God Answers - Psalm 75 | October 4, 2024
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General Theme for the Week: Wrestling with Unanswered Prayers Today's Lesson: God Finally Answers On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sharon Schwartz discuss the following questions: We plead for God to move, and when we read of how He moves we are sometimes surprised at how swift and deadly He moves. Why do we think God’s judgments are harsh when the evidence is they are deserving? Talk about a time when everything was shaking in your life, but God held the foundations together. When have you witnessed the sovereign hand of God make a decision like a judge in...
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God Moves - Psalm 74:12-23 | October 3, 2024
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General Theme for the Week: Wrestling with Unanswered Prayers Today's Lesson: Three Good Reasons to Ask God to Move for You On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sharon Schwartz discuss the following questions: Do you think God has characterized Himself as One who will move for His people? If so, why do you think God waits so long to move sometimes? How do you think the three things in this study help us pray for God to move? (He has the power to move; He has a covenant with His people; His reputation is connected to His people.) The reading for the day is Psalm...
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God's Inactivity - Psalm 74:1-11 | October 2, 2024
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General Theme for the Week: Wrestling with Unanswered Prayers Today's Lesson: God, Take Your Hands out of Your Pockets and Do Something! On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sharon Schwartz discuss the following questions: Why do we often interpret God’s inactivity, or delayed response to a given situation to be rejection? Talk about a time in your life when you felt God was standing by with His hands in His pockets doing nothing. The reading for the day is Psalm 74:1-11.
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Perspective - Psalm 73:16-28 | October 1, 2024
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General Theme for the Week: Wrestling with Unanswered Prayers Today's Lesson: A Big Question On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sharon Schwartz discuss the following questions: Sometimes we ask, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” And sometimes we ask, “Why do good things happen to bad people?” How do the ok answers to these questions change when we look at them in light of eternity? Talk about a time in your life when you had the wrong perspective of a situation and had to adjust it. The reading for the day is Psalm 73:16-28.
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Self-Focused - Psalm 73:1-15 | September 30, 2024
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General Theme for the Week: Wrestling with Unanswered Prayers Today's Lesson: “What about me?!” On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: Why do you think a self-focused perspective can put you in danger of slipping and falling in your faith? Have you ever had to deal with the lies that Asaph mentioned? (There is no benefit to living right. If I am uncomfortable, then God is being unfair. God is stricter on me than He is on wicked people.) The reading for the day is Psalm 73:1-15.
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God's Assessment - 2 Timothy 2 | September 27, 2024
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General Theme for the Week:Challenges of Godly Leadership Today's Lesson: Seeking God's Approval On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: What do you think it looks like for God to assess a leader? Does this make leadership more desirable to you, or less? Do you read this scripture and get a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach? The reading for the day is 2 Timothy 2.
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Leadership at Home - 2 Timothy 1 | September 26, 2024
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General Theme for the Week:Challenges of Godly Leadership Today's Lesson: Timothy's First Leaders On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: How would it influence our parenting if we viewed it from the perspective of leadership? Are parents also leaders? What are some things that would be necessary to create the right environment for conversion in your home? What are some things that would be necessary to move your family from conversion to development in the faith? Have you been influenced by the former generation in...
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Christian Life - 1 Timothy 6 | September 25, 2024
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General Theme for the Week:Challenges of Godly Leadership Today's Lesson: Leaders Live Like the Opposite On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: Holiness before God is a contrast to the world. How difficult does that make the Christian life? When Paul tells Timothy that he is a man of God and then encourages him to run/pursue, he is in essence saying that Timothy should become what he already is in Christ. How does that principle apply in your life? What are some things you've had to run from? What are some things you...
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Appoint Leaders - 1 Timothy 5 | September 24, 2024
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General Theme for the Week:Challenges of Godly Leadership Today's Lesson: Duties of Godly Leadership On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: How do we see Christian leadership compromising in the area of teaching the Word? Where do we see leadership improving in teaching the Word? What is the general impression that you get of the personal life of Christian leadership in the Church? Why do you think it is important to stress the focus of Christian leaders on Godly priorities? The reading for the day is 1 Timothy 4.
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Christian Leadership - 1 Timothy 4 | September 23, 2024
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General Theme for the Week:Challenges of Godly Leadership Today's Lesson: Duties of Godly Leadership On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: How do we see Christian leadership compromising in the area of teaching the Word? Where do we see leadership improving in teaching the Word? What is the general impression that you get of the personal life of Christian leadership in the Church? Why do you think it is important to stress the focus of Christian leaders on Godly priorities? The reading for the day is 1 Timothy 4.
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Today's Lesson: “What about me?!”
On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions:
Why do you think a self-focused perspective can put you in danger of slipping and falling in your faith?
Have you ever had to deal with the lies that Asaph mentioned? (There is no benefit to living right. If I am uncomfortable, then God is being unfair. God is stricter on me than He is on wicked people.)
The reading for the day is Psalm 73:1-15.