One Single Story

General Theme for the Week: Who's In and Who's Out?

Today's Lesson: Lost and Found

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Sheryl Daughety discuss the following questions:

The stories indicate that Jesus truly rejoices when a sinner repents. do you think we celebrate sinners coming to Jesus in the same way?

How does the older brother in the story of the two brothers symbolize the Pharisees and teachers of religious law?

Some churches are willing to "party" when sinners repent. Some churches refuse to attend such a banquet. where does your church fall on the spectrum?

The reading for the day is Luke 15.

General Theme for the Week: Insight from Eavesdropping on a Psalmist's Prayer

Today's Lesson: Relationship-Based Prayer

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions:

How does it change the way we think about prayer when we consider that God answers prayer because of his own faithfulness?

How does this model of praying reflect on David's understanding of his relationship with God?

How does the way you pray reflect on your understanding of your relationship with God?

The reading for the day is Psalm 86:1-7.

General Theme for the Week: Insight from Eavesdropping on a Psalmist's Prayer

Today's Lesson: God, Turn it Around!

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions:

Even though some 85 is a prayer concerning the harvest, we see in it concepts that are fulfilled in Jesus Christ. how do you think these relate to one another?

Is it important that we consider salvation, forgiveness, and freedom from sin when we pray for God to turn a situation around?

The reading for the day is Psalm 85.

General Theme for the Week: Insight from Eavesdropping on a Psalmist's Prayer

Today's Lesson: Safety and Sacrifice?

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions:

When we think of "safety" in God's presence, what do we usually picture?

Do modern Christians believe that safety and sacrifice can coexist? Why or why not?

The reading for the day is Psalm 84.

General Theme for the Week: Insight from Eavesdropping on a Psalmist's Prayer

Today's Lesson: A Consistent Contradiction

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions:

How did the death of Jesus satisfy justice for the sinner?

How did the death of Jesus allow the sinner to submit to God?

How do you think people would have attempted to resolve the contradiction back in the time when Psalm 83 was written?

The reading for the day is Psalm 83.

General Theme for the Week: Insight from Eavesdropping on a Psalmist's Prayer

Today's Lesson: Leaders Beware! On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Wendy Korbusieski discuss the following questions:

God measures leadership differently than the way we do. How does our evaluation of leaders differ from God's evaluation of leaders?

Why is it important to evaluate a leader based on how he treats marginalized groups?

When God convenes a heavenly court about how judges and leaders are carrying out His plan, do you think this is a positive or negative thing?

The reading for the day is Psalm 82.

General Theme for the Week: Important Insights About Sin

Today's Lesson: The Sin Problem: Everybody Has It

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following questions:

Scripture teaches us that every person, including priests and ministers, has a sin issue. Why is it so hard to consider that God's leaders are also common men who must be cleansed from sin?

Perhaps we accept the principal that every man is a sinner. However, do we view the sins of others as being greater than our own sins? Do we view the sins of our leaders as being less than our sins? Why?

The reading for the day is Leviticus 8.

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General Theme for the Week: Important Insights About Sin

Today's Lesson: What Sacrifices Teach us about God

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following:

What do these instructions teach us about God?

He is worthy of precision. The importance of an occasion is reflected in the pump and ceremony, and through how much attention to detail we give to it. The holiness of God is reflected by how much importance was placed up on sacrificial rituals.

The wages of sin is death. the holiness of God is also reflected in the cost of sin. When a man looked into the eyes of an innocent animal and slaughtered that animal, he received a vivid object lesson on the wages of sin. Romans 6:23 (NLT): For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

The reading for the day is Leviticus 7.

General Theme for the Week: Important Insights About Sin

Today's Lesson: Church Rituals: Reflecting the Seriousness of Sin

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following questions:

How might some church rituals portray God as distant and untouchable?

How might some church rituals, portray God as approachable but lenient?

Why is it important to hold both the perspective of God's holiness and the perspective of God's love simultaneously in order to have a balanced view of God?

The reading for the day is Leviticus 6.

General Theme for the Week: Important Insights About Sin

Today's Lesson: Can Sin Defile Places?

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Jay Rivenbark discuss the following questions:

What do you think the difference is between the motive behind a sin and the act of sin?

Do we still have sins of which we were unaware, and sins of omission?

Does the idea of an unintentional sin create a hyper-guilt complex in modern believers?

The reading for the day is Leviticus 5.