Cornerstone Bible Study - 9/15: We will begin a new book - Gospel of Luke

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Here is the information for this week's Bible study.

• Bible Study: Luke 1:1, Lucia will lead
• Date/Time: 9/15 (Friday) 8:00pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
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• 8-8:30pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Lucia will be our family worship leader. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: WenChing will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your own and your children's needs.

Thanks to Angela for leading the last chapters of Acts of The Apostles last week and giving us a good summary of the book we have been studying most of this year. Last week, we also had many new friends join us. We welcome Bethany, Michelle, Heidi and their families and look forward to see them regularly at our gatherings.

This week we will begin to study the Gospel according to Luke. As the name implies, the author of the third Gospel is St. Luke who also happens to be the author of the Acts of the Apostles. It is believed that Luke was a close follower and disciple of Paul. He wrote the Acts through first hand knowledge of having been around Paul throughout much of his journey up till Paul's Martyrdom. Luke also wrote the Gospel through much of Paul's narrative and his own research. Thanks to Mike for the suggestion, we will see a lot of continuity in both books as the central believe, ideal and theme flows from Paul's main teachings: the universality of salvation and God's immense mercy towards sinners.

God Bless,

Maria