December 21st, 2025

This Sunday

Songs & Hymns // Collin Tanner

Sermon // Pastor Ryan Fullerton

Fighter Verse of the Week.

-  Revelation 21:4

 

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 2025. The weekly memory verse is shared in the bulletin, the Immanuel Connect, and implemented into the Sunday School hour, with helpful resources available here. May the Word of Christ dwell in us richly during 2025, 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 Announcements.

We're Hiring // Facility Care Manager We are officially hiring for a full-time Facility Care Manager. After working tirelessly over the last eight years to build the systems and structures to steward Immanuel’s facility resources, our current manager, Scott Stringer, is returning to the helicopter cockpit where he began his career. Our entire staff will be very sad to see him go, but we are so thankful that he will be remaining in Louisville and continuing to serve Immanuel as one of our deacons. This position partners with the Executive Pastor and plays a vital role in developing and maintaining the systems and structures necessary to steward Immanuel’s physical resources for the next generation, while warmly welcoming the current generation. The ideal candidate will be an organized, detail-oriented, and creative problem solver ready to use these gifts in seen and unseen ways to serve the body of Christ. If that sounds like you, and you are a member of Immanuel, apply! Please contact Donnie Isely with any questions. Also, be sure to congratulate Scott and thank him for using his gifts so faithfully over the past eight years. You can find the application, along with a full list of expectations and qualifications, at the links here.   Immanuel Christmas Offering This December, the Immanuel Christmas Missions Offering will allow us to support our missionary units with a special gift, the missional work of the Immanuel Network, and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. As we generously give during December, let us remember that our commitment to our sent-out ones and global missions is partnering to bring glory to God and spread the gospel of our Lord Jesus among the nations. You can give to the Immanuel Christmas Offering here!   Christmas at Immanuel The message of Christmas is that God can be known. He can be trusted. He can be reconnected with after years of separation and alienation. The message of Christmas is that Jesus has come so that you can know God as your Redeemer, your Savior, and your Friend. Come, and invite others, to explore the real gift of Christmas: Fellowship with God. Sunday Mornings // 10:15a Christmas Eve Service // 5:00p Please Note: No Sunday School hour on December 21st and December 28th.

Immanuel D-Groups

D-Groups are small, same-gender groups that meet weekly to encourage one another and commit to a Bible-reading plan that covers about half the Bible. If you would like to join a group to spur you on in the spiritual discipline of reading the Word and meditating on it, then please register here! Questions? Contact Nathan Fike at nfike@immanuelky.org. Registration closes January 4th, and groups will begin on January 26th. 

 

Join the Immanuel Choir

Come and help lead the saints in singing! All Immanuel members are welcome. Sight reading is not a requirement. Come, improve your vocal skills, learn a little music theory, and help lead worship through Immanuel's choir! Rehearsal time/location: 12:00–1:30p, upstairs in Spurgeon Room. 

Christmas Choir

Rehearsals: November 16th, 23rd, & December 7th

Lead: Sunday, December 14th

 

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.

 

Gifts Assessment