Graham Chapel Wesleyan Church

Welcome back as we get closer to finishing up the book of Proverbs. Chapter 27 has some wonderful truths to it and today we will cover the first half.

Welcome Graham fam! We are so glad you could watch Sunday morning online with us. Prayer – 4 – Focusing on Others Introduction: Alright, we are talking about prayer and how prayer is meant to align our will with God’s will. Last week we talked about the calling on our life to pray for others and how we need to pray for others! It does us good to pray for others because it helps us to be more like Christ when we focus on others rather than focusing on ourselves. Today we are compounding on last week’s message. We used 1 Timothy 2:1-4 and we are going to use that verse again, but we are going to focus on a different part of that passage. Scripture: – 1 Timothy 2:1-4 Points: 1. Who are you praying for? – Proverbs 28:2 2. How thankful are you for them? – Romans 13:1-2 3. How much do you want it? Ending: Wouldn’t it be so much better as Christians if we weren’t always trying to find that one candidate who is going to represent all the Christianity stands for! How much better would it be if everyone was saved! How much better and easier would it be if every candidate was a born again Christian? How awesome would it be if God radically saved the person in office so that every time they spoke on tv instead of offending people, they presented the Gospel to the world. The only way that is going to happen is if Christians do their jobs and pray for everyone. The people around us, the people in leadership; everyone! – Colossians 1:15-16 If you would like to watch our past services, you can do so here: https://gcwesleyan.org/teaching/ Like and subscribe to our new YouTube channel, Graham Chapel Youth! We are producing some funny videos as well as live streaming our Wednesday night youth group: https://is.gd/grahamyouth. If you would like to give to Graham Chapel, you can do so here: https://gcwesleyan.org/give/ Graham Chapel Wesleyan Church is in Mayo, SC which is near Cowpens and Chesnee in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. We are affiliated with the Wesleyan denomination and have a diverse congregation. We would love to have you join us on Sunday mornings in person, or on Wednesdays with our youth! Visit our website to learn more. #wesleyanchurch #grahamchapel #onespartanburg #churchonline

Welcome Graham fam! We are so glad you could watch Sunday morning online with us. Prayer – 3 – Focusing on Others Introduction:We are in our third week focusing on prayer and how prayer is intended to help align our will with God’s will. Last week we talked about having an attitude of gratitude. We are called to come before the Lord with praise and thanksgiving. And the need to make it the first thing we do and the last thing we do as we interact with God is so important. Today as we talk about prayer and aligning our will with God’s we are talking about the need to Focus on Others during our prayer. Everything about God’s character has always been to bring all people into his presence. Everything about the sacrifice of Christ was to make salvation possible for the entire world. We are called to be the hands and feet of Christ. We are called to be like Christ. But we cannot be like Christ if we are not concerned about others. And what we pray about reveals what our heart is concerned about. Scripture:– 1 Timothy 2:1-4 Points:1. If all of your prayers were answered, who would benefit?– James 5:162. How thankful are you for all people?– Matthew 19:133. Who are you interceding for?– Romans 8:34– Hebrews 7:254. What does God want?– 2 Peter 3:9 Ending:   It is important for you to pray for others because everything hinges on God’s desire for people to be saved.  He came to earth, suffered, bled and died so that all people could be saved.  It is the greatest desire of God!  Do you really want your will to be aligned with God’s will?  How much time are you spending praying for the one thing that God wants more than anything else? If you would like to watch our past services, you can do so here: https://gcwesleyan.org/teaching/ Like and subscribe to our new YouTube channel, Graham Chapel Youth! We are producing some funny videos as well as live streaming our Wednesday night youth group: https://is.gd/grahamyouth. If you would like to give to Graham Chapel, you can do so here: https://gcwesleyan.org/give/ Graham Chapel Wesleyan Church is in Mayo, SC which is near Cowpens and Chesnee in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. We are affiliated with the Wesleyan denomination and have a diverse congregation. We would love to have you join us on Sunday mornings in person, or on Wednesdays with our youth! Visit our website to learn more. #wesleyanchurch #grahamchapel #onespartanburg #churchonline

Welcome back as we finish up chapter 26 today. We are still dealing with foolish and lazy people as Solomon continues to deal out sarcasm coupled with wisdom. We hope that you enjoy.

Welcome Graham fam! We are so glad you could watch Sunday morning online with us. Prayer – 2 – An Attitude of Gratitude Introduction:As we talk about aligning our will with God it is very important to understand some things that we are called to do as Christians in order for our wills to actually align with God. We need to be worked on, prepped, and softened for our wills to be aligned with God and a lot of that preparation begins with praise and thanksgiving! Another word that can encompass Praise and Thanksgiving is gratitude. The practice of being grateful for what we have, for acknowledging blessings, and acknowledging what God has done can powerfully change your life and change your relationship with God! There have been a lot of studies of late dealing with gratitude and whether or not practicing gratitude can have an impact on your life. Harvard Health published an article in 2021 talking about the various studies that professors and universities have done around the country on gratitude and found that simply acknowledging good things in your life, thanking others, simply writing things down on paper that were good had a drastic impact on a person’s overall happiness, positively impacted their relationships with others, as well as decreased health issues and visits to the doctor. The Greater Good Magazine published an article in June of 2017 that talked about how mental health organizations are incorporating gratitude into their process of treating patients. It said in the article that, “many studies over the past decade have found that people who consciously count their blessings tend to be happier and less depressed.” Who would have thought that the God of the universe has been teaching his follows to begin all things with praise and thanksgiving. God knew the power that gratitude would have in our lives from the very beginning. He programed that into our beings in the very beginning and it is a very important part of being a follower of Christ. Scripture:– 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 Points:1. Make a List!– Psalm 9:1-22. Express Gratitude first and last!– Psalm 92:1-23. Cling to the Eternal!– Corinthians 15:57 Ending:No one in the world was more afflicted than Job. His oxen and donkeys were stolen, his workers killed. His sheep and shepherds were burned up by fire from heaven. His camels were stolen and servants killed. All his children were killed all at once by wind. His health was taken from him and he suffered greatly. His wife encouraged him to curse God and die. His friends accused him of sin. Even though he was afflicted by all this Job had the incredible attitude of gratitude and proved it by…– Job 1:20-21 Sometimes we just need to remind ourselves and the world where it all came from and who is in control.  If you would like to watch our past services, you can do so here: https://gcwesleyan.org/teaching/ Like and subscribe to our new YouTube channel, Graham Chapel Youth! We are producing some funny videos as well as live streaming our Wednesday night youth group: https://is.gd/grahamyouth. If you would like to give to Graham Chapel, you can do so here: https://gcwesleyan.org/give/ Graham Chapel Wesleyan Church is in Mayo, SC which is near Cowpens and Chesnee in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. We are affiliated with the Wesleyan denomination and have a diverse congregation. We would love to have you join us on Sunday mornings in person, or on Wednesdays with our youth! Visit our website to learn more. #wesleyanchurch #grahamchapel #onespartanburg #churchonline

Welcome back as we start chapter 26 today and deal with a great amount of sarcasm along with a few hard teachings. We hope you enjoy this interesting passage.