfishness, greed, lust, speech, etc. The beautiful story of the Gospel is that despite all of these hard truths about our own lives, Christ came to die for us. Loving imperfect people. Loving you and me. We must realize three things when it comes to our own families: 1. God placed us in our families. In Psalm 139 we read that God formed us while we were in our mother's womb. It is by no accident that we are members of our families. 2. A perfect family does not exist. Every single family on the face of the Earth has issues. Yes, mine. And yes, even yours. 3. The person and work of Christ demonstrates to us the perfect picture of love. The Father did not have to talk the Son into going to the cross. He went willingly. I will never be able to comprehend this. Every relationship we have must be understood in the context of the Gospel. It is the absolute and perfect example of the great commandment where Christ told us that life was about loving God and loving people. I recently heard a Pastor say that the mark of maturity is love. That is pretty far down the list from where many religious people list the qualities of a mature believer. I want to love like Christ. Since we can only love because he first loved us, I must understand the Gospel. And I know that it will be much easier for my family to live with me if I do.
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Join us every Sunday after the service for a time to connect and "continue the conversation." This week (May 25th) we'll be meeting up at Chilli's on Apalachee Parkway. COLLEGE DINNERS There will be no college dinner this Monday because of the Memorial Day holiday. Church Families: If you are interested in hosting a college dinner on a Monday night, please contact kaitlyn@nomorethist.org BAPTISM The Well's next Baptism service is being planned for Sunday morning, July 27th, at Maclay Gardens. If you are interested in being baptized or learning more about baptism, please contact dean@nomorethirst.org. SERMON PREVIEW This Sunday Dean preaches the last installment of "The Fam" series relating to "Wives". Dean will be referencing Proverbs 31.
Interested in a Well t-shirt ($10) or polo ($24) of your own? Shirts are being pre ordered before and after each Sunday service in the foyer at Godby. THEOLOGY 101 Todd Inserra will be leading a time of teaching, learning, and discussion about the basics of Christianity and Theology on the first Sunday of every month at 4:30 p.m. The next Theology 101 workshop will be on June 1st. eGIVING eGiving is here! Log on to egiving.nomorethirst.org to set up your eTithe. The Well WEBCASTS Dean's sermons are now available online at nomorethirst.org. Save them to your IPod, burn them on a cd, or listen to them over the internet. Sermons will be added each Sunday night following the service. PRAYER POINT Please pray for Jason Priddle, serving in Colombia. Please pray for Donnie Brodeur, who is working at a camp in Texas this summer. |
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FATHER'S DAY...
...is June 15th and The Well
needs your help in honoring our fathers. This is an open call
for anyone (and everyone!) to send in two pictures: a "blast from
the past" picture of you and your dad and a "grown up" picture of
you and your dad.
Send as an attachment to cari@nomorethirst.org
or bring to Sunday service to have your pictures scanned in.
The pictures will be used to
create a very special display and presentation during our Father's
Day service.
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May 29: Connect Dinner at PoBoy's Downtown, 6:30 p.m. June 14: Connect Pool Party June 26: Connect Dinner, 6:30 p.m. July 19: Connect River Trip Day July 24: Connect Dinner, 6:30 p.m. August 2: Connect BBQ in the Park Summer "Connect" events are planned for all involved at the Well. Mark your calendars and plan to attend while getting a chance to meet and know families, students, professionals and even pets! Stay tuned for more info on each event... |
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Visit www.nomorethirst.org for more info! |
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| Dean Inserra, Pastor dean@nomorethirst.org | Cari Bradley, Design & Branding cari@nomorethirst.org |
| Scott Simmons, Worship Leader scott@nomorethirst.org | Jenny Rosen, Finance finance@nomorethirst.org |
| Dr. Matthew Robinson, Administrator matthew@nomorethirst.org | Sally Inserra, Well Kids wellkids@nomorethirst.org |
| Sarah Scruggs, Community Groups sarah@nomorethirst.org | Jessica Glass, Membership jessica@nomorethirst.org |
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