Songs & Hymns // Pastor Ward Young
Sermon // Pastor Ryan Fullerton
[For] the LORD will not cast off forever, ³²but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; ³³for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men.
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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Annual Members' Meeting (Part Two) // May 14thMark your calendar for Wednesday, May 14th, 6:30p, for part two of Immanuel's annual members' meeting. As this is an important rhythm in the life of our church, we hope you make plans to gather with us!
Men's Breakfast // May 24thImmanuel Men // Join us on Saturday morning, May 24th, 8:00a, in the Fellowship Hall for an amazing breakfast, needed fellowship, friendly competition, and a word of encouragement. The speaker will be Pastor Jay Ingram on "How can I show hospitality?" Bring $5 to donate toward breakfast. Contact Josh Austin to help with preparing breakfast.
Spring Church Workday // May 24thLike last year, our spring workday will be combined with the Men's Breakfast, but you don't have to come to the breakfast to help with the workday! (And you don't have to stay for the workday to join us for breakfast.) The whole church is encouraged to join us!
Men's Spring Camping Trip // May 30th–31stImmanuel Men // Join us for another men’s camping trip at the end of May at Jefferson Memorial Forest (Group Sites 1 & 2 have already been reserved). For those who want extra time outdoors and an opportunity to build bushcraft skills, a few of us will be heading out a day early on Thursday, May 29th, at the same group sites. This trip includes free BBQ! Luke Vaughan has graciously offered to smoke a bunch of pork for everyone. However, you may want to bring your own dinner to supplement. Please sign up here so we can get an accurate headcount and prepare enough pork for everyone. Signing up also ensures that only those attending receive camping updates—so I don’t have to message the entire men’s ministry. Hope to see you there! 2025 Annual Immanuel Women's Conference // June 6th–7thImmanuel Sisters // Join us June 6th–7th for the 2025 Annual Immanuel Women’s Conference, “Even If: A Study Through the Book of Habakkuk." Register here before May 9th and save $5! Registration closes Friday, May 16th. Hope to see you there! Finances a problem? Please contact Patti! Childcare not provided.
Fourth Street Camp 2025 // June 23rd–27thFourth Street Camp, June 23rd–27th, is a free camp in downtown Louisville for students entering 3rd–8th grade. Dive into one of seven tracks for the week—art, crafting, drama, hip-hop/breakdancing, photography (6th–8th graders), soccer, or volleyball—while discovering that Jesus alone is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Register your Camper Register your 3rd-8th grader at fourthstreetcamp.com. Invite your Neighbors Take the sticker invitations at the building entrances to invite the 3rd–8th graders in your sphere. Since our space is limited, please invite children who don't have many opportunities to hear the gospel. Volunteer There are many opportunities to show the compassion of Jesus as a camp volunteer! You can sign up at fourthstreetcamp.com where you can discover the variety of positions with different time commitments. Dinner is provided every evening. Childcare is available for volunteer children, including VBS for ages 4-2nd grade. Donate GCG leaders will receive communication from our team for your GCG to donate pizzas or bottled waters this year. Thank you for sharing your resources as you are able. |
Immanuel Members // Are you walking in holiness and have a zeal to invest in the youth of Immanuel? Are you a godly role model whom they can trust and follow? If so, consider applying to serve as an Immanuel Youth leader for the upcoming 2025–26 IY year (June–May)!
In Immanuel Youth, we seek to make adult disciples of Christ, raising up youth for lifelong faithfulness beyond youth. Partnering with parents and church community, Immanuel Youth aims to root students in the Word of Christ and the local church in such a manner that produces long-lasting disciples beyond high school graduation. If you have questions, reach out to the Immanuel Youth Director, Cody Farthing. Learn more and apply here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As we study our community we are seeking to identify the burdens, needs, and desires of our neighbors. The key to serving our community is to locate all available church assets and begin connecting them to these burdens and needs. As a church, God has equipped us with many gifts, talents, and resources to be used to serve one another, as well as, those around us. So, would you share the ways God has gifted you to serve? We would love to know! Please take a few minutes to fill out this gifts assessment form.
We are grateful to offer a nursing mothers' room located off the balcony on the 2nd floor. Furthermore, a cry room is available in the fellowship hall. Both locations offer the service streamed. For directions, view our building map by clicking the desired room above.
