TRCC update for June 22, 2025 Bible Study: Blessings to all! As we dove into Nehemiah Ch. 9 in Sunday school, we find God’s people praying for confessions of past sins and remembering what God has done for them. The prayer itself is an example of transformation at that time. Ch. 10 informs us of their desire to form a ‘sure covenant’ showing the people’s commitment, giving a list of those who sealed this Covenant; Priests, Levites, and other leaders of the people. The last part of Ch. 10 are the conditions of that Covenant. Announcements: TRCC will have its quarterly business mtg. next Sunday, 29th and everyone is welcome to attend. We are continuing our Wednesday bible study at 5pm each week. Sermon: Pastor Gary Hamrick, from Virginia, delivered to us part 2 of a 3 week topic, “Israel and the End Times”. This week was titled ‘The Battle of the Nations Against Israel’ and we covered Ezekiel Ch. 38-39, although, we did not touch much on Ch. 39 due to Pastor Hamrick hammering down on biblical prophecy and God’s ultimate purpose for people to know Him and to show His victory to any nation or people who opposes Him. Remember, Ezekiel’s prophecies are written to the exiles in Babylon during the fall of Jerusalem. [598-597 B.C] Ezekiel emphasizes judgement of sins and the promise of hope and restoration. Pastor Hamrick, like many other biblical scholars, shares his interpretation of these future prophecies Ezekiel writes about. [Ezekiel Ch. 38:8] Pastor Hamrick believes Gog represents an evil person leading other Islamic nations against Israel; Russia, Iran, Persia, Ethiopia, Turkey, Peru and others. Yes, we are actually watching, what some might say, this play out today, as Prime Minister Netanyahu leads Israel in defense airstrikes with Iran. [Ch. 38:5]. What Pastor Hamrick wants us to remember is Ch. 38:23!! Amen!     

TRCC update for June 15, 2025 Bible Study: Hope all fathers were blessed like we were this Sunday! Our Heavenly Father was surely watching over us as we studied His Word. We studied Ch. 8 of Nehemiah in bible class. We learned that after the wall around Jerusalem was complete, the people asked Ezra the priest to read from God’s Law; The Torah. This public reading was to honor God and celebrate The Feast of Tabernacles. We excitedly took off on a rabbit trail about ‘booths’, vs. 14. Passing down to other generations, the people remember how God made the Israelites live in booths when He brought them out of the land of Egypt. [Lev. 23:43]. We learned a lot of good history. We pick up in Ch. 9 next week. Announcements: We plan to have movie night on 18th at 5pm featuring, “Indivisible”. Ladies free luncheon on 19th at Bad Rabbit at 1pm. All ladies welcome! Sermon: Pastor Gary Hamrick took us to Ezekiel. The title to his next 3 sermons is, “Israel and End Times”. This first part takes place in Ezekiel 36-37. Ezekiel, one of the prophets who lived during the greatest crisis in Israel’s history, speaks about Israel’s’ enemies and God’s land. [ch 36:5-6]. God made a covenant with Abraham,[Gen. 15:18], giving the deed of the land to the Jews. Pastor Hamrick explains that Ezekiel describes 4 prophetic events, most of what we are seeing happen in this land today. 1. God will denounce nations who try to take over Israel; [ch. 36: 1-7]. 2. God will defend Israel for HIS names’ sake! [ch.36:22-28]. God has patiently restored Israel from all the times they have rejected Him. [And He will do the same for us]. 3. God declares Himself to all nations through re-establishment; [ch.34:13-16. 4. God demonstrates His power and faithfulness thru re-establishment; [ch. 37:1-14]. The ‘dry bones’ is a description of the Jews. Over the centuries the Jewish people have been dispersed and Pastor Hamrick teaches us that God’s people will return to their homeland; [Isaiah 27:10-13]. GOD DOES WHAT HE SAYS! [2 Corinthians 1:20]. Amen!