tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:32:22 +0000Provoke ThoughtEncouragementGod's WordsBiblical WorldviewRealityWisdomTrue KnowledgeBlindness of the WorldPraiseQuestionsHymnsBiographyCreation MomentsHeros of the faithReformersAnswersCultureSecular WorldviewSpiritual ViewsThanksgivingBible StudyDaily livingTruthWorshipGod's LOVEBiblical HistoryCondemnationCulture and ReligionDiscipleshipGrief at the lostness of manLightSongsWord StudyChurch HistoryCulture and Religion HistoryDBRDisasterEvolution?Lord and GodMissionsNatureNifty MomentsPrayerSubstitutionSymbolismaddendumdevotionsBiography Church HistoryExhortationFoolishness of ManFunHistory of the BibleLinksPropitiationStory of the BibleDSYPL is shorthand for disciple or follower/learner. In my case, I am a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ.http://dsypl.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)Blogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-5208999291474236471Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:00:00 +00002012-08-06T11:00:54.024-04:00EncouragementSubstitutionTrue KnowledgeWorshipIt is generally accepted that Romans 8 is the high point in the Bible. As one reads about the low point ~~ the challenges facing a believer in Romans 7:13-25, despair takes hold in verses 23 & 24 ~~ but then comes verse 25a ~~ and with it the introduction into the highest spiritual mountain peak of the Bible ~~ chapter 8 of Paul's epistle to the Romans ~~ and to us. 13 Has then http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2012/08/high-point.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-8367638280100306482Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:19:00 +00002012-07-13T18:23:32.864-04:00DiscipleshipI am listening to John MacArthur's messages on Acts and in particular Acts 21:26 and on to the end of Acts. Paul, from Acts 21:26 on is a prisoner. In Ephesians 3:1 he says "For this reason I Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles---". In Philemon 1:1 "Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus,...". In Philemon 1:9 "--being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2012/07/prisoner-of-christ-jesus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-4288593566598291998Mon, 14 May 2012 14:16:00 +00002012-05-14T10:20:35.860-04:00Foolishness of ManSecular Worldview Proverbs 16:8-9 8  Better is a little with righteousness,     Than vast revenues without justice. Not according to Demas who tries to entice Christian and Hopeful with dreams of silver and gold in The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 9 A man's heart plans his way,    But the LORD directs his steps. I grieve for the current leadership of this country.&nbsphttp://dsypl.blogspot.com/2012/05/so-true.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-4133811234627318947Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:54:00 +00002011-12-02T11:54:17.682-05:00DBRTruthWisdomRomans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. Daniel 8:25a Through his [anti-Christ] cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt himself in his heart. 2 Peter 3:18 "3 http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2011/12/integrity-of-scripture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-3695510523298360962Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:05:00 +00002011-12-02T11:06:02.942-05:00addendumhttp://dsypl.blogspot.com/2011/12/been-too-long.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-1520657230324166450Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:21:00 +00002011-09-24T11:22:27.107-04:00God's WordsIsaiah 40:5-8 5 The glory of the LORD shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” 6 The voice said, “Cry out!” And he said, “What shall I cry?” “ All flesh is grass, And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. 7 The grass withers, the flower fades, Because the breath of the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2011/09/for-you-have-magnified-your-word-above.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-1366472067027478179Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:00:00 +00002011-08-13T12:02:49.283-04:00Exhortationto continue in Romans 12 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; 11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; 13 distributing to the needs of thehttp://dsypl.blogspot.com/2011/08/faithworks-james-214-26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-7028407666358580508Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:43:00 +00002011-08-13T12:02:08.477-04:00Daily livingmore Romans 12 3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2011/08/what-could-that-look-like.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-194962719594722836Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:32:00 +00002011-08-13T12:01:15.181-04:00WisdomRomans 12 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (NKJV)http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-live.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-940362852030362437Mon, 30 May 2011 18:51:00 +00002011-05-30T14:51:31.233-04:00Lord and GodPraiseDonna and Bruce Weatherly joined us for worship at REFC on Sunday and shared their ministry to missionaries on the Asian continent.  They are members of and commended by Grace Memorial Church in Fredericksburg, VA and hail from Philipsburg, PA.  Their ministry is: Encouraging and helping other missionaries in Thailand, China, Mynamar, Mongolia and one or two other countries. Donna http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2011/05/our-god-reigns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-3332589290855252433Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:15:00 +00002011-04-22T11:15:04.313-04:00God's LOVEPropitiationProvoke ThoughtSubstitutionIsaiah 53 1 Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him. 3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2011/04/good-friday-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-6995378217200965392Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:00:00 +00002011-04-01T12:00:08.520-04:00Lord and GodPraisePsalm 24 A Psalm of David. 1 The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein. 2 For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the waters. 3 Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2011/04/god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-2443815856773858471Sat, 08 Jan 2011 22:18:00 +00002011-01-08T17:18:23.028-05:00DisasterGrief at the lostness of manMatthew 5:21-22 21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire. http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2011/01/heart-of-man.