What’s Behind the Text? The New Testament was not composed in a vacuum, nor is it a collection of wise aphorisms from a guru sitting atop a misty mountain. It was written by real men–inspired by the Holy Spirit–who lived in a real time and place facing real on-the-ground issues. Read more…
Two New Classes Having just finished a long series on Hebrews as well as a “marriage boot camp” in the prior months, we shift our attention in October and November to 2 different topics: one that deals with contemporary theological issues, and one that is focused in helping you read Read more…
One New Class…and a Season Two This Fall we will be offering two adult Sunday school classes that contribute to our balanced “diet” of Bible courses and practical aspects of living the Christian life. We’re excited to have teachers with a wide range of expertise to offer the following classes Read more…
Life in the Spirit The theme for SF 2.0 was “Life in the Spirit: Using Your Spiritual Gifts.” The entire weekend revolved around how the Holy Spirit has gifted every Christian with various gifts to use to build up the church, as Paul writes in Romans: Rom 12:6-8 – Having Read more…
Moving Up and Growing in Faith! As the summer winds down, it’s time to move on up! Starting Aug. 11, children are invited to promote to the next grade level during Sunday school and ROCK. (Please click here for a map of the new rooms.) Grade level divisions are: The Children’s ministry team—Jane O’Dowd and Betty Ballough—will be in Read more…
Sunday School for the Summer This Summer we will be offering two adult Sunday school classes that help contribute to our balanced “diet” of Bible courses and theology/church history. We’re excited to have teachers with a wide range of expertise to offer the following classes for the months of June Read more…
Sunday School for the Second Quarter This Spring we will be offering two adult Sunday school classes that touch on core theological topics. Our philosophy of Adult Ed at River Oaks is to provide a balanced “diet” of classes that cover Bible, theology, and contemporary issues (like our recent class Read more…
“Appeared To Many Witnesses” Without the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we should just pack it up and go home. This is how I often summarize Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 15, where he elaborates in detail on the centrality of the resurrection of Jesus for the Christian faith and worldview. Read more…
Sunday School for the First Quarter To begin the new year, we will be offering two adult Sunday school classes that touch on topics of interest in the Christian life. Our philosophy of Adult Ed at River Oaks is to provide a balanced “diet” of classes that cover Bible (like Read more…
What is Christianity? Perhaps you’ve looked around a church and thought “I have no idea what these people are talking about, but there’s no way I’m asking questions everyone knows the answers to.” We have great news. You’re not alone! We are conducting an 8-week study of “Christianity 1.0” to Read more…
Parenting Toddlers & the Gospel of Luke! For October and November, we are offering two adult Sunday school classes. Both will take place during the Sunday school time (10:15-10:45am), so you can take your pick. Find out the details below! Toddler Talks with Dr. Kim Bougoulias Dr. Kim Bougoulias has Read more…
Join our Toddler Talks Sunday School Series! On October 8 a new Sunday School series on practical tips and wisdom for raising children in their toddler years will begin! The class will be taught by Dr. Kim Bougoulias, who has been a member of River Oaks for over two decades Read more…
Two classes to choose from! For August and September, we are offering two adult Sunday school classes. Both will take place during the Sunday school time (10:15-10:45am), so you can take your pick. Find out the details below! Foundations of the Faith: Apostles’ Creed At ROC we recite the Apostles’ Read more…
ROC ON Wednesday is back! The fall semester of River Oaks Church on Wednesdays has begun! (For short, it’s called ROC ON!) This mid-week program is part of River Oaks Church’s larger vision for fellowship and biblical teaching opportunities for all ages on Wednesday night. ROC ON evenings kick-off with a dinner served from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Read more…
Moving Up and Growing in Faith! As the summer winds down, it’s time to move on up! Starting Aug. 13, children are invited to promote to the next grade level during Sunday school and ROCK. (Please click here for a map of the new rooms.) Grade level divisions are: The Children’s ministry team—Jane O’Dowd and Betty Ballough—will be in Read more…
Two classes to choose from! For June, July, and August, we are excited to offer (for the first time using our new building space) two adult Sunday school classes! Both will take place during the Sunday school time (10:15-10:45am), so you can take your pick. Find out the details below! Read more…
A Church Merger Completed ROC has supported Julian and Christiana Russell in Nassau, Bahamas, for many years now. Last year the leadership of their church, Covenant Life Presbyterian, announced the intention to combine ministries with another church with a 200+ year history in the city, Saint Andrew’s Kirk. The merger Read more…
End-of-Year ROC ON Wednesday Party! ROC ON Wednesday ended its year on May 10 with a bounce house celebration for everyone! All groups (kids, youth, Women’s bible study and Men’s bible study) joined together for food and fun. The ROC On Wednesday kids program will restart in August! Spots Are Read more…
GPT, deepfakes, and more… Books and movies have long hypothesized about dystopian future scenarios where robots take over. But only in recent months has Artificial Intelligence actually become a real thing that is all around us, seemingly overnight. From ChatGPT to Dall-E to deepfakes … and from Microsoft to OpenAI Read more…
Reaching the world in your backyard Jeremy and Angel serve in the areas of evangelism and church planting support with Serge in Southall, London. They have been missionaries for over a decade, and in London they primarily support the ministry of New Life Masih Ghar church. Southall and High Wycombe Read more…