One Single Story

General Theme for the Week: Believers are connected to one another. Today's Lesson: United in a divided world. On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: How does knowing that believers are the Temple of God, the dwelling place of God, create a sense unity in our culture? Is there as much division between churches and Christia...

General Theme for the Week: God can keep the believer! Today's Lesson: Hope for the future. On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Dylan Wilkin discuss the following questions: Sometimes when we think about the Christian "hope" we tend to refer only to heaven. How does being a believer give us hope in this life? In our modern world, some people might read the concept of "m...

General Theme for the Week: God can keep the believer! Today's Lesson: Every. Single. Detail. On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Dylan Wilkin discuss the following questions: Why do we usually assume that if God is involved in the details of our lives, everything will be perfect and smooth? When the psalmist talks about stumbling and falling do you think this is a refe...

General Theme for the Week: God can keep the believer! Today's Lesson: God keeps the believer from explosive anger. On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Dylan Wilkin discuss the following questions: Why do some people become angry when they feel like life is unfair? What kind of freedom could come when we realize we are not responsible for things we cannot change or for...

General Theme for the Week: God can keep the believer! Today's Lesson: God is huge and God is hugely involved with my life. On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Dylan Wilkin discuss the following questions: Why is it so hard for people who believe in God to also believe God is involved with their life and loves them deeply? Many of us have heard the opening words of a ch...

General Theme for the Week: God can keep the believer! Today's Lesson: "The dangerous whisper of my heart. Do you ever feel like you are one "whisper" of the heart away from becoming just as bad as those whom we typically think of as being "wicked"? Is it healthy for a Christian to be consistently aware of their potential for great sin? Do you think that, given the right set of circumstances, you...

General Theme for the Week: Can I trust God in my everyday life? Today's Lesson: "It's too late and I'm too old!" On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sheryl Daughety discuss the following questions: Have you ever faced a circumstance when you felt like it was too late for something good to happen, and yet something good did happen? Is anything too hard for God? Even tho...

General Theme for the Week: Can I trust God in my everyday life? Today's Lesson: "Living Everyday Life Before God" On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sheryl Daughety discuss the following questions: What everyday activity would be different if we did it as if we were before the presence of God? St. Teresa of Avila is attributed with saying, "Know that even when you are...

General Theme for the Week: Can I trust God in my everyday life? Today's Lesson: "Can God Work through all this Drama?" On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sheryl Daughety discuss the following questions: What message do we get about God's character from a story that mixes God's promise with such drama between flawed humans? Has there ever been a time when you have had...

General Theme for the Week: Can I trust God in my everyday life? Today's Lesson: "Do I Believe in God, or do I Just Want His Stuff?" On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sheryl Daughety discuss the following questions: How do you know if you are believing in God, rather than believing God simply because of the things he has promised you? Can you give an example of a time...

General Theme for the Week: Can I trust God in my everyday life? Today's Lesson: "The God of Creation, and the God of the Nations is the God of my Personal Life!" On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sheryl Daughety discuss the following questions: What does this mean for us? Are the mundane ordinary things of every day life are connected to God's overall plan in salvati...

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sharon Schwartz discuss the following questions: What are some ways that this passage might be applied if it were misinterpreted outside of its social context? There is so much social pressure on American Christians in this generation. How much influence should social context have on our daily decisions? The subject of this passage is...

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sharon Schwartz discuss the following questions: If Jesus was sitting beside me, would I watch this movie? If God gave me an opportunity to witness to someone while I am here in this particular place, would my being here hinder my witness? The reading for the day is 1 Corinthians 10.

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sharon Schwartz discuss the following questions: Has there ever been something you know you had Scriptural permission to do, but felt like it was better for you to not do it? Can you think of any examples of when it would be more beneficial, for the sake of bringing others to Jesus, to go against what is socially acceptable in our cul...

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sharon Schwartz discuss the following questions: Are there actions in our personal lives that might cause others to misunderstand what we believe? Are we required to change every single thing we do or say just because it might offend someone? Especially in this culture of social media? The reading for the day is 1 Corinthians 8.

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sharon Schwartz discuss the following questions:  What are our assumptions as believers about a person who has chosen to be single? Is celibacy a "spiritual gift"? Are singleness and celibacy really feasible in our culture? How have our personal and cultural perspectives influenced our opinions about singleness and celibacy? The readi...

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following questions: Western Society presents tremendous compassion for animals. People who are hateful to other people are often incredibly kind and compassionate toward animals. Does this represent a conflict? Is it possible that the reason people can be hateful to other people and compassionate to animals...

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following questions: Why does God choose to deliver wisdom in the midst of chaos in our personal lives? What kind of emotions do you imagine Job felt as God was addressing him through the medium of a whirlwind, especially in light of the fact that a great storm was responsible for taking the lives of his own...

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following questions: How does God's goodness also bring the fear of the Lord into the heart of a believer? Do you think modern day Christians are too casual in the way they approach God? The reading for the day is Job 37.

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following questions: Have you ever confused God's correction with the assumption that God wants to control your life? God commands that man worships and obeys only Him. Why is this not self-centered on God's part? How does it actually represent man's ultimate good? The reading for the day is Job 36.

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following questions: How often do you think our perception of God is really a projection of our own issues? If you had to describe God to someone who had absolutely no idea who he was, or what he was like, how would you describe him? What kind of personality does he have? Is he likable? Would God be someone y...

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: Why is prayer often counterintuitive when believers are in trouble? Have you ever had an experience where you believe God called you to pray in the midst of trouble, and then you witnessed God respond by calming your heart and giving you an internal assurance that you would be okay in...

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: How do the three references to hunting, legal issues, and warfare apply to our modern day lives? Does it seem to you that David was feeling fearful even as he asked the question "Why should I be afraid? Can you relate to this? The reading for the day is Psalm 27:1-5.

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: Does the idea that God's forgiveness provides a person with such a "clean slate" that he or she can claim perfection-like innocence make you uncomfortable? Why? Do you think our modern day idea of forgiveness is too shallow? If we teach God forgives yet we hold certain sinners who hav...

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions: Does the idea that God's forgiveness provides a person with such a "clean slate" that he or she can claim perfection-like innocence make you uncomfortable? Why? Do you think our modern day idea of forgiveness is too shallow? If we teach God forgives yet we hold certain sinners who hav...