Line Upon Line

Teaching from Luke 12:49–59, Pastor Miles examines Jesus' call to discern "the signs of the times" and applies it personally, confessing that for years he ignored God's signs to rest and ask for help—culminating in a hypertensive crisis. He announces he will "preach less to reach more," urging the church to honor its whole pastoral team, pray for its leaders, and step into service.

Returning to Luke 12, Pastor Miles teaches that Jesus's warning against "the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy" is rooted in the Old Testament Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread: God's people are delivered by the blood of the Lamb and then purge out sin because they have been redeemed. The great danger is that religious commitment can become mere performance, a covering we hide behin...

Through the post-resurrection encounter between Jesus and Peter at the Sea of Galilee (John 21), this teaching shows that Jesus is a restorer who seeks out the broken and failed. Rather than condemning Peter for his three denials, Christ takes him back to the scene of his failure to redeem it, redefining Peter not by his weakness but by Christ's calling.

Following Paul's second gospel journey in Acts 16, this teaching shows how God led his workers by closing doors and opening others—into Troas, Philippi, the hearts of Lydia and a Philippian jailer—and calls believers to wait on God, do his revealed will, work wisely, and endure opposition as ambassadors of Christ.

In John 5, Jesus heals a man who had been an invalid for 38 years at the pool of Bethesda, seeking him out twice—first to heal his body and later to make him whole. The teaching shows how we can fixate on "the moving of the water" and miss Christ, how his commands carry the power to fulfill them, and how his overflowing grace is meant to flow through us to others.

Through the story of the woman at the well in John 4, Pastor Miles teaches that Jesus is not merely a historical figure to be studied but a living person to be known—the seeking Shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine, reveals both the gift of God and himself as the Giver, and transforms those he finds into ambassadors who bring others to him.

In a verse-by-verse study of John 3, Pastor Miles examines Jesus's nighttime conversation with Nicodemus, showing that no amount of religious effort can make a person righteous. True entrance into the kingdom of God comes only through being born again—a work of God by the Spirit through faith in Christ, who was lifted up on the cross as the serpent was lifted up in the wilderness.

Through the tragic account of David, Bathsheba, and Uriah in 2 Samuel 11–12, this teaching traces the anatomy of sin and shows why David—despite his grievous fall—is called a man after God's own heart: not because he was sinless, but because he confessed, repented, and threw himself on God's grace. The message emphasizes that God is the first mover in dealing with sin, that He always provides exit...

Continuing the "Fly on the Wall" series in Exodus, this teaching examines how God introduces himself to Moses and Israel at Sinai—not with words of wrath, but leading with mercy. It traces God's self-revelation in Exodus 34:6-7 and shows how his justice and mercy ultimately meet at the cross.

Opening a summer series called "Fly on the Wall," Pastor Miles examines Exodus 3 and the burning bush to argue that we know almost nothing apart from revelation, and that God has disclosed both His nature and His will as the God who sees, hears, knows, and comes down to deliver and bless. This same God revealed at Mount Sinai is revealed at Mount Calvary in Jesus Christ.

Drawing on the human inclination toward religion and his recent travels through Europe, Pastor Miles examines Luke 11:37-54, where Jesus pronounces six woes against Pharisees and scribes whose ritual observance masks an unrighteous heart. The teaching warns that religion for religion's sake produces a false sense of goodness, frustrates Jesus, harms others, and becomes a barrier to God rather than...

A verse-by-verse teaching on Luke 10:38-42, the account of Martha and Mary, showing that Martha's busy service was good but disordered—Jesus calls us to sit at His feet first so that our service flows from worship rather than duty. The lesson is not to do fewer things, but to do the right thing first.

Pastor Miles examines the parable of the Good Samaritan in its full context — a know-it-all lawyer testing Jesus with the self-justifying question "Who is my neighbor?" — to show that the law demands a perfect love no one can perform, and that only Christ can transform the heart from which true, merciful love flows.

