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Monday Mission - Finding the Joy

Happy Monday morning! I’m glad you’re here. Can we do a quick summer check-in? How is your summer going? Do you feel like you’re living your best life, hitting up the pool, going to the community baseball games, visiting your local farmer’s market and spending time in the sun? Or does it feel like this summer has been full of unexpected challenges, unforeseen frustrations and big or little inconveniences? Maybe a mix of both?

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Monday Mission - Live in the Fruit

Paul explains in Galatians what it truly means to live and walk by the Spirit, offering a clear picture of the kind of life Christians are called to lead. Galatians 5:22–23 says, “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”

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Monday Mission - The Process of Perfection

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. —James1:2-4

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Monday Mission-Philippians 4:8 Challenge

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things. Philippians 4:8 NIV

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Monday Mission - Glory through Imperfections

My Husband and I took a trip this past winter up to Northern Minnesota. I figured this trip would be the perfect time to dust off my old film photography skills. We were disappointed to open the envelope of prints and see the first picture was an insert that said “A light leak has been detected on your film which will affect the quality of your images”. But the 'ruined' photos got me thinking about how God views us....