Chief of Sinners

Chief of Sinners

1 Timothy 1:16 and Galatians 1:15

I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. . . . He set me apart before I was born, and called me by his grace.

 You were aflame, a Pharisee.
      I  was. Without a flaw.
Then blameless? Perfect purity?
     Yes, in the law.

Did you consent to Stephen's death?
     More than consent, approved.
And did you hear his final breath?
     I did, unmoved.

Did you condemn the innocent?
     More than condemn, blasphemed.
And was your sentence violent?
     It was. They screamed.

Did you not once lament all this?
     Not once. Nor felt regret.
Or feel the heat of the abyss?
    Nor chill, nor sweat.

And still you say, you were elect?
     I do: to pray, to preach.
And all this time your King reject?
     And worse, impeach.

Did he regard your wickedness?
     With flawless eye, enthroned.
And you he purposed to possess?
     Already owned.

Then why so many wicked years?
     My guilt, my unbelief.
What? Make you like your sinful peers?
     No. Rather, chief.

But yet the last apostle! Paul.
     Not only last, but least.
A co-inheritor of all!
    And co-deceased.

For whom, then, all this sin, this pain?
    For you, like me, depraved.
And what my benefit, my gain?
     Forever saved.

From Pharisee to freedman then.
     Two thousand years apart. 
The hope of all the worst of men:
     His patient heart. 

                                     Jan Bagwell
                                     God Bless !
I HOPE ALL YOU PRAYER WARRIORS OUT THERE WILL JOIN ME IN PRAYER FOR MY NIECE THAT HAS LUNG CANCER..SHE IS IN THE HOSPITAL AND I DON'T THINK IT LOOKS VERY GOOD...THAT IS ALL UP TO GOD AND I ASK THAT HE HELP....ALL OF US AS FAMILY AND HER...SHE HAS BEEN TRULY BLESSED THUS FAR AS SHE HAS BEEN FIGHTING GOING ON SIX YEARS NOW. 
Wade Clark .

         

                   

He was heard !

He Was Heard
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Darkness filled the room.

The lights were out yet the room glowed. We held hands in a
circle. All of us were on our knees except for Christian.

One-year-old Christian stood with his back arched. He stood
still in expectancy and that in itself was a small miracle.
It was the first time since Christian's birth one year and
four days ago that the entire family had prayed together.

There was a power in the room, a power beyond normal, an air
of protection and peace. I prayed, then my wife, then EL the
six-year-old prayed. The only prayer that remained was that of
Josees, the three-year-old.

Josees is named after Joses, the brother of Jesus. Mark 6:3

Josees does not have the most eloquent speech. It is often
broken and you must listen carefully to understand him.
His hair has never been cut and it flows down his tiny body.

As the final member of the family with the ability to speak,
Josees began. Christian was still. Josees prayed for his
family by name and then he made his final plea in prayer.

He said, "...and I pray for everyone in the whole wide world.
Amen."

Something went through me as he spoke that last sentence.
He was just a child.
He can't read.
He can't add, subtract or multiply.
He can't count beyond ten.
He is by normal standards illiterate and uneducated but this
little illiterate and uneducated soul shook me with a prayer
that not even the most articulate minister could have matched.

"...and I pray for everyone in the whole wide world."

I am a scientist, a chemist by educational training.
My mind is naturally logical and still goes through the logical
processes. I began to ask within myself:

1. Did God hear Josees?
2. Did God honor his prayer?
3. If He did, then it meant that everyone in the whole wide
world had just been prayed for with what I knew was a sincere
heart and spirit.

No guile, no show, no expectation of return, no honor sought,
no collection taken, none of the things that even spiritual men
often have in their minds as they publicly pray.

In the whole wide world?

That's a BIG prayer request.
Was it too big?
Could God handle that?  ...the whole wide world?
Of course.

That means that YOU were prayed for with a sincere prayer.
If you are in the whole wide world, YOU are included. No matter
what you have done, no matter how dark your world is, no matter
how dismal your situation looks, no matter what you think of
yourself, YOU were prayed for by a sincere spirit.

I walked out of the room vibrating.

Wherever you are in the whole wide world, I believe you felt it
too. Maybe just a breeze, a feeling, a slight sliver of light
and hope peeping through, an unction, a notion, that someone
somewhere cared. Someone with a pure spirit cared about you.

Each time you look at a dot com address and you see the "www"
think about Josees and his prayer for you. I know "www" isn't
supposed to mean "whole wide world" but so what. It means what
you think it means and maybe you don't need to be caught up
in a web or a net.

If you are caught in a web or net, just know that a little
three-year-old prayed for you.

Did God hear Josees?

Yes

And I think you felt it.
Written By Tony Rice , Atlanta, GA 

This is letter was written to me by a dear friend and he gave me permission to put on my blog , As I read this email the spirit of touch me , I felt part of Josees prayer , Praise God ! Praise God ! Amen and Amen , Father God you are greater than all Earth ! 

It Is no secret what can do

The chimes of time ring out the news, 

Another day is through.
Someone slipped and fell,
Was that someone you?
You may have longed for added strength,
Your courage to renew,
Do not be disheartened,
For I have news for you!!

It is no secret what God can do.
What He's done for others,
He'll do for you.
With arms wide open,
He'll pardon you.
It is no secret what God can do.

There is no night for in His light
You'll never walk alone.
Always feel at home
Wherever you may roam.
There is no power can conquer you
While God is on your side
Take Him at His promise,
Don't run away and hide.

It is no secret what God can do.
What He's done for others,
He'll do for you.
With arms wide open,
He'll pardon you.
It is no secret what God can do.

Jan Bagwell

God Bless !!

Song written

By Stuart Hamblin

Show name was Del Elvans , Wife of Roy Rogers .

Today it seen like the my Lord was speaking to me and he said " Just write this song down ". The other part is that  somebody reading this blog was needing a answer to a prayer . So my brother in Christ  this is what you needed , God be with you ! I pray you have your answers . Praise God !! Remember God never to early

never to late , he always on time .

Please remember sister Loretta Stroud she lost her son-in-law Monday 

Here is the Woods Mortuary address :

300 W. Poinsett Street

Greer SC, phone : 864-877-3351

Lorettas son -in-laws name was :

Alan C. Martin he was 44 years old and had 3 childrens

It was for His loving care I prayed the most of all

I said a prayer for you today,
And know God must have heard.

I felt the answer in my heart
Although He spoke no word.

I didn’t ask for wealth or fame,
I knew you wouldn’t mind.

I asked Him to send treasures
Of a far more lasting kind.

I asked that He’d be near you
At the start of each new day,

To grant you health and blessings
And friends to share your way.

I asked for happiness for you
In all things great and small,

But it was for His loving care
I prayed the most of all.

Jan Bagwell 
God Bless !

I asked God

I asked God to take away my habit.
God said, No.
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary

I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
Patience is a byproduct of tribulations; it isn’t granted, it is learned.

I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.

I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me.

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own! But I will prune you to make you fruitful.

I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.

I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.
God said…Ahhhh, finally you have the RIGHT idea.

Jan Bagwell
God Bless !

I would like all my friends come to Easley , to The Neighborhood Church , and listen to a God call Minister , I believe that God has call a number of people to Preach { not all that preach are call } . If you listen you will be able tell which ones are call . God has call men and women into the Ministry . Many are call but few are chosen . Pastor David Bagwell has a anointing that God only give to few . His calling started when he was nine years old .