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 sobering look at how hidden sin disrupts not just the individual, but the entire community of God's people.

Scripture Focus: Joshua 7:16 - 9:2 - After Israel's miraculous victory at Jericho, the nation suffers a humbling defeat at Ai. The cause: Achan's secret disobedience, revealing that concealed sin always costs more than it promises.

In This Episode:

• Why hidden sin is never truly hidden from God
• How one person's disobedience impacted an entire nation
• The path from confession and repentance to genuine restoration

Key Quote: "To think that you sin unto yourself alone is always a myth. It always has tentacles attached to it." - Pastor Stephen Mizell

One Single Story is a weekday podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina, walking through the One Year Bible with honest conversation and biblical encouragement. Visit us at visitopendoor.com or onesinglestory.com.

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Welcome to One Single Story. Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and special guest Sheryl Daughety for a conversation rooted in one of Proverbs' sharpest observations about friendship: "The godly give good advice to their friends; the wicked lead them astray."

Scripture Focus: Proverbs 12:26 - A single verse that opens a far-reaching discussion on the directional power of every relationship in our lives.

In This Episode:

• Why the advice you give is a direct reflection of your relationship with God
• The truth that there are no neutral relationships - every connection moves you toward God or away from Him
• How to develop discernment in choosing friends and recognizing harmful intentions
• Why sin and unchecked desires can block the very discernment we need most

Key Quote: "Relationships are directional. They're either moving you forward or backward. They're moving you toward God or away from God. Every relationship is."

This week on One Single Story, we are walking through the everyday wisdom of Proverbs - the words we speak, the effort we give, the peace we protect, and the friends we choose. Wisdom is not dramatic. It is practiced daily.

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Welcome to One Single Story, Season 5. Pastor Stephen Mizell is joined by Pastor Jay Rivenbark and Pastor Sheryl Daughety for today's devotional drawn from the One Year Bible. In this episode, the team unpacks Proverbs 12:25 and one of the most relatable struggles in the Christian life: worry, and the power of encouragement to counter it.

Scripture Focus: Proverbs 12:25 "Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up."

In This Episode:

• How worry blocks the presence of God and leads to dangerous isolation
• Practical habits to combat anxiety: prayer, trust, community, and speaking Scripture out loud
• Why encouragement is ministry, and why every believer is called to it

Key Quote: "I don't think you accidentally combat worry. I think you intentionally combat worry by the choices and decisions that you make."

One Single Story is a weekday devotional podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina, offering short conversational lessons from the One Year Bible. New episodes every weekday.

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