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CG Leader Training, Spring 2019
The “Community” in Community Group According to a recent study by the Barna Group,* two of the top five reasons why people join a church are related to the community or fellowship they experience there: In today’s fragmented and isolated society, people are visiting churches looking for community. Since the Read more…
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Children’s Ministry Update (April)
God is Sovereign! In the month of April, we will finish the latter part of Genesis by studying the end of Jacob’s life and the story of Joseph, whom God protected during his time in Egypt. We will be focusing on how God is sovereign over all of history and Read more…
Announcements & Events
Welcoming New Communicants!
Our Newest Members On April 7, we are delighted to be admitting new children to the Lord’s Table as full communing members of River Oaks. This is an exciting milestone in the lives of these young people and their families, as it marks the time when they publicly declare their Read more…
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Church in a Digital Age
A Biblical Model for Church? “Church as we know it is over. Here’s what’s next.” This is the title of a recently published FoxNews opinion piece by self-defined “social media pastor” Dave Adamson. Of course, as a pastor, reading that the Church of Jesus Christ was “over” took me by Read more…
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Church Workday, April 13
Update! Thank you to everyone who pitched in to help make this a successful workday! It was delightful to see all ages contribute to beautifying the church. Hover and click on the arrows to navigate Spring Cleaning! With our Easter worship service just around the corner, we will be holding Read more…
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Help Us Refresh Our Bulletin! (Update)
The Results are In! Thank you to everyone to responded to our bulletin survey. The results can be viewed by clicking on the screenshot below to open the file. Stay tuned as we analyze the results and figure out the future of our beloved bulletin! We Want Your Input The Read more…
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Membership Class (3/25-4/15)
Interested in Joining ROC? Have you been attending River Oaks Church for some time? We would love to invite you to experience the joy of belonging to your local church through church membership. Anyone who is interested in becoming a member, transferring a membership or an associate membership with River Read more…
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Learn About Seminole Jail Chaplaincy Ministries
Reaching the Lost On March 17, the ROC Mercy Team will be hosting a free lunch after the second worship service with guests from the Chaplains Ministry of Seminole County. These men and women diligently serve with the Good News Jail & Prison Ministry in order to spread the Gospel Read more…
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Children’s Ministry Update (March)
Tracing God’s Promises During the month of March, we will be continuing our study of the center section of Genesis and God’s covenant promises to Abraham, particularly as they work out in the lives of his children/grandchildren. We will explore the wonderful truths of God’s faithfulness through the ups and Read more…
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The Sanctity of Human Life
God Knows You From the Womb On February 25th, the U.S. Senate voted down the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” a bill sponsored by Senator Ben Sasse. This bill would have required a health-care practitioner to “exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life Read more…
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Resources for Studying Revelation
Interested in Further Study? During our Adult Sunday School series on the Book of Revelation, several questions have arisen about where folks could go to read in more depth about the book. There is so much published on this book that it can be bewildering. Many things out there are Read more…
Weekly Updates
Week of February 24
Sunday Worship Events & Reminders Mid-week Ministries Other Details Header art is a renaissance sketch of the angel’s visitation to Hagar
Announcements & Events
Communicants Class (March)
Does Your Child Profess Faith? If so, they may be ready to take the step towards becoming full communing members at River Oaks. River Oaks will be offering a Communicants Class during the month of March on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 – 7:30 (at the same time as men’s and women’s Bible Read more…
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Week of February 17
Sunday Worship Events & Reminders Mid-week Ministries Other Details
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Children’s Ministry Update (February)
Resourcing You! With the restructuring of our children’s and youth ministries into “family ministry” comes a desire for us as a church to grow in how we nurture our covenant children of all ages. This is the first installment of what will be a monthly update aimed at helping provide Read more…