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We have launched our new series in the book of Philippians. Pul Meathrel continued the adventure as we considered what it is to have an attitude like Jesus and how to walk humbly and faithfully with God.

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Join us for lunch after church. Each Sunday one of the families in our church open their home for lunch. Everyone is welcome whether you're just visiting or looking for a church family to call your own.

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CELEBRATION 50 YEARS of GOD'S FAITHFULNESS - it's a celebration

Sunday 24 May

Join us for a day long celebration! We'll kick off with pastries, enjoy a baptism service followed by BBQ, ice cream van, bouncy castles, games and activities. Then at 4pm we will have a thanksgiving service - followed by cake!

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What better way to spend an afternoon than with your family! We love church, we love our church family. If you are looking for a place to belong - try church. We meet at 10:30 on Sunday mornings and mid-week in homes. We have children's groups and activities for young people. Why not pop along this Sunday?

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celebrating 50 years of God's faithfulness. It was a joy to gather so many generations and nations to thank God for the last 50 years of our church family. A family of prayer for the nations!

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Incredible way to celebrate pentecost and the 50th birthday of our church ... 4 wonderful people being baptised. Each with a beautiful testimony of God's faithfulness.

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Join us to celebrate 50 years of God's faithfulness!!

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This Sunday, Witney Community Church are celebrating 50 years of God's faithfulness. See if you recognise anyone in these photographs from the 1970s.

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1 // Read Philippians 2:1-4. Which challenges stand out as something for this generation or for you personally to take hold of?

2 // What does it mean to have the same mindset as Jesus?

3 // How do we cultivate that mindset and guard against our own fallen mindset taking over our thinking and attitudes?

4 // Some questions are extremely difficult to answer such as, ‘how can Jesus be fully God and fully man?’ But those same questions can questions which leave us with a sense of awe and mystery as we attempt to answer them. So, take some time to talk about this question. How can Jesus still be fully God when he has made himself nothing (1:7)?

5 // Paul writes that this new attitude of Christ-likeness includes not just theorising but action. What actions should we be taking? Read Matthew 25:31-46 and consider how to live it out in this season of life.

6 // What are the key attitudes for a disciple of Jesus?

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This Sunday (17 May) we welcome our good friend Paul Meathrel from @mosaiccheltenham as our guest preacher. Join us as we continue our series exploring the book of Philippians.

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1 // Sometimes our struggles and circumstances can seem outside of God’s control. How do we remind ourselves of God’s sovereignty? How do we position ourselves before God to demonstrate out trust in him? Practically, what can we do?

2 // What examples of one-upmanship do we see in the world around us? How does that make us feel? Have we got any of this attitude in our lives? Where do we need to be careful that it doesn’t creep into the church?

3 // What does the word ‘worthy’ mean in the context of Philippians 1:27?

4 // It can be tempting to retreat like monks, to grumble or to compromise in the face of conflict. How do we balance the longing to be with Christ, the struggles of the world and the call of God to go and make disciples?

5 // What are the situations you are facing where you need to remain steadfast so that others may catch a glimpse of Jesus and rejoice in him?

6 // What do we think about this letter so far? How do you think it applies to our lives?

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What does it mean to be commited? How do we live a new life as a member of a church family? The invitation is to be part of a community - it's a wonderful invitation ... Join us on Sunday 10 May as we continue our journey through the letter of Philippians. @richardellwood04 will be preaching, there are groups for children and young people and coffee is served from 10:15am.

Where were you 50 years ago? We were just starting out as a church community! 24th May 2026 we will be celebrating 50 years of what we now call Witney Community Church.

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For almost 40 years Dr Jan White has been pioneering health care in Mbale Uganda. Join us in supporting this incredible ministry as Az, Brad and Dan run 10km to raise £10k head to the just giving page and give whatever you can afford.

We can't wait for SUNDAY!!! Our youth are taking over the service to bring us four perspectives on the nature and character of Jesus! It's going to be brilliant. Join us for coffee from 10:15, worship at 10:30. There is a full range of children's groups during the service and prayer ministry at the end of the service. See you there.

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1 // Read the passage again. What stands out to you? What word or phrase do you like or find challenging?

2 // Reflect on your own life and consider what people might be thankful for about you. Seek out ways to encourage and bless other people.

