Oxford SDA Sabbath Service 3rd May 2025

Come, behold the works of the Lord, Who has made desolations in the earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth! The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge.

Psalm 46: 8-11, NKJV

Announcements

Prayer Ministries:
1. Our Tuesday, Mid-week prayer and bible study sessions are held in-person at the Church and on Zoom. Please invite friends, and neighbours, as we stand in the gap, seeking the Lord in Prayer and bible study. We would also like to remind the church community (those who are willing and able) that we will be fasting and praying every other Tuesday of the week in our respective homes. Testimonies and breakthroughs will be shared when we meet for prayer at 7pm at Oxford Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The Church Choir: The music department is inviting new members to join the Church Choir. If you are interested, please see Bro. Kofi, Sis. Nicole, or Sis. Mutsa for more information.
Our Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) team, The Academics, would like to thank the Church for their generous donations, which raised £2,500 toward their journey to Budapest. On Sabbath, 12th April, 2025, the team took part in this year's PBE Trans-European Division final and finished their testing with the exemplary 1st place. We praise God for such a wonderful experience. More details will be shared with the Church this Sabbath, 3rd May.
All who are interested to join the Prison Ministry to please contact Sisters Patience, Jaigar, or Cynthia. The Youth are also encouraged to join.
Our Community Services emphasis will take place this Sabbath, 3rd May, 2025. The afternoon programme will be titled, "Prison Ministries Behind Bars: Understanding the People, the Pattern, and the Purpose."
Special thanks to Sis Yolande & the youth team for coordinating, to all who participated in preparing this Sabbath's lunch, and to those helping to serve and clean upstairs.
Pastor Tim will start Baptismal classes for anyone who would like to be baptised or would like to participate in the studies. Please contact one of the elders or Pastor Tim on 07971186530 if you would like to take part.
All board members and those working in the church with children, teens, youth, and vulnerable adults need to sign up to the Keeping the Church Family Safe online training, as soon as possible. The training is scheduled for Sunday, May 25, 2025 between 10am - 2pm, Please click here to register.
Next Sabbath, 10th May, 2025
1. Youth Day of Emphasis – All day
2. Elder on duty: Eld. Jan Rabusic
3. Lunch Rota: To be coordinated by Sis. Rose and team (Tressy, Nonkosi, Lorreta, Daisy & Viviana)
SEC, BUC and other external announcements:
1. Join us for an exciting British Union Conference Stewardship Training on Zoom on Saturday, 17 May 2025, from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Under the theme Mission in Motion: Crafting Stewardship Strategies for Mission, this dynamic event is designed to equip pastors, elders, stewardship leaders, and treasurers to unite resources and responsibility for mission success. Registration is open now. Streaming will also be available on BUC TV.
2. The SEC Camp Meeting returns to Newbold College for four transformative days of fellowship, spiritual renewal, and divine purpose. Experience powerful testimonies, dynamic speakers, and worship that lifts the soul. Reconnect with old friends and forge new relationships in a community bound by faith. Your presence matters. Your voice matters. Your testimony matters. Save the date: July 23-26 | Newbold College. Register here.
3. SEC Family Ministries invites you to our upcoming 2025 Family Ministry Leadership Training, a valuable opportunity for leaders and members passionate about strengthening families and growing in leadership. This training will equip you with essential skills and insights on key topics related to family ministry, providing practical tools to support and nurture families in our church and community. While this event is designed for FM leaders, anyone interested in these topics is welcome to join!
  
  To attend, please register using this form. To join online, this is the Zoom Link.
  The MEETING ID: 879 7700 0739 - PASSCODE: 958669
4. ASI UK invites all church members to attend its Annual Convention on Sabbath, June 21st, 2025, at the Mercure Daventry Court Hotel, under the inspiring theme "Reconnect." The event is an opportunity to network with like-minded believers, share ideas, and be inspired by powerful messages, testimonies, and seminars. Learn more and register at https://www.asiuk.org/convention.
  
  The keynote speaker for the event is Johnny Wong, a church planter from Melbourne, Australia, and the founder of Gateway Adventist Centre. He has conducted training in over 25 countries worldwide, covering topics such as Care Group Ministry, Discipleship, Leadership, and Church Planting.
  
  Do you have a ministry or evangelistic project that needs support? ASI UK has a project funding programme designed specifically to financially support laypeople with a passion for ministry. The 2025 ASI UK project funding application process is now open and will close on 15 May.
5. The latest - SEC Newsletter #143 — 2 May 2025

Order Of Service

09:45am - 11:00am

Sabbath School Service

09:45am - 10:00am

Welcome & Prayer

Praise and Worship

10:00am - 10:50am

Adult Lesson Review:

Church Sabbath School Session:

SS 2025 Quarter 2: Allusions, Images, Symbols: How to Study Bible Prophecy

Lesson 05: The Nations: Part 2

Memory Text: “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” (Psalm 46:10, NKJV).

The Garden of Eden was a classroom for God’s first people, a place where their interaction with the creation would endlessly teach them and their offspring more about the Creator. “The holy pair were not only children under the fatherly care of God,” Ellen G. White pointed out, “but students receiving instruction from the all-wise Creator. . . . The mysteries of the visible universe—‘the wondrous works of Him which is perfect in knowledge’ (Job 37:16)— afforded them an exhaustless source of instruction and delight.”— Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 50, 51.