One Single Story

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...

Welcome to today's edition of One Single Story. Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream dig into Psalm 59, a prayer of David written while Saul's soldiers surrounded his house waiting to kill him. Today's conversation wrestles with anxiousness, righteous anger, and how the weapons and reach we hold today — a phone, a platform, a microphone — carry a very different weigh...

Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, along with Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream, for today's edition of One Single Story as they dig into Psalm 58 and wrestle with what it means to trust God's justice in a world that often feels corrupt and unfair. Scripture Focus:  Psalm 58:1-11 - David's imprecatory psalm confronting corrupt rulers and unjust judges, calling on God to bring judgment on wicke...

Welcome to today's edition of One Single Story! Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they dig into the September 11th reading from the One Year Bible, exploring Paul's thorn in the flesh, unanswered prayer, and how God's power is made perfect in our weakness. Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 - Paul recounts a heavenly vision he received fourteen ye...

Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for today's edition of One Single Story as they dig into 2 Corinthians 11:16-33 and unpack what it really means to build a "kingdom resume" instead of a cultural one. The hosts discuss Paul's unusual boasting, the daily pressure of caring for others, and the surprising story of Paul's escape in a basket—all pointing to...

Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they dig into 2 Corinthians 11 and explore how believers can be led astray from sincere devotion to Christ, how deception rarely announces itself, and how to spot spiritual counterfeits before they take root. Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 11:1 - 15 - Paul expresses his godly jealousy for the church at Corinth, warni...

Welcome back to One Single Story! Today Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for a conversation about spiritual warfare, strongholds, and the battle for our thoughts. Together they unpack the difference between fleshly weapons and divine weapons, and what it really means to take every thought captive to Christ. Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 10:1-18...

Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for today's edition of One Single Story. As part of their week in Second Corinthians, the team digs into what it really means to give with a cheerful heart, how to avoid manipulation in giving, and why God's provision is meant to flow through us to bless others. Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 - Paul writes to the...

Welcome back to One Single Story! Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Sheryl Daughety for a candid conversation about adversity, wisdom, and the sobering reality of death. Today's discussion digs into why Solomon says facing hardship can be more valuable than chasing comfort, and how a true understanding of our mortality can free us to live with urgency and joy. Scr...

Welcome back to One Single Story! Today Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Sheryl Daughety for a candid conversation through Ecclesiastes 4-6. The hosts dig into what Solomon has to say about work, wealth, envy, and isolation — and why the busiest, most "successful" lives can still end up empty if relationships get sacrificed along the way. Scripture Focus: Ecclesi...

Welcome back to One Single Story! Join Pastor Stephen Mizell along with Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety as they dig into the book of Ecclesiastes, exploring King Solomon's honest and sometimes startling reflections on the brevity of life, the futility of chasing worldly achievement, and how everyday blessings are actually gifts straight from the hand of God. Scripture Focus: Eccles...

Welcome to today's edition of One Single Story! Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Sheryl Daughety as they dive into Job 40-42 for a powerful conversation about what happens when we move from hearing about God to truly encountering Him — and how that encounter changes the way we live, speak, and forgive. Scripture Focus: Job 40:1 –42:17 - In these closing chapters, God fi...

Join Pastor Stephen Mizell along with co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety for today's edition of One Single Story, a daily devotional podcast walking through the One Year Bible. In this episode, the team dives into Job 37-39, exploring how God responds to Job's suffering not with an explanation, but with a revelation of His creative power and majesty. Scripture Focus: Job 37:1...

Welcome back to One Single Story! Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Alyssa Bream for a candid conversation about debt—how it shapes our decisions, restricts our freedom, and can quietly compromise our walk with God. Whether it's personal, institutional, or church debt, this episode digs into what Scripture really says about borrowing and lending. Scripture Focus:...

Welcome to today's edition of One Single Story! Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream as they dig into Proverbs 22:5-6, exploring the hidden thorns and traps that snare unsuspecting people, and how intentional, wise parenting can change the trajectory of a child's entire life. Scripture Focus: Proverbs 22:5-6 - Verse five warns that thorns and traps lie on the pa...

Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Alyssa Bream dig into Proverbs 22:2-4, wrestling with why God allows both rich and poor, how the church can avoid favoritism, and the warning signs that trouble is creeping into our lives or leadership. Scripture Focus:  Proverbs 22:2-4 - the rich and poor share one Maker, the prudent see danger coming, and humility with the fear of the Lord...

Welcome back to One Single Story! Today, Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Alyssa Bream to dig into Proverbs 22:1, exploring why a good reputation is worth more than silver or gold, and why guarding our character matters far more than the world often admits. Scripture Focus:  Proverbs 22:1 - "Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is...

Welcome back to One Single Story. Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Alyssa Bream from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Today we're closing out Proverbs 21 — verses 30 and 31 — where Solomon reminds us that no wisdom, no plan, no strategy can override the will of God. The horse is prepared for battle, but victory belongs to the Lord. We talk about where...

Welcome back to One Single Story, the daily devotional podcast walking through the One Year Bible. Today Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for a conversation about confidence, integrity, and the steady hand of God in the midst of life's stumbles. Scripture Focus:  Psalm 37:12-29 - David contrasts the schemes of the wicked with the security of the...

Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for today's edition of One Single Story as they dig into Psalm 37:1-11, tackling why we're so easily fooled by the surface-level success of the wicked, and what it really means to trust, delight in, commit to, and rest in the Lord during seasons of resistance. Scripture Focus:  Psalm 37:1-11 - An acrostic psalm of David...

Welcome back to One Single Story! Today Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for a conversation about how sin quietly whispers to us, why self-awareness matters, and how God's love can be pictured as something unmovable and unshakable. Scripture Focus: Psalm 36:1-12 - David contrasts the self-deceiving whispers of sin in the wicked heart with the va...

Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for today's edition of One Single Story, a daily walk through the One Year Bible. In this episode, the team wrestles with what it means to wait on God when He seems silent, how a leader's public failure impacts the wider community, and why celebrating one another's breakthroughs matters for the whole church family. Scrip...

This week on One Single Story, Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski dig into Psalm 35:1-16, David's raw cry to God as his defender. The team talks honestly about betrayal, letting God fight our battles, and protecting our hearts from bitterness when people we've helped turn on us. Scripture Focus: Psalm 35:1-16 - David asks God to take up shield and armor and f...

Welcome to today's edition of One Single Story! Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Sheryl Daughety for a candid conversation about 1 Corinthians 9, exploring what it means to lay aside our personal rights for the sake of the gospel and how ministry leaders can guard against turning a calling into a mere career. Scripture Focus:  1 Corinthians 9:1-16 - In this passa...

Welcome back to One Single Story! Today Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Sheryl Daughety for a candid conversation on 1 Corinthians 8:1-13. This passage tackles a real flashpoint in the Corinthian church - eating meat sacrificed to idols - and uses it to unpack a truth that still challenges believers today: knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. Scripture Focus:...