Line Upon Line

Teaching through Isaiah 2, Pastor Miles unfolds the prophecy of the last days—the millennial reign of Christ when nations stream to Jerusalem and beat their swords into plowshares—but shows from Joel 3 that God's judgment in the Day of the Lord must come first. He calls hearers to walk in the light of the Lord now, warning against the same sins of cultish practice, wealth, military trust, idols, a...

Opening a verse-by-verse study of Isaiah, Pastor Miles introduces the prophet's heavy commission and walks through Isaiah 1, where God indicts Judah and Jerusalem for idolatry, injustice, and empty worship, yet calls them to repentance and promises that His punishment aims at purification and restoration. He draws sobering parallels to modern America, urging the church to recognize the spiritual w...

Paul confronts the false teachers in Galatia who demanded law-keeping and circumcision for righteousness, and answers them from the Old Testament story of Abraham. Through Abraham's life, the teaching shows that righteousness comes by faith in God's promise, not by the works of the flesh, and calls believers to stand fast in the liberty Christ has given.

Paul writes to the Galatian churches to combat the Judaizers who taught that Gentile believers must become Jews through circumcision and law-keeping to be saved. Through the analogy of an heir under tutors, Paul shows that in the fullness of time God sent His Son to redeem us not merely as servants but as adopted children and joint heirs with Christ, sealed by the Holy Spirit.

An introductory study of Paul's letter to the Galatians, set in its chronological context just after the Jerusalem Council and before Paul's second missionary journey, that establishes the letter's central theme of justification by grace through faith against the false teaching of the Judaizers. The teaching surveys the whole letter—Paul's defense of his apostleship, his refutation of works-righte...

Continuing the account of the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15, Pastor Miles explains the four exhortations the early church gave Gentile believers—calls to righteousness and the law of love rather than the law of Moses—and then draws seven practical principles for discerning the will of God.

Teaching through Acts 15:1-18, Pastor Miles examines the first church council in Jerusalem, where Judaizers insisted Gentiles must be circumcised and keep the law of Moses to be saved, and shows that justification comes by grace through faith alone, not by works. He closes by drawing comfort from Acts 15:18—"known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world"—that God is sovereign ov...

A verse-by-verse teaching through James 4 and into chapter 5, showing that wars and fights among us spring from the sinful desires of our own hearts, that we have not because we ask not (or ask amiss), and that friendship with the world is spiritual adultery against a God who is jealous for us. The remedy is to humbly submit to God, draw near to Him, lay down our pride, and live patiently and pray...

A verse-by-verse teaching on James 3 examining the reverence of teaching God's Word, the stricter judgment that falls on teachers, and the difficulty of taming the tongue. Pastor Miles contrasts earthly, sensual, demonic wisdom with the pure, peaceable wisdom from above, urging believers to yield their tongues to God's Spirit and live free of hypocrisy.

An opening study of the book of James, focusing on how God uses trials to expose our lack and draw us to depend on Him, while the enemy seeks to use the same trials as temptations to trust ourselves or the world. Miles works through James 1, the difference between rich and poor before God, the snare of temptation, and the call to be doers of the word with a faith that works.

A verse-by-verse study of Ephesians 6:10-18 on spiritual warfare, examining the call to be strong in the Lord, the reality and limits of Satan, and the pieces of the whole armor of God that enable believers to stand in the evil day.

Pastor Miles introduces the book of James as likely the first New Testament letter written, presenting the historical context within Acts and demonstrating James's deep correlation with Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. He then reads through the entire letter and draws out the practical, life-transforming purpose of God's word, especially James's teaching on counting trials as joy.

Teaching from Acts 14:11-28, where Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for gods in Lystra. Pastor Miles explores the human tendency toward idolatry and unpacks Paul's gospel message—turning from vanities to the living God who is Creator, long-suffering, self-revealing, and loving—as the same message needed in our modern Greek-minded culture.

Teaching through the healing of the lame man at Lystra in Acts 14, Pastor Miles examines the nature of biblical healing, the church's primary commission to preach the gospel, and why we so often fail to see God move miraculously when we have so many other things to trust in besides Him.

Studying Acts 14:1-7, Pastor Miles examines Paul and Barnabas's ministry at Iconium, explaining the deeper meaning of biblical "belief" as trust, the inevitability of opposition to God's work, and the central call of every believer to carry and preach the word of God's grace.

Following Paul and Barnabas as they are sent out on their first missionary journey from Antioch through Cyprus to Antioch of Pisidia, this teaching shows that God is the one who works—first by separating us to Himself, then by saving sinners through the preached word of God rather than through miraculous signs. It centers on Paul's confrontation with Elimas the sorcerer and his great synagogue ser...

Using Independence Day as a starting point, Pastor Miles examines the cost, danger, and proper response to liberty, arguing that true freedom comes from Christ but must lead us to declare our utter dependence upon God. He then connects this to Acts 13:1-3, showing a church in Antioch that ministered to the Lord, fasted, prayed, and depended completely on God to direct its mission.

A verse-by-verse study of Acts 12 examining Herod Agrippa's persecution of the church, the martyrdom of James, and Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison in answer to the church's prayers. Pastor Miles draws from the passage four marks of faithful prayer in times of crisis—corporate, continual, direct, and specific—and points to the peace God gives even in the darkest dungeons.

On Father's Day, Pastor Miles draws from Barnabas's description as "a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and full of faith" to charge fathers to discipline and instruct their children in the Lord, then examines how Saul and Barnabas's year of teaching at Antioch produced disciples first called "Christians"—a transformation rooted in the faithful teaching of God's Word.

A study of Acts 11:19-24 examining what it means to "preach the word," how God used persecution to drive the gospel beyond Jewish believers to the Gentiles at Antioch, and how Barnabas exhorted new Christians in a pagan culture to cling to the Lord with purpose of heart.

Drawing from Acts 11:1 and the controversy over Peter eating with Gentiles, Pastor Miles argues that America is reverting to a first-century, polytheistic mindset that gives the church a great evangelical opportunity—provided believers stop fighting "friendly fire" battles over non-essentials and remember the word of the Lord.

Through Peter's healing of Aeneas, the raising of Tabitha (Dorcas), and the conversion of the Roman centurion Cornelius, this teaching shows that God works miracles strategically for His glory and to spread the gospel, and that He is no respecter of persons—pouring out His Spirit on Gentiles as well as Jews.

A verse-by-verse study of Acts 9 tracing the dramatic conversion of Saul of Tarsus on the Damascus road, emphasizing God's patience, His personal pursuit of individuals, the call to submit to His will, and the radical transformation that makes any sinner a chosen vessel for God's purposes.

A panoramic overview of Revelation that frames the Bible as filled with "prophetic intelligence chatter" to be patiently decoded, insisting that the book's true focus is the revelation of Jesus Christ as victorious. Pastor Miles surveys the major interpretive views, walks through the seven churches, and traces the day of the Lord's wrath through Isaiah, Joel, Matthew, Luke, and Revelation.

Pastor Miles teaches Acts 8:26-39, where Philip obediently goes to the desert road and shares the gospel with the Ethiopian eunuch, drawing out the call to obey God, go to people relationally, open our mouths, and lead others to faith and baptism.