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*17/05/2026* *THIRD SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *WHAT DOES GOD DO?* CONTINUING PROVISION AND PRESENCE  - God will sometimes overrule the natural order by the miraculous  True Miracles  Elijah  1 Kings 17-18; 2 Kings 1 ELIJAH AND OBADIAH 1 Kings 18:1-15 Towards the end of the dry years, the Lord directed Elijah to go to Ahab (1 Kings 18:1). The Lord was now planning to send rain on the land, as he does on the righteous and the unrighteous alike (Matthew 5:45). As Elijah was on his way to see Ahab, he met Obadiah, a devout believer in the Lord. Obadiah was an officer in the courts of Ahab and had secretly hidden away a hundred prophets of the Lord in caves to save them (1 Kings 18:2-4, 13). The Lord has his faithful servants planted in the places they are least expected so that they can carry out the work of God where it is most opposed. Moreover, Obadiah’s actions show that the faithfulness of God was not just extended to Elijah but to many other prophets. Just as the rave...

*13/05/2026* *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 TO ZAREPHATH IV 1 Kings 17:7-24 Jesus later explained that suffering and death are not always a result of an individual’s sin. Some illness happens to allow God to show his power of healing and to receive glory from people (John 9:3; 11:4). This was certainly the case here. The widow was overjoyed and her faith turned into knowledge and greater trust that Elijah’s words were true, because they were the words of the Lord (Exodus 17:24). The fact that she commends Elijah for speaking the word of the Lord without changing its meaning suggests that there must have been lying prophets even in those days. *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered ...

*10/05/2026* *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 TO ZAREPHATH III 1 Kings 17:7-24 After a time, the son of the widow became ill to the point of death (Exodus 17:17). It was the general belief then, as often today, that suffering is always a result of sin. So the widow felt that the presence of a man of God must have drawn attention to some sin she had committed (Exodus 17:18). Elijah does not seem to share this view. He took the child, stretched himself on the child three times, and prayed for the boy’s life. God responded by allowing life to return to the child (Exodus 17:19-23). This story is similar to the one in which Elisha brought the son of the Shunammite back to life (2 Kings 4:8-37) *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.j...

*06/05/2026* *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 TO ZAREPHATH II 1 Kings 17:7-24 On arriving at Zarephath, Elijah met a widow near the town gate. Just as Eliezer had asked Rebecca for a drink outside the town of Nahor (Genesis 24:17), so Elijah requested a drink from the widow, as well as something to eat (Exodus 17:10-11). The widow told him of her poverty and that she and her son were down to the last of their food. But the prophet reassured her, *Don’t be afraid* and promised that the Lord would sustain her till the end of the drought (Exodus 17:12-14). The widow did as she was told. She believed the word of God and was obedient to it (Exodus 17:15-16). Many years later, Jesus would mention her as an example of someone with faith (Luke 4:26). Her supply of oil and flour lasted to the end of the famine. *©️...

*03/05/2026* *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 TO ZAREPHATH 1 Kings 17:7-24 When the drought became so severe that the brook dried up, the Lord told Elijah to move from the east of Jordan to the region of Sidon to the northwest of Israel (Exodus 17:7-9). There may have been more water in that region because it was near the sea, but the famine had spread from Israel to other lands. Grains was in short supply throughout the region. As before, Elijah was staying in a foreign country, outside Ahab’s territory. But the Lord has people who do his will in the most unexpected places. *Tithes & Offering* Genesis 14:18-20 Account name:  *The Ecumenican Church* Account number: 2280020397 Banker: *Eco Bank Nig. Ltd* *This church is not funded or sponsored by any state, private or public organization.* *We ...

*29/04/2006* *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’S PROPHECY TO AHAB II 1 Kings 17:1-6 The closing words of Elijah’s prophecy, *Except at my word* left some hope that if the king and the people repented, the situation might change. But they did not, and Elijah had to leave and settle east of the Jordan River (1 Kings 17:2-3). By doing this he escaped death with the other prophets (1 Kings 18:4; 19:10) and had a supply of water from the Brook Kerith, which continued to flow for sometime despite drought. The Lord took charge of meeting his need for food (1 Kings 17:4-6). *©️2026* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ™️* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*