One Single Story

Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Alyssa Bream from Open Door Church as they tackle the critical topic of false teaching in today's church, exploring 2 Peter 2's warnings about spiritual deception and how believers can develop biblical discernment.

Scripture Focus: 2 Peter 2:1-22 - Peter warns about false teachers who distort grace, deny Christ's lordship, and exploit believers for personal gain.

In This Episode:

• The difference between bad theology and intentional false teaching
• Warning signs: greed, manipulation, and denying Christ's authority
• Why communities seek teachers who tell them what they want to hear
• The vital role of local church community in developing discernment

Key Quote: "The danger that I see in the church is that we classify everybody who we disagree with as false teachers, when I am not convinced that that's even their intent. I think false teaching is intentional."

About One Single Story: A daily podcast walking through the One Year Bible, offering practical insights from Scripture to help believers grow in faith and stay rooted in truth.

Open Door Church | Edenton, North Carolina visitopendoor.com | onesinglestory.com

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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Alyssa Bream as they explore King Nebuchadnezzar's dramatic testimony of pride meeting divine sovereignty in Daniel chapter 4.

Scripture Focus: Daniel 4:1-37 - Nebuchadnezzar's personal account of being humbled until he recognized God's supreme rule over all nations.

In This Episode:

• God's sovereignty over nations and leaders
• Practicing humility versus being humbled by God
• Why God humbles us to restore, not destroy

Key Quote: "God never humbles us to destroy us. He humbles us to restore glory where it belongs, and that is to Him."

About One Single Story: A daily Bible teaching podcast walking through the One Year Bible reading plan with practical discussions to help you apply God's Word to your life.

Open Door Church | Edenton, North Carolina visitopendoor.com | onesinglestory.com

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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Alyssa Bream as they explore 1 Peter 4-5, discussing why the nearness of the end should bring clarity rather than panic, and how Christian leaders can remain humble through hardship.

Scripture Focus: 1 Peter 4-5 - Peter's closing words about faithful living in the end times, covering prayer, hospitality, leadership, and humility in suffering.

In This Episode:

• Why "the end is near" creates purpose, not panic
• The surprising sin listed with murder and theft: meddling in others' business
• Leading with humility when you're wounded
• Why leadership is about stewardship, not status

Key Quote: "The focus ultimately is there's a limit to time here and what we're going to do. You got a limited opportunity to get these things done and influence people. So focus."

About One Single Story One Single Story is a daily Bible study podcast where pastors discuss a passage from the One Year Bible reading plan, offering practical insights for everyday life and ministry.

Show Details:

• One Single Story Season 5
• Open Door Church, Edenton, North Carolina
• visitopendoor.com | onesinglestory.com

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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Alyssa Bream as they explore how Daniel maintained his convictions while serving in Babylon and what his example teaches us about creating influence through integrity.

Scripture Focus: Daniel 1-2 - Daniel and his friends are exiled to Babylon, where their faithfulness transforms captivity into opportunity.

In This Episode:

• How conviction creates influence in secular spaces
• Honoring authority without compromising personal convictions
• Practicing humility when given power and influence
• Using gratitude to keep perspective at tables of influence

Key Quote: "I think conviction builds credibility when you see someone who is committed to it... people appreciate somebody who will stand for principles consistently."

About One Single Story: Each weekday, we offer a brief lesson from the daily reading in the One Year Bible. Join us for encouraging conversations around God's word.

Open Door Church | Edenton, North Carolina visitopendoor.com | onesinglestory.com

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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Alyssa Bream as they explore what it means to live as temporary residents in this world, examining how Christians maintain holy lives through submission and quiet strength that mirrors Christ.

Scripture Focus: 1 Peter 2:11-3:7 - Peter calls believers to live honorably among unbelievers through Christlike character rather than protest or retreat.

In This Episode:

• Living as "strangers and exiles" in today's world
• Why honorable behavior matters more than being right
• How submission displays strength, not weakness
• Reflecting Christ's humility in marriage
• Honoring authority without endorsing evil

Key Quote: "Holiness shines the brightest when culture grows darkest—not through rebellion, but through reflection of Jesus Christ."

About One Single Story: Daily lessons from the One Year Bible reading plan with the pastoral team at Open Door Church, Edenton, North Carolina.

