April 19th, 2026

This Sunday

Songs & Hymns // Pastor Ward Young

Sermon // Pastor Ryan Fullerton

Sermon Text // Matthew 21:18–22

Fighter Verse of the Week.

-  James 1:4–5

When churches memorize Scripture together, the members deepen their dependency upon God’s Word, grow in Word-centered friendships, enrich their prayers for one another, and build unity that is essential to the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:13–16, Colossians 3:14). This is why, with the aid of Fighter Verses, a ministry of Truth:78, Immanuel is seeking to memorize Scripture together throughout 2026. The weekly memory verse is shared in the bulletin, the Immanuel Connect, and implemented into the Sunday School hour, with helpful resources available here, and in the Immanuel app. You can even access an example outline for family worship here.

May the Word of Christ dwell in us richly during 2026, that we may teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in our hearts to God (Col. 3:16).

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Special Announcement.

Help Us Celebrate Our Grads!

Immanuel Members // Would you consider helping us celebrate our graduating seniors by contributing to our Immanuel Graduation Celebration potluck on Sunday morning, May 3rd? If so, sign up here to prepare and drop off a potluck item in the kitchen before/during Sunday School hour. While event attendance is limited to graduates and their guests due to capacity, signing up to provide for the meal is an excellent opportunity as a church to serve these grads. We will likewise be announcing and praying for our grads during the Sunday service on May 3rd as a congregation. 

Thanks for helping to celebrate such a milestone moment in the life of our Immanuel young adults!

 

New Resource: Real-Time Sermon Translation

As the Lord continues to faithfully shape our Immanuel family to reflect our vision of "building a community from all cultures where Christ is King," we are grateful to introduce a real-time translation service: Kaleo AI. This tool aims to ensure that the preached Word on Sunday mornings is not hindered by language barriers for our non-English and minimal-English speaking members and guests. Kaleo AI allows you to follow the service in your native language—with 197 languages supported—directly from your own device.

• Step 1: Scan the QR Code located in your bulletin. Alternatively, visit our direct link: app.getkaleo.ai/c/immanuelky or download the Kaleo AI app and select Immanuel Baptist Church Louisville.
• Step 2: Select your preferred language.
• Step 3: Read the live captions on your screen or listen to the translation.

Note: If you choose to listen to the audio translation, please use some form of earbuds to honor those sitting around you.

Unlike standard translation apps, Kaleo AI is custom-trained to recognize theological words and names, and is designed to remain true to the biblical message being spoken.

Upcoming Events.

Serve.

Immanuel Kids Worship Service Volunteers Needed

This was sung by the first congregations as a portion of Psalm 78: "We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done." All members are responsible for telling Immanuel's children about God. One avenue to do this is serving in our nursery.

Will you join our worship service nursery team? We will train you, provide a schedule that does not require outside preparation, and support you through our leadership team.

Apply here or contact Rebecca Cedillo at rcedillo@immanuelky.org.

 

Serve with The Prisoner's Hope

Mentorship

Immanuel partners with The Prisoner's Hope to provide biblical teaching/counseling for inmates through letter writing and other correspondence. We aim to foster character transformation for wise living under the Lordship of Christ in all areas of life. If you have a desire to learn more about living out the Great Commission by mentoring a prison inmate through The Prisoner’s Hope ministry, please contact William Mullins at wmullins644@students.sbts.edu.

Chaperoning

We are also looking for more men to join the team of chaperones for men who are members and/or visiting Immanuel who are on the Registered Sex Offender Registry.  As a church, we are eager to warmly welcome any/all no matter their background, but we also labor to balance our warm welcome with commitments to protect the vulnerable.  To volunteer to serve as a chaperone or to learn more about that ministry, please contact William Mullins at wmullins644@students.sbts.edu.

 

Mercy Homes

In our efforts to ensure that no need goes unmet among Immanuel's members (Acts 4:34), our deacons seek to connect short-term housing needs with members who are able to open their homes to meet those needs. If you have a room, a basement or garage apartment, or even just a couch that you are willing to offer up to a member who might find themselves in a housing crisis, please let our deacons know by filling out this form. 

 

Resources.

Mercy Needs Form

The Lord provides for the needs of his people and has appointed deacons in the church to help administer this provision so that there would not be a needy person among us at Immanuel. If you are aware of a need that the Lord might meet through the care of our deacons, please make our deacons aware of it through our Mercy Needs Form.

 

Ways to Give

Thank you so much for your continued worship of our great God through your faithful giving. Because of your sacrificial giving, we have been able to continue fully supporting our missionaries, our ministries, and our staff. You are able to give online or in person. Giving boxes are located near the sanctuary exits.

 

Immanuel App

Want a simple resource to help stay connected at Immanuel? Download the new Immanuel app here. While still currently a work in progress, expect to see future resources coming to the app that will integrate with Breeze to better serve our church body.

 

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