Theology

*24/12/2025* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God provides for the needs of all X Psalms 23:1-6; 147:1-9 1 Peter 5:6-7 Matthew 5:46; 6:25-34 Acts 14:17 It is important to have the right attitude to material possessions. Jesus’ instruction not to worry about tomorrow according to Matthew 6:34 does not forbid thrift, thoughtfulness and careful provision for the future; these qualities are good. It does, however, forbid the sort of worry about clothes, food and the future that so consumes the person that there is no joy left in their life. *©️2025* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

*21/12/2025* *THIRD SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God provides for the needs of all IX Psalms 23:1-6; 147:1-9 1 Peter 5:6-7 Matthew 5:46; 6:25-34 Acts 14:17 Our attitude towards outsiders, the unlovely and unloving, and even those who persecute us, must not be hatred, rejection or indifference. We must positively seek their good. God has given us the example to follow. His gifts are given freely even to those who do not acknowledge him as Lord Matthew 5:45-47 To be a “son of “ was to be like someone or something. *That you may be sons of your Father in heaven* means “that you may be like the Heavenly Father who displays His love without discrimination “. *©️2025* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

*17/12/2025* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God provides for the needs of all VIII Psalms 23:1-6; 147:1-9 1 Peter 5:6-7 Matthew 5:46; 6:25-34 Acts 14:17 Above all, believers are to submit themselves to God, who may assign them suffering in the present but will undoubtedly exalt them at the appropriate time. 1 Peter 5:6 Rather than worrying about when trials may come and what to do then, Peter advises them to trust in God, who has their interests at heart  1 Peter 5:7 *©️2025* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

*14/12/2025* *SECOND SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God provides for the needs of all VII Psalms 23:1-6; 147:1-9 1 Peter 5:6-7 Matthew 5:46; 6:25-34 Acts 14:17 It is an even greater encouragement to realize that the one who helps, heals and restores us is the one who created the vast numbers of the stars in the skies and gave to each its place. Psalms 147:4 Isaiah 40:25-31 Our God is great indeed, mighty in power and his understanding has no limit according to Psalms 147:5. God has created our world so that clouds are formed, rain falls on the earth, grass and crops grow, and there is food for birds and animals as well as for people. Psalms 147:7-9 Job 38:41 *©️2025* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

*10/12/2025* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God provides for the needs of all VI Psalms 23:1-6; 147:1-9 1 Peter 5:6-7 Matthew 5:46; 6:25-34 Acts 14:17 The statement that the Lord builds up Jerusalem and gathers the exiles suggests that this psalm was written after the people’s exile in Babylon. Psalms 147:2 Isaiah 56:8 The Lord brought them back to their land, restored them to Jerusalem, and healed their hurts. Psalms 147:3 Isaiah 61:1 It is encouraging to know that God is always concerned for the broken hearted and sustains the humble, and that he will judge those who have caused helpless people to be downtrodden and oppressed. Psalms 147:6 *©️2025* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

*07/12/2025* *THANKSGIVING SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God provides for the needs of all V Psalms 23:1-6; 147:1-9 1 Peter 5:6-7 Matthew 5:46; 6:25-34 Acts 14:17 The use of both *mercy* and *goodness* to describe God’s loyal love intensifies the meaning of the two words. What is described in verse 5 is God’s over abundant mercy - love that is in no way deserved. The Hebrew verb *follows* describes an animal in pursuit. When the Lord is our Shepherd, instead of being stalked by wild beasts we are pursued by the loving care of the Lord. God’s promise for the Israelites was not just for the enjoyment of this life in the land of promise (Psalms 6:1-3); it was also for the full enjoyment of the life to come in His blessed presence. Psalms 16:9-11; 17:15; 49:15 *Tithes & Offering* Genesis 14:18-20 Account name:  *The Ecumenican Church* Account number: 2280020397 Banker: *Eco Bank Nig. Ltd* *This church is not funded or sponsored by any...