November 2-3, 2007
Weekend Bible Study:
"Where Do Lutherans Fit Among Today's Churches?"
Dr. Michael Rogness,
Alvin N. Rogness Professor of Preaching, Luther Seminary
Join Us in this Exciting Study!
The Great Commission and its contribution and place in the Lutheran heritage today, the effective proclamation of the Gospel, the different settings between the 16th and the 21st centuries, and how Lutherans should best implement this vital aspect ot its mission, will be included in this Study. The witness of Scripture and Jesus — the heart of the whole Christian message — will be the focus of the presentations.
Dates: November 2-3, 2007
Place: Bethel Lutheran Church,
10181 Finch Ave, Cupertino (408-252-8500)
Cost: $25 for adults, $10 for youth
Friday Evening - November 2nd
7:00 to 9:00 PM
Session 1 - "Just What Is a Lutheran?" - For by grace you have been saved through faith (Ephesians 2:8)
Saturday - November 3rd
9:00 am to 3:00 pm including
Lunch (Free Will Donation)
Session 2 - "The Outlook for the ELCA — Problems & Challenges"
- A house divided against itself cannot stand (Mark 3:25);
Go therefore & make disciples of all nations. (Matthew 28:19)
Session 3 - "The Gospel in a Religiously Secular Age" -
- Lord, help my Unbelief (Mark 9:24)
Session 4 - "At the Center Then & Now — Jesus of Nazareth"
- Jesus Christ is the same yesterday & today & forever! (Hebrews 13:8)
Location of all sessions:
Bethel Lutheran Church,
10181 Finch Ave, Cupertino
408-252-8500 or website for directions/map
Join Us in this Exciting Study!
Several churches in the Santa
Clara Valley Lutheran Parish are sponsoring this series of
Bible Studies in cooperation with the Lutheran Bible Institute,
bringing highly recognized Bible Study leaders to the South Bay for
special programs. See previous programs in this series (listed above-right.)
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Dr. Michael Rogness began his work at Luther Seminary in 1985 and was named Professor of Homiletics in 1993. He earned the B.A. degree in 1956 from Augustana College and the B.D. degree from Luther Seminary in 1960. As a Fulbright Scholar, he earned his Dr. Theo. degree in Reformation history from Erlangen/Nurnberg University in Germany in 1963. Ordained in 1964, he served as Pastor of St. John’s Luth-Howard Lake, 1964-67. and First Luth-Duluth (1970-85). Dr. Rogness is the author of many books including The Church Nobody Knows: The Shape of the Future Church (1971), The Hand that Holds Me: How God’s Grace Touches Our Lives (1984), and Preaching to a TV Generation: The Sermon in the Electronic Age (1996).
Please
enroll directly using our Registration Form. (100 kB PDF)
For information and reservations, please contact either of the following:
the Bethel Lutheran Church Office - 408-252-8500 or
Jim Wenzel - (408) 741-1263
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