Present Groaning Means Future Glory Thank you for joining us for worship for this Lord’s Day. Our 11:00am livestream can be viewed below. The liturgy (with song lyrics) can be downloaded here or viewed by clicking the drop-downs below. Livestream at 11:00am If you are having trouble viewing the stream, Read more…
Debtors, Sons, and Heirs Thank you for joining us for worship for this Lord’s Day. Our 11:00am livestream can be viewed below. The liturgy (with song lyrics) can be downloaded here or viewed by clicking the drop-downs below. Livestream Replay If you are having trouble viewing the stream, try refreshing Read more…
Three-Stage Plan Stage 1 of our reopening plan is a prudent, sober first step (with limited attendance, social distancing, etc.) that will put us on the path towards something more “normal” over time. As of May 31, we have made a modification to the plan (dubbed “Stage 1b“): (a) our Read more…
Up Close and Personal! Pastors David Camera and Greg Lanier have launched a mini-series on YouTube called “One-on-One.” In these short episodes, they interview each other as a way to get to know each other better and, more importantly, to help YOU get to know them better. We miss seeing Read more…
Set Free Thank you for joining us for our remote/online worship for this Lord’s Day. You can follow the entire service by watching the video below. The song lyrics and confession of faith will appear onscreen, but they can also be downloaded here or viewed by clicking the drop-downs below. Read more…
The Front Lines Within Thank you for joining us for our remote/online worship for this Lord’s Day. You can follow the entire service by watching the video below. The song lyrics and confession of faith will appear onscreen, but they can also be downloaded here or viewed by clicking the Read more…
Why Am I Such a Rebel? Thank you for joining us for our remote/online worship for this Lord’s Day. You can follow the entire service by watching the video below. If you’d like to watch it on a smart TV, add the video to your Favorites and then find it Read more…
Continue in the Word! Though we continue to do most of church life online, there’s at least one silver lining. Normally our Spring Bible studies would wrap up in April, but we are going to extend them with two six-week studies for the women and men of ROC. Both will Read more…
Freed from Sin and Death! Thank you for joining us for our remote/online worship for this Lord’s Day. You can follow the entire service by watching the video below. If you’d like to watch it on a smart TV, add the video to your Favorites and then find it in Read more…
Reading the Minor Prophets Afresh Micah is not a book of the Bible that many people spend a lot of time reading. In fact…you may be wondering, “Is that even in the Bible?” It is sandwiched between Jonah (which most everyone knows something about) and Nahum (even less famous than Read more…
He Is Risen! Thank you for joining us for our online service for this Lord’s Day as we celebrate Easter Sunday together. You can follow the entire service by watching the video below. If you’d like to watch it on a smart TV, add the video to your Favorites and Read more…
“It is Finished” Thank you for joining us for our remote/online worship for Good Friday, which marks the day of Jesus’s crucifixion. Our service of worship is a traditional “Tenebrae” service, derived from the Latin for “darkness.” It consists of a series of readings tracing the last moments of Jesus’s Read more…
Anticipating the Extraordinary Jump to today’s reading Holy Week—running from Palm Sunday to Easter—is a cherished time of year for the Christian church. In this final week of Jesus’s life, things quickly spiral downward as he goes from entering Jerusalem hailed as king to dying on a Roman cross outside Read more…
Palm Sunday: Hosanna to the King! Thank you for joining us for our remote/online worship for this Lord’s Day as we celebrate Palm Sunday together. You can follow the entire service by watching the video below. If you’d like to watch it on a smart TV, add the video to Read more…
Peace, Joy, Hope Thank you for joining us for our remote/online worship for this Lord’s Day. You can follow the entire service by watching the video below. If you’d like to watch it on a smart TV, add the video to your Favorites and then find it in your TV Read more…
The God of the Impossible Thank you for joining us for our remote/online worship for this Lord’s Day. You can follow the entire service by watching the video below. If you’d like to watch it on a smart TV, add the video to your Favorites and then find it in Read more…
“Should we cancel church?” How should the church respond to a crisis such as this? That is a question I continue to turn over in my mind and filter through a biblical framework. In the face of the present epidemic, there have been a variety of answers offered by Christians on this question. These answers Read more…
The Shelter of the Most High Greetings, River Oaks! As you know, the leadership of ROC, following guidance from local officials, has made the decision to suspend weekly services due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This is not a decision made lightly, but it is a decision made in love for Read more…
* Update: March 13 * Please view our latest update from the elders regarding our Sunday worship services and ministries. This now supercedes the weekly update posted March 12 (below). Navigating Difficult Times Sunday Worship It is not ROC’s typical practice to adjust our worship service to the ever-changing tides Read more…
Sunday Worship Coronavirus (COVID-19) Precautions As with most churches, River Oaks leadership is monitoring the novel coronavirus outbreak to discern its impact on the ordinary operations of the church. As of now, we see no need to modify our service schedule or weekly activities. However, we would encourage all members Read more…