Emmanuel Lutheran Church, the new LCMS church plant in Norcross, Georgia is starting weekly events called TOPIC & CONVERSATION. The events will be held each Saturday. The schedule is:
5:45 PM – Gather at Lillian Webb Park (5 College St. Norcross, Georgia). Meet by the fountain!
6:00 PM – Topic & Conversation begins
7:15 PM – The Divine Service in the Norcross Community Center (10 College St. Norcross, Georgia)
The very first TOPIC & CONVERSATION will be: ONLY 2 RELIGIONS. Come be a part of the study and part of the discussion!
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, the new LCMS mission to Norcross, Georgia is moving to Saturday nights. Starting on September 14, Emmanuel will have a regular Biblical study, interface with the Norcross community, and Divine Service every Saturday.
Emmanuel is embracing a new way of engaging the community of Norcross called TOPIC & CONVERSATION. In our present 2D context of soundbites and social media, meaningful dialogue around the Word of God is being lost. People are losing the ability to listen, reason, or even converse. Topic and Conversation provides an avenue to introduce issues that are meaningful to all people and then provide a framework where there can be civil and respectful discourse. In the TOPIC & CONVERSATION study, we expect to be engaging with people who are not yet grounded in the Biblical narrative and do not yet believe in the finished work of Christ. That is why we are doing this. This won’t trip us out. We welcome the chance to engage with those outside of the faith! Each of these T & C events sponsored by the new mission in Norcross, Emmanuel Lutheran Church will be held in public at the Lillian Webb Park (5 College St. Norcross).
TOPIC & CONVERSATION will begin at 6:00 PM by the fountain. Refreshments will be served to all participants and be prepared with a Bible and a lawn chair. Be prepared to welcome new comers as they just jump in and join the conversation.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Gather – 5:45 PM
Topic and conversation – starts 6 PM and ends at 7 PM Location: Lillian Webb Park (5 College St, Norcross)
7:15 Divine Service (within 2 minute walking distance!) Location: The Norcross Community Center (10 College St., Norcross)
We have a team of leaders committed to this work and we are approaching this church plant with a “first fruits” mentality. This work is not an afterthought, but an intentional press of God’s Word and the grace of Christ into this community. Thank you for your prayers for this work… and the effort you have put into establishing another place where sinners can receive God’s life-saving gifts in Christ! We are very excited about this next phase and your possible participation in this! I am committed to serving each Saturday night so that there is consistency in pastoral care.
Living Faith Lutheran Church in Cumming, Georgia, will be hosting a 2 hour presentation from Pastor Dass and Julie on the miraculous progress of the Lutheran Confessional Church of Pakistan! All the congregations along with their pastors and members are invited to hear about what the Lord has been doing to reach the people of Pakistan with His powerful Word!
The gathering will be head at Living Faith (1171 Atlanta Hwy) on July 27, 2024 at 10 AM.
Give praise and thanks to God for the power of His Word and the free grace of God in Jesus Christ our Lord!
On October 29, five adults and twenty-two children (ranging from infant to age 17 years old) were baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit!
Continue to keep The Lutheran Confessional Church of Pakistan in your daily prayers so that the Gospel may continue to spread across the land!
First Worship Service at Emmanuel Lutheran in Norcross! Rejoice in the Lord! Regina was baptized into the Name of our God and reborn by water and the Spirit! Eddie publicly confirmed his faith in Christ and so this new ministry has been blessed with two new members of the Body of Christ!
Welcome to Droege Boys Dropped 2023! There are people in the world who are survival experts. They have the skills to survive in any kind of climate with almost nothing. They are tough. They are brave. They have been trained for extreme conditions. They are true professionals. These guys below are not those people. But they are still getting dropped into the Georgia wilderness with almost nothing! They must try to try to scratch a living off the land and survive for 50 hours. Let’s meet the players . . .
The Players
The players in this year’s survival challenge are:
JAY
This is obviously a picture of him trying to appear as tough and rugged as he can. We shall see . . .
TIM
Is this guy seriously taking a slipshoddy picture of himself at a stoplight just so he can upload this post today? The answer is . . . yes.
