One Single Story

Welcome to One Single Story, where each weekday Pastor Stephen Mizell and co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety draw a brief, practical lesson from the One Year Bible. Today we are in Psalm 102, exploring how honest, raw prayer can coexist with deep, unwavering faith.

Scripture Focus: Psalm 102:1-28 - A psalm of lament written in personal distress that moves from grief and exhaustion toward hope anchored in God's eternal nature.

In This Episode:

• Why prayers of lament reflect intimacy with God, not a lack of faith
• How to bring raw emotion to God without abandoning trust in him
• How God's eternal perspective brings comfort in our most difficult seasons

Key Quote: "A lament in its truest form allows us to bring all that raw emotion to God, but we don't do it and then stomp away. We do it with faith."

One Single Story is a daily devotional podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Find us at visitopendoor.com and onesinglestory.com. Subscribe so you never miss a daily lesson.

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Join host Pastor Stephen Mizell and 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. Today's passage is Psalm 101:1-8, where David makes intentional declarations about living with integrity - connecting personal character directly to public leadership.

Scripture Focus: Psalm 101:1-8 - David's personal commitment to righteous living, combining private integrity with public leadership.

In This Episode:

• Why personal integrity is the foundation of effective leadership
• How private choices shape and ultimately reveal public character
• Practical steps to cultivate integrity in your daily life

Key Quote: "Ability may get you to the top, but character and integrity will keep you there."

One Single Story is a daily devotional podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Find us at visitopendoor.com or onesinglestory.com. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and join us each weekday as we walk through God's Word together.

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Welcome to One Single Story, your weekday Bible study companion through the One Year Bible. Host Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety for a conversation around one of Scripture's most beloved worship psalms — Psalm 100. They explore what it means to worship with a genuinely grateful heart, what it looks like to belong to God, and how remembering his faithfulness builds trust for today and the future.

Scripture Focus: Psalm 100 — A psalm of praise calling God's people to shout, sing, and give thanks, acknowledging that the Lord is good, that he made us, and that his faithfulness endures to all generations.

In This Episode:

• What active, expressive worship looks like — and why gratitude makes it genuine
• What it means to belong to God as the sheep of his pasture
• How remembering God's past faithfulness strengthens faith for present and future challenges

Key Quote: "Without remembrance, there's a lack of gratitude for what God has already done. But that also strengthens faith that he is faithful — he never changes."

One Single Story is a weekday devotional podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Subscribe wherever you listen and visit onesinglestory.com for more.

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Welcome to One Single Story. Each weekday, Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark and co-host, Pastor Sheryl Daughety, open the One Year Bible for a brief, meaningful conversation around Scripture. Today we are in Psalm 99, exploring the holiness of God - what it means, why it matters, and why it should draw us to worship.

Scripture Focus: Psalm 99 - God's holiness declared three times, alongside His faithfulness, mercy, and justice toward those who call on Him.

In This Episode:

• What "holy" truly means - set apart, sacred, and completely distinct from anything else
• Lessons from Moses, Aaron, and Samuel as ordinary people who called on God and were heard
• How justice and mercy work together, and why the cross is the ultimate expression of both

Key Quote: "You can't comprehend or appreciate the value of God's mercy unless you also understand He's a God of justice. If you focus on one and not the other, things get out of balance pretty quickly."

One Single Story is a daily devotional podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Follow along with the One Year Bible reading plan at onesinglestory.com or visitopendoor.com.

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Welcome to One Single Story, where Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined Pastor Sheryl Daughety this week for a brief lesson from the One Year Bible. Today we are in Psalms 97 and 98, exploring what it means to live joyfully under the reign of a sovereign God.

Scripture Focus: Psalms 97-98 - Known as the Enthronement Psalms, these passages celebrate the truth that the Lord reigns as King over all creation.

In This Episode:

• How God's rule connects directly to joy, peace, and freedom from anxiety
• What it means for all of creation to praise God, and how nature reflects his glory
• Why recognizing God as King reshapes your worldview and loosens the grip of politics, circumstances, and uncertainty

Key Quote: "When you recognize God for who he is, you realize you're not looking to a political system to fix things for you. The most important things, for eternity, are already taken care of."

One Single Story is a daily Bible study podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. New episodes every weekday. Find us at visitopendoor.com or onesinglestory.com.

