We are thanking and praised our gracious and giving God for His ministry through Dr. Wilton Heyliger and the saints of God at Incarnate Word Lutheran Church! The Lord is prospering the work as He has positioned them in a new location. If you are new to the area and need a solid ministry to attend where God’s Word and Sacraments readily flow, join them on a Sunday morning. Bible Study is at 9:15 AM and the worship service is at 10:00 AM. Glory to God!
Phase 2 of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, the new LCMS mission to Norcross, Georgia begins in 3 days! Starting on September 14, Emmanuel will have a regular Biblical study called Topic & Conversation which will involve direct engagement with the Norcross community. People should begin to gather around 5:45 PM by the fountain at Lillian Webb Park (5 College St. Norcross).
TOPIC & CONVERSATION will then begin at 6:00 PM by the fountain. Just bring along a Bible and a lawn chair. Be prepared to welcome new comers as they just jump in and join the conversation! Some light refreshments will be offered as well.
DIVINE SERVICE – At 7:15 PM, Divine Service will be held at the Norcross Community Center (10 College St. Norcross). It is within a 2 minute walking distance!
For either lifelong Lutherans who need God’s Word and Gifts on a Saturday night, or new people seeking out Biblical teaching and worship, this mission is for you!
Again, we are thankful for 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. We know that the Lord. only creates saving faith through His Word so . . . we aim to bring the Word of God to that area of Norcross each and every Saturday!
We ask for your prayers over the next 3 days, that our Lord will put the people in our path that are lost, hurting, and need to hear the precious Good News of Jesus. Thanks!
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!
Where do I get help? Can I have life with God? Can I be confident that I belong to Him? What is my identity? What do I believe? How do I go on? What does it mean to worship God? What do I need from God when I worship Him? Where can I be fed? For almost every question facing people in the world today, the answer is GO TO CHURCH! From start to finish, the Scriptures don’t imagine anything else. Going to church means being there with all we’ve got, but the shock of Christian worship is that God is actually there with all that He’s got. It is incarnational, physical, and communal contact with the one true God Who surprises us with His grace through His Word and Gifts.
Come to this 1 day conference and study the Biblical foundations of worship in the Old and New Testament and what it means for us right now today.
Location: Living Faith Lutheran Church in Cumming, Georgia (1171 Atlanta Hwy)
Time: Monday, August 28th from 9 AM – 3 PM. Lunch provided.
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.
Give praise and thanks to God ! The Lord has called Pastor Charles Kenefke to be pastor of the dear saints at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Dahlenega, Georgia! We praise our Lord for His faithfulness! Please keep this the mission of St. Peter in your prayers as well as their new pastor!
Plans are being made to begin a new mission congregation in Norcross, Georgia, called Emmanuel Lutheran Church. The very strategic meeting for all prospective members and leaders of this new congregation will be held at the Norcross Community center. The address is 10 College St in Norcross and the meeting will be held from 9 AM – 11 AM on February 18. If you have ideas about how a new church could meet the needs of your community or family then please let contact Pastor Tim Droegemueller at lflcpastor@gmail.com. If you would like to be a part of the excitement of planting a new church, then we would like to hear from you also. We want to serve our community by reaching out with the mercy of Christ and the saving message of the Gospel and would love for anyone to be a part of this. If you or anyone else has a language specific need like Spanish, Korean, or Telegu, please contact us as soon as you are able. We will then be aware of how we can incorporate that need into the DNA of this new congregation.
As you know, this work will begin by trusting God’s Word alone to do it all. Bibles, catechisms, and hymnals will be needed as people start to develop habits of studying the Bible, training in the faith, and preparing for worship. If you want to help, we would rejoice!
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