Songs & Hymns // Pastor Ward Young
Sermon // Pastor Ryan Fullerton
If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, ¹⁰even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.
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 2024. The weekly memory verse is shared in the bulletin, the Immanuel Connect, and implemented into the Sunday School hour, with helpful resources available here, in the Immanuel app, and also in the bookstore (coming soon). May the Word of Christ dwell in us richly during 2024, 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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Immanuel // Inflatables, face-painting, and hot dogs! Join us for Neighbor Day on June 1st, 3:00–6:00p! This free event is to build relationships with unchurched families from your neighborhood, as well as, those from Immanuel's neighborhood. We hope this event will be an entry point for families to build trust with our community and hear about opportunities to connect further through Fourth Street Camp, Christianity Explained classes, and our Sunday gathering.
Please invite an unchurched child or family in your sphere. If they cannot attend, please still come with your family and engage with others.
There are a few volunteer opportunities for this event as well. We'd like to have a ballpark number for attendance, so please fill out this form to let us know you are coming or available to volunteer.
Have you heard the news?! Promotion Sunday for Immanuel Kids and Immanuel Youth is next Sunday, June 2nd! Some children in our Green Hall nursery will move up, but not all of them. Rebecca Cedillo, our Immanuel Kids Director, will email all parents whose children will move to the next class this week. All Huckleberry students will move up to kindergarten in the Blue Hall. This means they will also graduate to attending the worship service with their parents. So, church, be extra supportive as some of these kids experience worship service for the first time. Welcome them with hospitality!
All children in elementary Blue Hall Sunday School will promote to the next grade. If you would not like your elementary student to promote to the next grade, please contact Rebecca Cedillo. Summer classes for June–August will be combined kindergarten/1st Grade, 2nd/3rd Grade, and 4th/5th Grade.
What about rising 6th graders? You will officially be joining Immanuel Youth in the youth room (basement)! IY begins at 9:00a and you are encouraged to arrive early to meet some of our leaders and other students before the festivities kick off. If you have any questions (or simply want to share your excitement), reach out to Cody Farthing at cfarthing@immanuelky.org. You will be hearing from him early this week!
American Heritage girls is a faith-based scouting opportunity for girls ages 5 to 18. We are hoping to start a troop at Immanuel in the fall. Join us after the service Sunday, June 9th in the Fellowship Hall to sign up your daughter(s) and see what opportunities there are to get involved.
Fourth Street Camp is a free camp for students entering 3rd–8th grade. Dive into one of eight tracks for the week—art, basketball, creative writing, drama, hip-hop dance, photography, soccer, or vocal performance—while discovering that Jesus Christ alone offers living hope. Dinner is provided, and local transportation is available. Learn more and register here!
Immanuel Youth (Rising 8th–12th Grade) // This summer, July 14th–18th, join Immanuel Youth for The Nations Next Door: A unique summer mission and service experience. Partnered with Refuge International, The Nations Next Door gives students a weeklong overnight opportunity to learn about God’s heart for the nations and engage them—right here in Louisville! Here's what to expect:
Amazing Race
You will experience a taste of what is it like for refugees during their first few months of arriving in the United States through this fun interactive simulation.
Cultural Immersion
You will have the opportunity to visit a Buddhist temple and mosque, be introduced to various types of ethnic foods and other facets of diverse culture, and attend an ethnic Christian church service.
Missionary Refugee Testimonies
You will hear testimonies from refugees resettled here in Louisville, as well as from former and current foreign and local missionaries.
Service Project
You will have the opportunity to plan and implement an outreach to an ethnically diverse apartment complex. Examples include backyard bible clubs, community cookouts, VBS, community carnival, etc.
The cost is only $140, which covers lodging, food, programming, a camp journal, bag, and t-shirt. Regarding lodging, we will be staying at Our Savior Lutheran School, who has partnered with Refuge International to offer accommodations for incoming church groups this summer. If finances are a concern or you have any other questions, feel free to reach out to Cody Farthing at cfarthing@immanuelky.org. Interested? The deadline has been extended to May 31st. Register today!
*Also, as the number of students becomes finalized (and thus, the final needed number of leaders and volunteers), stay tuned for more details regarding parent volunteer opportunities for the event.
Help send our Immanuel kids and chaperones to Crossings Camp, a gospel-centered youth camp, this summer! You can donate to the Crossings fund here.
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.
In the Immanuel Kids ministry, we partner with parents to pass on the kingdom to the next generation. We feed these little ones two things: truth and love.
From Come Ye Children by Charles Spurgeon: "The most mature and educated in the church are not too good or unsuited for this work. We must not think that because we have other services to do or gifts to share that we should not take an interest in this holy work. But in all kindness and according to our opportunities, we must stand ready to help the little ones and to cheer those whose chief calling is to minister to them. This message comes to all of us: Feed my lambs (John 21:15)."
Will you feed our littlest lambs the truth and love during our worship service? It is incredibly rewarding. And it is also hard work. Many hands lighten that load, which means…we need YOUR hands to contribute to this evangelistic work.
You would serve once in a 6-week period, 10:00a-11:55a. Please click here to fill out an application!
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. When we exclusively moved to mailed checks and online giving, you responded. Because of your sacrificial giving, we have been able to continue fully supporting our missionaries, our ministries, and our staff.
We are pleased to share that, not only can you give online, but you can now give in person once again! 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.
