Theology

 *14/06/2026* *SECOND SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elijah  1 Kings 17-18; 2 Kings 1 ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL VI 1 Kings 18:16-46 Elijah then called all the people to come to him. Because of neglect, the altar of the Lord has fallen into ruin and needed to be repaired (1 Kings 18:30). He used twelve stones to rebuild the altar and to remind the people of Israel of how the nation had begun with the twelve tribes. It would remind them that the God they were now praying to was the God who had made a covenant with Jacob, the father of all Israel. The altar was built in the name of the Lord (1 Kings 18:32) to show that he depended on the Lord. To allow God to show his power, he asked that water be poured on the sacrifice and the altar (1 Kings 18:33-35). The odds against Elijah were that he was only one against 450 prophets of Baal backed by...

*10/06/2026* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elijah  1 Kings 17-18; 2 Kings 1 ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL V 1 Kings 18:16-46 Elijah would allow the prophets of Baal to start (1 Kings 18:25). They shouted their prayers, O Baal answer us! and danced around the altar. They went on shouting and dancing their prayers till noon, and even slashed themselves to let blood flow. Elijah mockingly asked them to shout louder but he knew very well that no answer was coming: Baal had failed to provide fire for his followers. 1 Kings 18:26-29 *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

*07/06/2026* *THANKSGIVING 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 ON MOUNT CARMEL IV 1 Kings 18:16-46 Elijah pointed out that he is the only one of the Lord’s prophets left (1 Kings 18:22). He did not reveal that there were other prophets of the Lord who had survived in hiding (1 King 18:4). Certainly, he was the only one prophet who took a public stand. The unequal contest between 450 prophets and one prophet would involve two bulls. The prophets of Baal were to select one bull, and the other bull would belong to Elijah, who was representing the Lord God of Israel. Each party would offer their bull as a burnt offering, but neither could light the fire themselves. The god being worshipped would have to prove himself by providing fire for the offering (1 Kings 18:23-24). *Tithes & Offering* Genesis 14:18-20 Account nam...

*03/06/2026* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elijah 1 Kings 17-18; 2 Kings 1 ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL III 1 Kings 18:16-46 When the large crowd had assembled, Elijah addressed them: *How long will you waver between two opinions* (1 Kings 18:21a). The root of the problem was that the people were wanting to have things both ways. They wanted to serve both God and Baal. But God requires absolute devotion, not partial worship (Exodus 20:3-4), the same sin condemned as being neither cold or hot (Revelation 3:15-16). The people were not able to respond, probably because the King was present (1 Kings 18:21b). *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

*31/05/2026* *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 ON MOUNT CARMEL II 1 Kings 18:16-46 Elijah told Ahab to bring people from all over Israel as well as the prophets of Baal and of Asherah to a meeting on Mount Carmel, a high mountain overlooking the Mediterranean Sea (1 Kings 18:20). The King may have been angry with the prophet, but he respected the power the Lord had given him and obeyed the prophet’s instructions and summoned the prophets and the people. *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

*27/05/2026* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elijah 1 Kings 17-18; 2 Kings 1 ELIJAH ON MOUNT CARMEL 1 Kings 18:16-46 Ahab regarded Elijah as simply another rainmaking priest, like those in Africa, who could make or stop rain. Where Obadiah had greeted him respectfully as *my lord Elijah* (1 Kings 18:7). Because Elijah was sent by the Lord, he had no fear of the king. He defended himself and delivered the word from the Lord. It was not he who had brought trouble on Israel, but Ahab and his father’s house. They were the ones who had abandoned the Lord’s command and have followed the Baals. Elijah used the plural to make the point that there were numerous shrines dedicated to Baal. The extent to which this is true is revealed in Elijah’s words that there were 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table, meaning tha...