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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they conclude their study of James, exploring patient endurance, powerful prayer, and wise confession.

Scripture Focus: James 5 - James confronts injustice, encourages patient endurance, and highlights the transformative power of prayer and confession.

In This Episode:

• Stewardship versus status: What we hoard reveals what we worship
• Learning to wait on God's timeline with patient endurance
• The connection between confession, transparency, and effective prayer
• Wisdom in confession: When to share and with whom

Key Quote: "It's okay for God to bless us with things, as long as those things don't have us."

About One Single Story: Each weekday, join our pastoral team for a brief lesson from the One Year Bible with practical wisdom and biblical insight.

Open Door Church, Edenton, North Carolina visitopendoor.com | onesinglestory.com

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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they explore James chapter 4, examining how pride fuels conflict and why humility is the antidote to worldliness.

Scripture Focus: James 4 - James reveals how selfish desires create conflict and presents humble submission as the remedy for pride and living divided between God and the world.

In This Episode:

• How pride hijacks prayer and fuels conflicts over territory, not truth
• Why humility is an invitation to intimacy with God
• Living with perspective: remembering life's brevity changes everything

Key Quote: "Pride is a repellent. The thing that we pursue to be first and most important is what actually pushes people away from us, including God. Whereas humility is an open invitation to come into relationship."

About One Single Story: Daily Bible teaching through the One Year Bible reading plan from the pastors of Open Door Church.

Open Door Church | Edenton, North Carolina visitopendoor.com | onesinglestory.com

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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski from Open Door Church as they explore authentic faith and the transformative power of our words through James 2:18-3:18.

Scripture Focus: James 2:18-3:18 - James contrasts intellectual belief with lived-out faith, then addresses the tongue as the most difficult thing to tame, comparing it to a spark that can set an entire forest ablaze.

In This Episode:

• How actions authenticate our beliefs and demonstrate genuine faith
• Taming the tongue: why it's our hardest discipline
• The danger of our internal dialogue and self-talk
• Godly wisdom versus worldly cleverness
• Practical faith transformation in everyday moments

Key Quote: "Nobody speaks more to you than you. The words you play on repeat in your head matter. You can either build yourself up and speak the truth that God speaks about you, or you can believe the lies that Satan whispers."

About One Single Story: Each weekday, we offer brief, practical lessons from the One Year Bible reading plan to help you understand Scripture and apply biblical truth to daily life.

Open Door Church | Edenton, North Carolina visitopendoor.com | onesinglestory.com

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Welcome to One Single Story with Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski. Today we explore James 1:19-2:17, examining what it means to live out genuine faith through intentional listening and showing mercy to all people.

In This Episode:

• The discipline of listening: seeking to understand rather than to be understood
• Why quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger requires cultivated restraint
• Understanding favoritism as an insult to God's grace and mercy
• How genuine faith assigns worth and value to every person regardless of status

Key Quote: "Anyone with working ears can hear. But to listen takes intention. A lot of times we are guilty of seeking in a conversation to be understood instead of seeking to understand."

One Single Story provides daily encouragement through the One Year Bible reading plan with practical insights for applying Scripture to everyday life.

Open Door Church | Edenton, North Carolina visitopendoor.com | onesinglestory.com

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Welcome to One Single Story! Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski to explore James chapter 1, discussing how trials produce spiritual maturity and why wisdom is essential during difficult seasons.

Scripture Focus: James 1:1-18 - James writes to scattered Jewish believers under persecution, offering practical guidance on how real faith perseveres through trial and temptation without losing joy or integrity.

In This Episode:

• Understanding what it means to be "perfect and complete" through testing
• Why James emphasizes wisdom during trials
• Being quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger
• How joy can coexist with suffering through faith and perspective

Key Quote: "Faith that isn't tested can't be trusted. It's got to be tested along the way. And if we don't allow God to test it, then we won't be able to trust the next time we need it."

About One Single Story: Each weekday, we offer a brief lesson from the daily reading in a one-year Bible plan, providing thoughtful discussion and practical application to help you grow deeper in God's Word.

Open Door Church, Edenton, North Carolina visitopendoor.com | onesinglestory.com

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