Want to Understand the Full Bible? With the start of a new year comes the opportunity to start afresh with reading Scripture. The pastors at River Oaks would like to offer you some suggested plans to help you read more Scripture in the new year! 1. Learn the Bible Storyline Read more…
Advent from the Epistles Though the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke are famous for their birth accounts of Jesus, some of the earliest discussions of the coming of Jesus in the flesh are in the epistles (or letters) of the NT, some of which pre-date the Gospels! In other Read more…
Sunday Worship Christmas Eve Replay We enjoyed a wonderful service of songs, readings, and the lighting of candles to celebrate the coming of our Lord. You can watch the livestream replay here. Coming Up in Church Life Women’s ministry ‣ Interested in our upcoming 2021 Bible study?‣ Fill out this Read more…
Sunday Worship Christmas Eve Service Mark your calendar! We will hold our traditional candlelight Christmas Eve service on December 24 at 6:00pm. We will apply our 11am service COVID protocols: no RSVPs are required; a livestream will be available; worshipers are asked to wear face coverings. While no child care Read more…
Sunday Worship Christmas Eve Service Mark your calendar! We will hold our traditional candlelight Christmas Eve service on December 24 at 6:00pm. We will apply our 11am service COVID protocols: no RSVPs are required; a livestream will be available; worshipers are asked to wear face coverings. While no child care Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue our Advent 2020 sermon series with Phil 2:1-11 Communing members of ROC are invited to our annual congregational meeting (10:15am-10:45am). We will be electing new officers, reviewing the 2021 budget, and receiving a building project update. Please make it a priority to attend if you Read more…
Finishing 2020 As tough as this year has been, it has been great to be back together since September and start to rebuild momentum. We’ve learned a lot from the book of Proverbs about how to live wisely in the fear of the LORD. We’ve also had some great times Read more…
Sunday Worship Coming Up in Church Life All church ‣ Annual congregational meeting on Dec 6 (10:15am)‣ Session meeting, Dec 10 Mercy ‣ Participate in the Dove Tree and Ringing the Bell Community Groups ‣ A new Lake Mary group is getting started, hosted by the Shaws‣ Interest meeting on Read more…
Sunday Worship Coming Up in Church Life All church ‣ Annual congregational meeting on Dec 6 (10:15am)‣ Our Advent sermon series kicks off next week Children’s ministry ‣ Teachers and children are invited to an Advent celebration this Sunday! Mercy ‣ Participate in the Dove Tree and Ringing the Bell Read more…
God Works in History In this 51-sermon series on the first book of the Bible, we focused on two themes: The audio recordings for each sermon can be streamed or downloaded below. Reflection questions for each sermon are also included. Listen Reflection Questions The questions below are great to use Read more…
Sunday Worship Thankful November Night You don’t want to miss our annual Thankful November Night on November 15th. Bring a lawn chair/blanket and a musical instrument (if you’d like). We’ll be singing songs and enjoying cocoa and s’mores around the firepits, beginning at 6:30pm. No need to RSVP! Coming Up Read more…
Holiday Update Are you feeling festive yet, River Oaks family? Somehow, even though it feels like 2020 has dragged on for ages, it is still a little surprising that the holidays are upon us. Maybe life feels a bit like in The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, where it Read more…
Sunday Worship Our Genesis: Providence series will continue with Genesis 49:1-28 (Jacob’s prophecy) We are continuing in Stage 2, so RSVPs are still needed for those attending in person. We ask worshipers to continue wearing masks and social distancing. Contact Jenn to let her know if your child will participate in Sunday Read more…
Helping Families in Need This Christmas season, the Mercy Team invites you to be a part of ministering to our community by sharing the love of Christ in two ways. Find out more below! 1. Dove Tree We are partnering again this year with Christian HELP for their annual “Dove Read more…
Sunday Worship Coming Up in Church Life All church ‣ Thankful November Night, Nov 15 Mercy ‣ Get in the Christmas Spirit! Dove Tree and Ringing the Bell‣ Ladies, want to help clean one of the RLOM homes on Nov 14?‣ Contact Nicole to find out details and sign up! Read more…
Sunday Worship Our Genesis: Providence series will continue with Genesis 48 (Jacob’s blessing on Ephraim and Manasseh) We are continuing in Stage 2, so RSVPs are still needed for those attending in person. We ask worshipers to continue wearing masks and social distancing. Nursery and ROCK are available during the Read more…
Cards of Encouragement The women’s ministry at River Oaks invites you to an afternoon of fellowship to create mixed media note cards for the ladies at the Seminole County Jail. The event will be led by ROC’s very own Tracey Wozniak. Card kits and supplies will be provided. The Mercy Read more…
Sunday Worship Our Next Sunday Night Social Our final Sunday Night Social is October 25, from 5:00-7:00pm on the church lawn (bring a chair or a blanket). We will be enjoying lawn games together. Use this form to RSVP (if you want free food). Coming Up in Church Life All Read more…
1. It’s biblical – Deuteronomy 6 We really need to grow our children’s ministry team as we relaunch our Sunday programs, so I’ve been thinking about all the reasons to be involved in children’s ministry. I came up with 10 off the top of my head and wanted to share Read more…
Sunday Worship Coming Up in Church Life All church ‣ We will be welcoming new members on Sunday!‣ Officer nominations are now open Family ministry ‣ We’re rebuilding our children’s ministry team‣ Contact Jenn to find out more about serving Women’s ministry ‣ Join the Wednesday night Bible study (Zoom) Read more…