One Single Story

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:

Do you think that sin still defiles particular places?

How might our personal sin affect the church?

How might our personal sin affect government locations?

How might our personal sin affect our home?

The reading for the day is Leviticus 4.

General Theme for the Week: The Christian Message is Relevant

Today's Lesson: A Relevant Message for Hurting People

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

How does the Gospel reach and lift up "outsiders"?

What are the different conditions of captivity that can be created by sin? (E.g. financial, relational, broken families, etc.)

How does the Gospel help those who are without light, without insight, and without hope?

How does the Gospel lift the burdens that are created by sin?

The reading for the day is Luke 4.

General Theme for the Week: The Christian Message is Relevant

Today's Lesson: God is Doing Something!

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

Again, so often we read this text during the season of Christmas and miss the insights that can come from reflecting on the passage's deeper meanings. what do you think it was like to recognize that God was suddenly doing something radical to move along His plan for mankind?

Jesus was not just a historical character, this was God in the flesh! What does that incredible truth mean to you?

Why is it important that we emphasize that the coming of Jesus meant that men should repent, be baptized, and live right? Is that message still relevant for today?

The reading for the day is Luke 3.

General Theme for the Week: The Christian Message is Relevant

Today's Lesson: Four Goals to Live Like Jesus in Everyday Life

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

If growing in wisdom implies continuing to be educated in the Scripture, does that mean that everybody has to go to Bible school? What does continuing to grow in wisdom look like in the local church?

How do believers prepare and thrive as they move into different seasons of life (high school, college, marriage, parenting, mentoring, retirement year, etc.)?

What is the relationship between having favor with God and having favor with others?

The reading for the day is Luke 2.

General Theme for the Week: The Christian Message is Relevant

Today's Lesson: Jesus is Lord, He is God, and He is King!

On this edition of One Single Story, Pastors Stephen Mizell and Alyssa Bream discuss the following question:

Sometimes we overlook the implications of the birth of Jesus because we usually think about this account during Christmas time. Talk about the incredible meaning of these three concepts surrounding the birth of Jesus.

1. He is the Son of the Most High God.
2. He was Lord even in Mary's womb.
3. His birth set forth God's end-time Kingdom, which will never end. The reading for the day is Luke 1.

General Theme for the Week: The Christian Message is Relevant

Today's Lesson: The Church Affects Big Community Issues

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

How does the letter of Philemon apply in our modern society concerning the issues of social, racial, and economic barriers?

What is the responsibility of the church concerning settling major social issues among its people?

Paul basically appealed for a fugitive who had committed some major well-known wrong to be forgiven, restored, and accepted as a brother in Christ not only by Philemon, but by the entire congregation. Can the Christian faith truly provide such unbelievable acceptance for the social outcast?

The reading for the day is Philemon 1.

General Theme for the Week: Wrestling with Unanswered Prayers

Today's Lesson: God Finally Answers

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

We plead for God to move, and when we read of how He moves we are sometimes surprised at how swift and deadly He moves. Why do we think God's judgments are harsh when the evidence is they are deserving?

Talk about a time when everything was shaking in your life, but God held the foundations together.

When have you witnessed the sovereign hand of God make a decision like a judge in your life?

What is your reaction to the idea that God is a poison-maker?

The reading for the day is Psalm 75.

General Theme for the Week: Wrestling with Unanswered Prayers

Today's Lesson: Three Good Reasons to Ask God to Move for You

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

Do you think God has characterized Himself as One who will move for His people?

If so, why do you think God waits so long to move sometimes?

How do you think the three things in this study help us pray for God to move? (He has the power to move; He has a covenant with His people; His reputation is connected to His people.)

The reading for the day is Psalm 74:12-23.

General Theme for the Week: Wrestling with Unanswered Prayers

Today's Lesson: God, Take Your Hands out of Your Pockets and Do Something!

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

Why do we often interpret God's inactivity, or delayed response to a given situation to be rejection?

Talk about a time in your life when you felt God was standing by with His hands in His pockets doing nothing.

The reading for the day is Psalm 74:1-11.

General Theme for the Week: Wrestling with Unanswered Prayers

Today's Lesson: A Big Question

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

Sometimes we ask, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" And sometimes we ask, "Why do good things happen to bad people?" How do the ok answers to these questions change when we look at them in light of eternity?

Talk about a time in your life when you had the wrong perspective of a situation and had to adjust it.

The reading for the day is Psalm 73:16-28.