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…
Register for Keeper of the Kingdom VBS! Hear ye, hear ye! River Oaks Church is excited to host a medieval-themed Vacation Bible School from July 17-21, 2023. VBS will run daily from 9:00am-12:00pm. Click here to register! For more information about the VBS theme or volunteer planning, visit the 2023 VBS page. Read more…
How well do you know the life of Jesus? While many Christians within the Reformed/Protestant world know a lot about the writings of Paul (like Romans), surprisingly the Gospels are often somewhat unfamiliar other than, say, popular parables or the Sermon on the Mount. But the Gospels are essential to Read more…
Reaching refugees with the love of Christ Scott and Tiffany Kelley lead a ministry known as The Refuge, which focuses on mentoring/discipling refugee youth and young adults and equipping them to serve Christ’s kingdom in the US and overseas. The Refuge has three main priorities: regular mentoring of former refugees Read more…
ROC ON Wednesday – Date Changes! Our new addition to River Oaks Church is almost finished! This is great news, but also means that parts of the current building will be unavailable for a few days while the finishing touches are continued into the current church space. Due to this Read more…
ROC ON Wednesday! Our spring session of ROC on Wednesday is back in full swing! The ROC On Kids program is from 6-7:30pm. A family dinner will be served from 5:30 – 6 pm. The menu is posted on the bulletin board in the church hallway. As a reminder, the Read more…
Reaching College Students for Christ Hardy Reynolds is a campus minister for Reformed University Fellowship, serving on the campus of the University of Central Florida. RUF is a ministry of our church’s denomination, and it seeks to make disciples of Jesus on college campuses around the country and the world. Read more…
Missionaries to Missionaries Dale and Carmen Phillips serve with Paraclete Mission Group (FB), a unique ministry that focuses on coming alongside other missionaries and Christian leaders around the world to help them thrive in their calling. Paraclete recognizes that ministry, while an enormous blessing, brings with it the risk of Read more…
Lake Mary to Krakow, Poland On Sunday, January 15, River Oaks had the privilege of hosting Saško Nezamutdinov, who serves on the pastoral team of Christ the Savior Presbyterian Church in Krakow, Poland. Originally from Ukraine, Saško planted the church in the historical district of Krakow, and it is one Read more…
Serving Young People with Disabilities River Oaks’ own Rachel (Halley) Johnson serves locally with Young Life Capernaum, a ministry dedicated to creating spaces of Christ-oriented belonging for teens and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (and their families). Rachel leads a team of volunteers to host events and do Read more…
How Christmas Fulfills Ancient Hopes The hope for a deliverer begins way back in the history of ancient Israel and continued for centuries until the great moment when Jesus arrived. Sometimes we think that first-century Jews all had the same “job description” for a Messiah-figure, but that’s not really the Read more…
2022 Christmas Eve Nativity Play! Does your child want to participate in a nativity play? The Children’s Ministry is organizing an opportunity for all children from preschool to 5th grade to participate during the Christmas Eve Candlelight service on 12/24 at 6 p.m. There are also opportunities for older children Read more…
Recap of Missions Sunday On November 13 we celebrated our annual “Missions Sunday” at ROC, where we devote the entire worship service, Sunday school, and a post-worship lunch to reflecting on God’s calling to build disciples among all the nations. This year we focused on mission work to Japan. We Read more…
A different take on church history Every Christian matters to God, but he has also used specific men and women in particularly important ways to advance his church from the very beginning. We rightly look up to and learn from this great cloud of witnesses. But no mere human is Read more…
Thankful November Night All families are encouraged to join our “Thankful November Night” to sing and express thanks to the Lord! The campfire singalong will take place on Saturday, November 12 from 6:00-7:30 pm on the lawn outside of the church office. The church will provide all the fixings for Read more…
Teacher Appreciation Luncheon and Team Training! Save the date for November 6, 2022! We will have our teacher appreciation luncheon and training meeting after the second service of church. All children’s ministry team members, youth helpers and adults who are interested in joining the team are encouraged to come. Lunch Read more…
Church Planting in Asia This post is the start of a new monthly series where our Missions Committee will update you on the missionaries we are praying for as a church that month. October is Micah and Blair! Micah and Blair, along with their four children, live in Southeast Asia Read more…
ROC On This Fall! It’s not too late to join the children’s ministry for fellowship and biblical exploration at ROC On, short for River Oaks Church on Wednesdays! This program is for children in preschool through fifth grade. Every week starts with a family dinner served between 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. followed Read more…
How Things Work in our Denomination (The following is a summary of this year’s national meeting of the PCA written by Rev. Dr. Ben Shaw). River Oaks Church (local) is part of the Central Florida Presbytery (of over 20 churches), which is, in turn, part of the national organization known Read more…