Theology

*11/11/2026* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elisha  2 Kings 2-6; 13:10-25 Jehoash, King of Israel & Elisha’s Death II 2 Kings 13:10-25 Elisha took the king to a window and asked him to shoot an arrow. As the King obeyed the prophet, the action was interpreted as predicting the victory of the Lord (2 Kings 13:17). Small acts of humble faith and obedience result in victory in great things. Elisha next gave an open-ended instruction. The king was to take arrows and strike the ground. He struck the ground 3 times, believing that 3 defeats of an enemy should make the victory complete. Elisha had expected that the king would strike more often, up to 6 times, which would have signalled the complete destruction of the Arameans (2 Kings 13:18-19). Sometimes the Lord allows future events to depend on the action or non-action of human beings. P...

*08/11/2026* *SECOND SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elisha  2 Kings 2-6; 13:10-25 Jehoash, King of Israel & Elisha’s Death  2 Kings 13:10-25 Jehoash succeeded his father Jehoahaz in Israel. He did not please the Lord. The author of Kings would have ended his account of the history of this reign at 2 Kings 13:13 were it not for the meeting between Jehoash and Elisha. By this time, Elisha would have been a very old man. He was near death when Jehoash went to greet him and lament his coming death, which marked the closing of the major channel that God had used to communicate with Israel. Jehoash must have remembered how Elisha’s visions and spiritual intelligence had kept Israel informed and saved them from the attacks of Aram (2 kings 6:8-10). Now, in words similar to those Elisha himself had used when Elijah was taken away into heav...

 *04/11/2026* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles Elisha  2 Kings 2-6; 13:14-21 The Siege of Samaria II 2 Kings 6:24 - 7:2 The account of cannibalism was the last straw and the King turned in Elisha, swearing to kill him (2 Kings 6:31-32). He may have felt that Elisha should have been able to get the Lord to deliver his people before things get this bad, or he may have felt that it was Elisha’s bad advice that had led to his predicament. Certainly, he blamed Elisha and Elisha’s God for not bringing help, and demanded *Why should I wait for the Lord any longer?* 2 Kings 6:33 *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

*01/11/2026* *THANKSGIVING SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elisha 2 Kings 2-6; 13:14-21 The Siege of Samaria 2 Kings 6:24 - 7:2 We do not know how long after the peaceful solution described in 2 Kings 6:22-23 this episode took place. The war between Israel and Aram had resumed, and the army of Ben-Hadad was camped around Samaria, trying to capture the city. People could not go out or come in, and there was great famine (2 Kings 6:24-25). Food was so scarce that people were prepared to eat the head of a donkey, even though a donkey was unclean and should not have been eaten (Leviticus 11:3). Some people were so desperate that they even killed and ate children (2 Kings 6:26-29). The King was inspecting the fortifications when he learned of this, but he clearly was not in control and was unable to offer any solution. In despair and grief at what had happen...

*28/10/2026* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elisha  2 Kings 2-6; 13:14-21 Aramean soldiers misled III 2 Kings 6:8 - 6:23 Elisha had prayed that his servant’s eyes would be opened, but he prayed the opposite for the Arameans. He asked God to strike them with blindness (2 kings 6:18). Then Elisha himself led them into the city of Samaria. The King of Israel wanted to take advantage of the situation and kill the Aramean soldiers, but Elisha forbade it. Instead Elisha advised that they be treated in a way Jesus would have approved, for he told us to show love to those who persecute and ill treat us (Matthew 5:44) and to overcome evil with good (Romans 12:21). The people of Samaria had solved this conflict by returning good for evil. God was pleased to use this approach to give a time of peace to Israel. *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️...

 *25/10/2026* *ANOINTING HEALING AND COMMUNION SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elisha 2 Kings 2-6; 13:14-21 Aramean soldiers misled II 2 Kings 6:8 - 6:23 If Elisha knew all the king’s plans, he must have known of the army coming to arrest him. But he was not disturbed and remained calmly in Dothan. His servant, on the other hand, was overcome with fear when he saw the encircling troops and cried out, *What shall we do?* (2 Kings 6:15). The reason Elisha could remain calm was that he knew that God’s army, who were on his side, were not only more in number but also more powerful than the Aramean forces. He prayed for the eyes of his servant to be opened so that he could see that they were surrounded by a protective army of horses and chariots of fire - the army of the Lord (2 Kings 6:16-17). It may have been one of these same chariots that had appear...