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Book of Life | Citizens in Heaven | Registered for Heaven by Rev. Nicholas Sybrowsky

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  Sermon Invocation: Holy Father, grant us serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can, and wisdom to know the difference.  Strength to live one day at a time, to enjoy one moment at a time, and to accept hardship as the pathway to peace. Taking as, Jesus did, this sinful world as it is not as we would have it, trusting that He will make all things right as we surrender our will to him; that we may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him in the next.  Amen.  (Note 1) Opening Word & Reading for Worship: There is one main question for each listener of this Sermon Series.  Is your name written in the Book of Life ?  Last week’s message title was, Are You Registered for Heaven? (Link takes you to Homily 1 of series) Series & Sermon Series Thesis: True citizenship in heaven begins not with earthly affiliation or inherited faith—but with spiritual inscription: received thr...

Book of Life | Citizens of Heaven | Homily 1: Are You Registered for Heaven? By Rev. Nicholas Sybrowsky

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  Citizenship in heaven received thru surrender, sealed by grace & revealed in transformation. Service Invocation: Holy Father, grant us serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can, and wisdom to know the difference.   Strength to live one day at a time, to enjoy one moment at a time, and to accept hardship as the pathway to peace. Taking as, Jesus did, this sinful world as it is not as we would have it, trusting that He will make all things right as we surrender our will to him; that we may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him in the next.   Amen. Opening Word: On November 29, 2012, my life pivoted.   That night, I drank my last alcoholic beverage.   I wasn’t just attending an outreach event—I was leading one, representing others while silently fighting my own battle.   Our team hosted a Denim & Diamonds fundraiser in support of Juvenile Diabetes, a noble cause.   Yet ben...