Our Given Purpose with Torrie Slaughter

📌 Bible Study & Devotional (Day 238) Read Today’s Passages (August 26, 2022) Guiding Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:4-5 He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. 5 For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. The True Comforter By contr...

📌 Bible Study & Devotional 237 Read Today’s Assigned Passages What Is Your Goal? By contributing writer: Broderick Slaughter Proverbs 22:1 says, "Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver and gold." I feel we will fight over this one. We will choose worldly riches over relationships that can heal, show love, and move God's kingdom to others. (...

Bible Study & Devotional 236 Read Today’s Assigned Passages Guiding Scripture: Psalm 39:4 ‘Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is.’ Time By founding writer: Torrie Slaughter I recently celebrated another birthday. I began the day with prayer and thankfulness. In the brevity of human life, God gives incredible moments of clarity. And on that...

📌 Bible Study & Devotional 235 Read Today’s Assigned Passages Troubled: God's Way Out Contributing writer: Sheila Arrington Does God chasten those He loves? Once I was carrying a deep burden concerning a wrong I had committed, and I was ashamed. I sinned before God, and it festered. The wound from my sin was deep. I kept it in my heart and tried to keep it from God. (I know it's impossible, f...

Bible Study & Devotional 234 Read Today’s Assigned Passages Who Said It? By Contributing Writer: Irvine Saint-Vilus In a world where information is so easily accessible, it is vital to identify the source before accepting the content. Does the information lead to knowledge and understanding, or does it simply lead you astray? Countless media outlets disperse news to the general public, and ind...

📌 Bible Study & Devotional Day 233 Read Today’s Passages A Letter from Job By contributing writer: Kendra Dublin Job, a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace and peace to you as we follow the ways of our Lord, who has saved us for his glorious ministry. I can not thank God enough for his blessings and how his righteousness reigns. Brethren, as you all know, I was tested earlier in m...

📌 🔴 Bible Study & Devotional (Day 232) Read Today’s Passages August 20, 2022 Receiving Correction How to Make Yourself Wise written by: LaVonda McCullough A lot of us make plans. So many, in fact, that it's hard to keep track of them all. But what good are they if they're not God's plans? That's where wisdom comes in. The Lord gives us the knowledge to help us discern His plans for us from t...

Bible Study & Devotional 231 Read Today’s Assigned Passages Guiding Scripture: Esther 4:14 ‘For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Worth the Risk? Written by:Torrie Slaughter What would you do if y...

Bible Study & Devotional 230 Read Today’s Assigned Passages Guiding Scripture: Esther 1:4 ‘For a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty. ‘ Party Like A ___? Written by: Torrie Slaughter As we begin to read the book of Esther, it is essential to note that God is not mentioned. However, as we observe, we see His Providence throughout....

📌 Bible Study & Devotional 229 Read Today’s Assigned Passages Guiding Scripture: Proverbs 21:17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. Pleasure and Priorities By contributing writer: Lindsey Capron In this age of social media, the obsession with leading and living a life of luxury and pleasure has never been higher. Gone are the days of 30-minute...

📌 Bible Study & Devotional 228 Read Today’s Assigned Passages 🔴Cry Out in Desperation written by: Tiffiany Langston I remember the feeling all too well—loneliness, depression, anxiety, discontentment, rejection, anger, fear. I was brokenhearted and distraught. Burnt out and confused. At the end of my rope. I felt like a complete failure. My earthly father had abandoned me, I was sexually abu...

Bible Study & Devotional 227 Read Today’s Assigned Passages Guiding Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:22  ‘To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means, I might save some.’ Syncretism Written by Torrie Slaughter I am an advocate for listening carefully to the needs of those entrusted to you. But, how do we gain that information?...

Bible Study & Devotional 226 Read Today’s Assigned Passages Guiding Scripture: Proverbs 21:11 ‘When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge. ‘ Be Teachable Written by: Torrie Slaughter Life teaches us many lessons. If we are paying attention, we will learn the micro-movements of our day and how they impact our behavior. Why is that impor...

Bible Study & Devotional 225 Read Today’s Assigned Passages Guiding Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1 ‘ Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that “We all possess knowledge.” But knowledge puffs up while love builds up.’ You Do You?! Written by Torrie Slaughter What’s for dinner? When are we eating? Who is cooking? Sound familiar? We want to know what we’re eating, when it will be ready, and...

Bible Study & Devotional 224 Read Today’s Assigned Passages Guiding Scripture: Proverbs 21:5 ‘The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. ‘ It Just Works By: Torrie Slaughter I’ve operated in multiple settings, and one I find particularly frustrating is the plan to keep planning environment. Before I begin to sound ‘self-righteous,’ I am flawed and don’t alway...

Bible Study & Devotional 223 Read Today’s Assigned Passages Guiding Scripture: Nehemiah 2:18 , ‘And I told them of the hand of my God that had been upon me for good, and also of the words that the king had spoken to me. And they said, “Let us rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work. ‘ Fortitude Written by: Torrie Slaughter “You’re young and have a lot of energy.”...

📌Bible Study & Devotional Read Today’s Passages (Day 222) Proverbs 21:5-7 (KJV) The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right. Don’t Compromise Your Diligence By Temi Michael-O The Book of Proverbs is packe...

🔴 Bible Study & Devotional (Day 221) Read Today’s Passages (August 9, 2022) Guiding Scripture: Psalm 31:19-24 How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you. 20 In the shelter of your presence you hide them from all human intrigues; you keep them safe in your dwelling from accusing tongues....

Bible Study & Devotional 220 "Fire on the Foundation" Written by: Stephanie Bright Foundations are what keep a structure upright. If appropriately laid, a structure can last for years. On the other hand, if the foundation is not laid correctly, infrastructural damage will be imminent, and the structure will eventually collapse. In 1 Corinthians 3:10-16, we read of the importance of a solid fou...

Bible Study & Devotional Day 218 Read Today’s Passages (August 7, 2022) Guiding Scriptures: Psalm 29:2 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. The Beauty of Holiness Written By Reason A. Chandler I would begin this devotion with a question and ask what is so beautiful about Holiness. It is one of the most challenging questions to answer if yo...

Bible Study & Devotional 218 Guiding Scripture: Proverbs 20:24 ‘A person’s steps are directed by the Lord . How then can anyone understand their own way?’ How Do I Know? Written by: Torrie Slaughter Do I diligently consider my course of life? Is every decision based on the knowledge that it will lead me to another choice? That seems like a daunting task. To always look beyond the present and r...

Bible Study & Devotional 217 Guiding Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:20 , ‘Where is the wise man (the philosopher)? Where is the scribe (the scholar)? Where is the investigator (the logician, the debater) of this present time and age? Has not God shown up the nonsense and the folly of this world’s wisdom?’ Restore-Rebuild-Repeat? Written by: Torrie Slaughter The book of Ezra-Nehemiah is one disappo...

Bible Study & Devotional 216 Guiding Scripture: 1 COrinthians 1:17 “For Christ didn’t send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News—and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power” Division is a Distraction Contributing Writer: Christina Price One of the greatest accomplishments and challenges of my mine was completing my first book called “Saved by Choice”...

📌 Bible Study & Devotional Day 215 Guiding Scripture: Romans 16:17-18, “ I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. 18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.” 🔴 Don’t Be so Naïve...

Bible Study & Devotional 214 Guiding Scripture: Romans 16:1-2 , ‘I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also.’ Christian Interaction Written by: Torrie Slaughter What an ex...