Contentment, Stewardship & Guarding Truth | 1 Timothy 6:1-21 | October 21, 2025
Release Date: 10/21/2025
Patience, Prayer & the Power of Confession | James 5:1-20 | November 21, 2025
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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they conclude their study of James, exploring patient endurance, powerful prayer, and wise confession. Scripture Focus: James 5 - James confronts injustice, encourages patient endurance, and highlights the transformative power of prayer and confession. In This Episode: Stewardship versus status: What we hoard reveals what we worship Learning to wait on God's timeline with patient endurance The connection between confession, transparency, and effective prayer Wisdom in confession: When to share and with whom ...
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The War Within | James 4:1-17 | November 20, 2025
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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they explore James chapter 4, examining how pride fuels conflict and why humility is the antidote to worldliness. Scripture Focus: James 4 - James reveals how selfish desires create conflict and presents humble submission as the remedy for pride and living divided between God and the world. In This Episode: How pride hijacks prayer and fuels conflicts over territory, not truth Why humility is an invitation to intimacy with God Living with perspective: remembering life's brevity changes everything Key Quote:...
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Faith in Action - The Power of Words | James 2:18–3:18 | November 19, 2025
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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski from Open Door Church as they explore authentic faith and the transformative power of our words through James 2:18-3:18. Scripture Focus: James 2:18-3:18 - James contrasts intellectual belief with lived-out faith, then addresses the tongue as the most difficult thing to tame, comparing it to a spark that can set an entire forest ablaze. In This Episode: How actions authenticate our beliefs and demonstrate genuine faith Taming the tongue: why it's our hardest discipline The danger of our internal dialogue and...
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Faith That Acts | James 1:19–2:17 | November 18, 2025
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Welcome to One Single Story with Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski. Today we explore James 1:19-2:17, examining what it means to live out genuine faith through intentional listening and showing mercy to all people. In This Episode: The discipline of listening: seeking to understand rather than to be understood Why quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger requires cultivated restraint Understanding favoritism as an insult to God's grace and mercy How genuine faith assigns worth and value to every person regardless of status Key Quote:...
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The Testing of Faith | James 1:1-18 | November 17, 2025
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Welcome to One Single Story! Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski to explore James chapter 1, discussing how trials produce spiritual maturity and why wisdom is essential during difficult seasons. Scripture Focus: James 1:1-18 - James writes to scattered Jewish believers under persecution, offering practical guidance on how real faith perseveres through trial and temptation without losing joy or integrity. In This Episode: Understanding what it means to be "perfect and complete" through testing Why James emphasizes wisdom during trials Being...
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Eyes Fixed on Jesus | Hebrews 11:32–12:13 | November 14, 2025
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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell with Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety as they explore Hebrews 11-12, examining how the great cloud of witnesses inspires perseverance, why God's discipline is an act of love, and how to keep our focus on Jesus through both triumph and trial. Scripture Focus: Hebrews 11:32-12:13 - The Hall of Faith's conclusion and the call to endurance with eyes fixed on Jesus. In This Episode: How the cloud of witnesses who endured suffering encourages us to persevere Understanding God's discipline as love and a tool for spiritual maturity Practical ways to fix...
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Faith vs. Presumption | Hebrews 11:17-31 | November 13, 2025
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Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Sheryl Daughety explore the second half of Hebrews 11, examining what distinguishes true faith from presumption through Moses' costly choice to identify with God's people. Scripture Focus: Hebrews 11:23-40 - Moses' refusal to be known as Pharaoh's daughter's son and the price of faithful obedience. In This Episode: Faith acts in obedience regardless of outcome; presumption assumes a particular result Moses' internal conflict returning to confront the family that raised him The emotional burden of costly obedience over 40 years in the...
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The Hall of Faith | Hebrews 11:1-16 | November 12, 2025
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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety as they explore the Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11, examining what biblical faith truly means and how it transforms our lives. Scripture Focus: Hebrews 11:1-16 - The opening of the Hall of Faith, featuring heroes like Enoch, Abraham, and Rahab who trusted God for what they couldn't see. In This Episode: Biblical faith versus optimism - conviction rooted in God's character, not circumstances Faith as action, not passive belief When faith requires waiting and when it requires walking Cultivating a pilgrim mindset in a...
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Patient Endurance and Willful Sin | Hebrews 10:18-39 | November 11, 2025
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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Sheryl Daughety as they explore patient endurance and the serious warning against willful rebellion in Hebrews 10. Scripture Focus: Hebrews 10:18-39 - Contrasting the confidence believers have through Christ with the danger of treating grace lightly. In This Episode: Why endurance proves genuine faith in our instant-gratification culture Understanding willful sin versus struggling with temptation How conviction shows God's care in your life Balancing confidence in Christ with reverence for God Key Quote: "Grace gives us access to...
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Standing in the Gap | Ezekiel 21:1–22:31 | November 10, 2025
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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Sheryl Daughety as they explore God's call for intercessors in a time of judgment, examining the sobering imagery of God's drawn sword and why our prayers for others—and our nation—matter more than ever. Scripture Focus: Ezekiel 21:1 –22:31 - The prophet Ezekiel delivers God's warning about His drawn sword against Jerusalem due to systemic corruption throughout the nation's leadership and people. In This Episode: The sword of the Lord and the seriousness of sin How leadership corruption creates a cultural trickle-down effect...
info_outlineJoin Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they conclude their study of 1 Timothy with a powerful discussion on godliness, contentment, and the proper use of wealth.
Scripture Focus: 1 Timothy 6 - Paul's final instructions to Timothy addressing contentment, the love of money, and responsibilities of the wealthy in the prosperous city of Ephesus.
In This Episode:
- The connection between godliness and contentment
- Why contentment is freedom from chasing more, not freedom from having more
- How wealth shifts our perspective from security to stewardship
- The responsibilities of wealthy believers: avoiding pride, doing good, and building "sky treasure"
- Guarding the gospel by staying focused on what matters most
Key Quote: "Contentment reframes wealth from security to stewardship. It says, okay, now what have I got to do? What is my responsibility for this?"
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