Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski examine Jesus's letters to the final two churches in Revelation—Philadelphia's faithful endurance and Laodicea's dangerous complacency.

Scripture Focus: Revelation 3:7-22 - Jesus commends Philadelphia for obedience despite limited strength, but rebukes wealthy Laodicea for spiritual poverty.

In This Episode:

• What distinguishes faithful endurance from lukewarm religion
• How prosperity dulls our dependence on God
• Recovering spiritual fervor in the modern church
• Divine opportunities we often overlook
• Jesus standing at the door, knocking

Key Quote: "Faithfulness is measured by endurance, not ease. Faithfulness is the ability to depend on something, even when it's not easy."

About One Single Story: One Single Story is a daily Bible study podcast from Open Door Church walking through the entire Bible in one year with practical, applicable lessons.

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 examine Jesus' letters to the churches of Thyatira and Sardis, exploring how spiritual compromise gradually erodes holiness and what it takes to revitalize a faith community living on reputation alone.

Scripture Focus: Revelation 2:18-3:6 - Jesus confronts immorality, complacency, and spiritual pretense while calling believers to repentance and perseverance.

In This Episode:

• The gradual erosion of holiness in modern church culture
• Moving from "Is it sin?" to "Is it holy?"
• How misplaced tolerance enables spiritual compromise
• The three requirements for church revitalization: honesty, humility, and repentance

Key Quote: "A sleeping church can't change a dying world. Revival begins with the few who refuse to settle for what's left."

About One Single Story: Each weekday, One Single Story offers a brief lesson from the daily reading in the One Year Bible with practical application for everyday life.

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 Christ's powerful letters to three churches in Asia Minor from Revelation 2:1-17.

In This Episode:

• How the church at Ephesus lost their first love while maintaining orthodox doctrine
• Balancing truth and love in healthy church community
• Why love without truth deceives and truth without love destroys
• The danger of activity without affection in our relationship with Christ

Key Quote: "Love without truth deceives people and truth without love destroys people. And I think that both are corrosive."

One Single Story offers daily lessons from the One Year Bible. Join our pastors for authentic conversations around God's Word.

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One Single Story: Judgment and Renewal in Joel

Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski explore the book of Joel, discussing the crucial difference between asking for forgiveness and genuine heart repentance, and what it means to experience God's renewal.

Scripture Focus: Joel 1:1–3:21 - Joel's prophecy of judgment through locusts, God's promise of restoration, and the outpouring of the Spirit that Peter quotes on Pentecost.

In This Episode:

• The difference between forgiveness and true repentance
• What "rending your heart" really means
• The Spirit being "poured out" versus just "poured"
• Moving from spectator to participant in faith

Key Quote: "When my heart was ripped, I didn't care about the fallout or the mess. I just wanted to make sure that the relationship was restored and that God had forgiven."

About One Single Story: A daily Bible study podcast from Open Door Church where pastors have authentic conversations around God's Word using the One Year Bible reading plan.

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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Wendy Korbusieski as they explore Jude's powerful letter about defending the faith with grace rather than combativeness.

Scripture Focus: Jude 1 - A brief but fiery letter warning believers about false teachers while calling the church to defend truth and rest in God's preserving power.

In This Episode:

• The difference between contending for faith and being contentious
• Guarding truth without superiority or winning arguments
• The danger of false teachers within the church
• Staying rooted through prayer, obedience, and community
• God's divine protection that keeps us from falling

Key Quote: "Contending is more about guarding truth than it is winning an argument. Their goal should be to protect the truth, not prove their superiority."

About One Single Story: A daily Bible study podcast walking through the One Year Bible reading plan with practical lessons and conversations around God's Word.

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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Sheryl Daughety as they explore one of Scripture's most challenging pictures of God's redeeming love through Hosea's marriage to Gomer.

Scripture Focus: Hosea 1:1-3:5 - God commands the prophet Hosea to marry a prostitute as a living illustration of Israel's spiritual adultery and God's relentless covenant love.

In This Episode:

• How Hosea's shocking marriage reflects God's view of our unfaithfulness
• The cultural context that made this command so radical
• What true restoration requires beyond just saying "I'm sorry"
• Why rebellion must stop before restoration can begin

Key Quote: "The rebellion has to stop first for there to be restoration. It's never a second chance as long as you're still in the first."

About One Single Story: Daily podcast offering brief lessons from the One Year Bible readings by the pastoral team at Open Door Church, Edenton, North Carolina.

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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Sheryl Daughety as they explore 1 John chapter 4, discussing how to discern truth from deception and understanding how perfect love drives out fear.

Scripture Focus: 1 John 4:1-21 - John instructs believers on testing the spirits and understanding how God's perfect love casts out fear.

In This Episode:

• Why believers must test the spirits and not assume everyone quoting Scripture has pure motives
• The difference between correct theology with wrong attitude versus error with right heart
• Understanding what it means that perfect love casts out fear
• How intimacy with God replaces insecurity

Key Quote: "I think when everything on the outside looks right, but something on the inside you go, I just this doesn't feel right... All the puzzle pieces don't fit."

About One Single Story: Each weekday, One Single Story offers a brief lesson from the daily reading in the One Year Bible with practical insights for everyday life.

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

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Join Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety as they explore 1 John 3:7-24 and discuss what it means to live out authentic Christianity through sacrificial love. Discover why our actions validate our faith and how love must move beyond feelings into tangible expressions.

In This Episode:

• Why love is a choice and commitment, not just an emotion
• How actions prove authentic faith and relationship with Christ
• The power of consistency and simply showing up for people
• Personal reflections on expressing love in ministry

Key Quote: "Love that costs nothing changes nothing. Let your faith move from words to works, from belief to blessing."

About One Single Story: Each weekday, we offer a brief lesson from the daily reading in the One Year Bible, helping you engage with Scripture in practical ways that transform your walk with Christ.

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