# The Pulse - From: Ringgold Church — The Pulse - Sent: October 7, 2026 (2026-10-07T16:01:05.701Z) - Web version: https://ringgoldchurch.flowforth.co/emails/the-pulse/17912 - More emails: https://ringgoldchurch.flowforth.co/emails/the-pulse --- ![](https://churchusercontent.com/7dea5196-4eba-4077-b604-beade067734c/1_2026-03-24T17-07-11-667Z.png?w=1400) # **The Pulse** ***One Church - Two Locations. One Gospel. One Family in Christ.*** *Ringgold and Frederick Maryland* October 7, 2026 **PHOTO OF THE WEEK:** **DONATION FOCUS OF THE MONTH** ![](https://churchusercontent.com/7dea5196-4eba-4077-b604-beade067734c/0S6A8588-2_2026-09-22T15-41-55-166Z.jpg?shape=square&w=616) [Learn About BECOMING ONE](https://www.ringgoldchurch.com/becoming-one) ![](https://churchusercontent.com/7dea5196-4eba-4077-b604-beade067734c/images_2026-09-23T16-13-31-742Z.jpeg?shape=square&w=616) [Donation Focus Shopping List](https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/7dea5196-4eba-4077-b604-beade067734c/Gift-Suggestions-PDF-3_2026-09-23T16-13-59-503Z.pdf) --- [Serve at Ringgold](https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/people/forms/536133) [Serve At GC3](https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/people/forms/536133) [Church Events](https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/registrations/events) # **This Sunday at Ringgold Location** - **Service Times**: Ringgold Location 10 AM **|** Frederick Location 10:30 AM - **Sermon Series**: Battle—Ready: Armor of God - **Scripture**: Ephesians 6 NLT - **What to Expect**: Battle Ready is about living in that tension—already victorious in Christ, not yet finished with the fight. We will open Ephesians 6 and learn how to stand: truth around the waist, righteousness on the chest, the gospel on your feet, faith as a shield, salvation as a helmet, and the Word as a sword. This is not hype. This is not fear. This is a church refusing to sit in the stands while the enemy comes after the people we love. Get in the game. Get your armor on. Get Battle Ready. --- ## Announcements & Events for October 4, 2026 • RINGGOLD **4 Week Giving Avg: Weekly Giving Need:** $12,689 • RINGGOLD **Last Week's Attendance:** *Due to Staff member vacation, this information will be updated next week* • FREDERICK **4 Week Giving Avg: Weekly Giving Need:** $3,550 • FREDERICK **Last Week's Attendance:** *Due to Staff member vacation, this information will be updated next week* • **Volunteer with Us!** We're looking for volunteers to help make the **Chonda Pierce** event a great evening. If you'd like to serve and be part of this special event, sign up below! [https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3802820](https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3802820) • **Next Steps – Partnership 201 – October 11** Register here: [https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3889836](https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3889836) • **Men's Trap and Skeet Shoot - October 15th** 6:30–8pm **Guys, get ready for a night at the range** at Catoctin Fish & Game. Whether you’re an experienced shooter or just want to come hang out with the guys, we’d love to have you! **A few details before you come:** The cost is **$7 per flight**, and each flight includes **25 shots**. If you plan to shoot more than one flight, be sure to bring additional money. **Shells are not included**, so you’ll need to bring your own. We recommend picking up a few boxes at Walmart or another sporting goods store before you come. Come ready to shoot, have some fun, and enjoy a great night with the guys! [https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/registrations/signups/3911139](https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/registrations/signups/3911139) • **Light the Night – October 23 at Ringgold & October 24 at GC3** Join us for Light the Night! We're looking for candy donations and volunteers to host decorated trunks. Visit our website to register your trunk and be part of this fun community event! --- # **This Series Faith Guide** **Verse for the series**: "A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places." Ephesians 6:10–12 (NLT) **Life Application from current series:** 1. **Identify where you’re vulnerable.** Ask God to reveal the places where you have left yourself spiritually exposed—your thought life, relationships, habits, bitterness, fear, or hidden sin. You cannot guard an area of your life that you refuse to acknowledge. 2. **Make prayer your first response, not your last resort.** Stop treating prayer as something you turn to only after everything else has failed. Stay connected to God throughout the day, asking the Holy Spirit for strength, wisdom, and awareness in the battles you are facing. 3. **Stop treating people like the enemy.** Your spouse, coworker, family member, political opponent, or difficult person is not ultimately who you are fighting. Choose to respond with grace and truth, remembering that our battle is not against flesh and blood. 4. **Fight from victory, not for victory.** You do not have to defeat an enemy Jesus has already defeated; your responsibility is to stand firm in what Christ has accomplished. When accusation, temptation, or fear comes, remind yourself of what is true about Jesus, what He has done, and who you are because you belong to Him. [Prayer Request](https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/people/forms/334572) [Join Our Prayer Warrior Email List](https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/people/forms/1188870) [Next Steps](https://www.ringgoldchurch.com/nextsteps) - **Baptism** - **Child Dedication** - **Partnership 101 & 201** - **Connect Group** - **Serve** - **Missions & Outreach** --- # **Connect Groups** [Join A Group](https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/groups) [Start A New Group](https://ringgold.churchcenter.com/people/forms/562312) --- **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