Our Given Purpose with Torrie Slaughter

Bible Study & Devotional (Day 38) 📌 Read Today's Passages (February 7, 2022) Guiding Scripture: Matthew 25:29, "For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them." 🔴  You Can Bear It Written By Reason A. Chandler Our minister of music has taught us a new song in the church I attend. And the words are;...

Bible Study & Devotional Day 37 📌 Read Today's Passages (February 6, 2022) 🔴 Praise for  Deliverance written by: Torrie Slaughter King David praised God in Psalm 30 for delivering him from his enemies. He encouraged others to praise Yahweh and trust His plan. We learn from the Psalms that we can cry out to our Lord, lay our burdens down, and sing His praise. The incredible peace and com...

Bible Study & Devotional Day 36 📌 Read Today's Passages (February 5, 2022) 🔴 Power of The Internet written by: Torrie Slaughter Guiding Scripture: Matthew 24:1-28 We serve a living God and read a living Word. Matthew 24 speaks of things familiar 2000 years ago and today. Here in the United States, our wars look slightly different, and I will not compare our current circumstances to those of...

Bible Study & Devotional Day 35 📌 Read Today's Passages (February 4, 2022) Guiding Scripture :Matthew 23:26  “You blind Pharisee! First wash the inside of the cup and the dish and then the outside will become clean too” 🔴 Religion Versus Relationship Contributing Writer: Christina Price "A Real "G" - is how I often refer to Jesus. Apologies for the slang; I was raised in Brooklyn, New Y...

Bible Study & Devotional  📌 Read Today's Passages (February 3, 2022) Guiding Scripture : Matthew 23:23,  “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.” 🔴  Don’t Neglect...

Bible Study & Devotional Day 33 📌 Read Today's Passages (February 2, 2022) 🔴 Remember the Food written by: Torrie Slaughter An interesting grumbling begins to happen as the Israelites think fondly back to their enslavement—the pots of meat. (Exodus 17:3) Food, a form of influencing that dates back to the garden of Eden (Genesis 3:4-6) and links Esau's (Genesis 25:29-34) attitude to many of u...

Bible Study & Devotional Day 32 📌   Read Today's Passages (February 1, 2022) 🔴   God of Action written by Torrie Slaughter Exodus 14 is a powerful reminder for Christ-followers. If we believe in God's will, we also have a responsibility. The lesson is the urgency to cross the Red sea and not stand still praying. We can pray on the move! Fear is paralyzing, but this passage shows fa...

Bible Study & Devotional Day 31 📌  Read Today's Passages (January 31, 2022) 🔴 A Posture of Hope Written By: Torrie Slaughter "As long as you’re quiet, you can stay ."  Have you ever been told that? In Matthew 20:30, we are introduced to the blind man sitting by the road. That was his posture. But Jesus. Jesus was close; He was walking through Jericho, and the blind man became aware...

Bible Study & Devotional Day 30 📌   Read Today's Passages (January 30, 2022) 🔴 What We Deserve Written By: Torrie Slaughter If you ask Finance Advisor Dave Ramsey, "how are you today?" He responds, "Better than I deserve." Interestingly it is a very Biblical response. Matthew 20:14-15 Jesus' parables about the Kingdom of heaven repeatedly uses everyday situations to help us understand....

Bible Study & Devotional Day 29 📌   Read Today's Passages (January 29, 2022) Guiding Scripture: Exodus 8:15, "But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, as the Lord had said." 🔴 The Lie of Good Intentions?! Written By: Torrie Slaughter To what are you saying” I’ll just wait”,? The saying, 'be mindful of what you believe' certainly appli...

Bible Study & Devotional Day 28 📌   Read Today's Passages (January 28, 2022) 🔴 Forgive is a Verb Written By: Torrie Slaughter Forgive, to stop feeling angry or resentful toward (someone) for an offense, flaw, or mistake. I have struggled to forgive and still have moments when I need to ask God to help me. In those times, the reminder is quick and subtle. I need forgiveness. The Lord Spe...

📌 Bible Study & Devotional (Day 27) Read Today's Passages (January 27, 2022) 🔴 No Excuse Contributing Writer: Holly Rigos Have you ever been at a crossroads and doubtful of what the Lord's plan is for you? You aren’t alone! Even Moses doubted God’s presence and assurance of success for the mission that lay ahead of him. We hear the name of Moses and see his faithful hands parting the Red Sea...

