One Single Story

Welcome to One Single Story, the weekday Bible study podcast where Pastor Stephen Mizell and co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety walk through the One Year Bible reading plan together. Today the team is in Proverbs 12:21-23, where Solomon draws a sharp contrast between the wise and the foolish -- and what each one reveals through their words and actions. Proverbs reminds us tha...

Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5, with Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Alyssa Bream. Each weekday we draw a brief lesson from the One Year Bible, and today we are in Proverbs 12:19-20: "Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed. Deceit fills hearts that are plotting evil. Joy fills hearts that are planning peace." In this episode, the...

Welcome to One Single Story, your weekday companion through the One Year Bible. Host Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream as they dig into Psalm 75 and tackle three big questions: Is God's judgment actually good news? How does pride set us up for a fall? And what does it really mean when Scripture says promotion comes from the Lord? Scripture Foc...

Welcome to One Single Story, where each weekday Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Alyssa Bream offer a brief lesson from the daily reading in the One Year Bible. Today the team opens Psalm 74, a communal lament likely written after the destruction of the temple, and explores what it means to bring our pain to God together, anchor our hope in his covenant promises, and let pra...

Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream for a timely conversation from Psalm 73 -- where worship leader Asaph wrestles honestly with envy, the prosperity of the wicked, and why the righteous suffer. If you have ever caught yourself comparing your life to someone else's, this episode is for you. Scripture Focus: Psalm 73...

Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. I'm Pastor Stephen Mizell, joined today by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and our guest Alyssa Bream. We're in  Psalm 72:1-20 -- a royal psalm attributed to Solomon that paints a picture of the ideal king: one who rules with justice, defends the poor, and brings lasting peace. But here is where it gets interesting. The language in this psalm stretches well beyond any e...

Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. I'm Pastor Stephen Mizell, joined today by co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Today we are in Psalm 71, and we are talking about one of the most practical disciplines in the Christian life: rehearsing the faithfulness of God. Psalm 71:1-24 gives us the voice of a seasoned saint reflecting on...

Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. I'm Pastor Stephen Mizell, joined today by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Each weekday we bring you a focused lesson from the One Year Bible reading plan, and today we are in Luke 7:36-8:3. In this passage, a sinful woman crashes a dinner at a Pharisee's house to anoint Jesus' feet, and Jesu...

Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they dig into Luke 7:11-35, the raising of the widow's son at Nain, and what it reveals about compassion, grace, and repentance. Scripture Focus: Luke 7:11-35 - Jesus raises a widow's son and John the Baptist questions from prison whether Jesus is truly the one. In This Ep...

Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for today's edition of One Single Story, your weekday guide through the One Year Bible. In this episode, Jesus closes his sermon with a sharp warning against hypocrisy, and then turns around and praises the most unlikely person in the crowd - a Roman centurion whose humility and faith stopped Jesus in his tracks. We dig...

Welcome to One Single Story, your weekday companion through the One Year Bible. Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for a conversation on Luke chapter six, covering prayerful leadership, the Beatitudes, and what it truly means to love your enemies. Scripture Focus: Luke 6:12-38 - Jesus prays through the night, chooses the twelve apostles, and delive...

Welcome to One Single Story, your daily Bible study companion. Join host Pastor Stephen Mizell and co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they dig into Luke 5:29-6:11, where Jesus eats with sinners, heals on the Sabbath, and declares himself Lord of the Sabbath, shifting the religious conversation from external ritual to internal restoration. In this episode the team explore...

Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5! Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety for the March 20th edition. Today the team is in Numbers 30:1–31:54, unpacking what God's regulations on vows reveal about the weight He places on our words, our integrity, and our accountability to one another. Scripture Focus: Numbers 30:1–31:54 - God establishes rul...

Welcome to One Single Story, the daily devotional podcast where each weekday Pastor Stephen Mizell and co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety walk through the One Year Bible reading together. In today's episode, we are in Numbers 28:16–29:40, exploring God's appointed festivals and why intentional spiritual rhythms are essential to a life of faith. Scripture Focus: Numbers 28:16–...

Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. Host Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety for today's discussion drawn from Numbers 26-28, where God assigns the land inheritance, reaffirms the required offerings, and commissions Joshua as Moses' successor - a powerful reminder that worship and obedience must continue even in seasons of transition. In t...

Welcome to One Single Story, the daily podcast where we walk through the One Year Bible one passage at a time. Today, Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety for a conversation around Numbers 26. What looks like a routine census opens into a powerful discussion about remembering past failures, receiving God's fresh starts, and leaving a spiritual legacy t...

Welcome to One Single Story. Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and guest Pastor Sheryl Daughety for a look at one of Scripture's most striking contrasts: the leap from prophetic blessing to moral failure in Numbers 24 and 25. Balaam blesses Israel and even predicts a coming messianic ruler — then the very next chapter records Israel's sexual immorality and idolatry. The fall...

Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Alyssa Bream for the March 13th edition. Today the team explores Psalm 56, unpacking what it looks like to trust God when your circumstances feel dangerous and overwhelming. Scripture Focus: Psalm 56:1-13 - Written by David while seized by the Philistines in Gath, this psalm gives one of Scripture's...

Welcome to One Single Story, where each weekday we offer a brief lesson from the daily reading in the One Year Bible. Host Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream as they dig into Psalm 55 and what David teaches us about processing betrayal, letting go, and casting our burdens on God. Scripture Focus: Psalm 55 - David's raw, honest cry to God in the middle o...

Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Alyssa Bream dig into Psalm 54 - David's raw, honest cry to God written when the Ziphites betrayed him to King Saul. It is a psalm of lament, bold prayer, and hard-won trust, and it has a lot to say about how we handle conflict today. Scripture Focus: Psalm 54:1-7 - David's plea for God's attention and deliverance amid betrayal (1 Samuel 23)...

Welcome to One Single Story. Pastor Stephen Mizell, joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream. Today we are in Psalm 53, verses one through six, a meditation from David written during the moral decay of Israel, where he diagnoses the spiritual condition of a people who have turned their backs on God. Scripture Focus: Psalm 53:1-6 - David's diagnosis of spiritual disease in Israel, and...

Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5! Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream for today's reading from the One Year Bible. In this episode, the hosts dig into Psalm 52 and explore what it means to trust God over personal influence and what it looks like to be an olive tree planted in the house of God. Scripture Focus: Psalm 52:1-9 - Written after Doeg the E...

Welcome to the March 6th edition of One Single Story, Season 5. Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski for a focused conversation on Proverbs 10:27-28 — exploring what it means to truly fear the Lord, why hope is so much more than wishful thinking, and how spiritual endurance is built through the trials we face. Scripture Focus: Proverbs 10:27-28 - "Th...

Welcome to One Single Story, the daily Bible podcast with Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski. Today we are in Proverbs 10:26, where Solomon compares a lazy person to vinegar on the teeth and smoke in the eyes — a vivid picture of just how disruptive unreliability can be to everyone around us. Scripture Focus: Proverbs 10:26 - Solomon uses sharp imagery to cap...

Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5! Host Pastor Stephen Mizell and co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski dig into Proverbs 10:24-25, exploring what it means to have a lasting foundation when life's storms arrive. This conversation unpacks how character and faith determine not just whether we survive the storm -- but who we become on the other side. Scripture Focus: Proverbs...