One Single Story

Welcome to One Single Story. Pastor Stephen Mizell, Tyler Bream, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski open the Bible to Proverbs 25:25-27 for a conversation about how encouragement refreshes weary people, how compromise muddies a believer's witness, and why seeking your own glory is never glorious. Scripture Focus: Proverbs 25:25-27 - In this short trilogy of proverbs, Solomon compares good news from a di...

Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by co-hosts Tyler Bream and Wendy Korbusieski for today's One Single Story, a brief Bible study from the One Year Bible reading for October 19. This week the reading is in the book of Proverbs, and today's conversation tackles how gossip erodes trust in churches, families, and workplaces, and how chronic friction in the home can crowd out peace. Scripture Focus: Pro...

Welcome to One Single Story! Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Sheryl Daughety open Psalm 86 and discuss how humility shapes our prayer life, what fractures a believer's heart, and why God's compassion, mercy, and unfailing love give us strength under pressure. Scripture Focus: Psalm 86:1 -17 - David, a powerful king running for his life, brings his need to God in prayer. He...

Welcome to today's edition of One Single Story! Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Sheryl Daughety for a conversation on spiritual revival in Psalm 85. Who needs revival? What are the warning signs? And how do we rest in God's peace while walking in intentional holiness? Scripture Focus:  Psalm 85:1-13. A psalm of the sons of Korah, written after Israel's return fr...

Welcome to One Single Story, where each weekday we share a brief Bible lesson from the day's One Year Bible reading. Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Sheryl Daughety explore Psalm 84 and what it means to long for the presence of the Lord. Grab your Bible, a pen, and some paper, and join the conversation. Scripture Focus:  Psalm 84:1-12 - A psalm of the sons of Korah, written...

Welcome to One Single Story! Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Sheryl Daughety open today's One Year Bible reading in Psalm 83 and discuss the sovereignty and supreme name of God. How do we help people who feel God is silent in their struggles? How do we find confidence when opposition rises? And how do we keep our prayers focused on God's glory instead of personal revenge? S...

Welcome to One Single Story! Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Sheryl Daughety to look at Psalm 82 from today's One Year Bible reading. Together they explore divine authority, earthly injustice, and the one true Judge, and how we can show forth the kingdom of God here on earth. Scripture Focus: Psalm 82:1-8 - A psalm set in the heavenly court, where God stands in...

Welcome to One Single Story. Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Alyssa Bream open today's One Year Bible reading in 1 Thessalonians. They explore what faith, hope, and love should produce in a believer's life, how a church can build a reputation for contagious, outward-focused faith, and what Paul's gentle, motherly approach to ministry teaches us about discipleship. Scripture...

Welcome to One Single Story. In today's One Year Bible reading, Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Alyssa Bream finish the book of Colossians and talk about how our everyday work is ministry. They also cover how to build a prayer life that is alert and thankful, and how to have salt-seasoned conversations with unbelieving friends and coworkers. Scripture Focus: Colossians 3:18...

Welcome to One Single Story, where each weekday we share a brief lesson from the day's reading in the One Year Bible. Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Alyssa Bream open Colossians chapter 3 and discuss how to set our sights on heaven, why Paul calls greed idolatry, and what it takes to forgive someone who has deeply wounded us. Grab your Bible, a pen, and some paper, and joi...

Welcome to One Single Story. Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Alyssa Bream for today's reading in the One Year Bible, Colossians chapter 2. Together they look at freedom from empty philosophies, the triumph of the cross, and why man-made rules and legalism can never bring real transformation. Grab your Bible, a pen, and some paper, and join the conversation. Scri...

Welcome to One Single Story, where each weekday we share a brief lesson from the day's reading in the One Year Bible. Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Alyssa Bream begin a new week in the book of Colossians, looking at the preeminence of Christ and what it means to keep Jesus at the center of everything. Scripture Focus: Colossians 1:18 - 2:7 - In this passage, Paul describe...

Welcome back to One Single Story! In today's episode, Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Wendy Korbusieski to close out the book of Isaiah, wrestling with what it means to tremble at God's Word rather than take pride in the institutions we build. Scripture Focus: Isaiah 66:1-24 - The final chapter of Isaiah, where God declares that heaven is His throne and earth is...

Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for today's edition of One Single Story as they walk through Isaiah 62-65. This conversation centers on persistent intercession, the role of spiritual watchmen, the danger of self-righteousness, and the hope found in God's promise of a new heaven and a new earth. Scripture Focus: Isaiah 62:6–65:25 - In this section, Isa...

Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they dig into Isaiah 60-62 in today's One Year Bible reading. This episode explores the difference between having the Holy Spirit and carrying His anointing, what it means to minister to people who are grieving, and how God gives His people a new name rooted in His delight rather than their performance. Scripture Focu...

Welcome back to One Single Story! Today Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for a rich conversation through Isaiah 57:15-59:21. This passage contrasts the high and holy God with human hypocrisy, calling believers to true humility, genuine spiritual disciplines, and total dependence on Christ as Redeemer. Scripture Focus: Isaiah 57:15-59:21 - This s...

Welcome to today's edition of One Single Story! Host Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for a rich conversation from the book of Isaiah. Today's discussion centers on beginning new things when we feel barren or find ourselves in difficult seasons, exploring how radical grace reshapes our perspective, cultivates humility, and how God's Word always...

Welcome back to One Single Story! Today Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Sheryl Daughety for a rich conversation on wisdom, understanding, and knowledge, and what it really takes to build a home, a family, a ministry, or an organization that lasts. Scripture Focus:  Proverbs 24:3-4 - Solomon teaches that a house is built through wisdom, established through unders...

Welcome back to One Single Story, the daily podcast where Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Sheryl Daughety dig into a short passage from the One Year Bible for real, honest conversation about walking with God. In today's episode, the hosts tackle envy, shortcuts, and the company we keep as they work through Proverbs 24. Scripture Focus:  Proverbs 24:1-2 - Solomon warns belie...

Welcome to today's edition of One Single Story! Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety for an honest, practical conversation about addiction, temptation, and how the church can walk alongside people trapped in destructive cycles. Drawing from the One Year Bible reading plan, the team unpacks Solomon's vivid warning about the dangers of alcohol and applies its t...

Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety for today's conversation in the Book of Proverbs. The team digs into why capturing someone's heart is more powerful than managing their behavior, and why every believer needs to identify the personal "traps" that can pull them away from wisdom. Scripture Focus:  Proverbs 23:25-28 - Solomon appeals to his son to give him hi...

Welcome back to One Single Story. Today Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Sheryl Daughety for a candid conversation about parenting, wisdom, and the generational rewards of raising godly children — including the honest tension of watching adult children walk away from the values they were taught. Scripture Focus:  Proverbs 23:24 - Solomon writes that the father of...

Welcome back to One Single Story! Today Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Alyssa Bream for a rich conversation through Psalm 62. This Psalm of David has no petitions or pleas—only bold declarations of dependence on God. The team unpacks what it means to find true, quiet rest in God alone, even when the world offers endless distractions and counterfeit securities....

Welcome to today's edition of One Single Story! Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream as they open up Psalm 61 — an intimate, exhausted prayer of David that speaks directly to anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed, isolated, or spiritually drained. Together they explore what it means to run to "the rock that is higher than I" and how to build daily rhythms that an...

Welcome back to One Single Story! Today Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Alyssa Bream have heart-level conversation from Psalm 60, exploring what it means to be honest with God, to rally around the right banner, and to stop placing our ultimate trust in human help. Scripture Focus:  Psalm 60:1-12 - Written during a historical crisis in David's northern military campaigns whe...