Songs & Hymns // Pastor Ward Young
Sermon // Pastor Ryan Fullerton
Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
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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We'd love for you to 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! Here are the upcoming dates for the Christmas season. Choir will lead worship on Sunday, Dec. 15th!
Rehearsals: Nov. 24th, Dec. 1st, and 8th. Rehearsal times are 12:00–1:30p after Sunday worship in the Foster Room. If you have any questions, email Pastor Ward Young at wyoung@immanuelky.org.
Last month, Breeze, our membership database service, introduced an SMS enrollment process to meet new wireless carrier requirements. As part of this update, you should have received a text message from 87447 asking you to opt in to our church's SMS notifications. To continue receiving important updates and reminders from Immanuel, please respond to the message with "Yes."
If you didn’t receive an opt-in text or would like to learn more about these compliance requirements, click here.
Are you looking for a community to walk the Christian life out with? If so, join us on Sunday mornings, 9:00a, for our Introducing Immanuel class on October 27th, November 3rd, November 10th, and November 17th. Introducing Immanuel is the best way to learn about who we are as a body of believers. Pastors will explain the basics of Immanuel's vision, family life, and beliefs. Register here.
Please note that all class sessions of Introducing Immanuel are required for church membership.
IY Family Potluck // Nov. 3rdImmanuel Youth // On November 3rd, we are thrilled to share a meal together with both our Immanuel Youth students AND their families at 12:00p in the Fellowship Hall. No agenda but to eat and enjoy one another's company! Don't miss these opportunities to fellowship with other Immanuel Youth families as we seek together to build the next generation into a community from all cultures where Christ is King. On the menu for November: a Thanksgiving lunch! Please note: These lunches are potluck style, so we ask that you sign up here to bring an item if you plan to partake. You can drop off items in the Fellowship Hall kitchen before the Sunday School hour begins.
Singles Ministry Fellowship // Nov. 16thImmanuel Singles // Join us in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, November 16th at 7:00p for a teaching from Jeff King on loneliness, followed by a Q&A afterward. Please bring snacks for a snack-luck.
Immanuel Women's Christmas Gift Exchange // Dec. 6thImmanuel Ladies // Save the date for the improved 2nd annual Christmas Gift Exchange! It will be Friday, December 6th at 6:30p. More info to come soon. Hope to see you there!
IY Christmas Party // Dec. 13thImmanuel Youth // Save the date for some IY Christmas festivities on Friday night, December 13th! More details coming soon!
Singles Ministry Christmas Party & Gift Exchange // Dec. 14thJoin us in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, December 14th at 7:00p for the Singles Annual Christmas Party. Please bring a present worth no more than $10 for a gift exchange and a sweet or savory snack to share.
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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.
We have a special request for our sisters who use the nursing mothers' room. Praise the Lord for your sweet babies! We have outgrown our current space for nursing mothers and need your feedback as we reimagine a new location and accommodations for this space. Please take a moment to share your feedback 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. 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.
