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The God of Cliffhangers

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The God of Cliffhangers Psalm 91:1-2 My friends and I went to the theater to see the highly anticipated movie Avengers: Infinity War at its release. We were sitting, laughing at all of the inside jokes, watching the characters interact, and waiting for the big finale. The highly anticipated battle was coming up, and I just knew the heroes would have the victory, but the movie ended abruptly. You could imagine in that theatre the gasps, the screaming, even the tears. My friend interjected, “There’s going to be part 2 next year.” Phew! We had just witnessed the biggest cliffhanger. Cliffhangers can be exciting, until it’s our own life. Some might include applying for a job, trying out for a team, auditioning for a musical, using dating apps, waiting for a diagnosis, moving to a new city…. But like the writers of Avengers: Infinity War, there is Someone writing our story as well. In Psalms 91:1-2 (NLT), the writer states, “Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest i...
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Filling up the Cups of Others- By SAOF

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Guiding Verse: Proverbs 11:25: “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.” September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and a great time to fill up the cup of others. I know for me that sometimes I have a hard time figuring out what to do or how to do this biblically. This devotion will explore taking action to fill up the cup of others during this time while ensuring that your own cup is maintained. Taking action: Philippians 4:13 says “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” You can use the strength that God has given you to support and fill up the cups of others. You can fill up others cups in a Godly way and He will shine through you. Three ways that you can fill up the cups of others by taking action is by listening to others, offering practical support and praying for or over someone. Listening to others The first thing you can do is to spend time listening to others' stories. You can do this by spending qualit...
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Partakers of the Promise

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Partakers of the Promise August verse: "He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.​" - Galatians 3:14​ (NIV) 2026-27 verse: "This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus." - Ephesians 3:6 (NIV) ----- This summer we launched our 2026-27 theme, “Mysteries in Motion: Unfolding Who God Is and Who God Says We Are.” Our guiding verse is Ephesians 3:6, which reads, “This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.” ​S​o far, we have focused on the fact that this verse reminds us Christians that we are fully included as Christ's co-heirs (June), His body (July), and, this month His promises (August). This...
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A Prayer for Unity

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Dear God, Let our leadership in SAO be united so that our sisters and their surrounding communities receive an overflowing blessing. Let our unity bring life, refreshment, and spiritual nourishment to our chapters so that those surrounding our campuses may know Jesus Christ and receive the blessings of Eternal Life. We reject comparing our gifts both enviously and pridefully, and we accept working towards unity in our faith and in the knowledge of you so that we become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. We want to use our gifts to serve the church of Christ just as the parts of the human body work together. Each of our gifts comes from you rather than ourselves. We love you. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
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One Body (Unity): We Belong to Each Other

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One Body (Unity): We Belong to Each Other Ephesians 3:6 (NIV) This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus. July Verse: “Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.”- 1 Corinthians 12:12 (NIV) – This month's theme is based on being part of the Body of Christ and walking together in unity, rather than division. Just as the human anatomy works along with each other, we each have a gift that God gives us to work together to help spread the gospel. If we were to look at 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, we would see that each part of the Body of Christ is important. This calls for us to remove envy and pride and to stick to the gifts that God has given to us. I remember going to see my service chair after attending a Christian concert the night before (the same night when I did 16 crunches at a Panera for Crunch-a-...
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Our Inheritance

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I’m sure you’ve all heard this before, but we are all children of God. But have you heard that we are the co-heirs with Christ? This is a phrase that I was not super familiar with before writing this post. I have always heard that I am a child of God, and I have been proud to be a child of God, but being called a co-heir with Christ was new. In simple terms, it means that all of us are adopted children of God. We have been fully welcomed into His family, and we are entitled to a share in Jesus’s inheritance of eternal glory, salvation, and blessings. This inheritance is not like the physical inheritance you may receive after a loved one passes, and it is worth much, much more. Romans 8:16-17 says, “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs–heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.” But what, exactly, do we inherit? 1 Peter 1:4 says, “To an i...
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Co-Heirs (Belonging): I belong in God's Family

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Monthly Theme: Co-Heirs (Belonging): I belong in God's Family Starting Verses: Ephesians 3:6 “This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.” 1 John 3:1 “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.” There are such cool things to be pointed out in Ephesians 3:6 about who God’s people are and what they receive. This is something we’ll get to dive deeper into as the months of the school year go by, but as we get started and as we settle into that summer, post-convention rhythm- I’d love for us to start to focus in on the idea that we are called “heirs” or children of God as mentioned in 1 John 3:1. At first thought, I think of my classroom of students and how I consider that a sort of family while at the school house. Students and teachers support each other, grow together, laugh, celebrate ea...
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