Oxford SDA Sabbath Service 8th November 2025

Communication team
11 minutes ago
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline, and do not resent His rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those He loves, as a father the son He delights in.

Proverbs 3 vs 5 - 12 (NIV)

Announcements

Prayer Ministries:
1. All are welcome to join us for our on-going Week Of Prayer (together with Banbury and Wantage churches) which commenced on Sabbath, 1st November, 2025. The concluding session will be a half night of prayer this Sabbath, 8th November 2025. Click on this link to download the WOP reading resource. Click on this to download our WOP schedule.
2. Our Tuesday, Mid-week prayer and bible study sessions will resume on Tuesday, 11th November, 2025. These 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.
Our upcoming Evangelistic Campaign themed, You Will Make It, begins on Monday, 24th November and ends on Sabbath, 29th November, 2025. Please pray for the campaign and invite your families, friends, and neighbours.
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 Prison ministries team would like to thank you for all your prayers as they recently had a successful visit to Huntercombe Prison and ministered to 35 inmates. If you wish to join and participate in the next visit, or if you need induction, please contact Sis. Patience to register (Sis Jaigar - Wantage or Elder Barrett - Banbury). Please pray for this ministry.
We now have a Witney/Carterton vespers from 7-7:45pm every Friday on Zoom. It's been a blessing for the last several weeks. Everyone who lives in Witney/Carterton is welcome to join. For information, please contact Eld. Martin, Sis. Linda, Sis. Cleonice or Sis. Christabel as we have a WhatsApp group.
Pastor Tim conducts 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.
Next Sabbath, 15th November, 2025:
1. Programme: Family Life Ministries Emphasis
2. Eld on duty: Eld. Christopher Streete
3. Lunch: Men leading (coordinated by Alan H, Julian Mupfupi, Million, Rene & Sis. Eva).
SEC, BUC and other external announcements:
1. Latest SEC Newsletter — 7 November 2025
2. ADRA-UK has launched an urgent fundraising appeal to assist communities across Jamaica and neighbouring countries that have been devastated by Hurricane Melissa. We are reaching out to request your kind support as we mobilise vital aid for those who are suffering and in greatest need. You can participate by collecting a special offering for this emergency appeal through the church or, alternatively, individuals can donate directly via the QR code below or via the ADRA-UK website at: https://adra.org.uk/emergency-appeal-hurricane-melissa/
3. The SEC Personal Ministries Department are very pleased to share a newly launched evangelism project designed to inspire and equip our members for mission. The project is titled, Evangelism-One-On-One. This 40-part video discipleship journey is designed to move members from witnessing fearfully to witnessing faithfully. These short, powerful lessons will be released weekly, and are ideal for small group study, personal growth, or outreach preparation.

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 4: Lessons of Faith from Joshua

Lesson 6: The Enemy Within

Memory Text: “ ‘I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds’ ” (Jeremiah 17:10, ESV).

“The deadly sin that led to Achan’s ruin had its root in covetousness, of all sins one of the most common and the most lightly regarded. . .

“Achan acknowledged his guilt, but when it was too late for the confession to benefit himself. He had seen the armies of Israel return from Ai defeated and disheartened; yet he did not come forward and confess his sin. He had seen Joshua and the elders of Israel bowed to the earth in grief too great for words. Had he then made confession, he would have given some proof of true penitence; but he still kept silence. He had listened to the proclamation that a great crime had been committed, and had even heard its character definitely stated. But his lips were sealed. Then came the solemn investigation. How his soul thrilled with terror as he saw his tribe pointed out, then his family and his household! But still he uttered no confession, until the finger of God was placed upon him. Then, when his sin could no longer be concealed, he admitted the truth. How often are similar confessions made. There is a vast difference between admitting facts after they have been proved and confessing sins known only to ourselves and to God. Achan would not have confessed had he not hoped by so doing to avert the consequences of his crime. But his confession only served to show that his punishment was just. There was no genuine repentance for sin, no contrition, no change of purpose, no abhorrence of evil.”—Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 496-498.