Line Upon Line

Working through John 13, Pastor Miles shows that Jesus' washing of the disciples' feet is not about a ritual but about following Christ into self-sacrificial, humbling love for a world that doesn't deserve or appreciate it. He traces Peter's transformation from a man who runs from a servant girl to a Spirit-filled apostle who boldly proclaims Christ, calling the church to lay down its rights and l...

Pastor Miles concludes a four-week Advent series by teaching that the coming of Jesus is the arrival of love—God's highest, Agape love demonstrated in the incarnation and the cross—and urges believers to share that love through evangelism, closing with communion.

On the fourth Sunday of Advent, Pastor Miles teaches that the coming of Jesus is the advent of love—specifically God's agape love—which is the foundation of the joy, hope, and peace celebrated in previous weeks. He explains the four Greek words for love, points to the incarnation and the cross as the supreme demonstration of God's love, and leads the congregation in communion before urging them to...

Drawing on Isaiah 9:6, 26:3, and 53, Pastor Miles teaches that the perfect peace (shalom) every person desires and needs is found only in Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose coming we celebrate at Christmas. He shows that this peace is received by faith, can be laid hold of now through the presence of the Holy Spirit and through prayer, and will be experienced in fullness in Christ's coming k...

Pastor Miles reflects on the power of Christmas memories—using his own favorite childhood Christmas in England—to encourage believers that the unusual, distanced Christmas of 2020 can become an especially meaningful memorial pointing to Jesus. He shows that the advent of Jesus is both the advent of joy and the advent of a sure and steadfast hope, an anchor for the soul that a weary, hope-deprived...

Pastor Miles teaches that the advent of Jesus is the advent of joy, drawing from Isaiah 9 to show that the Messiah's coming brings an ever-increasing, eternal joy unlike the fleeting happiness the world pursues. He identifies gratitude and generous giving as two keys that unlock this joy, even in the difficult season of 2020.

Drawing from Deuteronomy 5, Pastor Miles explores the profound and discomforting reality that "God speaks with man." He explains why this truth unsettled ancient Israel, modern believers, and skeptics alike, and shows how the law reveals our sin and prepares the way for the Savior, Jesus Christ.

A study of the fifth commandment, "Honor your father and your mother," showing that honor means living according to the wisdom of Scripture in which parents are to train their children, and that breaking God's law—illustrated by David's sin with Bathsheba—dishonors one's family. The teaching closes with David's repentance in Psalm 51 and the call to confess sin and receive God's forgiving grace in...

Preached days after the chaotic 2020 election, this teaching anchors believers in trusting God rather than earthly powers, then moves into the fourth commandment in Deuteronomy 5, presenting the Sabbath as both a command and a gracious gift of rest fulfilled ultimately in Christ.

Drawing from Luke 20:20-26, Pastor Miles examines how the Pharisees and Herodians—two opposed factions united only by their hatred of Jesus—tried to trap Him with a question about taxes, and how Jesus's reply to "render to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's" calls believers to a hope rooted in Christ rather than in politics or religious effort.

Through the story of the rich young ruler, paired with Jesus blessing the infants, this teaching shows that no one can earn salvation by their own works; our worth comes entirely from God's love. We are called to come to Jesus helpless like children, resting in His finished work rather than trusting in our own efforts.

Pastor Miles teaches from Deuteronomy 5 on the first three of the Ten Commandments, showing that God's law is fundamentally relational and covenantal. Because God redeems His people into a covenant relationship like marriage, He expects exclusivity, demands proper adoration and representation, and calls us to bear His name with solemnity.

Pastor Miles teaches that the basis of obedience to God's commandments is relationship, showing from Deuteronomy 5 and Exodus 6 that God's prior act of redeeming and rescuing Israel makes His commands relevant and binding. He applies this to believers today, arguing that God's saving grace through Christ likewise calls us into a relationship animated by obedience.

Pastor Miles reframes the church's identity around "life in connection," reminding the congregation that the New Testament church gathered house to house for teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer. He calls believers to host or join small groups during the shutdown, then leads communion as a remembrance of Christ's sacrifice.

Using Psalm 33, Pastor Garrett argues that the chaos, anxiety, and depression of 2020 reveal a spiritual battle, and that the answer is found in the God who is sovereign over creation, history, and the individual. He calls hearers to ground themselves in God's truth, hope in His mercy, and find purpose by surrendering to His unstoppable plan.

Continuing a study in Deuteronomy, Pastor Miles explains why the statutes and judgments of God given through Moses 3,400 years ago remain relevant today, offering three reasons: the law judges all who are alive, it produces a solid society and sanctified life, and it reveals sin and points us to Christ.

In the midst of a chaotic 2020, Pastor Miles teaches from Deuteronomy 4–5 that God's statutes and judgments are given to be heard, learned, and observed so that His people may live and flourish. While the law cannot save, obedience brings temporal blessing and rejection brings affliction and shame—both for ancient Israel and for nations today—pointing us ultimately to repentance and the transformi...

Studying Deuteronomy 4:41-43, Pastor Miles examines the Old Testament cities of refuge as a manifestation of God's mercy toward the guilty, showing that they ultimately point forward to Jesus Christ as the true refuge for sinners from the avenger of blood.

In a chaotic 2020, Pastor Miles teaches from Deuteronomy 4 on why God's people should remain in faith and faithfulness: because God is merciful when we fail, because there is mercy and deliverance in no other, and because the Lord alone is God. He calls believers to ask (remember God's mighty acts), know (that the Lord alone is God), and keep (His statutes), pointing finally to Christ who fulfills...

Pastor Miles offers a mid-year "state of the church" address explaining how COVID-19 has fast-tracked cultural and church trends already underway, then closes with a teaching from Philippians 4 on graciousness, rejoicing always, and contentment through Christ's strength.

Facing a "wall" while preparing his message in Deuteronomy, Pastor Miles sets the book aside to address the chaotic times of 2020, urging believers to walk circumspectly and to refrain from letting their Christian liberty become a stumbling block to fearful neighbors. He then shares two recent deaths in the church family, encourages baptism, and leads the congregation in communion.

A verse-by-verse walk through the book of Colossians built around the four times Paul speaks of "walking" (peripeteo), tracing what it means to walk worthy of the Lord, to walk in Christ, to no longer walk as the world walks, and to walk in wisdom toward outsiders. Throughout, the recurring theme of thankfulness anchors the call to live rooted in Jesus and gracious toward all people.

Teaching through Deuteronomy 4:15-24, Pastor Miles examines God's prohibition of idolatry, our innate compulsion to worship, and the truth that God is a consuming fire and a jealous God—jealous not of us but for us and for His glory. He warns that worshiping anything other than God corrupts His glory and misrepresents Him to others.

Teaching from Deuteronomy 4:15–24, Pastor Miles explains that human beings are made to worship and will inevitably worship something; when we refuse to worship the true God we descend into idolatry, corrupting His glory and misrepresenting Him to others. God is not jealous *of* us but jealous *for* us and for His glory—a consuming fire who judges all misrepresentations of His majesty.

Opening a new series on Deuteronomy 4, Pastor Miles teaches that while salvation comes only through Christ, living under God's unchanging statutes and judgments invites His blessing, and disregarding them brings destabilization and ruin—both personally and nationally. He calls God's people to hide His word in their hearts, let His grace shine through their lives, and pass these truths on to their...