Summer Sunday School Series “The frozen chosen.” That’s about all many people think about Presbyterians, if they know anything about them at all. Maybe that’s what you believed once, too! River Oaks is part of the Presbyterian tradition within the global church. But what does that really mean? While we Read more…
God Guides His People! During the month of July, we will follow the Israelites as they continue on their journey towards the promised land. During each lesson we will trace how God continually guides his people on the way to the place where he has chosen for them to dwell Read more…
RUF at UCF Lee and Sarah Wright serve with Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) on the campus of UCF (Orlando, FL). Lee is an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America, and he focuses is on ministering to college students as an extension of the local church. His team leads Read more…
Sing Joyfully At River Oaks, we believe the congregation is the primary instrument and vocalist during our corporate times of singing. We also believe there is great benefit that comes from singing “hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs” (Eph 5:19)—individually, in small groups, and as families. To help all members of Read more…
The Posture of Worship He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth. Gen 18:2 In Part One of our “Made to Worship” series, I Read more…
Nassau, Bahamas Julian and Christiana Russell are missionaries in Nassau, Bahamas (Yellow Elder Gardens), serving with Mission to the World (MTW). They are originally from the Bahamas, and they returned there a few years ago after discerning the Lord’s call to spend the next season of ministry in their homeland. Read more…
Going Deeper The school year has wrapped up, but we’re excited about seeing our students continue to grow and build one another up during the summer. We have a lot of activities planned, and we are already thinking about how the ministry will expand in the next school year. In Read more…
God Provides for His People! During the month of June, we will continue following the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness and receive God’s law at Mount Sinai.. Shortcuts: For Teachers | For Parents Throughout each lesson we will see how God continually provides for his people despite their Read more…
Let Every Knee Bow Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD! Ps 150:6 Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created. Rev 4:11 And he said with Read more…
An Annual Tradition During our weekly staff meeting, we have been discussing how, and even whether, to honor Mother’s Day during our Sunday corporate worship service. Wait…what? “Why wouldn’t you?” someone might say. It’s a complex issue for at least two reasons. First, Mother’s Day is not, strictly speaking, a Read more…
God Saves His People! Through the month of May, we will finish up Genesis with the conclusion of Joseph’s story and move into the first portion of Exodus up through the parting of the Red Sea. Shortcuts: For Teachers | For Parents Over and over again we will see God’s Read more…
Finishing Strong, Looking Ahead As we wrap up the school year and look toward the summer we want to make sure you are aware of all the opportunities for ministry and connection coming up! In this update, you will find out about… Our large group wrap-up MS and HS summer Read more…
Puerto Supe, Peru Cesar and Grace Cubas are missionaries in Puerto Supe, Peru, serving with South American Mission (SAM). Cesar is of Peruvian descent and came to know Jesus as a young man through the outreach of a missionary to Peru. He later met Grace when she was serving as Read more…
“Your Word is Truth” The Bible is the very Word of God. As the Word of God, the Bible is God’s way of saving and sanctifying us (John 17:17). So understanding the Bible is vitally important for us as Christians. But the Bible is a long, ancient and unique book Read more…
Southall, London Jeremy and Angel (and their children) are missionaries with Serge who will be entering a new mission field in Southall, UK in late 2019 or early 2020. Originally from Orlando, Jeremy and Angel first began serving in global missions in Uganda in 2015. They are in the process Read more…
Connecting the Dots This post marks the beginning of a new way for Joel (our Director of Family Ministries) to connect with the parents and youth who are involved in River Oaks’s student ministries. We hope this monthly resource will be a valuable way for everyone at ROC to “connect Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…