Theology

*24/06/2026* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elijah  1 Kings 17-18; 2 Kings 1 ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL IX 1 Kings 18:16-46 While the battle on Carmel had been won, there still remained the problem of the drought. But Elijah had faith that God would hear his prayers again. So he put his face between his knees and requested rain on the land to prove conclusively that it was God and not Baal who controlled the rain and that it was not Asherah who was in charge of the fertility of the land. His prayer of faith was heard and granted by the Lord according to 1 Kings 18:41-44. The death of the prophets meant that those who taught sinful ways had been removed and the Lord could now withdraw his judgment and bring rain. In fact, Ahab was told to hurry back to the city of Jezreel some eighteen miles (thirty kilometres) away before heavy rain brought ...

*21/06/2026* *THIRD SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elijah  1 Kings 17-18; 2 Kings 1 ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL VIII 1 Kings 18:16-46 This miracle led the people to believe in the covenant Lord of Israel. They all fell down, shouting, The Lord-he is God! The Lord-he is God! (1 Kings 18:39). It is not clear whether the prophets of Baal also fell down to confess the Lord of Israel as God. Elijah then gave orders for all the prophets of Baal to be killed in the Kishron Valley as part of a religious cleansing (1 Kings 18:40). Those who witnessed the occasion saw for themselves how the Lord God of Israel showed himself powerful and Baal powerless. Ahab, too, saw for himself and could not speak against Elijah. *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#EC...

*17/06/2026* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elijah  1 Kings 17-18; 2 Kings 1 ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL VII 1 Kings 18:16-46 In his prayer to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Elijah did not draw any attention to himself. The purpose for which he prayed was *so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God and that you are turning their hearts back again* (1 Kings 18:36-37). He did not need to shout, dance or gash himself to please the Lord and so persuade him to act. The fire of the Lord came and burnt the sacrifice, the altar stones and the water. 1 Kings 18:38 *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *14/06/2026* *SECOND SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elijah  1 Kings 17-18; 2 Kings 1 ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL VI 1 Kings 18:16-46 Elijah then called all the people to come to him. Because of neglect, the altar of the Lord has fallen into ruin and needed to be repaired (1 Kings 18:30). He used twelve stones to rebuild the altar and to remind the people of Israel of how the nation had begun with the twelve tribes. It would remind them that the God they were now praying to was the God who had made a covenant with Jacob, the father of all Israel. The altar was built in the name of the Lord (1 Kings 18:32) to show that he depended on the Lord. To allow God to show his power, he asked that water be poured on the sacrifice and the altar (1 Kings 18:33-35). The odds against Elijah were that he was only one against 450 prophets of Baal backed by...

*10/06/2026* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elijah  1 Kings 17-18; 2 Kings 1 ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL V 1 Kings 18:16-46 Elijah would allow the prophets of Baal to start (1 Kings 18:25). They shouted their prayers, O Baal answer us! and danced around the altar. They went on shouting and dancing their prayers till noon, and even slashed themselves to let blood flow. Elijah mockingly asked them to shout louder but he knew very well that no answer was coming: Baal had failed to provide fire for his followers. 1 Kings 18:26-29 *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

*07/06/2026* *THANKSGIVING SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elijah 1 Kings 17-18; 2 Kings 1 ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL IV 1 Kings 18:16-46 Elijah pointed out that he is the only one of the Lord’s prophets left (1 Kings 18:22). He did not reveal that there were other prophets of the Lord who had survived in hiding (1 King 18:4). Certainly, he was the only one prophet who took a public stand. The unequal contest between 450 prophets and one prophet would involve two bulls. The prophets of Baal were to select one bull, and the other bull would belong to Elijah, who was representing the Lord God of Israel. Each party would offer their bull as a burnt offering, but neither could light the fire themselves. The god being worshipped would have to prove himself by providing fire for the offering (1 Kings 18:23-24). *Tithes & Offering* Genesis 14:18-20 Account nam...