From Egypt to Promised Land It would be very hard to overestimate the importance of the book of Exodus in the Bible. It is an epic story of equally epic significance. Exodus recounts some of the greatest events in the history of redemption— from the plagues and Passover Lamb, to Read more…
He is Risen! River Oaks Church delights to celebrate the central event of history: the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ! This year we observed Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday through the lens of Mark 11-16. The sermon audio can be found below. Find Out More
The Promise of Christ in Isaiah Christmas time has come around again! For the young, expectations are no doubt high. For others who have seen a few Christmas seasons come and go, we may feel like it will be just another ordinary holiday filled with unmet expectations. Our Advent theme Read more…
Summer sermon series Every month at River Oaks, we celebrate the Lord’s Supper (also known as “Communion”). Regularly we baptize new Christians on their profession of faith as well as the children of believing parents. But why do we do these things? What are “sacraments,” and why do we do Read more…
“To give his life as a ransom for many” The four Gospels in the New Testament each present a complementary portrait of the person and work of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Although the Gospel of Mark is the shortest portrait, it is no less profound or compelling. Mark presents Jesus Read more…
Promises Fulfilled The Gospels of Matthew and Luke famously give God’s people the canonical accounts of the nativity of Jesus Christ—the divine Son born in Bethlehem of Judea. Matthew’s account provides a comprehensive retelling of these special events, from the genealogy of Jesus to the annunciation by the angel to Read more…
For Just a Time as This Esther is one of only two books in the Bible to be named after a woman–and one of only two books where the name of God does not appear. Both facts magnify this book’s importance as an exciting portrayal of God’s invisible hand at Read more…
A Remnant Returns Seventy years after the judgment of exile fell upon the people of Israel (2 Chronicles 36), the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to allow a remnant of his people to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. After a promising start the work Read more…
Christ and Him Crucified “Crux” is Latin for Cross. A “crux” is also the most important point of any topic. For Christianity, the Cross of Christ is the crux; the most important point, the decisive issue. We invite you to attend this vital series as we explore together the reasons Read more…
“Christ is Proclaimed, and in that I rejoice” The apostle Paul visited the city of Philippi (in northern Greece) on his second missionary journey (roughly 50AD), and as a result of his preaching, the city was the first in Europe to receive the gospel! Several years later he wrote a Read more…
The Word Became Flesh The turning point of world history was the incarnation of God the Son. In the flesh of Jesus of Nazareth, born of the virgin Mary, the everlasting God dwells with his created people and pours out his favor upon them. It is a story that can Read more…
“The Lord roars from Zion…” If you are familiar with the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, you will know that God is pictured in the story as a great lion named Aslan. When Lucy, one of the 4 children in the book, learns that Aslan is a lion, she Read more…
Is all vanity? The book of Ecclesiastes begins with the infamous words, “Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” Such a statement makes us wonder why this book is even in the Bible. After all if God is the author of life, how can everything Read more…
Do you ever feel like giving up? As Christians we not only have to live under the universal burdens of a sin-spoiled world, we also face the additional burden of opposition to our faith in Christ from many fronts. We need to know how to “stand firm” in our faith Read more…
He is Risen! On the very first Easter Sunday morning the first Easter sermon was proclaimed by Angels, “He is not here, He is Risen!” But the proclamation of the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth was not confined to Easter Sunday. The followers of Jesus spread the message of the Read more…
What is Authentic Christianity? It seems like everyone has a hot take on what Christianity is in the contemporary era. Is it a social club? A group of moral naysayers on the wrong side of history? A self-help tool for the weak-minded? A political agenda? How does one tell the Read more…
Christmas is the Bible’s Story The first two chapters of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke give us the classic version of the birth of Jesus Christ. But his birth didn’t come out of nowhere. It was anticipated thousands of years before. In fact, you could say that the whole Read more…
Sermons on Joshua-Judges-Ruth “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” With those crushing words, the book of Judges (21:25) reminds the reader of a big problem. God’s people need a godly leader. Without one, chaos ensues. This Fall we Read more…
Summer Series on the Psalms In his 1557 commentary on the Psalms, theologian John Calvin said this: I have been accustomed to call this book, I think not inappropriately, An Anatomy of the Soul; for there is not an emotion of which anyone can be conscious that is not here Read more…
Paul’s Magnum Opus Paul’s epistle to the church in Rome, written in ca. 55-56AD from Corinth, is considered one of the crown jewels of the New Testament. It sparked the life change of Augustine. It was pivotal to the conversion of Martin Luther. In many respects it was the most Read more…