{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Partial Obedience, The Heart, and Why God Chose David - 1 Samuel 15:1\u201316:23 | May 14, 2026","description":" Welcome to One Single Story, the weekday podcast where Pastor Stephen Mizell, Pastor Jay Rivenbark, and Pastor Alyssa Bream walk through the One Year Bible one passage at a time. Today we are in 1 Samuel 15 and 16, where Saul's partial obedience costs him the kingdom -- and an overlooked shepherd boy is quietly anointed as Israel's next king. Scripture Focus: 1 Samuel 15-16 -- Saul's rejection and David's anointing. In This Episode: Why partial obedience is still disobedience -- and how we rationalize our way around what God clearly asks Saul's fall from humility to self-glorification, and God's perfect timing in making things right The tension between outward appearance and the inward heart -- and why David was not even in the room when Samuel arrived What David's faithfulness as a shepherd teaches us about preparation that happens before anyone is watching Key Quote: "He had no status, no power, no reputation. His heart was the only thing he had going for him -- God looks on the inside." One Single Story is a weekday devotional podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina. Subscribe wherever you listen, and join us tomorrow for our next reading in 1 Samuel. visitopendoor.com | onesinglestory.com #OneYearBible #ChristianPodcast #BibleStudy #DailyDevotional #OpenDoorChurch #1Samuel #BiblicalLeadership #Faith ","author_name":"One Single Story","author_url":"http:\/\/onesinglestory.libsyn.com\/website","html":"