3 // How do you cultivate thankfulness in your life? How can counting your blessings become a daily practice? How do we speak thankfulness into a world of entitlement and suspicion?

4 // What does it mean practically to carry a group of people in our hearts? Who are our friends in the gospel?

5 // Explore the theme of joy. Read the following passages and share what they reveal to you about joy in the Lord: Proverbs 15:23, James 1:2-4, Romans 12:15, Psalm 47:1, Psalm 28:7, 2 John 1:12.

6 // How do we pray for our church, the churches in our community and the church internationally? How could you use 1:9-11 as a template?

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What does it mean to be confident? How do we live a new life trusting in God? Join us on Sunday 26 April as we begin our journey through the letter of Philippians.

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Our new preaching series starts this Sunday 26 April. Journey with us through an incredible letter of friendship and Joy. It was written to a church almost 2000 years ago - yet it is still as relevant to and full of life for us today!

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This Sunday we look forward to welcoming Andrew Freeman as our guest preacher. Andrew grew up in Oxfordshire but has lived in Canada for over 25 years with his wife Rachelle and their 5 children. Andrew and Rachelle have been involved in church planting for the last 17 years. Andrew also serves as the team leader for the Salt and Light region in Western Canada and works as an Emergency Nurse.

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This Sunday we will share communion together.

On the night that Jesus was betrayed he flooded an ancient memorial meal with new life and new meaning. The passover was a moment to remember that God had delivered his people from slavery to bring them into freedom and a new inheritance. When Jesus took the bread that night, he broke it and said, "This is my body given for you." He was about to become the ultimate sacrifice bringing absolute freedom and life. Then he took the cup and said, "This is my blood of the new covenant" he gave his life and shed his blood for our forgiveness! You can read all about that night and the new covenant in Matthew chapter 26.

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Life groups are a midweek gathering of a bunch of friends from church. We want everyone to find a place of belonging in a kingdom-focussed community of extension and life in The Spirit. If you want to explore joining one of these groups then check out what we do on our website or chat to the welcome team one Sunday.

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Our stories matter. They display the faithfulness and kindness of God. They speak of his power and his glory. This Sunday we're looking forward to hearing Gillian Saunders share her story of walking with God.

Join us from 10:15 for coffee with worship starting at 10:30. We have children and youth groups and we will also be sharing communion together.

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Luke 24:13-32

13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles[a] from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him.
17 He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”
They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”
19 “What things?” he asked.
“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; 21 but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. 22 In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning 23 but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.”

25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.
30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

Luke 24:1-12

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7 ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” 8 Then they remembered his words.

9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, 51 who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God. 52 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body. 53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid. 54 It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. 56 Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.

Luke 22:33-46

33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. 34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.

35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”

36 The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar 37 and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.”

38 There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the jews.

39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”

42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

The Death of Jesus

44 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, 45 for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last.

Luke 22:7-20
7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”

9 “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.

10 He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.”

13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.

14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”

17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”

20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

This easter join us to celebrate the most incredible moment in history.

[Romans 5:6-8]
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us!

Sunday 29 March - Palm Sunday
Sunday 5 April - Easter Sunday

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Today we pray for Dr Jan White and her work in Uganda. Pray also for other nations where we are working or where you personally know people labouring for the gospel. Pray for the work of Open Doors as they serve the persecuted church. Pray for our wider Salt & Light family in different parts of the world.

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Pray today for these two initiatives which enable us to serve those in Witney and the surrounding villages. Pray for individuals and families who need to be set free of debt and come to know Jesus. Pray for the 3500 young people in our town to find hope and purpose. Pray for the staff and volunteers in CAP and THE STATION and for expansion of the work.

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Pray for our work serving asylum seekers in the Witney Hotel including the Easter Party on 7 April. Pray for our work with refugees who are being given homes in our community. Pray that those who do not know Jesus would come to knowledge of him as they experience the welcome of God’s family.

Today we are praying that the young people and children in our church family would grow in their love for God, for their commitment to him and desire to live wholeheartedly for Jesus. Pray also for the work of The King’s School that it would continue to be a place of discipleship and training the next generation.

Tonight we also gather for our prayer and worship night at TKS - see you there.

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