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

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

Tell a story about someone who accepted Jesus that perhaps you thought would never become a Christian.

Before you accepted Christ and came into the Kingdom of God, were you more like a tax collector or more like a Pharisee?

What was your life like when you were lost? How is it different now that you are found?

The reading for the day is Luke 19.

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

Today's Lesson: Prayer and the End Times

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

What would it look like for a prayer that you have prayed to be answered by the return of the Son of Man?

How do we keep ourselves encouraged so that we don't give up before our prayers are answered?

The reading for the day is Luke 18.

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

Today's Lesson: Jesus’ Teaching to Two Groups

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

When you hear the concept “the spiritual condition of the Pharisees and that of Jesus disciples were not that far apart from each other,” did you feel some resistance in your heart against such an idea?

What has to happen to a Pharisee so that he might become a true disciple?

What has to happen to a true disciple so that he becomes a Pharisee?

The reading for the day is Luke 17.

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

Today's Lesson: Religious Pride

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

What kind of lessons can we get from reading about the difference between how Jesus responded to sinners and how the Pharisees thought of sinners?

Do you think religious people are more susceptible to pride?

What are some ways we can guard our hearts against the pride of the Pharisees?

The reading for the day is Luke 16.

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.