Riveroaks Academy

The Language of Music (Part 2) 09.03.2025 ↓

Taught by John Hodges

The Mosaic Covenant 02.03.2025 ↓

Taught by Jim Gibson

The Language of Music (Part 1) 02.03.2025 ↓

Taught by John Hodges

The Abrahamic Covenant 23.02.2025 ↓

Taught by Mark Brink

Blessed to be Stressed 23.02.2025 ↓

Taught by Ernie Seger

The Noahic Covenant 16.02.2025 ↓

Using the book God to Us by Stephen Myers, we examine the role of the Noahic Covenant within the Covenant of Grace. Taught by Kyle Dillon.

The Meek Inherit WHAT??? 16.02.2025 ↓

Taught by Ernie Seger

The Covenant of Grace Announced 09.02.2025 ↓

In this lesson, we unpack the significance of the Protoevangelium, the first promise of the gospel announced in Genesis 3:15. The first part of the lesson is a summary of this chapter from God to Us by Stephen Myers, and the second half is a defense of the messianic interpretation of Genesis 3:15, using the scholarly work of C. John Collins and Jonathan Cheek. Taught by Kyle Dillon.

Joyful Are the Sad 09.02.2025 ↓

Taught by Ernie Seger

The Covenant of Grace 02.02.2025 ↓

In this lesson, ruling elder emeritus Mark Brink explains the covenant of grace, using the book God to Us by Stephen Myers.

The Counsel of Peace 26.01.2025 ↓

Using the book God to Us by Stephen Myers, our ruling elder Jim Gibson discusses the Intra-Trinitarian Covenant, also known as the Pactum Salutis or Counsel of Peace.

The Covenant of Works 19.01.2025 ↓

In the second lesson of our series on Covenant Theology, we discuss the covenant that God made with Adam before the fall. We also discuss contemporary debates between students of John Murray and Meredith Kline over the covenant of works. Taught by Kyle Dillon.

The Place of Imagination in God's Plan 19.01.2025 ↓

Taught by John Hodges

Covenant Theology Intro 12.01.2025 ↓

This is the first lesson of a series on Covenant Theology, co-taught by Pastor Kyle Dillon and Ruling Elders Emeritus Mark Brink and Jim Gibson. We rely primarily on the volume God to us by Stephen G. Myers. In this first lesson, we cover Myers's Introduction and Chapter 1 on the history of covenant theology. Taught by Kyle Dillon.

Drawing Lines 12.01.2025 ↓

Taught by John Hodges

Genesis 1–3 05.01.2025 ↓

Francis Schaeffer said, “Genesis 1–3 is the seedbed of all Christian doctrine. Every major theme in Scripture—creation, humanity, sin, redemption, and restoration—has its beginning in these chapters. Without them, the Bible’s message cannot be understood.” In this lesson, Elder Morgan Murphy will be our tour guide through this star-studded neighborhood, highlighting some beautiful and intriguing,...

December 29, 2024 29.12.2024 ↓

Taught by Ernie Seger

December 22, 2024 22.12.2024 ↓

Taught by Mark Brink

The Anxious Generation (Part 2) 15.12.2024 ↓

Pastor Drew covers the second part of the book The Anxious Generation by moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt, which addresses the rise in mental illness among Generation Z.

December 15, 2024 15.12.2024 ↓

Taught by Mark Brink

December 8, 2024 08.12.2024 ↓

Taught by John Hodges

Them Before Us 01.12.2024 ↓

In this lesson, we address the contemporary challenges surrounding our culture’s redefinition of marriage/parenting, which prioritizes the wants of adults over the needs of children. We rely on the book Them Before Us by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning, showing that when it comes to parenting, biology matters, gender matters, and marriage matters.

December 1, 2024 01.12.2024 ↓

Taught by Mark Brink

November 24, 2024 24.11.2024 ↓

Taught by Ernie Seger

Parenting by Paul David Tripp (Part 2) 18.11.2024 ↓

Pastor Drew leads the second part in our talk on the book Parenting by Paul David Tripp. *Audio begins at 3:59