Theology

 *31/12/2023* *FIFTH SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *FAITH IN GOD XII* Text: Matthew 24:35 Isaiah 40:8 THE BASIS OF FAITH 3. The Word of God "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away" Matthew 24:35 Isaiah 40:8 "The Lord said to me, '... I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled" Jeremiah 1:12 His Word stands true forever. Faith comes when God brings a specific word - out of all He has ever said - directly to us in our circumstances. Spoken in this way, the Word of God comes alive to us, releasing our faith. *©2023* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *27/12/2023* *MID WEEK SERVICE* THEME: *UNNAMED PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE* TOPIC: *THE PHILIPPIAN DEMONIAC GIRL* Text: Acts 16:16-24 Paul was upset not because what the girl said was untrue, but because the girl was being viewed as the source of truth. The claims against the disciples of Christ were as false as those leveled first against Jesus and then Stephen. Those who desire to stop the truth of God are often unscrupulous about the truthfulness of their statements. Nothing Paul and Silas had preached remotely related to Roman customs or laws. Before prisoners were beaten with rods, their garments were literally torn off so that their flesh would be exposed for the flogging. Paul experienced the particular Roman ordeal on three separate occasions. Later Paul would refer to this beating with wooden rods. 2 Corinthians 11:23, 25 *©2023* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot

 *24/12/2023* *FOURTH SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *FAITH IN GOD XI* Text: Hebrews 12:2 Romans 5:1-2 THE BASIS OF FAITH 2. The Redemptive Work of The Son of God. " Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God" Hebrews 12:2 *Christ has become the source of our faith in God. The fact of His death and resurrection provides ground for our believing* ".... Christ Jesus has become for us wisdom from God - that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Romans 5:1-2 *©2023* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *20/12/2023* *MID WEEK SERVICE* THEME: *UNNAMED PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE* TOPIC: *THE PHILIPPIAN DEMONIAC GIRL* Text: Acts 16:16-24 Luke's description of the slave girl in Greek indicates that she had a "spirit of Python". The python was a mythical serpent killed by Apollo, who took both the serpent's gift of predictions and sometimes its form. Apollo became known as Pythian Apollo. When it was said that one had a "spirit of Python", it meant that the person was controlled by an evil force. Apparently those who knew the girl did not regard her as insane or fraudulent. Rather they viewed her ability to forestall events as genuine. People paid the girl for her divination services, earning her masters a lot of money. *©2023* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *17/12/2023* *THIRD SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *FAITH IN GOD X* Text: Malachi 3:6 Job 42:2 Titus 1:2 THE BASIS OF FAITH 1. The Nature of God a. *He cannot change* "I the Lord do not change.." Malachi 3:6; James 1:17 b. *He cannot fail* "I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted" Job 42:2; 1 Chronicles 28:20 c. *He cannot lie* "God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?" Numbers 23:19; Titus 1:2 *©2023* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039/ Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *13/12/2023* *MID WEEK SERVICE* THEME: *UNNAMED PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE* TOPIC: *THE PHILIPPIAN JAILER* Text: Acts 16:25-34 In ancient prisons each door was secured by a bar. The earthquake, as it passed along the ground probably forced the doorposts apart so that the bars fell to the ground. Under Roman law, a guard who allowed the escape of a prisoner was generally put to death. Believing that all the prisoners had escaped, the keeper of the prison assumed that death was certain for him. The events surrounding the arrest of Paul and Silas, the way they responded to suffering and the mighty acts of God brought the jailer to his knees . He finally knew he needed God's salvation. But how could he be reconciled to God? Paul and Silas answer was simple - *just believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.* No other work was needed. The jailer and his family placed their trust in God and immediately expressed that faith by being baptized. *©2023* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanc

 *10/12/2023* *SECOND SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *FAITH IN GOD IX* Text: Hebrews 6:13 THE BASIS OF FAITH The basis of having faith in God is in three important realities: 1. The Nature of God *"When God made His promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by Himself"* Hebrews 6:13 *©2023* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *06/12/2023* *MID WEEK SERVICE* THEME: *UNNAMED PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE* TOPIC: *THE CRIPPLE AT LYSTRA* Text: Acts 14:8-18 The Roman poet Ovid told of an ancient legend in which Zeus and Hermes came to the Phrygian hill country disguised as mortals seeking lodging. After being turned away from a thousand homes, they found refuge in the humble cottage of an elderly couple. In appreciation for the couple's hospitality, the gods transformed the cottage into a temple with a golden roof and marble columns. All of the houses of the inhospitable people were then destroyed. This ancient legend may be the reason that the people treated Paul and Barnabas as gods. After witnessing the healing of the cripple, they did not want to make the same mistake as their ancestors. The tearing of robes was a Jewish expression of distress and grief. The sermon by Paul in these three verses is a condensed version of his sermon on the Areopagus in Acts 17:22-31. These Gentiles did not know or believe in the Sc

 *03/12/2023* *THANKSGIVING SERVICE* TOPIC: *FAITH IN GOD VIII* Text: 2 Corinthians 5:7 TWO KINDS OF KNOWLEDGE 2. Revelation Knowledge This knowledge is not based on the five senses, nor on natural reasoning but on an alternative source - the TRUTH of the Word of God. It is received through man's spirit, and is described as 'God's Wisdom ' - "We live by faith, not by sight". 2 Corinthians 5:7 *©2023* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*