Theology

 *31/07/2024* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *PRAYER* Text: Genesis 4:26 Philippians 4:6-7 PRAYER IS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY 3. Repentance 1 Kings 8:33 Jeremiah 36:7 Solomon's second request asks for forgiveness of sin, where sin against God has caused Israel to be defeated. *©2024* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *28/07/2024* *ANOINTING HEALING AND COMMUNION SERVICE* TOPIC: *PRAYER* Text: Genesis 4:26 Philippians 4:6-7 PRAYER IS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY 2. Confession of personal and corporate sins. James 5:16 This confession is not necessarily between the sick person and the elders, though this is not ruled out altogether. Instead, this exhortation is intended for the sick person and any person with whom the sick one needs to be reconciled. *©2024* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *24/07/2024* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *PRAYER* Text: Genesis 4:26 Philippians 4:6-7 PRAYER IS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY 1. Watching (Be Alert!) Luke 21:36 1 Peter 4:7 Colossians 4:2 Jesus encouraged His disciples to be persistent in prayer and faith, looking for the day when the Son of Man exonerates the faithful in the judgment, so that they are able to stand before Him 1 John 2:28 Christ can come in judgment at any time. Therefore, everyone should be ready to give a reason for the way he or she lived. Christians should curb all sinful passions in the light of the coming of the Lord. Peter urges all to be sober- minded and disciplined so that they can offer their prayers to God. *©2024* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *21/07/2024* *THIRD SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *PRAYER* Text: Genesis 4:26 Philippians 4:6-7 INNER ATTITUDE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUTER POSTURE 7. Proper heart Jeremiah 29:13 Lamentation 3:41 The people will find the Lord because they will seek him with all their heart. He will let himself be found by his people when they seek him in this way. When we return to the Lord, we must come with not just our hands raised to him but also our hearts. Psalms 119:58, 145 Hebrews 10:22 Our consciences can be cleansed through the blood of Christ according to Hebrews 9:14. Just as the high priest according to Leviticus 16:3, 4, so believers are cleansed before they come before the Holy One. *©2024* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *17/07/2024* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *PRAYER* Text: Genesis 4:26 Philippians 4:6-7 INNER ATTITUDE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUTER POSTURE 6. Having forgiven Matthew 6:12 Mark 11:25-26 We are prone to fall into sin, which damages our relationship with God, and we constantly need to restore that relationship through forgiveness. We should forgive others in the same way that we seek forgiveness from God. *Just as unbelief is a barrier to effectual prayer, so is an unforgiving spirit. Such a spirit will hinder both prayer and faith* *©2024* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *14/07/2024* *SECOND SUNDAY SERVICE* TOPIC: *PRAYER* Text: Genesis 4:26 Philippians 4:6-7 INNER ATTITUDE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUTER POSTURE 5. With confidence Psalms 56:9; 86:7 The psalmist is confident that God has a particular interest in his every pain, even his every tear. He also knows the great truth that comes from the meaning of God's name, *that the Lord is for us* 1 John 5:14; Hebrews 10:19-22 Unlike the Israelites, who approached God at Mount Sinai with fear and trembling according to Exodus 20:18-21, *believers can approach God with boldness* Hebrews 3:6; 4:16; 10:35 because we possess Christ's righteousness and not our own. *©2024* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *10/07/2024* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *PRAYER* Text: Genesis 4:26 Philippians 4:6-7 INNER ATTITUDE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUTER POSTURE 4. With truth Psalms 17:1; 145:18 With these words, David set the tone of the psalm. By protesting his innocence, he hopes to convince God to move on his behalf and deliver him from his trouble. He asks for God to search him thoroughly and to declare his vindication or justice or judgment. John 4:24 Truth is what is in harmony with the nature and will of God. It is the opposite of all that is false. Here the truth is specifically the worship of God through Jesus Christ. *The issue is not where a person worships or prays, but how and whom* *©2024* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *07/07/2024* *THANKSGIVING SERVICE* TOPIC: *PRAYER* Text: Genesis 4:26 Philippians 4:6-7 INNER ATTITUDE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUTER POSTURE 3. In faith Matthew 21:22 The withering of the fig tree illustrates God's judgment on unbelieving Israel, but it also became a means for Jesus to teach His disciples that  *faith works miracles and is the basis for answered prayer* James 1:6 Hebrews 10:22 *©2024* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*

 *03/07/2024* *MID WEEK SERVICE* TOPIC: *PRAYER* Text: Genesis 4:26 Philippians 4:6-7 INNER ATTITUDE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUTER POSTURE 2. Not for show Matthew 6:5-7 Those who pray with improper motives have their reward-like those who do charitable deeds with improper motives. Matthew 6:2 From the motives for praying (Matthew 6:1-6), Jesus turned to methods of praying. Why one prays determines how one prays. Nothing is wrong with repeating prayers (Matthew 26:39, 42, 44). Here Jesus was referring to the empty recitation of words. *©2024* *Ecumenican Church Nigeria ®* Instagram: *@ecumenicanchurch* WhatsApp/Telegram: *+2348052366039* Email: *johnifesanya@gmail.com* *www.johnifesanya.blogspot.com* *#ECN Ibadan #* Powered by *JDIS*