Verse-By-Verse Ministry With Heather Darnall

We've all had someone do something to upset us, rather if it was a joke that was made at our expense, or perhaps something off the charts that traumatized us.  Either way, our human nature wants to hold a grudge and not forgive the offending person. In today's message, I'm going to discuss the Gospel of Matthew 18:15-22 where Jesus talks about when someone has sinned against you, or...

Marriages still sadly suffer, even Christian marriages.  However, that was not by God's design.  What was by God's design was a specific and strategic role for each spouse, so that the marriage would be blessed and empowered, in which the role for a wife was discussed in part 2, that being to submit to her husband - not when things are beneficial to her circumstances or situations, but i...

Now knowing the differences between society's perspective of a marriage and a Christian's perspective of marriage covered in part 1, there's still the fact that couples still struggle.  A key aspect to remember though is that no marriage will ever be perfect.  However, that doesn't mean marriages should still suffer.  Having said that, the only way a marriage will thrive is not...

When I was a young girl, I saw marriage as something to look forward to, but as I grew older, not so much.  This is because I had my parents marriage to look at as an example which unfortunately didn't end so well.  However, I wasn't opposed to the idea of getting married myself when I became an adult, but I had my own reasons why I should tie the knot if I do get married.  Only I didn&a...

You’d think people who claim to be Christians would all agree on the same doctrine that was given to us, that being the doctrine of Jesus Christ; to recognize and acknowledge our sinful nature, thereby needing a Savior to save us, provided we surrender ourselves to Jesus. But the problem is, not all Christians see eye-to-eye on not just how we see/understand Jesus, but how we view our life styles...

How often has something happened to us and we call upon the Lord but nothing comes of it.  And because nothing took place to make us feel like the Lord hears us, we feel like - well, I guess Jesus doesn't care.  The thing is, that's what Satan wants us to think and believe, but God wants us to live in expectation of Him coming through, only He never says how or even when. In today's...

Imagine Pink Floyd singing 'Money' as you hear the constant sound of the cha-ching in the background.  Then as the song progresses, you hear things mentioned like “a new car, caviar, four-star daydream, I think I'll buy me a football team,” or “hi-class fidelity first class traveling set,” and “I think I need a Learjet” and so on and so forth. Unfortunately, that's the mindset...

General conversations typically include everything except God and Government.  Or if they are a part of the conversation, it's not common to talk about them at the same time because heated debates are usually the outcome, or worse, relationships ending.    In this episode, I'm going to highlight Matthew's gospel 22:15-22 where Jesus finds Himself in the same situation talking about...

Have you ever thought that God would prefer to use someone else to advance His Kingdom simply because that particular person you may have in mind lives a better life than you, or made better choices than you?  I once thought that because my past is nothing shy of vile, disgraceful and pathetic to say the least. In today's episode, I'm going to discuss a woman named Rahab noted in the boo...

When it comes to training, we typically think of work, sport, or skill-related stuff.  But more often than not, we don't factor in the one kind of training necessary to be the best version of ourselves that Jesus wants us to be.   In today's message, I'm going to highlight what Paul wrote in 1 Timothy 4:6-10 where he talks about training.  He used this word because it's a word...

Obedience is a hands-down key element in our Christian walk, yes?  The only thing is, often times - and usually without realizing it - we'll do what is asked, but only if we know it will go our way or that we'll get some kind of benefit out of it, thus we want to approve what we're getting into before we act in that "obedience." In today's episode, I'm going to d...

Worrying is unfortunately something everyone does, some more than others, which of course invites a number of mental, even health problems, yet we still do it.  Jesus knows not only the physical side effects of it, but more than that, how it keeps us from trusting God to provide for us even the most minimum of needs. In today's message, I'm going to discuss the Gospel of Matthew 6:25-34,...

The Bible is of course known for the birth, death, and the resurrection of Jesus, which is plainly spelled out in the New Testament.   However, not many people know that the Old Testament points to that as well, and even less people know that God declared the coming of our Savior and defeat of Satan as early as the beginning. In today's message, I'm going to address the book of Genesis 3...

Prayer is commonly used, as it should be.  However, those who don't see anything come out of them have sadly come to the conclusion that prayers are useless, all because they have no idea what the problem is.  After all, aren't prayers supposed to work?   That being said, we need to go back to the operating manual so to speak (the Bible), and re-evaluate what's holding our success b...

Hearing from God is not uncommon, as it should be a daily experience.  However, today's method of hearing from Him isn't like in ancient times when He would communicate through visions and dreams, or even more clear than that which would be from His own mouth, as in an audible fashion.  Now, that's not to say He can't talk to us through any of those methods as He can do as He p...

Would you ever think religion to be worthless? - if of course you're not an Atheist.  Well, James, the half-brother of Jesus seems to think it can be which should make us wanna scratch our heads and wonder how our faith in Jesus, i.e. our religion can be of no value.   In today's episode, I'm going to address the book of James 1:19-27 and unpack various areas where he says we'r...

When it comes to our eternal destination, most people usually talk more about heaven than they do about hell.  Why?  Because more and more people claim to not believe in it, or water it down for a number of reasons, therefore brush it off. In today's episode, I'm going to expand off one verse from the short letter of Jude, verse 6 that refers to the very topic that can make us cringe whi...

I think we can agree that living in today's society, there's plenty to keep us busy, in which generally speaking is a good thing as it can keep us mentally stimulated, even healthier, if we're not chained to a desk.  But there is such thing as being too busy, even if it's being busy for Jesus .   In today's episode, I'm going to talk about a story from Luke's Gos...

Wouldn't you agree that mannerisms are important?  Particularly please and thank-you's, yes?  However, even though we know they’re not a requirement, it's just that if someone makes the effort to demonstrate them, we want, or at least hope   they'd be sincere, especially if we went out of the way to do something super thoughtful.  The thing is, we can usually tell when their gr...

As we read the Word of God, we see or hear things that may seem contradictory leaving us feeling spiritually insecure.  One of those things that many lack their security and confidence in, is retaining their salvation.  Due to the different beliefs/interpretations, I wanted to dig deep into scripture, expanding off of the Gospel of John 10:22-30.  This is to show you what the Bible tells us plainl...

Wouldn't you agree that everyone wants to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?  And for good reason too!  Yet they're super-skeptical believing it when they hear it.  I can understand why given we live in a world with too much information, especially today's technology being able to conjure up just about anything to make it come across as believable, or better...

The fact that God gave us various emotions to express ourselves is amazing, especially when word's don't suffice.  However, clinging onto a specific emotion is not healthy, particularly anger.   In today's episode, I'm going to read and break down the entire book of Jonah to show you how even a man of God can succumb to the things that tempt us, which in his case was anger.  An...

Health and wellness has crossed everyone's mind at some point - as it should.  While some are more serious about it than others, many are unfortunately exhausting themselves trying every trending diet invented in order to quickly melt away that stubborn belly fat, in which recent years the ancient "Daniel-diet" has grown very popular for its reputation to practically morph into a wh...

The Israelites/Jewish people have a long history of various groups of people attempting to utterly destroy the entire race, as that's nothing new today.  However, the book of Esther is one such time that also shows us a number of events unfolding to display God's sovereignty as well as His divine deliverance.  In this episode, I begin by recapping parts 1 and 2, but then I pick up where...

The Israelites/Jewish people have a long history of various groups of people attempting to utterly destroy the entire race, as that's nothing new today.  However, the book of Esther is one such time that also shows us a number of events unfolding to display God's sovereignty as well as His divine deliverance.  In this episode, I pick up where I left off in part one at chapter 3 and read...