How to increase, or strengthen, the Holy Spirit in you - through repentance of sin, hymns, the sacraments, prayer, fasting, memorizing scripture, fellowship, faith and good works . . .
. . . accountability groups (keep each other accountable, watch over each other, make sure we are following in the faith, call each other to task if we backslide) . . . weekly worship (Sunday morning worship, going to church, meeting together, gathering together on a regular basis):
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Hymns
Eph 5:17-20 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
More Than 50 Most Loved Hymns . . . http://amzn.com/B0007QCLOA
I saw this on TV and got it, it's very good - None of the hymns are complete, though. You just get the first few verses of each. I guess you then have to go look for the full version of what you want, somewhere.
Net Hymnal - the #1 Hymn site on the web - midi file and words . . . http://nethymnal.org/
Net Hymnal on Facebook . . . http://www.facebook.com/hymns
These are some hymns I like:
All Glory, Laud and Honor . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/a/g/aglahonr.htm
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/c/o/comethou.htm
Christ the Lord is Risen Today (Leeson) . . . http://nethymnal.org/htm/c/h/christtl.htm
Christ the Lord is Risen Today (Lyra) . . . http://nethymnal.org/htm/c/t/ctlrisen.htm
Come, Christians, Join to Sing . . . http://nethymnal.org/htm/c/o/cochrist.htm
Father, Make Us Loving . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/f/a/fathmake.htm
Forgive Them, O My Father . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/f/o/forgivet.htm
Holy Ghost, Come Down Upon Thy Children . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/h/g/hgcomdow.htm
I Sing the Mighty Power of God . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/i/s/isingthe.htm
I'll Praise My Maker . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/i/l/illprais.htm
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/i/i/iigowise.htm
Jesus is All the World to Me . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/j/a/jallworl.htm
My Hope Is Built . . . http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/m/y/myhopeis.htm
O Worship the King . . . http://nethymnal.org/htm/o/w/owtking.htm
Onward, Christian Soldiers . . . http://nethymnal.org/htm/o/n/onwardcs.htm
Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/r/e/j/rejoice.htm
Rescue the Perishing . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/r/e/rescuetp.htm
Rise Up, O Men of God . . . http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/r/i/riseupom.htm
So Let our Lips and Lives Express . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/s/o/l/soletour.htm
Some Day (Tindley) . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/s/o/m/some_day.htm
Take Up Thy Cross (Everest) . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/t/a/takeuptc.htm
There Is Power in the Blood . . . http://nethymnal.org/htm/t/h/therepow.htm
They That Overcome . . . http://nethymnal.org/htm/t/h/e/thetovrc.htm
Throw Out the Life Line . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/t/h/throwout.htm
Who is this so weak and helpless . . . http://www.nethymnal.org/htm/w/h/o/whoisthi.htm
Praise Dance to "We Will Glorify" by Twila Paris . . . http://youtu.be/0qtiA4M4GQo
The Center for Church Music, Songs and Hymns - mp3, Lyrics, Sheet Music . . . http://songsandhymns.org/hymns/list/
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Lots to learn here:
seven sacraments - charts of christian theology and doctrine . . . https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6myy5leX6JwZWY5Mzg2OGEtOGNiYS00YzUyLWIxMDgtZDkzNzQ0MGY5Njky
Sacrament . . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrament
The sacraments from John Calvin's perspective . . . http://dawningrealm.org/sacraments/calvin/
What Is Reformed Theology? . . . http://reformedtheology.org/SiteFiles/WhatIsRT.html
Lord's Supper . . . http://www.wels.net/what-we-believe/questions-answers/lords-supper
Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist - Jesus is really there - "in, with and under the forms" of bread and wine . . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_presence_of_Christ_in_the_Eucharist
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where to get help in the book of psalms . . . https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6myy5leX6Jwakw1U2JmdVdzUkk
where to get help in the book of psalms - reverse listing . . . https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B6myy5leX6JwZmEyNjU2ZjEtYzQwZi00NTZlLTk0ZGUtMzQ0ODcwZjFiNzA2
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The Coming Revival: America's Call to Fast, Pray, and "Seek God's Face" by Bill Bright . . . http://amzn.com/1563990644
The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental, & Spiritual Rejuvenation by Patricia Bragg . . . http://amzn.com/0877900396
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My Favorite 100 Best Verses to Memorize . . . http://www.mentoring-disciples.org/Best100.html
Pulverize the verse's meaning. The goal of meditation is the Word becoming flesh, infusing our beings! . . . http://www.mentoring-disciples.org/HowToMem.html
How to Memorize Scripture - The Navigators . . . http://www.navigators.org/us/articles/items/How%20to%20Memorize%20Scripture
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Fellowship
Scripture says to fellowship: “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” 1 Jn 1:7 . . . http://www.victorious.org/felwship.htm
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Faith and Good Works
Faith without Works is Dead, Jas 2:14-26
It is impossible to please God through works without faith: "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Heb 11:6
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Pentecost Sunday, the 50th day after Easter: Ge 11:1-9, Ps 51b, Eze 37:1-14, Joel 2:28-32, Jn 14:23-31, Jn 15:26-27, Jn 16:5-11, Ac 2:1-21
5/27/12 ... 5/19/13 ... 6/8/14 ... 5/24/15
Pentecost: Celebration of God's outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Christ's disciples and all believers, 7 days
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Join me for church (slack7639 Gigamon) in the virtual world of Second Life at House of Prayer! . . . http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/House%20of%20Prayer/109/124/35
Services: 5 pm EST on Sundays (2 pm SLT)
As of 10/10/12, I use the Singularity Viewer . . . http://www.singularityviewer.org/
The newer viewers crash my DSL modem - Low end modems that they give out have only a small amount of RAM (like 2MB), and can't handle a large number of simultaneous connections. This is a known issue that they're working on.
If the above HOP SLURL doesn't open in the viewer, you can type "House of Prayer" into Search, and find HOP.
Viewer Links:
Singularity Viewer . . . http://www.singularityviewer.org/
Phoenix and Firestorm Viewers . . . http://www.phoenixviewer.com/downloads.php
Phoenix works with my modem, but I don't think it does Mesh as well as Singularity.
Second Life Viewer . . . http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/?lang=en-US
HTTP Project Viewer . . . http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Alternate_Viewers
Third Party Viewer Directory . . . http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory
