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Elisha’s first miracles II

*12/08/2026* *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 *Elisha’s first miracles II* 2 Kings 2:19-25 The word of God has power to heal (2 kings 2:22), but it also has power to destroy, as is evident from the incident described in 2 Kings 2:23-25. It is not clear why the large mob of youths (there were at least forty two of them - 2 kings 2:24) started to shout insults at Elisha. There must have been some reason for such shockingly disrespectful behaviour in a culture that respected elders (2 kings 2:23). Elisha turned it around, looked at them and called down a curse on them (2 kings 2:24a). This curse must spring in part from the prophecies of judgment spoken against Jeroboam, Ahab and other kings. Because of their ungodly lives, the Lord was bringing disaster on the lives of those living in the land, including these y...
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Elisha’s first miracles

*09/08/2026* *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; 13:14-21 *Elisha’s first miracles* 2 Kings 2:19-25 Elisha responded to an appeal from people whose water is bad (2 Kings 2:19a). From their words and those of Elisha, it seems that the water was causing deaths and harming crops (2 Kings 2:19b,21b). Elisha healed the water by throwing a bowl of salt into the spring, but it was not the salt itself that restored the water supply but the miraculous hand of God, as is clear from his words, *This is what the Lord says* (2 Kings 2:21a) *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*
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MID WEEK SERVICE 05/08/2026

*05/08/2026* *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 Introduction VI This power to divide water was with Moses at the Red Sea, with Joshua at the Jordan, and had just been exercised by Elijah (2 Kings 2:8). When the company of prophets at Jericho saw Elisha do this, they understood that the same spirit that had been with Elijah was now with Elisha and immediately acknowledged him as their leader (2 Kings 2:15). But they did not believe that Elijah had simply been taken up to heaven - they thought that the Spirit of the Lord would have put him down on some high hills or in some other place. A search party was sent out, but found no trace of Elijah. 2 Kings 2:16-18 *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya...
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THANKSGIVING SERVICE 02/08/2026

*02/08/2026* *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 Introduction V As a mark of mourning Elisha tore his clothes (2 Kings 2:12). He then picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen off. He used this cloak to strike the water of the River Jordan (2 Kings 2:13). His next words, *Where now is the Lord, the God of Elijah?* suggests that at first nothing happened. His question reveals his recognition that the power to stop the river flowing was not embedded in any magic in the cloak but came from God, who had granted him a double portion of Elijah’s spirit. When Elisha realized this, God showed his presence and the River Jordan divided, as it had in the days of Joshua (2 Kings 2:14; Joshua 3:7). We hear nothing more of Elijah’s cloak. *Tithes & Offering* Genesis 14:18-20 Account name:  *The Ecumenican Church* A...
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MID WEEK SERVICE 29/07/2026

*29/07/2026* *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 Introduction IV Suddenly a chariot of fire came between them, separating them (2 Kings 2:11). Elijah was taken up into heaven in a whirlwind, leaving Elisha to weep, *My father! My father!! The chariots and horsemen of Israel (2 Kings 2:12)* *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #*
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ANOINTING HEALING AND COMMUNION SERVICE 26/07/2026

*26/07/2026* *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 Introduction III  This was a gift that Elijah could not give, because it was dependent on God (2 Kings 2:10; also Jesus’ answer to the sons of Zebedee - Matthew 20:20-23). Yet he could say that this request would be granted if Elisha could still see him while he was being taken up.  *It would appear that he is making the point that a man of God must be able to see the whole picture, both physically and spiritually, if he is to benefit from heavenly gifts* *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #*
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MID WEEK SERVICE 22/07/2026

*22/07/2026* *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 Introduction II Finally, Elijah himself spoke of what was about to happen: *Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken up from you?* (2 Kings 2:9). The man of God had no material property to be inherited, but Elisha could have requested a special prayer for himself or for the nation of Israel, with the prophet laying hands on him to confer some final blessing. But what Elisha asked for was *a double portion of your spirit*. He may have been asking that he would become twice as great as Elijah, or that the spirit that would rest on him would be two times greater in power and quantity than it had been for Elijah. But it is also possible that he was simply requesting that the spirit at work in Elijah’s life and generation would continue in his own life for anoth...
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