Promotion from the Lord - Psalm 75:1-10 | April 3, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, your weekday companion through the One Year Bible. Host Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream as they dig into Psalm 75 and tackle three big questions: Is God's judgment actually good news? How does pride set us up for a fall? And what does it really mean when Scripture says promotion comes from the Lord? Scripture Focus: Psalm 75:1-10 - A psalm of Asaph declaring God's absolute sovereignty, reminding us that it is God alone who judges and decides who will rise and who will fall. In This Episode: Why God's...
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Lament, Memory, and Prayer in Crisis - Psalm 74:1-23 | April 2, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, where each weekday Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Alyssa Bream offer a brief lesson from the daily reading in the One Year Bible. Today the team opens Psalm 74, a communal lament likely written after the destruction of the temple, and explores what it means to bring our pain to God together, anchor our hope in his covenant promises, and let prayer keep despair from becoming unbelief. Scripture Focus: Psalm 74 - God's people cry out after devastating loss, wrestling with God's silence while holding on to his covenant faithfulness. In...
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When Envy Clouds Your Vision - Psalm 73:1-28 | April 1, 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 a timely conversation from Psalm 73 -- where worship leader Asaph wrestles honestly with envy, the prosperity of the wicked, and why the righteous suffer. If you have ever caught yourself comparing your life to someone else's, this episode is for you. Scripture Focus: Psalm 73:1-28 -- Asaph's raw and relatable confession that comparison nearly cost him his faith, and how entering God's sanctuary changed everything. In This Episode: How comparison leads to arrogance or...
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The Righteous King -- Justice, Leadership, and the One Who Reigns - Psalm 72:1-20 | March 31, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. I'm Pastor Stephen Mizell, joined today by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and our guest Alyssa Bream. We're in Psalm 72:1-20 -- a royal psalm attributed to Solomon that paints a picture of the ideal king: one who rules with justice, defends the poor, and brings lasting peace. But here is where it gets interesting. The language in this psalm stretches well beyond any earthly ruler. Verse 11 declares that all kings will bow before him and all nations will serve him. That is a hard claim to hang on Solomon. The hosts wrestle with that tension -- is this a...
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Rehearsing Faith: Testimonies, Faithfulness, and Stories We Pass On - Psalm 71:1-24 | March 30, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. I'm Pastor Stephen Mizell, joined today by co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Today we are in Psalm 71, and we are talking about one of the most practical disciplines in the Christian life: rehearsing the faithfulness of God. Psalm 71:1-24 gives us the voice of a seasoned saint reflecting on decades of God's provision and declaring his intention to proclaim God's righteousness to the next generation. That is exactly what we dig into today. In this episode, we explore how remembering...
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Forgiveness Produces Love - Luke 7:36–8:3 | March 27, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. I'm Pastor Stephen Mizell, joined today by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Each weekday we bring you a focused lesson from the One Year Bible reading plan, and today we are in Luke 7:36-8:3. In this passage, a sinful woman crashes a dinner at a Pharisee's house to anoint Jesus' feet, and Jesus uses the moment to reveal a powerful truth: the depth of our love for Christ is directly connected to our awareness of how much we have been forgiven. We dig into why the Pharisees, despite being...
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Compassion, Repentance, and Grace - Luke 7:11-35 | March 26, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they dig into Luke 7:11-35, the raising of the widow's son at Nain, and what it reveals about compassion, grace, and repentance. Scripture Focus: Luke 7:11-35 - Jesus raises a widow's son and John the Baptist questions from prison whether Jesus is truly the one. In This Episode: How Jesus saw the widow's need and acted before she ever asked Why pride is the greatest barrier to receiving grace What true repentance looks like and how it opens the heart to...
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Bearing Fruit, Beating Hypocrisy, and the Faith of a Centurion - Luke 6:39–7:10 | March 25, 2026
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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for today's edition of One Single Story, your weekday guide through the One Year Bible. In this episode, Jesus closes his sermon with a sharp warning against hypocrisy, and then turns around and praises the most unlikely person in the crowd - a Roman centurion whose humility and faith stopped Jesus in his tracks. We dig into what spiritual fruit actually reveals about what is going on inside us, why wearing a mask - whether in religion or on social media - is nothing new, and how this Gentile soldier's love for...
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Kingdom Ethics: Beatitudes, Leadership, and Loving Enemies - Luke 6:12-38 | March 24, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, your weekday companion through the One Year Bible. Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for a conversation on Luke chapter six, covering prayerful leadership, the Beatitudes, and what it truly means to love your enemies. Scripture Focus: Luke 6:12-38 - Jesus prays through the night, chooses the twelve apostles, and delivers the Sermon on the Plain, calling his followers to a kingdom-centered way of living. In This Episode: Why Jesus prayed all night before selecting the twelve, including the intentional choice...
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Mercy Over Legalism - Luke 5:29–6:11 | March 23, 2026
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Welcome to One Single Story, your daily Bible study companion. Join host Pastor Stephen Mizell and co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they dig into Luke 5:29-6:11, where Jesus eats with sinners, heals on the Sabbath, and declares himself Lord of the Sabbath, shifting the religious conversation from external ritual to internal restoration. In this episode the team explores how legalism distorts God's intention by turning relationship into performance, what first-century table fellowship reveals about Jesus's heart for the lost, and what it truly means for...
info_outlineWelcome to One Single Story, your daily Bible study companion. Join host Pastor Stephen Mizell and co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they dig into Luke 5:29-6:11, where Jesus eats with sinners, heals on the Sabbath, and declares himself Lord of the Sabbath, shifting the religious conversation from external ritual to internal restoration.
In this episode the team explores how legalism distorts God's intention by turning relationship into performance, what first-century table fellowship reveals about Jesus's heart for the lost, and what it truly means for Jesus to be Lord of the Sabbath, including the Hebrew concept of wholeness and rest that points us back to him.
"Legalism values the rule. Mercy values the person as the purpose for the rule."
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