# Note From Pastor Don: Battle Ready! - From: Ringgold Church — Note from Pastor Don - Sent: October 4, 2026 (2026-10-04T12:50:03.559Z) - Web version: https://ringgoldchurch.flowforth.co/emails/note-from-pastor-don/18956 - More emails: https://ringgoldchurch.flowforth.co/emails/note-from-pastor-don --- ![](https://churchusercontent.com/7dea5196-4eba-4077-b604-beade067734c/2_2026-04-09T17-15-35-292Z.png?w=1400) October 4, 2026 ![](https://churchusercontent.com/7dea5196-4eba-4077-b604-beade067734c/Battle_Ready_2026-09-25T13-50-07-307Z.png?w=1400) **Battle Ready starts today.** Family, this is the Sunday. Not next week. Not when life settles down. Today. We gather for worship at **10 AM this morning**, and we are opening a series called **Battle Ready**. You do not have to go looking for a fight. The fight already found you. Not a culture war. A spiritual war with real names on it — your faith, your marriage, your kids, your peace, the people you love who are still far from Jesus. Here is the hope: the outcome was decided at an empty tomb. The King has already won. Here is the honesty: the fight is not over yet. So we will not sit in the stands. We will open God’s Word. We will learn how to stand — truth, righteousness, the gospel, faith, salvation, the Word, and prayer. Already victorious. Not yet finished. That is the ground we live on. Bring your Bible. Open it. Mark it. Follow along. Don’t just hear a sermon. Meet God in His Word. Bring someone with you. If you have been drifting, come home this morning. If you are tired, come anyway. The armor is not for the strong. It is for the people who know they need it. The war is won. The war is not over. Worship is at 10 AM. Let’s get Battle Ready. See you this morning. In Christ, Don [![](https://churchusercontent.com/7dea5196-4eba-4077-b604-beade067734c/pig_roast_2026-09-10T14-45-41-056Z.jpeg?w=1400)](https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3745098) 🌧️ **PIG ROAST UPDATE** Due to the uncertainty of today’s weather, which is hampering our ability to set up outdoors early, **all Pig Roast activities will be moved INDOORS this afternoon.** 🐷 **Haven’t gotten your tickets yet?** There’s still time! You can **purchase tickets online or at the Café this morning.** Come ready for a great afternoon of **food, fun, and fellowship—rain or shine!** **We can’t wait to see you!** **Register Here:** [https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3745098](https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3745098) [![Video thumbnail](https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.youtube.com%2Fvi%2FDDx922XqToE%2Fhq720.jpg)](https://youtube.com/shorts/DDx922XqToE?si=j7E3ubsciLzN8Tcq) **From Scrolls to Scripture** ***Have you ever held a Bible in your hands and wondered how it got there?*** Where did these words come from? How did they survive centuries of copying, persecution, translation, and travel across languages and lands? And can we really trust that what we read today is what God intended His people to receive? Those are good questions. Honest ones. And you don’t have to be a scholar to ask them. I’m glad to invite you to From Scrolls to Scripture, a special three-week class led by Norman Conrad, Curator for American and Biblical Imprints at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. Norm has spent years working with rare Bibles, early printings, and the story of how Scripture has been preserved and passed down. He’s the kind of teacher who can take a subject that could feel distant and make it come alive—with stories, artifacts, and a deep respect for the Word we love. Together we’ll walk the fascinating journey of Scripture: how God’s Word was written, carefully copied, preserved through generations, translated, and ultimately became the Bible we open today. We’ll talk about reliability—not as a debate to win, but as a reason to worship. You don’t need to have all the answers. Just bring your questions and your curiosity. Everyone is welcome—longtime believers, new believers, seekers, students, and anyone who has ever wondered, “How did we get this Book?” **Wednesday | October 7 | 6:00 PM at Ringgold Church** I hope you’ll come. Not because you have to know everything about manuscripts and translations, but because the God who spoke these words also preserved them—and He still speaks through them today. [![](https://churchusercontent.com/7dea5196-4eba-4077-b604-beade067734c/RC_and_GC3_Logo_2026-06-04T18-52-37-973Z.png?w=1400)](https://www.ringgoldchurch.com/) **LOCATIONS** **Ringgold Location** (10 AM Service time) 14416 Barkdoll Road Hagerstown, MD 21742 **Frederick Location** (10:30 AM Service time) 2100 Rosemont Ave. Frederick, MD 21702