Cool(ish) Weather, Cool Events Ho, ho, how is it 70 degrees outside and I’m hearing Christmas music on the radio? At least wait until after Thanksgiving people! As we enter the holiday season our schedules tend to fill up quickly with many exciting events and get togethers with family and Read more…
“He Came to Jesus…” Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be one-on-one with Jesus? The Gospel According to John is one of the most famous and well-loved compositions in the Bible. From its opening exultation of the Lord Jesus as fully God, to its conclusion where Read more…
Sunday Worship Coming Up in Church Life All-church ‣ A Thankful November Night will be on November 17. Download lyrics!‣ Buy your tickets to Jingle, Jazz, and Java (December 7)!‣ Annual congregational meeting, December 8 Mercy ‣ Get involved in our Christmas Dove Tree project (due Dec 1)‣ Volunteer to Read more…
Getting into the Season! It’s probably not going to be a white Christmas in our “Sunshine State.” So maybe we all need a bit of help getting in the spirit for Christmas. What better way to do that than with Christmas jazz, coffee/cocoa, desserts, and carols under the stars? River Read more…
Helping Families in Need This Christmas, the Mercy Team is partnering with Christian Help for their annual “Dove Tree Program,” which is part of their 2019 Season of Giving. This program helps families that are seeking job placement to provide a Christmas for their children. Christian Help has been preventing Read more…
Sunday Worship Coming Up in Church Life All-church ‣ Don’t forget: Board Game Day this Saturday ‣ A Thankful November Night will be on November 17 ‣ Buy your tickets to Jingle, Jazz, and Java (December 7)! Mercy ‣ Get involved in our Christmas Dove Tree project (due Dec 1) Read more…
Sing with Gladness The weather is cooling (sort of). The bugs are fading away (sort of). And the holiday season is upon us. So let’s get together as a church family to sing and express thanks to the Lord! River Oaks is continuing it’s annual “Thankful November” tradition by hosting Read more…
Jesus is Our Perfect King! This month in children’s ministry we will be looking at the life of King David and His relationship with God. In some of the stories we will see King David living out Godly character and being the kind of king God’s people needed. But we Read more…
Sunday Worship Coming Up in Church Life All-church ‣ A Thankful November Night on November 17 ‣ All-church board game day on November 9 Children’s ministry ‣ Parents & teachers: view our November update‣ Save the date: ROCK Block celebration, December 15! Youth ministry ‣ Youth Family Dinner on Wednesday, 5:30pm. Topic: Read more…
Another Round! On November 9, from 11:00am to 11:00pm, River Oaks will once again be transformed into an all-out, no-holds-barred, board game extravaganza! Everyone is invited to join in for a time of conversation, education on how to play new games … and competition! Who? Everyone! All ages are welcome. Read more…
Sunday Worship Coming Up in Church Life All-church ‣ All-church board game day on November 9 Children’s ministry ‣ Memory verse for the new unit is Psalm 145:13 (view/print) Missions ‣ RSVP for the missions lunch with Rachel Halley, Nov 3‣ September spotlight: Scott & Tiffany Kelley Youth ‣ Halloween/Reformation Day Read more…
Serving Youth with Special Needs On Sunday, November 3, 2019, River Oaks will be hosting a lunch to hear about the ministry of our own Rachel Halley! Rachel serves with YL Capernaum, a division of Young Life that reaches students with various kinds of disabilities. During this free lunch, Rachel Read more…
Sunday Worship Coming Up in Church Life All-church ‣ New members class will continue Sunday in the church office Community groups ‣ CG leaders: check out our Fall training materials Missions ‣ RSVP for the missions lunch with Rachel Halley, Nov 3‣ September spotlight: Scott & Tiffany Kelley Youth ‣ Wednesday night meeting Read more…
Guiding the Conversation This quarter, we will focus on developing as leaders in the area of fostering God-focused and heart-oriented dialogue in our small groups. As CG leaders, our goal is not to ensure maximal amount of Bible content is firehosed on the group. Nor is our goal to host Read more…
The Refuge Scott and Tiffany Kelley are engaged in mentoring refugee youth and young adults to understand and live out their God given purpose to make Jesus known. They do this through a ministry called The Refuge, based in north Georgia. Scott and Tiffany began mentoring refugee kids in 2009. Read more…
Fall Sunday School Series We were created for fellowship with the living God. The Bible teaches that we have confidence to enter into the presence of God through Christ (2 Cor 3:4). We are called to meditate on his word (Psalm 119). To pray to the Father by the Spirit Read more…
Sunday Worship Coming Up in Church Life All-church ‣ New members class will continue Sunday in the church office Children’s ministry ‣ Parents and teachers, check out our October update Youth ‣ Wednesday night meeting (5:30-8:00), topic: Identity (part 2) Women’s ministry ‣ Wed/Thur Bible studies will meet per the normal schedule Missions Read more…
God is Great! In the children’s ministry this month we will be looking at the transition from the time of the Judges to the Kingdom of Israel.Although God was Israel’s king and had shown them (and their enemies) how great He was and that He would always take care of Read more…
Sunday Worship Coming Up in Church Life All-church ‣ Elder/Deacon nominations close on Sunday, October 6‣ New members class will begin Sunday in the church office‣ Joint Elder/Deacon meeting on Oct 10 Children’s ministry ‣ Parents and teachers, check out our October update Youth ‣ Wednesday night meeting (5:30-8:00), topic: Identity Women’s ministry ‣ Petals, Read more…
Fall Fellowship Event Women of all ages are invited to our October 11 women’s social, where we will have the joy of being taught by Kricket Moros, a local artist. Kricket describes her painting style as a blend of folk and whimsy, and her works range from woodland creatures to Read more…