One Single Story

General Theme for the Week: Lessons from the Tabernacle - How We Have Communion with God Through Christ Today's Lesson: From Covenant to Communion On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Chris Rexroad discuss the following questions: It is incredible to think that God would want to dwell with people. How do you think this distinguishes Christianity from other religions? Are...

General Theme for the Week: Inviting the World to a Praise Party! Today's Lesson: A Praise Parade On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sheryl Daughety discuss the following questions: The imagery described by this text must have been awesome to see. What do you think it looks like in the modern world for God's enemies to flee from before Him? What does it look like for u...

General Theme for the Week: Inviting the World to a Praise Party! Today's Lesson: It Ain't Just Us, it's You, Too! On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sheryl Daughety discuss the following questions: How can we respond to a world who might say that terrible decisions and events in various nations would indicate that God is NOT in control rather than that He is in contro...

General Theme for the Week: Inviting the World to a Praise Party! Today's Lesson: Come and Listen: Why the World Should Praise our God, Part II On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sheryl Daughety discuss the following questions: Can you talk about a recent time when God delivered you from a crisis? Can you talk about a recent time when you had a crisis caused by your ow...

General Theme for the Week: Inviting the World to a Praise Party! Today's Lesson: Come and See: Why the World Should Praise Our God, Part I On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sheryl Daughety discuss the following questions: As we invite the world to praise God, we need to tell the story of how we were set free from sin. How was the sin of your life like the ugly dross...

General Theme for the Week: Inviting the World to a Praise Party! Today's Lesson: You Can't Have One without the Other On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sheryl Daughety discuss the following questions: Some believers would say they have great faith that God can forgive any sin. Yet those same believers struggle to believe that God will provide for their daily needs. W...

Today's Lesson: Sharing the Gospel Every Day On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following questions: How would it change the way you work if you saw your job has a vehicle to share the gospel? Why do you think it is difficult for us to imagine Paul in a manual labor job? Why do we separate manual labor from our spiritual assignment to preach t...

Today's Lesson: The Solution: Preach the Gospel of Grace! On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following questions: Why are we so afraid to share our faith with others? Do you find it easier to share your faith with strangers than you do with people who know you well? The reading for the day is Colossians 4.

Today's Lesson: Benefits of the Gospel of Grace On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following questions: What do you think it means to live the Christian life in the already and then not yet? Paul talks as if we have already made it to heaven while we are still waiting to get there. Do you always feel like heaven is that certain? If so, why or...

Today's Lesson: The Effects of a Gospel of Merits On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following questions: What are some things / actions that some people think are sin and other people think are legalism? For those things that are legalistic, how might those things challenge the Lordship of Jesus? How might they rob God of glory and the Christ...

Today's Lesson: The False Teaching of a Gospel of Merits On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following questions: "Why do we prefer a gospel of merits rather than a gospel of grace?" Do you think false teachings and heresy is as big of an issue today as it was in the time of Paul? After all, if we don't agree with what a church teaches, don't w...

General Theme for the Week: A Picture of God's Patience Today's Lesson: Protection from the Inside Enemies On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Dylan Wilkin discuss the following questions: The path God chose for Israel is a beautiful picture of God's patience, love, and mercy. How does it affect you to know that God cares about the inside enemies and not just the outsid...

General Theme for the Week: A Picture of God's Patience Today's Lesson: No Blessing without Repentance On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Dylan Wilkin discuss the following questions: We live in a "#blessed" culture. People use the tag on social media as if it is a mark of humility, when it is often bragging disguised as humility, false humility. Do you think a #blesse...

General Theme for the Week: A Picture of God's Patience Today's Lesson: The Touch of God On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Dylan Wilkin discuss the following questions: How is God's power and judgement suggested by the use of the phrase "the finger of God" throughout Scripture? Isaiah 53:4 (ESV): Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed...

General Theme for the Week: A Picture of God's Patience Today's Lesson: God's Patience and Man's Pride On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Dylan Wilkin discuss the following questions: Why is it so difficult for people to submit to God? What are some ways pride has manifested in your personal life? What are some ways you have seen pride manifest in the lives of others?...

General Theme for the Week: A Picture of God's Patience Today's Lesson: The Plagues as Acts of Mercy? On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Dylan Wilkin discuss the following questions: So many outsiders to Christianity point at God's judgment as evidence that He is cruel and unfair. How does our perspective of God change when we see His acts of judgment through the lens...

General Theme for the Week: Practical Principles for Dealing with Fear, Hurt, and Betrayal Today's Lesson: How to Shift from Fear to Trust On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: Why is it so hard to convince us to pray about a situation first rather than last? Can you describe a time when you were afraid but you witnessed...

General Theme for the Week: Practical Principles for Dealing with Fear, Hurt, and Betrayal Today's Lesson: Trust in the Midst of Fear On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: When you feel afraid about something, it certainly feels like the opposite of trusting God. Do you think it is possible to shift our feelings from fear...

General Theme for the Week: Practical Principles for Dealing with Fear, Hurt, and Betrayal Today's Lesson: Hot Potato - Giving Our Hurt to God On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: How do we throw our betrayals and hurts onto God? What are the actions suggested by this very psalm that accomplish that? Why do people hold o...

General Theme for the Week: Practical Principles for Dealing with Fear, Hurt, and Betrayal Today's Lesson: Hope in the Midst of Betrayal On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: David's description of the devastation caused by betrayal is very vivid. Why does betrayal create such devastation in our "safe places"? During time...

General Theme for the Week: Practical Principles For Dealing With Fear, Hurt, And Betrayal Today's Lesson: Rest in the Middle of the Wilderness On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: Have you ever found yourself glad that you had come through a particularly troubled time, but longing for the closeness you felt with God dur...

General Theme for the Week: Freedom From Performance-Based Living Today's Lesson: The New People of God The cross is a Roman instrument of execution, much like the electric chair is in America. How would it change your perspective if you were to read the phrase: "May I never boast about anything except in the electric chair of Jesus"? How difficult do you think it was to for the people back then t...

General Theme for the Week: Freedom From Performance-Based Living Today's Lesson: The Flesh and the Spirit On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Alyssa Bream discuss the following questions: Christians often struggle with perfectionism, performance, and rule-keeping, thinking these works of the flesh make them a Christian. How do you think it changes this perspective when...

General Theme for the Week: Freedom From Performance-Based Living. On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Alyssa Bream discuss the following questions: Why do you think trying to be a Christian by performance is like slavery? How does this principle set us free from perfectionism and condemnation? The reading for the day is Galatians 4.

General Theme for the Week: Freedom From Performance-Based Living Today's Lesson: Access to the Covenant Promises On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Alyssa Bream discuss the following questions: How does it change a Christians daily life once they realize that trusting Jesus is the access into God's promises rather than thinking their performance is the access into God...