Theology

*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...

*30/08/2026* *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 Various miracles  2 Kings 4:1-44 THE SHUNAMMITE’S SON 2 Kings 4:8-37 A couple in Shunem, a village a few miles north of Jezreel, showed hospitality to Elisha whenever he was passing that way. They even prepared a furnished room for his use (2 Kings 4:8-10). Showing hospitality to a man of God has its own rewards (Hebrews 13:2), but Elisha wanted to do something to show his appreciation for what they had done (2 kings 4:11-13). She and her husband had no son (2 kings 4:14). As they had no child of their own, it would be a great blessing if they were to have one. The prophet promised that, like Sarah, she would have a son despite the age of her husband. 2 kings 4:15-16a *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch*...

*26/08/2026* *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 Various miracles  2 Kings 4:1-44 THE WIDOW’S OIL: 2 Kings 4:1-7 In Old Testament times, widows were among the most needy and powerless groups in society.  Elisha met the widow of a prophet who had died before he could repay a debt he owed. Now creditors were threatening to take her two boys as slaves to raise the money to pay the debt (2 Kings 4:1). The widow had nothing in the house except a little oil (2 Kings 4:2). But that was all that was needed to solve her problem. Elisha told her and her sons to collect as many empty bottles as they could from her neighbours and then to close the door behind her and her children. Then they were to fill all the bottles they had until none were empty. Thereafter she could sell the oil and pay off the debt, and she a...

*23/08/2026* *FOURTH 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 Introduction  There are some other miracles associated with Elisha that resemble those worked by Elijah. The miraculous supply of oil is similar to the supply of flour for the widow of Zarephath that did not run out till the end of the famine (1 kings 17:8-16). The raising of the dead child of the Shunammite woman resembles that of the child of the widow in Zarephath (1 kings 17:17-24). *One thing that should be noted about all these miracles is the faith and obedience of those who benefited. None of them doubted the ability of the prophets - they did as the prophet told them and they saw the power of the Lord working to meet their needs.* *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsA...