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Drawing from Psalm 16:11—"in your presence is fullness of joy"—Pastor Miles teaches that Christ's arrival makes fullness of joy accessible because Jesus is the way into God's presence and the embodiment of joy itself. He explains that hope, peace, and joy all flow from being justified by faith, and that increasing joy is experienced now—even in trials—as we abide in Christ.

A teaching on the peace of God, distinguishing the peace *with* God we receive through justification by faith from the peace *of* God that guards our hearts as we trust Him in every circumstance. The transcript is heavily corrupted, but its core message centers on Romans 5, Isaiah, and Philippians 4, urging believers to come to Christ for rest and peace.

On the first Sunday of Advent, Pastor Miles teaches that the coming of Jesus into the world is the coming of hope—a sure, steadfast, biblical hope that does not disappoint—into a weary, broken world burdened by sin and death. He invites the hopeless to receive God's grace, peace, and hope through faith in Christ.

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Pastor Miles reflects on the call of church leaders to equip the saints, grieving the division and immaturity in today's church, and answers Francis Schaeffer's question "How shall we then live?" by pointing to Paul's letter to the Philippians: our faith determines our outlook, which transforms our conduct into Christlikeness marked by humility, gentleness, patience, forbearance, unity, and love.

Drawing from Genesis 22 and his own season of intense personal trials, Pastor Mark teaches that God refines and tests us to build faith—not in our circumstances but in God Himself. Through Abraham's offering of Isaac, he draws out how we grow in faith by time in God's presence, obedient worship, trust in God's authority, and the awareness that others are watching our walk.

Part three of the "Disciplines of a Disciple" series teaches that, alongside the Word of God and prayer, the local church is a crucial instrument of sanctification—the context in which believers grow into Christ's likeness. Pastor Miles outlines seven practical ways to be committed to a local church and grounds them in the example of the early church in Acts 2.

Continuing the series "The Disciplines of a Disciple," Pastor Miles teaches that prayer is the second essential tool God has given for our sanctification, showing that anxiety and worry are inversely related to how much we pray. He explores what prayer is, why it works, the kinds of prayer, how to pray (using the Lord's Prayer and the ACTS model), and when to pray.

Pastor Miles teaches that between justification and glorification believers live in the process of sanctification, and that the Word of God is the first essential tool God gives for that transformation. He grounds this theologically in Romans 12, 2 Timothy 3, and the Psalms, then offers four practical ways—reading prayerfully, meditatively, purposefully, and devotionally—to make Scripture a regula...

Ephesians 5:15 — Pastor Miles DeBenedictis

Pastor Miles teaches that salvation has three dimensions—justification, sanctification, and glorification—and focuses on sanctification as the saving work of the Holy Spirit. He shows how the Spirit, as our Helper, gives new desires, power over the flesh, the fruit of the Spirit, and gifts for service, and offers practical steps for walking in the Spirit by faith.

Continuing the "Disciplines of a Disciple" series, Pastor Miles teaches that no one can save themselves by good works or religious righteousness—Jesus told even the devout Nicodemus he must be born again. Through Jesus' finished work on the cross we have been saved from the penalty of sin (justification), are being saved from its power (sanctification), and will be saved from its presence (glorifi...

Using the example of King David's sin and repentance in 2 Samuel 11–12 and Psalm 51, this teaching launches a new series, "Disciplines of a Disciple," arguing that the overarching story of Scripture is salvation and that the call to discipleship is first a call to be saved by God's grace through Jesus.

Using the account of David, Bathsheba, and Uriah in 2 Samuel 11, Pastor Mark teaches a "hold my beer" model of how believers fail when they bypass God's wisdom, and offers a series of diagnostic questions for making godly decisions. He closes by arguing that the world's problems—and our own—are ultimately solved not by force or politics but by the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Pastor Miles closes his "First Things First" series by arguing that the resurrection of Jesus is the proof point of the Christian story, presenting Gary Habermas's "minimal facts" as historical evidence and urging believers to let the transforming power of the resurrection be seen in a dying world through self-giving love.

Continuing his series introducing the unknown God, Pastor Miles argues that general and special revelation have limits, so God moved to personal revelation by becoming a man in Jesus Christ. Drawing on Acts 17, Hebrews 1, John 1, Philippians 2, and 1 Corinthians 15, he shows that the resurrection of Jesus is the proof and assurance—the proof point and breaking point—of the Christian faith.

Pastor Miles teaches from Acts 17 that God reveals Himself in three ways—general revelation (creation, consciousness, conscience), special revelation (God speaking in language we can understand), and personal revelation in the incarnate Christ—and shows from Paul's address at the Areopagus fourteen things God discloses about Himself, all hinging on the resurrection of Jesus.

Drawing on Paul's address to the Athenians in Acts 17, this teaching explores the "religious impulse" toward transcendence and argues that general revelation—creation, consciousness, and conscience—reveals that God exists, is powerful, intelligent, moral, beautiful, and loving, yet remains insufficient to fully know Him. It introduces the "unknown God" Paul proclaimed as one who is not unknowable,...

Pastor Miles warns that the upheavals of 2020-2021 have exposed the carnal "old man" in believers, fueling political divisions that have crept into and damaged the church. He calls Christians to repent of carnality, refuse to judge one another over non-biblical matters like masks and vaccines, and "strengthen the things that remain" by growing in Christ-likeness.

Wrapping up Esther chapter 10, Pastor Mark traces the supernatural hand of God woven through the book and challenges believers to step into the story God is writing in their lives. Drawing on Job, Hosea, and the marriage covenant, he shows that trials are God's invitation to participate, that God keeps His covenant even when His people do not, and that unity and forgiveness flow from the new coven...

Teaching from Esther 9, where the Jews' enemies are defeated and the feast of Purim is established. The message uses the culmination of Esther to call believers to "get in the game"—to know God's game and rules, follow His shifting strategy, play as professionals, and remember and record what God has done.

Continuing the study of Esther chapter 8, Pastor Miles shows that even after Haman is hanged, his decree against the Jews still stands—illustrating that while God works providentially behind the scenes, He calls His people to take responsibility and participate in His saving work. Just as Jesus did what only He could do on the cross, He sends believers into the world to carry the gospel.

Pastor Miles teaches through Esther 7, where wicked Haman falls on the very gallows he built for Mordecai, showing that God works behind the scenes to accomplish His plan while the devil always overplays his hand. Tying the centuries-long hatred of the Jewish people back to God's promise to Abraham—and ultimately to Jesus—he calls believers to trust God's sovereignty while still stepping into the...

Teaching from Esther 5, Pastor Mark uses Esther and Mordecai's bold faith before King Ahasuerus to explore the power of spiritual heritage, the necessity of meeting spiritual problems with spiritual methods, and the ruin that pride and narcissism—ultimately rooted in the devil—bring. The message closes with a Father's Day call to plant spiritual seeds in children and to choose faith over fear.