Verse-By-Verse Ministry With Heather Darnall
This podcast is a way for people to dive deep into the Christian Bible with me as I read scripture verse-by-verse from various sections and break them down for a better understanding of the context. But moreover, to have a better relationship with Jesus. Additionally, I believe this podcast is a good starting point for anyone new to the Holy Bible, but is still good for anyone who is already well-versed.
Now, please take note that I'm not a scholar. I didn't go to seminary school, I don't have any sort of qualifications that would highlight myself as some kind of guru; I'm simply a seeker for the truth of God. He gives me what I need to make this podcast according to His liking since it's technically His podcast. Therefore, I'm just managing it to the best of my human ability.
But the main reason I started this podcast, is because first off, no one read the Bible to me growing up. Secondly, so often verses are taken out of context and rearranged for our self-will, or even thought as not applicable to us given the length of time that has passed when it was written. And when we do, or think like that by not seeking the full council of God, we're only going to feel lonely, misguided, even deceived.
Thus is why I wanted to take the advice of the apostle Paul when he wrote his letter to Timothy (2 Timothy 2:15) and told him, "do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth." Pay attention to that key word there, "rightly." So that being said, hopefully you'll find this podcast helpful and insightful. Moreover, that you're continuously rooted in your faith while marching forward in life having more confidence in the Bible and what it's really saying to us as well as how we can make it applicable in our day-to-day lives.
Verse-By-Verse Ministry With Heather Darnall
For Such A Time As This - Part 1
Have you ever seen the movie, 'The Princess Bride?' I know, it's kinda old, but it's soooo good. At least I think so, hopefully you agree. And it's not the actors that make it so awesome, although the casting was indeed on-point - it's everything that's going on that makes it the classic that it is. It's action packed with drama, suspense, humor, plotting, fighting scenes...you name it. And so after reading the book of Esther, I couldn't help but to think these have many similarities that make it so interesting and intriguing. Only I think Esther's account takes the cake by far.
Anyway, according to the Bible, Israel has faced many occasions where their entire nation was attacked and threatened with annihilation. The book of Esther contains the history of one such occasion along with other areas of interest as mentioned above. In this episode, I'm going to read and break down the entire book into 2 parts to help put things into perspective in which this segment goes through chapter 3 that is of course, part 1. One area I'll point out is that even though it may feel at times the enemy is prevailing - at any given point in life - God is working behind the scenes even when it doesn't feel like He is, all to create what ends up being sort of a poetic justice, particularly in this epistle. However, those details of how everything ends up will be revealed in part 2.
The other area, or point of discussion, I'll briefly talk about some historical content - I know, boring stuff, but without this information, the impact, or the significance wouldn't have the wow-factor that this book has, and/or the correlation between individuals, perhaps even to current times. So buckle up, it's a bumpy ride.
Please note that this is my personal interpretation of the scripture to the best of my current knowledge and understanding. I encourage anyone to please check and verify as the scripture encourages all believers to do so. There may be times where I have overlooked and/or misunderstood information by mistake which is why verifying is important if you feel lead by the Holy Spirit to do so.