JACOB
Somebody better wipe that smile off his face because there are no Christmas presents where he’s going. Even poorly wrapped ones . . .
LUKE
So he can easily punt a ball 50 yards, but will Mr. Football have the bandwidth to go 50 hours? There are doubters.
ISAAC
This guy looks prepared for action, but let’s see how he does without his precious poncho.
The Location
The Droege Boys are getting dropped into a remote location in North Georgia where there will be zero access to food. Survival participants do not get to leave the allotted territory for rescue at any time. Even if they were to run across another human being, they cannot ask for help or receive any. If there is no water, tough! If there is no food, tough! There is no shelter of any kind that the Droege Boys will start with. If they want one, they will have to make one with the raw materials they find around them. They are completely and totally on their own in our good Lord’s rugged creation.
The Rules
The Droege Boys must survive for 50 hours dependant only on their own limited skills to survive.
Everybody has to stay. If one person cries, whines, and decides to quit, everyone loses.
Each survival participant can bring one item. The item cannot be food. Or drink. Or a tent. Or any bedding supplies. Or a fishing pole. Or anything that makes instant flame. Or water purification tablets. Or any artificial illumination like a flashlight. And this year, all multi-purpose tools are now outlawed. Sorry fellas! Make sure you choose wisely!
The Droege Boys will receive 1 bonus item. It will be chosen by this year’s drop masters (the Deluca’s!). The bonus item may not even be necessarily helpful, but perhaps they will be usable. Be kind somebody!
The Purpose
Our purpose is to raise support for ministry of the Confessional Lutheran Church of Pakistan which is now preaching the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ in Pakistan. God is doing miracles through His Word and reaching many people! Many of the poor Christian families that the LCCP reaches are trapped in indentured servitude (slavery) with no way of escape. Pastor Jay Dass and his wife Julie pay the price for their release (sometimes less than 50$ per person) so that these Christians can be set free and start a new life. These families have been getting new clothes, receiving daily meals, studying the Bible, learning the Catechism, and being confirmed to become members of the church. Baptisms are happening for adults, youth, and infants on a regular basis. Many of the people have never known about the Biblical teaching about Holy Baptism (God’s act for us!). The children have never been allowed a regular education on account of their faith in Jesus. Our tiny effort seeks to give care, support, and love to our brothers and sisters in need in the name of Christ as they get healthy in Christ and prepare for their own vocation. We seek to draw attention this crucial work where God is meeting human needs through His beloved Church while also teaching God’s Word and delivering His life-giving gifts. Below, are a few of the kids that are now receiving both regular and Bible education at the church. We want to support Pastor Dass and his dear wife Julie in this ministry.
How to Participate
This challenge intends to raise support for the LCCP and works this way. If you want to participate, there are 4 different pledges that we are suggesting. If you want to do something other than these suggestions, you are free in Christ to do so!
A support pledge of $10
A support pledge of $100
A support pledge of $1000
A support pledge of $10,000
To do this, simply write a check out to the “LCCP” with “LFLC Challenge” in the memo line and send it to:
Attn: Dave Koch
Living Faith Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 992
Cumming, GA 30040
If you would like to make a pledge online, go to the LCCP homepage at LCCPmission.org. Click on the “Giving” tab. Scroll down to click the “Give” button. On the right, you will see a heading that says “Donate Now” and a bar under that heading which says “General.” Click on that tab and select “LFLC Challenge.” Follow the prompts from there and choose whatever donation you like. We completely understand if you are not able to support the mission right now, but you can each help them by getting out this message far and wide by sharing or reposting!
The DROEGE BOYS DROPPED! event will take place June 22-24, but the results will not be made known until June 27, 2023. If the Droege Boys are unsuccessful, no one will be held to their pledge commitment. People will be free to do whatever they choose. Once the DROEGE BOYS DROPPED! video is put together, you will know the results! The results of the challenge will be on the Kairos Network website. To get updates and results directly, sign up to FOLLOW the Kairos Network at http://www.thekairosnetwork.org.
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