Theology

*20/09/2026* *THIRD SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elisha  2 Kings 2-6; 13:14-21 Various miracles  2 Kings 4:1-44 FEEDING ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE  2 Kings 4:42-44 The firstfruits were to be presented to God and His priests (Leviticus 23:15-17,20). With an entrenched false priesthood and a debased state religion prevailing in the northern kingdom, the man brought his offering to Elisha. When Elisha told the man to use this food to feed a hundred people, he knew it would not be enough. But he obeyed and his small gift fed so many people that they had enough and there was some leftover (2 kings 4:43-44). This story resembles the Lord’s feeding of the multitude (John 6:1-14) and may explain why the people were so ready to hail Jesus as a prophet (John 6:14). *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Te...

*16/09/2026* *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 Various miracles  2 Kings 4:1-44 THE POISONED POT 2 Kings 4:38-41 This next miracle happened during a time of famine, which would have made the loss of edible food even more disastrous (2 Kings 4:38). It appears that someone accidentally gathered some poisonous plant along with edible ones when searching the countryside for food. It would be death to eat the food in that pot (2 Kings 4:39-40). Elisha added flour to the pot, and the poison was miraculously neutralized, leaving food that was safe to eat (2 Kings 4:41). *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

*13/09/2026* *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 Various miracles  2 Kings 4:1-44 THE SHUNAMMITE’S SON V 2 Kings 4:8-37 Gehazi was sent ahead with instructions to run to the boy on a mission that was so urgent that he was not to greet anyone along the way. But he could not help the child. When Elisha arrived he first prayed to the Lord before stretching himself out over the body of the dead child. Life returned to the boy, whom Elisha returned to his overjoyed mother (2 Kings 4:31-37). This life was not the resurrection life, but an ordinary life that would ultimately end in death. *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

*09/09/2026* *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 Various miracles  2 Kings 4:1-44 THE SHUNAMMITE’S SON IV 2 Kings 4:8-37 She covered the twenty-five miles (forty kilometres) from Shunem to Mount Carmel as fast as possible. Elisha saw her coming in the distance, and sent his servant, Gehazi, to ask what was wrong, but she refused to divulge her mission until she was clinging to Elisha. Nor was she content with having his servant attempt to revive the boy. Elisha must come himself. 2 Kings 4:25-30 *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

*06/09/2026* *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 Various miracles  2 Kings 4:1-44 THE SHUNAMMITE’S SON III 2 Kings 4:8-37 Her husband was puzzled about why she was looking for Elisha on that day, seeing it’s not the new moon or the Sabbath - possibly the only two occasions on which Elisha could be found at home. But the wife insisted on going (2 Kings 4:23-24). It is strange that it was the mother and not the father who set out on this journey. But it may be that as a mother she felt more for her child than the father did. He may already have accepted his death, whereas the mother was still in denial. However, there are also other possibilities. The wife may not even have told her husband about what had happened, believing that if she could get to the prophet, he could still heal her son. Alternatively, the descript...

*02/09/2026* *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 Various miracles  2 Kings 4:1-44 THE SHUNAMMITE’S SON II 2 Kings 4:8-37 The woman did not want to have her hopes raised only to be disappointed (2 Kings 4:16b). But the words of the prophet were fulfilled and the next year she gave birth to a son (2 Kings 4:17). The boy grew, but tragically one day he was struck down by some disease that caused an acute headache. He died in his mother’s arms (2 kings 4:18-20). Devastated, the mother laid her dead son on the bed of the man of God and set out to find Elisha. She may have hoped that there was still something he could do to bring the child he had given her back to life. 2 Kings 4:21-22 *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gm...