Cornerstone Bible Study - 7/27 "he who is least among you is the one who is great"

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

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

• Bible Study: Luke 9:46, Bettina will lead
• Date/Time: 7/27 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
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• 7:30 - 8:00pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Vincent will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your child and your own needs.
  

To be the least requires great humility. Yet, it is Jesus' promise to us that the least among you will be the greatest. There is often a very subtle but greatly distinct difference between humility and insecurity; between self-confidence and self-importance. Insecurity leads to self-importance or self-centerness. Humbling ourselves before God can only lead us to greater grace, trust and confidence in everything that we undertake.

"Dear God, help us fix our eyes upon the cruxified Christ and learn the way to greater communion with you by walking a humble and obedient path." We pray in Jesus' name.

God Bless,
Maria

Cornerstone Bible Study - 7/20 "Let him take up his cross and follow me"

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

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

• Bible Study: Luke 9:23, Maria will lead
• Date/Time: 7/20 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
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• 7:30 - 8:00pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Angela will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your child and your own needs.

I was watching a Christian program on TV. The pastor speaks about a powerful insight and program he would like all to know and embrace as a way to fully live an abundant life. That is Gods' Promise, Problem and Providence he has for each one of us. The argument goes like this: just like the Isralites were being led out of Egypt, God gave his people a Promise of freedom, he than gave them a Problem (being in the wilderness) and lastly he fulfills his promise through his infinite Providence in the promised land (For those who survived the problem to see it). He said the only way out of a Problem is "go through it" to receive God's Providence.

In Chapter 9 of Luke's gospel, Jesus talks about denying ourselves, taking up our cross daily and follow him. It's convenient to think about our crosses as problems that God gave us to solve in order that we are fit to claim God's providence when we solved it. Does Jesus have a deeper meaning here in what really are our crosses?? Come share your thoughts....

God Bless,

Maria

Cornerstone Bible Study - 7/13: Albert's Pilgrimage trip to Israel

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

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

• Topic: Albert is our guest speaker this week, to share his pilgrimage trip to Israel with focus on Luke's Gospel
• Date/Time: 7/13 (Friday) 7:30pm
• Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School. 10110 N. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. (click on link below for map)
• http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=10110+N.+De+Anza+Blvd.&city=Cupertino&state=CA&zipcode=
• 7:30 - 8:00pm - Children sing along praise and worship session. Please arrive promptly
• Snacks: Michelle will bring snacks. Please bring beverage for your child and your own needs.

God Bless,

Maria