📌 Bible Study & Devotional (Day 26) Read Today's Passages (January 26, 2022) 🔴 Humble For God Contributing Writer: Joshua Slaughter Peter got asked a simple question. “Does your Teacher pay for the temple tax?” Peter, thinking of the world, said yes, he does. Jesus then asked, “Do kings tax their people or the people they have conquered.” And that is the focal point of this devotional. We’re...

📌 Bible Study & Devotional Day 25 Read Today's Passages (January 25, 2022) Guiding Scripture : Proverbs 5:1-5 🔴 Wisdom In Truth Contributing Writer: Broderick Slaughter These Proverbs tell us to pay close attention to what is happening. To be aware of the actions of others and also the actions of ourselves. We can feel the nurturing tone Solomon uses to fore-warn us of the transgressions of...

Bible Study & Devotional Day 24 📌   Read Today's Passages (January 24, 2022) 🔴 The Yeast of It All?! Written By: Torrie Slaughter As we finish Matthew chapter 15 today, we read about the many signs, wonders, and miracles Jesus performed. Wherever He went, Jesus brought physical and spiritual restoration. And now we encounter two religious sects that refuse to believe what they see. They...

📌 Bible Study & Devotional (Day 23) Read Today's Passages (January 23, 2022) Guiding Scripture: Genesis 46:1-4, So, Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”“Here I am,” he replied.  3 “I am God, the God of your father,” he sa...

📌 Bible Study & Devotional (Day 22) Read Today's Passages (January 22, 2022) 🔴 I Have Been Changed Contributing Writer: Irvine Saint-Vilus Things change, such as the weather, the seasons, and societal norms, but can people change? In Genesis 44:1-45:28, Joseph decides to put his brothers to the test to see if they are the same hateful people who had been jealous of him and had sold him off i...

📌 Bible Study & Devotional Day 21 Read Today's Passages (January 21, 2022) Guiding Scripture : Proverbs 4:7-10,  "The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. 8 Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you. 9 She will give you a garland to grace your head and present you with a...

📌 Bible Study & Devotional Day 20 Read Today's Passages January 20, 2022 Guiding Scripture : Proverbs 4:2 (NLT) " for I am giving you good guidance. Don't turn away from my instructions." 🔴 Wisdom Today written by: LaVonda McCullough There have been days that I thought I knew more than God or that "my way" was the better choice. How often have you had this same thought process when...

📌   Read Today's Passages (January 19, 2022) Guiding Scripture:  Matthew 13:2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 🔴 Can You Hear Me Now?! Written By: Torrie Slaughter As the day continues from chapter 12, Matthew 13 opens with Jesus teaching a crowd. As they increase, I imagine people murmuring and shuffl...

Bible Study & Devotional (January 18, 2022) 📌 Bible Study & Devotional Day 18 Read Today's Assigned Passages Guiding Scripture : Matthew 12:34 🔴 Passion Revealed Contributing writer Magan Martin #NoFilter Have you ever been around someone that we might say has no filter ?  Someone who says whatever they are thinking, no matter the consequence or opinions of others?  Oftentimes...

Bible Study & Devotional (January 17, 2022) 📌 Bible Study & Devotional Day 17 Read Today's Assigned Passages Guiding Scripture : Proverbs 3:21-26 🔴 The Priceless Heirloom of Wisdom Contributing Writer: Lindsey Capron A few years ago, my mother handed me a black and white, houndstooth, cashmere scarf that she wore in high school. This scarf is one of a kind and still in excellent conditio...

Bible Study & Devotional (January 16, 2022) 📌 Bible Study & Devotional Day 16 Read Today's Assigned Passages   Guiding Scripture : Psalm 14:1-7 🔴 A Fool No Longer Contributing Writer: Tiffiany Langston It doesn't require a lack of intelligence to be a fool. Instead, it is a lack of spiritual discernment that places us in these brackets. To think of ourselves as fools, seems foolish....

A Daily Purpose Bible Study & Devotional 📌 Thursday, January 15, 2021 Read Today's Passages 🔴 Climatic Revelation?! Written By: Torrie Slaughter Wow, this timely reading is an incredible lesson to receive from our Lord! The story of Jacob returning home with fear in his heart (Gen. 32:7). My God shot is the unbelievably current state the living word of God presents. I've received email warni...

A Daily Purpose Bible Study & Devotional 📌 Thursday, January 14, 2021 Read Today's Passages Scripture Meditation:  Proverbs 3:13 Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding 🔴 The Bubble of Joy Written By: Torrie Slaughter We find wisdom when we seek God and submit to His sovereignty. He freely offers His gracious gift no matter how many times we fail. Wow, how glorio...