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Welcome to One Single Story, your weekday guide through the One Year Bible. Host Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream. Today the team digs into Luke 22, verses 14 through 34, exploring the weight of the Last Supper, what true greatness looks like in God's kingdom, and the relatable story of Peter's denial.

Scripture Focus: Luke 22:14-34 - Jesus institutes the new covenant at the Passover meal, foretells betrayal and denial, and redefines greatness as sacrificial service.

In This Episode:

• The Last Supper as a full, intentional Passover meal and what that means for how we take communion today
• Jesus redefining greatness as service rather than title, position, or power
• The difference between faith failure and human failure, and why Peter's story offers more hope than we often realize

Key Quote: "As long as we don't quit and walk away, Jesus is interceding for us, praying for us, looking for our recovery and our restoration."

About One Single Story: A weekday devotional podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina, walking through the One Year Bible one passage at a time. Honest conversation, practical application, and everyday faith.

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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell and co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream for today's lesson from One Single Story. We are in Luke 21:29 through 22:13, where Jesus uses the fig tree parable to call his followers to spiritual awareness, then the passage shifts into the account of Judas's betrayal and the sobering reality that proximity to Jesus does not guarantee a genuine relationship with him.

In this episode we explore how prayer sharpens spiritual discernment, why small compromises quietly become big ones, and what it looks like to drift from God without even realizing it. As today's conversation reminds us, "Spiritual decline is not an event. It is over time."

One Single Story is a daily podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina, walking through the One Year Bible one passage at a time.

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Welcome to One Single Story, where each weekday Pastor Stephen Mizell and co-hosts Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Alyssa Bream bring a brief, grounded conversation from the One Year Bible reading. Join them for a discussion on sacrificial giving, standing firm in uncertainty, and the hope we have in Jesus. The passage is Luke 21:1-28, covering the widow's offering and Jesus teaching his disciples about future trials and perseverance.

In This Episode:

• What the widow's offering teaches us about heart and sacrifice over abundance
• How to hold confidence and alertness together without falling into anxiety
• Why endurance is the believer's response to hardship, and what waits on the other side
• The hope that God ultimately makes all things right

"The worse things get, the closer Jesus is to us if our faith and trust is in him."

One Single Story is a daily Bible podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. New episodes every weekday. Find us at visitopendoor.com or onesinglestory.com.

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Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pator Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Alyssa Bream for the April 21st edition. The Sadducees attempt to trap Jesus with a question meant to mock the resurrection, and his answer challenges everything they assume about eternity.

Scripture Focus: Luke 20:27-47 - The Sadducees, who rejected resurrection and the afterlife, press Jesus on marriage in eternity. He reframes the question entirely, and the passage closes with a sharp warning against religious leaders who crave status while exploiting the vulnerable.

In This Episode:

• Why the Church tends to preach heaven more than resurrection, and why that distinction matters
• A candid, humble conversation on eschatology, the millennial reign, and the new earth
• How a self-focused life makes it impossible to treat others well
• Why eternity promises a communion with God that fulfills every earthly relationship

Key Quote: "When eternity becomes real, earthly status begins to lose its power in our lives." - Pastor Stephen Mizell

One Single Story is a weekday podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina, walking listeners through the One Year Bible with honest conversation and practical application. Find us at visitopendoor.com and onesinglestory.com. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Welcome to One Single Story, where Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Alyssa Bream as they walk through the One Year Bible. The conversation stems from Luke 20:1-26 - one of Scripture's most revealing exchanges about power, allegiance, and whose image we truly bear.

Scripture Focus: Luke 20:1-26 - Jesus enters Jerusalem, cleanses the temple, and is immediately confronted by religious leaders determined to trap him and destroy his credibility.

In This Episode:

• Why the religious establishment felt threatened by Jesus and how pride-driven institutional power collides with divine authority
• The parable of the evil farmers and the danger of rejecting God's messengers
• What "Render to Caesar what is Caesar's" really means for our civic duties and ultimate allegiance

Key Quote: "Authority rooted in pride will resist the truth. But authority rooted in God produces life." - Pastor Stephen Mizell

One Single Story is a daily Bible podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. New episodes drop every weekday. Find us at visitopendoor.com or onesinglestory.com and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

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