Serenity's Laugh
Draw Life from God's Smile and Laugh at the Days to Come
INVITATION TO A NEW KINGDOM (The realm of grace)
Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matt. 18:3)
The time has come, the kingdom of heaven is near. Repent and believe the good news. (Mark 1:15)
 Change ____________________________________________________
 Repent (Metanoia) ___________________________________________
1. Meta ______________ Noia ___________________
2. In repentance and rest is your salvation... (Isaiah 30:15)
3. ___________________ and ______________ are 2 of our highest privileges.
 Two kingdoms have collided - Chaos lives right next to beauty (serenity)
1. Chaos ____________________________________________________
2. Serenity ___________________________________________________
LIVING FROM A STATE OF REST (GRACE)
Definition of Rest
 What it is not
1. The absence of _______________________________
2. An occasion like ________________________________
3. Based on ____________________________
4. Bondage to _____________________________
 What it is:
1. A condition of the heart:
2. An acceptance: “there will always be more you can do. You will never complete your tasks
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entirely...” (Sarah
Mackenzie)
3. A capacity to restore:
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6th sense of wonder
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joy
 quietness
 trust
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Model of Rest in the NT
 “Let the little children come to me...for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these...anyone who will not
receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” (Mark 10:14-15)
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“Mary...sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said...” (Luke 10:39)
HOW TO LIVE AND TO TEACH FROM A STATE OF REST
The Holy Spirit is the Educator of Mankind (Charlotte Mason) Education is:
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A discipline____________________________________________
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A life _________________________________________________
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An atmosphere _____________________________________
LIVING BOOKS - Criteria
The Author:
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is an authority on subject and passionate about it
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makes the subject come alive
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draws reader in, engages readers' emotions
The Reader is:
 stirred by a “noble theme”
 inspired to learn more
 enriched and changed
1. Nature – The Greatest Living Picture Book (Refer to Friday's Workshop & Handout)
Nature's Secrets in Your Own Backyard and Beyond
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2. Scripture–The Greatest Living Book of Books
LIFE (Authority Inspires, Enriches, Changes)
HABITS
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Do three “One Things”
1. Live in the Present (Luke 10:42)
2. Forget the Past (Phil 3:13-13)
3. Seek God's Smile Now and in the Future (Psalm 27:4)
 Choose self discipline. Fan into Flame the Gift of God ...within you (2 Tim 1:6)
THE THOUGHTS YOU CHOOSE ARE WRITING A STORY
You HAVE NOT been given a spirit of_________________________
 Paranoia definition
 Worry definition
 Envy definition
You HAVE been given a spirit of_______________________________
 Repent
 Be transformed – (deep inner change) Romans 12:2
 Choose praise & gratitude – Rewire our hearts
 Neuroscience research – Our brains can be rewired.
 Your thoughts author your attitude.
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ATMOSPHERE – Breath in love and grace. Exhale praise (worship.)
WHAT DOES WORSHIP LOOK LIKE IN OUR DAILY MOMENTS?
 Look into God's face and draw your life from God's smile.
 Look at others through God's smiling eyes.
 Be an “Artist of the Everday.” Celebrate life! (holidays, birthdays, weekends, summers, everday.)
 Laugh often.
 Embrace grace in your insufficiency.
 Embrace grace in disappointments, crisis & failures.
3. Other Living Book Recommendations (inspire, enrich, empower, change)
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For the Children's Sake, Susan Schaeffer Macauley
A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning, Karen Andreola
The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer
Prayer, Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God Timothy Keller
Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God John Edlredge
Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist John Piper
Unashamed, Christine Caine
Streams in the Dessert, L.B. Cowman
Teaching from Rest, Sarah Mackenzie
Favorite Poems Old and New Selected by Helen Ferris
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