Grace Doesn't Lower the Standard - Exodus 34:1–35:9 | February 12, 2026
Release Date: 02/12/2026
Your Word Is Your Bond: Vows, Integrity, and Accountability - Numbers 30:1–31:54 | March 20, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5! Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety for the March 20th edition. Today the team is in Numbers 30:1–31:54, unpacking what God's regulations on vows reveal about the weight He places on our words, our integrity, and our accountability to one another. Scripture Focus: Numbers 30:1–31:54 - God establishes rules for vows, showing how seriously He regards the promises His people make. In This Episode: Why God takes our vows and commitments so seriously - and what that means for everyday life How...
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Sacred Seasons and Spiritual Rhythms - Numbers 28:16–29:40 | March 19, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, the daily devotional podcast where each weekday Pastor Stephen Mizell and co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety walk through the One Year Bible reading together. In today's episode, we are in Numbers 28:16–29:40, exploring God's appointed festivals and why intentional spiritual rhythms are essential to a life of faith. Scripture Focus: Numbers 28:16–29:40 - God prescribes Israel's sacred calendar, commanding festivals including Passover, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles, setting aside these days as holy and free from...
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Faithfulness, Provision, and the Power of Consistent Worship - Numbers 26:52–28:15 | March 18, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. Host Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety for today's discussion drawn from Numbers 26-28, where God assigns the land inheritance, reaffirms the required offerings, and commissions Joshua as Moses' successor - a powerful reminder that worship and obedience must continue even in seasons of transition. In this episode, the team explores Moses' selfless response upon learning he would not enter the Promised Land, what consistent worship does to shape our character over time, and why rhythms of rest are...
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Fresh Starts, Past Failures, and Spiritual Legacy - Numbers 26:1-51 | March 17, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, the daily podcast where we walk through the One Year Bible one passage at a time. Today, Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety for a conversation around Numbers 26. What looks like a routine census opens into a powerful discussion about remembering past failures, receiving God's fresh starts, and leaving a spiritual legacy that outlasts us. Scripture Focus: Numbers 26 - God orders a new census as a fresh generation prepares to enter the Promised Land after 40 years in the wilderness. In This Episode: Why...
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From Blessing to Compromise - Numbers 24:1–25:18 | March 16, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story. Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and guest Pastor Sheryl Daughety for a look at one of Scripture's most striking contrasts: the leap from prophetic blessing to moral failure in Numbers 24 and 25. Balaam blesses Israel and even predicts a coming messianic ruler — then the very next chapter records Israel's sexual immorality and idolatry. The fall happens fast. Scripture Focus: Numbers 24:1–25:18 — From Balaam's blessing and messianic prophecy to Israel's unfaithfulness with the Moabites. In This Episode: Why spiritual victory so...
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Faith Over Fear: Trusting God in Dangerous Times - Psalm 56:1-13 | March 13, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Alyssa Bream for the March 13th edition. Today the team explores Psalm 56, unpacking what it looks like to trust God when your circumstances feel dangerous and overwhelming. Scripture Focus: Psalm 56:1-13 - Written by David while seized by the Philistines in Gath, this psalm gives one of Scripture's most honest and practical portraits of courage in the face of real fear. In This Episode: Why David's honesty about fear is a model for believers, not a sign of weak faith How faith reframes fear...
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Trusting God After Betrayal - Psalm 55:1-23 | March 12, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, where each weekday we offer a brief lesson from the daily reading in the One Year Bible. Host Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream as they dig into Psalm 55 and what David teaches us about processing betrayal, letting go, and casting our burdens on God. Scripture Focus: Psalm 55 - David's raw, honest cry to God in the middle of betrayal, most likely written during Absalom's rebellion when his trusted advisor turned against him. In This Episode: David's radical transparency with God in the middle of pain Why betrayal...
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Anchoring Your Faith in the Middle of Conflict - Psalm 54:1-7 | March 11, 2026
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Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Alyssa Bream dig into Psalm 54 - David's raw, honest cry to God written when the Ziphites betrayed him to King Saul. It is a psalm of lament, bold prayer, and hard-won trust, and it has a lot to say about how we handle conflict today. Scripture Focus: Psalm 54:1-7 - David's plea for God's attention and deliverance amid betrayal (1 Samuel 23) In This Episode: * The two types of prayers David prays - urgent personal appeal and bold request for justice against his enemies * Whether David's enemies were also God's enemies, and what that means...
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The Fool Who Ignores God - Psalm 53:1-6 | March 10, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story. Pastor Stephen Mizell, joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream. Today we are in Psalm 53, verses one through six, a meditation from David written during the moral decay of Israel, where he diagnoses the spiritual condition of a people who have turned their backs on God. Scripture Focus: Psalm 53:1-6 - David's diagnosis of spiritual disease in Israel, and a parallel to Psalm 14, pointing toward the only true source of restoration. In This Episode: What Scripture actually means by "fool" - not intellectual weakness, but moral corruption and...
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Boasting, Betrayal, and Trusting God Over Influence - Psalm 52:1-9 | March 9, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5! Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream for today's reading from the One Year Bible. In this episode, the hosts dig into Psalm 52 and explore what it means to trust God over personal influence and what it looks like to be an olive tree planted in the house of God. Scripture Focus: Psalm 52:1-9 - Written after Doeg the Edomite betrayed David and massacred the priests of Nob, this psalm confronts the temptation to boast in human power and points us back to the steadfast faithfulness of God. In This Episode: * Why the...
info_outlineJoin Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they explore God's self-description and the powerful relationship between grace and obedience. Discover how experiencing grace should raise our desire for holy living rather than eliminate accountability.
Scripture Focus: Exodus 34:1-35:9 - God reveals His character as compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in love.
In This Episode:
- Why grace doesn't lower the standard but restores the relationship
- How grace changes the "why" behind our obedience - from duty to devotion
- The tension between holiness and grace
- Why generosity flows naturally from experiencing forgiveness
Key Quote: "Grace doesn't lower the standard. Grace is intended to restore the relationship. The standard remains the same. Grace is the restoration so that I could again live by the standard."
About One Single Story: One Single Story offers daily lessons from the One Year Bible reading plan. Hosts from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina, provide biblical encouragement and practical application for your faith journey.
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