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-6395394417856948778Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:55:00 +00002010-12-29T11:55:00.108-05:00Blindness of the WorldDBRTrue Knowledge1 John 2:15-16 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever. Revelation 19:1-5 http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2010/12/do-we-get-it-yet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-5281527564150783123Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:28:00 +00002010-12-21T11:28:41.559-05:00PraiseThanksgivingWorshipThese words apply to Israel, but can be applied to believers I think. Micah 7:7-9 7 Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me. 8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The LORD will be a light to me. 9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, Because I have sinned against Him, Until http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2010/12/wonderful-words-from-micah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-2735683301948343902Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:11:00 +00002010-12-20T10:19:02.729-05:00God's WordsWisdomIsaiah 2:4 He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore. Joel 3:10 Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’” Micah 4:3 He shall judge between many http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2010/12/i-had-not-noticed-this-before.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-1958607871942682362Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:42:00 +00002010-12-11T11:49:51.528-05:00AnswersCulture and Religion HistoryLinda S. shared this link on FB and I really liked it. Saint Nicolas lived in what is now Turkey and was born in the last quarter of the 3rd century, dying in 343AD. Benjamin Britten wrote the wonderful Cantata ~ Saint Nicolas in 1948. You can hear the entire Canata right here!!  Rather nifty!!http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2010/12/so-who-is-saint-nicolas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-6879021499148204515Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:21:00 +00002010-11-16T12:23:22.389-05:00Heros of the faithTruthNow faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Abel's sacrifice through which God confirmed that he was righteous. Enoch,  a testimony that pleased God: "he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him". Noah "believed that He is" and on the strength of that built an ark for a rain and a flood http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2010/11/witnesses-to-reality-of-faith.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-9076542948967762238Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:02:00 +00002010-09-16T15:02:24.665-04:00Evolution?God's LOVENaturePraiseThanksgiving on a yummy butterfly bush. The afternoon sun is delightful on these 'wings of velvet'.May the wings of a butterfly kiss the sunAnd find your shoulder to light on,To bring you luck, happiness and richesToday, tomorrow and beyond~~Irish BlessingWe surely know that his wings kiss the sun and if you go to visit a 'butterfly house' one of these little wonders may light on your shoulder.However, luck http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2010/09/hanging-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-5237281903951560570Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:16:00 +00002010-09-06T15:16:41.636-04:00FunSee if the little fish can catch your cursor!http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2010/09/fish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-7133796402082107013Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:05:00 +00002010-09-06T15:15:01.107-04:00Nature This Monarch is stopping to refuel on his trip towards Mexico for the winter. The Lord has engineered the Monarch to be able to fly long distances from Central Mexio all the way up to southern Canada, but wait...that's not all! This butterfly has been wafted to southwest England when the winds are right! Check out this site, here too for more fascinating information on this unique butterfly.http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2010/09/refueling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-3248929955549001647Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:34:00 +00002010-07-25T20:41:42.554-04:00PraiseThanksgiving stunning diversity and creativity of the Creator God just blows me away! This is my first hibiscus plant and its very first bloom. The glossy green leaves and the lovely yellow are wonderful!! Thank you Lord for the beauty of Your nature, even as we live in a fallen world.http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2010/07/wild.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-1686873073145672285Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:05:00 +00002010-07-16T16:01:57.594-04:00Creation MomentsEncouragementNifty MomentsPraiseSymbolismAn Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly!gift from God to brighten any day!! A lovely symbol of the Resurrection!!1 Corinthians 15:35-5651 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed-- 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. ...57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2010/07/precious.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-2595361134662427198Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:59:00 +00002010-06-11T22:03:22.856-04:00"Fill me with an over-flowing ocean of compassion, the reign of love my motive, the law of love my rule...................O Give me repentance unto life;Cement my oneness with my blessed Lordthat faith may adhere to Him more immovable,that love may entwine itself round Him more tightly,that his Spirit may pervade every fibre of my being.Then send me out to make Him known to my http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2010/06/witness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (artstew)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230452920001945605.post-6045145307861055091Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:23:00 +00002010-06-10T10:26:21.798-04:00PraiseThanksgivingI just love God's colors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!http://dsypl.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-just-love-gods-colors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lynmeryl)1