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 Jesus uses the moment to reveal a powerful truth: the depth of our love for Christ is directly connected to our awareness of how much we have been forgiven.

We dig into why the Pharisees, despite being in the same room as Jesus, remained completely unmoved, and how self-righteousness blinds us to our own need for grace. We also look at the women of Luke 8 who supported Jesus' ministry out of their own resources, and what their generosity reveals about a life truly transformed by encounter with Christ.

As one of our hosts puts it: "True gratitude moves obedience from something that you have to do to something that you want to do."

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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 Episode:

• How Jesus saw the widow's need and acted before she ever asked
• Why pride is the greatest barrier to receiving grace
• What true repentance looks like and how it opens the heart to transformation

Key Quote: "Repentance removes all of the trash for you to deal with the issue. It prepares our hearts to allow God to deal with the things that need to be dealt with."

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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 into what spiritual fruit actually reveals about what is going on inside us, why wearing a mask - whether in religion or on social media - is nothing new, and how this Gentile soldier's love for the Jewish people and his posture before Jesus set the stage for one of the most remarkable miracles in Luke's Gospel.

The centurion did not come demanding. He came expectant and humble, saying in effect: I know who you are, and I know you don't even have to show up. Just say the word. That kind of faith, rooted in a genuine understanding of authority and an honest view of himself, is exactly what Jesus praised.

As Pastor Mizell puts it: humility is the preparation of the soul for miracles.

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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 delivers the Sermon on the Plain, calling his followers to a kingdom-centered way of living.

In This Episode:

• Why Jesus prayed all night before selecting the twelve, including the intentional choice of Judas Iscariot
• How the Beatitudes redefine blessing from outward prosperity to inward spiritual posture
• The difference between being nice to someone and genuinely loving your enemy

Key Quote:

"We don't have to love our enemies to become God's children. We love them because we are his children."

One Single Story is a daily Bible discussion podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina, walking through the One Year Bible each weekday. New episodes every morning.

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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 explores how legalism distorts God's intention by turning relationship into performance, what first-century table fellowship reveals about Jesus's heart for the lost, and what it truly means for Jesus to be Lord of the Sabbath, including the Hebrew concept of wholeness and rest that points us back to him.

"Legalism values the rule. Mercy values the person as the purpose for the rule."

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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 rules for vows, showing how seriously He regards the promises His people make.

In This Episode:

• Why God takes our vows and commitments so seriously - and what that means for everyday life
• How accountability protects our faith by preventing drift before problems take root
• What integrity truly requires: truthfulness, consistency, humility, and repentance

Key Quote: "Accountability is a gift. If people care enough - God certainly cares enough to speak into our life through the Word. And if we have those people that can, and will, and do that in relationship, that is a gift."

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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 28:16–29:40 - God prescribes Israel's sacred calendar, commanding festivals including Passover, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles, setting aside these days as holy and free from ordinary work.

In This Episode:

• Why God deliberately scheduled sacred celebrations and what that reveals about His character
• How repeated spiritual rhythms become the habits that sustain our faith and focus
• Why celebration is itself an act of worship and obedience
• The ongoing challenge of the Sabbath and the freedom found in genuine rest
• How generosity functions as a spiritual discipline that opens the door to breakthrough

Key Quote:

"Rhythms - those things that we repeat become habits. They become a part of who we are and help us keep our priorities where they need to be."

One Single Story is produced by Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. New episodes every weekday following the One Year Bible. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and visit us at visitopendoor.com or onesinglestory.com.

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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 this episode, the team explores Moses' selfless response upon learning he would not enter the Promised Land, what consistent worship does to shape our character over time, and why rhythms of rest are essential to sustaining long-term devotion. As one host put it: "Faithful, regular, consistent worship is so important because it becomes who we are, not just what we do."

One Single Story is a daily devotional podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina, offering brief weekday lessons from the One Year Bible. New episodes every weekday at visitopendoor.com and onesinglestory.com.

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