Line Upon Line

Pastor Miles teaches through Hebrews 10:26-39, addressing the centuries-old debate between God's sovereignty and man's responsibility in salvation and showing that this passage is a real, conditional warning to believers to maintain their faith until the end. He argues that the choice before us is binary—Christ or judgment—and that a true knowledge of God's just and gracious nature should drive us...

Building on Hebrews' ten-chapter case for the superiority of Jesus, Pastor Miles teaches that the "therefore" of Hebrews 10:19 marks the turn from doctrine to response: because Christ is a better priest who offered a better sacrifice, believers can boldly draw near to God and should respond with growing faith, hope, and love.

Pastor Miles teaches Hebrews 9:16-28 to show why Christ's once-for-all death was necessary, contrasting the repeated, insufficient sacrifices of the Old Covenant with the eternal redemption secured by Jesus' own blood. He argues that the New Covenant—forgiveness of sin and God's law written on the heart—was God's plan from the beginning, providing rest that the law could never give.

A verse-by-verse teaching from Hebrews 9 showing that a covenant requires the death of the one who makes it, and that the old covenant's repeated animal sacrifices could never take away sin. Christ secured an eternal inheritance by offering himself once for all, fulfilling God's plan from the beginning and bringing rest to those who trust him.

Working through Hebrews 8:6 and its quotation of Jeremiah 31, Pastor Miles teaches that Jesus is the mediator of a far better covenant built on better promises—an unconditional covenant God Himself fulfills. The old covenant exposed Israel's (and our) inability to keep God's law; the new covenant offers forgiveness and eternal life through Christ's once-for-all sacrifice.

A teaching on the two Protestant sacraments—baptism and communion—focusing on what baptism is, how it is practiced, and why believers are baptized. Pastor Miles defines baptism as an outward expression of an inward transformation, grounds it in Scripture, and answers common questions about infant baptism, baptism for the dead, whether baptism is essential for salvation, and "Jesus only" baptism.

Working through Hebrews 7, Pastor Miles argues that the central message is not the mysterious identity of Melchizedek but the supremacy of Jesus as our better high priest after a better priesthood, who offered a better sacrifice once for all. He applies this to show that we have defensible answers to faith questions, that fallen humanity needs a mediator only Jesus can be, and that we must not mis...

Bible teaching — Pastor Miles DeBenedictis

Working through one of the difficult "warning" passages in Hebrews 6, Pastor Miles teaches that an unfruitful life ends in judgment, but that genuine faith in God's unchanging promise produces a confident hope that fuels patient perseverance. Our salvation rests not on our works but on Christ's finished work, and that hope produces the fruit of faithfulness.

Working through Hebrews 5:12–6:6, Pastor Miles teaches that God's goal for His children is spiritual maturity—discernment and obedience—and confronts the difficult warning passage about apostasy, distinguishing between believers who *fall* into sin (and can be restored) and those who *fall away* from trust in Christ altogether.

A Resurrection Sunday message from Luke 24 showing that the resurrection of Jesus is the pivotal event of human history, the foundation of the Christian faith, and the source of the believer's hope and joy forever. Without it, Christians are pitiful losers; with it, the loser bus becomes a march of victory.

Drawing from Hebrews 1, this teaching establishes that Jesus is supremely better than angels because, as the Son of God, He possesses the very nature of God in human flesh, is the eternal uncreated Creator and King, and receives the worship of angels. The application calls believers to honor the King above His messengers by living lives of justice, mercy, and humility.

Continuing his study of Hebrews 2, Pastor Miles examines why Jesus—who is better than angels—humbled Himself to become a man, demonstrating that He must be heard and obeyed, that He is crowned with glory to rule all things, and that He came to free us from the fear of death and the bondage of sin.

Pastor Miles teaches Hebrews 3:1–4:11, arguing that Jesus is worthy of more glory than Moses because the Son is greater than a servant, and that the book's repeated warnings against an "evil heart of unbelief" exist for a reason—to call Christians to trust Jesus alone and persevere to the end. He addresses the Calvinist-Arminian debate over eternal security, urging believers not to be lulled to sl...

Drawing from Hebrews 4, Pastor Miles teaches that just as Israel failed to enter God's rest through unbelief and disobedience, believers are warned not to come short of the rest God offers. He argues that the Bible holds both God's sovereignty and man's responsibility in tension, urging that genuine saving faith is proven by faithfulness and that true rest is found only by clinging to Jesus.

Pastor Miles teaches Hebrews 4:1 as the continuation of a warning section, urging believers not to disregard hard warnings simply because they prefer the comforting "sweet security" of passages like Romans 8. He argues that both God's sovereignty and man's responsibility are taught in Scripture, that a true rest awaits the people of God, and that this rest is entered by faith that is demonstrated...

Continuing through Hebrews, Pastor Miles argues that Jesus is better than Moses—worthy of more glory as a Son over His house rather than a servant in it—and examines the book's repeated warnings against departing from Christ through an evil heart of unbelief.

A verse-by-verse study of John 3:1-18, examining Jesus' nighttime conversation with Nicodemus about the new birth, the meaning of being "born again," and how Jesus' being "lifted up" (illustrated by Moses' bronze serpent) provides salvation to all who believe.

Working through Hebrews 2, Pastor Miles explains why the author's bold claim that "Jesus is better than angels" demands our earnest attention: because Jesus is the eternal uncreated Creator who humbled Himself, will rule all things, and came to free us from the fear of death and the bondage of sin. The teaching unfolds five points showing the dire cost of neglecting Christ and the unmatched good n...

Working through Mark 7:1–23, this teaching contrasts the Pharisees' view of authority, purity, worship, and moral goodness with Jesus' teaching, showing that defilement comes from the human heart rather than external things. It establishes humanity's universal sinful condition and the resulting need for a 100% clean heart that no religious observance or good deed can provide—setting up the answer...

Opening Hebrews 1, Pastor Miles shows why the author immediately argues that Jesus is superior to angels: because Jesus is not merely a man but the eternal Son of God, worshiped by angels and enthroned as King. The teaching closes with the call to honor the King above His messengers by living justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly.

A verse-by-verse study of Mark 2:1-12, the healing of the paralytic, showing that Jesus addressed the man's physical, emotional, and spiritual needs while revealing His divine authority to forgive sins. The teaching unpacks how a holy God can justly forgive sinners only through Christ's substitutionary death, and closes with a discussion of suffering, salvation, and the Calvinist/Arminian debate.

An exposition of Hebrews 1:1-3 arguing that while God has spoken through creation, conscience, the law, and the prophets, these can be misinterpreted—so He has now spoken finally and perfectly through His Son, Jesus, the ultimate revelation, owner and sustainer of all things, who dealt fully with sin and now sits enthroned in glory.

A largely academic introduction to a verse-by-verse study of Hebrews, examining the question of who wrote the book. Through internal evidence, Pastor Miles argues that Hebrews 1:1–13:21 was written by Timothy under the endorsement of Paul, who added the closing 62 words (13:22–25).

Tracing the biblical story from Abraham through Moses to Christ, Pastor Miles shows that though Scripture contains two covenants, it tells one consistent story in which the old covenant exposes humanity's need for the new covenant fulfilled in Jesus. Introducing the book of Hebrews, he demonstrates that the law's repeated sacrifices were only a shadow pointing to Christ's once-for-all sacrifice.