Hold High The Torch !

Hold High The Torch !

You did not light its glow –
,Twas given you by other hands you know .
‘Tis yours to keep it burning bright !
Yours to pass on when you no more need light:
For there are other feet that we must guide
And other forms go marching by our side :
Their eyes are watching every smile and tear .
And efforts which we think are not worthwhile
Are sometimes just the very help they need ,
Action to which their souls would give most heed :
So that in turn they’ll it hold it high
And say :”I watched someone else carry it this way .”
I think it started down its pathway bright
The day the Maker said , Let there be light .”
“Ye are the light of the world –
Go Shine For Me
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !
Please put these on your Prayer List : Jan Bagwell , Rev. Dave and Hali Bagwell ,NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH in Easley and it staff ,Scott and Elizabeth Bagwell and Emily ,Hazel Bagwell , Nadine Stvan and her Grandchildren , Mary Carpenter , Dot Ellwanger , Judy Pangborn ,Jeanette Bagwell ,Judy Hamlin , Betty Hill ,Julie Smith ,Charles Shaw

I Am Thankful !

I Am Thankful !

I am thankful to be an American . It is a God –given priviledge to dwell in a land where every citizen is free to worship God according to the dictates of his conscience ; where everyone can vote his own political convictions at the polls ; where there is freedom of speech , and freedom of the press ; where there is the free enterprise system, under which every person can own property , and is not compelled to yield it to a Communist state . Yes I am grateful to live are created equal , and that every citizen is guaranteed “ justice under the law “.

I am thankful for our glorious flag . When I behold the stars and stripes , always a tingle of joy and pride courses through my spinal column ,in the knowledge that , “This is my flag “, and I am overwhelmed with gratitude to Almighty God that as long as this flag ripples in the breezes , all the freedoms which we cherish shall be preserved . This flag represents the spilt blood of my fathers who with the spirit of thanksgiving ,and with the holy resolve that its enemies shall never haul it down from its lofty ramparts .

I am thankful for the Bible , the Book upon which our nation was founded . It is evident to all who know history that America would never have known freedom except for the influence of the Word of God .Today , we would not have one vestige of freedom founding fathers . Today , if we were to turn away from the Bible , our country would be another Godless state . Thank God for the Bible ! The atheists have bombarded it, the agnostics have ridiculed it , the infildels have blasted it , the skeptics have sought to destroy it , the Roman hierarchy denied it to their people , the Modernist preachers have tried to scuttle it --- in fact , all the agencies of Satan have hammered away at it . But it still stands as the imperishable , indestructible Word of the Eternal God . It still changes lives , transforms homes , elevates communities ,blesses
Nations . Thank God for the Bible !

I am thankful for the church of the living God . I speak in the true Scriptural sense ; that assembly of born again , called out ones who have been changed by the power of Christ , and who have been made members of the family of God . In spite of false pretenders ,misguided religionists who misinterpret the truth , and willful apostates who seek to deceive the people by advocating the social gospel , and by denying the faith , the church goes on , conquering and to conquer ; and as our Lord promised : “The gates of hell shall not prevail against it”
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !
Stand up for what you believe

Climb Till Your Dream Comes

Climb Till Your Dream Comes True

Often your tasks will be many,
And more than you think you can do ,
Often the road will be rugged
And the hills insurmountable , too ,
But always remenber , the hills ahead
Are never as steep as they seen ,
And with faith in your heart start upward
And climb till you reach your dream .
For nothing in life that is worthy
Is ever too hard to achieve
If you have the courage to try it
And you have the faith to believe .
For faith is a force that is greater
Than knowledge or power or skill
And many defeats turn to triumph
If you trust in God’s wisdom and will .
For faith is a mover of mountains ,
There’s nothing that God cannot do ,
So start out today with faith in your heart
And climb till your dream comes true .
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !!
Please keep me in your Prayers ! Please pray for Sister Mary Carpenter (her back [ My son Pastor David Bagwell his wife Hali and their team , building a new Churh in Easley .

That Beautiful Land Called Heaven

That Beautiful Land Called Heaven
I read of a land more fair than this,
It’s free from sin and shame ,
It is a land of perfect bliss ,
Where none are sick or lame .
It is a land forever free
From disappointed sad ;
Where all the saints in love agree
In things that make them glad .
It is a land where strife will end ,
Where greed and pride will cease ,
Where all will join in heart and hand
In universal peace ,
It is a land of true success ,
Where all are doing well ,
Where all rejoice and praise the Lord ,
Who saved their souls from hell.
It is a land of no regrets
That cast their shadows round .
It is a bright and happy land .
In which no clouds are found .
The unkind word will never sting
Within this land above ,
For all will speak like Christ their King ,
The King of peace and love .
Here broken hearts will all be healed ,
And friends will part no more .
Eternal joys are here revealed
On those celestial shores .
Through countless ages onward roll ,
Its pleasures never cease .
Then let the Christ into your soul,
And share His eternal peace .
Jan Bagwell
God Bless !
Please be in Prayer for Me and Mary Carpenter , Pastor David Bagwell and his team to Win the World to Jesus !