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ELIJAH’S PROPHECY TO AHAB

*26/04/2026* *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  Elijah 1 Kings 17-18; 2 Kings 1 ELIJAH’S PROPHECY TO AHAB 1 Kings 17:1-6 Like most of the other prophets, Elijah simply appears, without any introduction. He must, however, have already been well known in Israel at the time he appeared to announce the judgment of God for the sins of Ahab and Israel (1 Kings 17:1). The judgment was that there would be no rain or dew for some years as a punishment for the sins mentioned in the previous verses. Elijah must not be thought of as similar to African rainmakers. Stopping or making rain was not his main work. Rather, *as a true prophet, Elijah could see or hear what the Lord was planning to do*.  James says that the rains stopped because the prophet prayed in faith (James 5:17-18). *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/...
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Red Sea VIII

*22/04/2026* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Red Sea VIII Exodus 14:1-31 The Egyptian army follows the fleeing Israelites into the sea, and there God throws them into confusion (Exodus 14:23-24). He causes them to have problems with their chariot wheels, which either come off or become jammed in some way, with the result that the chariots are out of commission and can not be used either for pursuit or for flight (Exodus 14:25a). And flight becomes uppermost in the Egyptians’ minds, for in a flash of enlightenment, they realize that it is the Lord who is fighting against them (Exodus 14:25b). Pharaoh had claimed not to know the Lord (Exodus 5:2), but now all his soldiers proclaim him, using the name God had revealed to Moses, ‘Yahweh’, translated ‘the Lord’. But their recognition comes too late to save them, and all are engulfed in the returnin...
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Red Sea VII

*19/04/2026* *THIRD SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Red Sea VII Exodus 14:1-31 God uses the east wind to drive back the water so that the Israelites can cross the sea on dry ground. Exodus 14:21-22 Ominously for the Egyptians, this is the same wind that had brought the avery of locusts at the time of the eighth plague (Exodus 10:13). At the end of the plague, God had hurled the locusts into the Red Sea so that ‘not a locust was left’ according to Exodus 10:19. The same fate awaits the Egyptian army, for not one of them will survive (Exodus 14:28). *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*
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Red Sea VI

*15/04/2026* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Red Sea VI Exodus 14:1-31 We are now told that the cloud that has been leading the people is a covering for the angel of God (or, as it could also be translated, ‘the messenger of God’). This messenger has already been encountered in Exodus 3:2, when he appeared to Moses in the burning bush. The angel now moves from his position in front of the people to take up a position behind them, where the cloud that accompanies him will act as a screen between them and the Egyptians and keep this army in check all night. Exodus 14:19-20 *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*
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Red Sea V

*12/04/2026* *SECOND SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Red Sea V Exodus 14:1-31 As the Egyptian army advances, God provides an escape route for the cornered Israelites. He commands Moses to divide the sea with his staff so the people can cross to the other side on dry ground (Exodus 14:15-16). These same words are used in Genesis 1:9 to describe the separation between the seas and the earth. There they heralded the start of a new stage in God’s creation of the world, and here they mark the beginning of a new stage in God’s creation of a nation. *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*
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Red Sea IV

*08/04/2026* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Red Sea IV Exodus 14:1-31 Rather than becoming indignant at the people’s reaction and lack of faith, Moses tries to calm the people’s fears saying, *Do not be afraid* (Exodus 14:13a). God himself will later say these same words to the people (Exodus 20:20). They can also be translated as‘stand up straight’ or ‘stay where you are! Moses assures them that the Lord will fight for them, and he is greater than any army (Exodus 14:14). *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*
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VICTORY OVER DEATH

*05/04/2026* *2026 EASTER SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *VICTORY OVER DEATH* O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory? 1 Corinthians 15:55 Texts: Genesis 2:7,17; 3:19 John 11:17-44 Acts 2:24 1 Corinthians 15:12-58 In Genesis 2:7, the word *formed* is the term for a potter’s shaping of pots. Since man is made from the dust, that is where he returns when he dies. Although God created light with a mere word, He created man by fashioning a body out of mud and clay, transforming the clay into something new, and then breathing life into it. This breath may be the way of describing the infusion of the human spirit, with its moral, intellectual, rational and spiritual capacities. HISTORY OF DEATH  - Foretold by God as a consequence of disobedience  Genesis 2:17; 3:3 - Brought into the world through man’s disobedience  Genesis 3:19; Romans 5:12 - All people will die  Hebrews 9:27 - Christ Jesus conquered death  Romans 6:9; Revelation 1:18 - All shall be rais...
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