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The creation of the earth and the near heavens IX

 *02/07/2025* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* INTRODUCTION  - The creation of the earth and the near heavens IX Genesis 1:1-31 Both men and women were blessed by God and assigned a two-fold mission: to increase in number and fill the earth according to Genesis 1:28a and to rule over creation and to subdue the earth according to Genesis 1:26c,28b. This mission was not a heavy burden but a gift from God. Human beings were to occupy and enjoy, not fear, creation. This mission indicates that the first way in which all of us can glorify and serve God is by caring for his creation. *©2025* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

The creation of the earth and the near heavens VIII

 *29/06/2025* *ANOINTING HEALING AND COMMUNION SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* INTRODUCTION  - The creation of the earth and the near heavens VIII Genesis 1:1-31 Human beings, both male and female, are said to have been made in the image of God  Genesis 1:26b-27  Thus humans are different from other created beings like animals. It means that every human being resembles his or her Creator in some way. Consequently, every human being is special and important. We should be able to recognize the Creator in the men and women we see around us. *©2025* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

The creation of the earth and the near heavens VII

 *25/06/2025* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* INTRODUCTION  - The creation of the earth and the near heavens VII Genesis 1:1-31 The creation of living beings follows the same sequence as the material creation. On day five, God created the creatures that live in sea and sky according to Genesis 1:20-23, followed on the sixth day by animals that live on land according to Genesis 1:24-25, and finally the culmination of his creation, human beings. The privileged position of human beings is shown by the fact that our creation required a special decision, presented as if it was made at some gathering. The plural in *let us make man* indicates the solemnity of the decision and stresses that something new and important is about to happen  Genesis 1:26a The plural 'let us' also suggests the community of the Godhead, which involves three persons - the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. *©2025* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *...

The creation of the earth and the near heavens VI

 *22/06/2025* *FOURTH SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* INTRODUCTION  - The creation of the earth and the near heavens VI Genesis 1:1-31 This earth was then blessed with plants that will provide food for human beings once they are created. Genesis 1:11-13;29-30 Finally, the stars and their movements were specially provided to help the future occupants of the earth to organize time by marking seasons and days and years  Genesis 1:14-19 *The way the Creator brought together all that was necessary for our survival before creating us reminds us that God was working for our good, not creating us so that we might suffer* Lamentation 3:33 Ezekiel 33:11 *©2025* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

The creation of the earth and the near heavens V

 *18/06/2025* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* INTRODUCTION  - The creation of the earth and the near heavens V Genesis 1:1-31 During the second phase of his creation, covering days two to four, God provided the material framework to sustain living beings. He created the sky according to Genesis 1:6-8, followed by sea and dryland in Genesis 1:9. The dryland would be the main arena for human life and would provide the ingredients for that life (Genesis 2:7). It was only after he had formed the dry ground that God pronounced his creation good (Genesis 1:10). *©2025* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

The creation of the earth and the near heavens IV

 *15/06/2025* *THIRD SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* INTRODUCTION  - The creation of the earth and the near heavens IV Genesis 1:1-31 The first thing that God created out of the raw material of the universe was light according to Genesis 1:3-5 It was created before everything else because it would be essential for the survival of future plants, animals and human beings. Though the heavenly bodies were not yet created, the light permitted the Creator to give initial temporal structure to his creation: day and night, evening and morning. *©2025* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

The creation of the earth and the near heavens III

 *11/06/2025* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* INTRODUCTION  - The creation of the earth and the near heavens III Genesis 1:1-31 As we study this account, we should note that each new stage in God's work begins with his some form of his creative words, *let there be* Genesis 1:3,6,9,14,20,24,26 At the end of each of his creative utterances, there is some form of the statement, *and it was so* Genesis 1:7,9,11,15,24,30. No matter what God ordered to come into being, gather or separate, it came to be. He has the power to create and the power to order his creation. We can rely on this same power in our circumstances. The God of creation is still the God of history. *©2025* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*