Beginning with Jesus' startling words to the returning seventy—"I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven"—Pastor Miles traces the prehistory of Satan's rebellion: God created humanity, lower than angels yet crowned to rule over them, and the anointed cherub Lucifer refused to serve image-bearers made of dust. The teaching connects this ancient revolt to humanity's creative capacity, the tower o...

Pastor Miles draws on Luke 10 and the current revolution in technology and AI to show that the harvest is great and the kingdom mission belongs not only to famous saints but to ordinary, unnamed believers. He calls the church to begin every missional endeavor with prayer, to be prepared for God to move their own hearts to go, and to recognize the urgency of an eternal harvest.

Preaching unexpectedly from the Christmas annunciation in Luke 2 on Easter Sunday, Pastor Miles shows that the resurrection turns the angel's Advent promise of "good tidings of great joy" into present reality. The empty tomb fulfills the four themes of Advent—joy, hope, peace, and love—securing them for believers and commissioning them to share that good news.

A Good Friday meditation on Jesus's final word from the cross, *tetelestai* ("it is finished"), showing it as the triumphant declaration of a victor who has accomplished the purpose for which he came. Pastor Miles unpacks five things finished at the cross and challenges believers to live as though the work is truly done rather than striving as if it weren't.

Drawing on his background in tech and his current PhD research in AI ethics, Pastor Miles traces the 70-year history of artificial intelligence, explains how today's agentic AI is reshaping every computer-based job, and argues that the deepest issue raised by AI is an anthropological one: the conflict between a naturalist worldview and the biblical answer to the question, "What is man?"

Beginning with the meaning of Palm Sunday and the selection of the Passover Lamb, Pastor Miles teaches Luke 9:51-62, showing how Jesus steadfastly set his face toward Jerusalem and the cross. Through Christ's rejection in Samaria, the rebuke of James and John, and three would-be followers, the message reveals that following Jesus is an all-or-nothing call to determined, whole-hearted discipleship...

Jesus' disciples dispute over who is the greatest, and rather than rebuking their desire for status, Jesus reframes greatness by setting a powerless little child before them—teaching that our worth flows from being made in God's image, not from our output, team, or achievement. Pastor Miles connects this to the coming AI-driven upheaval of work and identity, arguing the church holds the only true...

Teaching from Luke 9:37-43, this message follows Jesus and the disciples down from the Mount of Transfiguration into the valley of a demon-oppressed boy, where the disciples' failure exposes the necessity of divine power, constant dependence on God, and spiritual discipline for fruitful kingdom ministry.

Examining Luke 9:23-36, Pastor Miles teaches that Jesus calls every follower—not just an elite ministerial class—to deny self, take up the cross daily, and follow Him, embracing a death to self that leads to true and eternal gain. The Transfiguration reveals the coming glory of Christ, which could not arrive without first going to the cross, modeling that there is no glory without the cross for us...

Drawing from the feeding of the five thousand and Peter's confession in Luke 9, Pastor Miles teaches that fruitful ministry depends on relationship with and rest in Christ, and that our insufficiency is the very place where Christ reveals His all-sufficient power. He frames this against the chaos of current geopolitical conflict with Iran and the rise of autonomous artificial intelligence, urging...

In Luke 9:1-11, Jesus moves the Twelve from disciples (learners) to apostles (sent ones) by calling, conferring power and authority, commissioning, and commanding them to take nothing—designing total dependence into His mission. Pastor Miles challenges the American church's self-sufficiency and reminds believers that every Christian is called to go and proclaim the gospel by faith.

A teaching on Luke 8:40-56, where Jesus heals a woman with a twelve-year flow of blood and raises Jairus's dying daughter, addressing the painful reality that God's care for others can feel like neglect of us when our own prayers seem unanswered. The message reframes our losses by reminding us that this life is not all there is, and our deepest healing—from sin and death—is ultimately resolved in...