One Single Story

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Evangelism: Sharing the Good News On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Jay Rivenbark, and Alyssa Bream discuss the following questions: When we read stories, especially those found in the Bible, we cannot help but compare ourselves with the characters we read about. I'm curious, when you read this parable of Jesus, did you see yourself more like...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Sanctification: Growing in Holiness On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: In this passage, Jesus is talking about principles of discipleship. I know that our theme this week has been growing in holiness. How are holiness and discipleship connected to each other? So here in thi...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Sanctification: Growing in Holiness On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: I love this passage of scripture. I have heard it quoted on more than one occasion, especially when people faced situations that made them afraid. Three times God told Joshua to "be strong and courageous...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Sanctification: Growing in Holiness On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: So often I hear Christians make comments on some major headline and put their own perspective or even give a Biblical interpretation about the event. I read the scripture today and realized that is nothi...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Sanctification: Growing in Holiness On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: Yesterday we talked a lot about how one generation assumes they are the standard for the next generation. When I read verse 56, it seemed like a perfect description of the generation we live in. We can i...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Sanctification: Growing in Holiness On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: I noticed in the reading today that God used a song to teach Israel about keeping His teachings. What are some Christian songs you learned as a child that taught you Godly principles that helped you in l...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Salvation: God's Solution to Sin On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Jay Rivenbark, and Alyssa Bream discuss the following questions: Earlier this week, we talked about this section of Luke being called the Travel Narrative. It describes Jesus' final journey to Jerusalem, where He would be crucified. I noticed that this was the only house on tha...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Salvation: God's Solution to Sin On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Jay Rivenbark, and Alyssa Bream discuss the following questions: We've been talking this week about salvation as God's solution for sin. We've talked about being familiar with Jesus' teachings and miracles without being converted. We've talked about the dangers of rejecting the...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Salvation: God's Solution to Sin On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Jay Rivenbark, and Alyssa Bream discuss the following questions: I love how Luke begins the part of the story of Jesus going to Jerusalem by stating it was time for him "to ascend to heaven." Jesus was going to be crucified. But Luke points beyond the cross, almost like a spoil...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Salvation: God's Solution to Sin On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Jay Rivenbark, and Alyssa Bream discuss the following questions: You know, I am amazed at some of the things I read in the Bible. When I read how Israel had told Moses they did not want God to speak to them directly anymore or to see God's presence as a blazing fire, but they w...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Salvation: God's Solution to Sin On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Jay Rivenbark, and Alyssa Bream discuss the following questions: During our Bible reading today, there was a little detail that jumped out at me for some reason. When King Herod heard about Jesus, why was he puzzled? What was he confused about? So, do you think that Herod was p...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Heaven and Hell: Eternal Realities On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: The instruction that Jesus gave to "pay attention to how you hear" really stood out to me. What did Jesus mean by "how" you hear? We have been talking about eternity, judgment, heaven, and hell during thi...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Heaven and Hell: Eternal Realities On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: This is another one of those passages where you can miss something if you're not aware of all the cultural differences between theirs and ours. Wouldn't you agree? What stood out to me the most is that we...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Heaven and Hell: Eternal Realities On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: On Monday we talked about the hope of Heaven. Yesterday we talked about the warning of coming floods, which referenced both trials and the judgment of God. Why have we decided to look at this little verse...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Heaven and Hell: Eternal Realities On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: This little parable of Jesus seems very simple. What do you think the ultimate meaning of this parable is? What do floodwaters represent in this parable? We do not like to discuss obedience (i.e. how we b...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Heaven and Hell: Eternal Realities On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: I'm not going to lie. When I read this text about Moses, begging God to permit him to enter the Promised Land, my heart is just torn. Why wouldn't God allow Moses to at least enter the land? That is an in...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Heaven and Hell: Eternal Realities On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: The instruction that Jesus gave to "pay attention to how you hear" really stood out to me. What did Jesus mean by "how" you hear? We have been talking about eternity, judgment, heaven, and hell during thi...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Sin: Humanity's Problem On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Jay Rivenbark, and Alyssa Bream discuss the following questions: You know, we think of sin as our problem. But this passage teaches us that Jesus was also tempted, even though He did not succumb to any of the temptations. Were these temptations unique to Jesus? They certainly do not see...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Sin: Humanity's Problem On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Jay Rivenbark, and Alyssa Bream discuss the following questions: We have been looking at Luke, who wrote the gospel of Luke, as a storyteller for the past couple of days. I am interested to know what you think the purpose of today's reading serves in Luke's story of Jesus. So what does...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Sin: Humanity's Problem On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Jay Rivenbark, and Alyssa Bream discuss the following questions: Yesterday we spoke about Luke as a storyteller, shifting the focus from the parents of John the Baptist and the parents of Jesus to Jesus as the central character of the story. Now Luke jumps to the ministry of John the Ba...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: Sin: Humanity's Problem On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Jay Rivenbark, and Alyssa Bream discuss the following questions: It struck me that this little scenario is the only thing we know about the childhood of Jesus. Why does the Bible not give us more information about what Jesus was like while He was growing up? That is an interesting persp...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: The Trinity: One God in Three Persons On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: Most people do not like snakes. I cannot think of a worse judgment from God than an infestation of poisonous snakes! Is this not sort of a harsh response just for complaining? That is a scary thought....

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: The Trinity: One God in Three Persons On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: Yesterday we looked at the end of the story of Jesus from the Gospel of Mark. Now we get to read the story all over again in the Gospel of Luke. What stands out to you about the beginning of Luke's Gos...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: The Trinity: One God in Three Persons On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: Personally, I think this is a fantastic way for the Gospel of Mark to end. As a conclusion to a story, I think it is perfect. Verse 19 sums up the story of Jesus nicely. But verse 20 adds a second dime...

Theme From Sunday's Sermon: The Trinity: One God in Three Persons On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell, Sheryl Daughety, and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: Yesterday we talked about Jesus referring to Himself as the "Son of Man." Today I noticed we're looking at a scripture that calls Jesus "Son of God." What does this title mean? So are you saying that w...