Line Upon Line

Teaching through 1 John 3:4-10, Pastor Miles shows that John divides all humanity into two groups—children of God and children of the devil—distinguished by whether they practice righteousness or persist in unrepentant sin. The message defines sin as lawlessness, presents Jesus as the sinless sacrifice who takes away sin, and calls believers to walk out their new nature in practical righteousness.

Working through 1 John 3:10-16, Pastor Miles examines John's stark contrast between the children of God and the children of the devil, showing that our true lineage is revealed by our conduct and most clearly by our love for others. He confronts the cultural discomfort with such hard contrasts, illustrates the division through Cain and Abel, and points to the gospel as the only way a child of the...

From 1 John 3:16-24, Pastor Miles teaches that genuine love is defined and demonstrated by Christ laying down His life for us, and that our practice—not merely our profession—proves whether we truly belong to God as His children. The greatest demonstration of love at Calvary compels believers to sacrificially love others through their deeds, time, resources, and gospel witness.

A verse-by-verse study of 1 John 2:24-28, showing that fullness of joy and fruitfulness in the Christian life flow from abiding in the Word of Life and from the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. Pastor Miles exhorts believers to let God's Word dwell in them richly as protection against deception and as the path to abundant and eternal life.

A verse-by-verse study of 1 John 3:1-3, exploring the staggering love of God that makes enemies into His children, and how this present identity guarantees a future glory that compels present purification. Pastor Miles shows how identity in Christ answers the deepest human questions of identity, purpose, origin, destiny, and morality.

Drawing from 1 John 2:15-23, Pastor Miles teaches that John wrote to guard Christians against deception and misplaced affections, urging believers to fix their focus on the Father and the eternal rather than on the passing things of this world. He shows that the antichrist spirit is already at work, that we have been living in the "last days" since Christ's first coming, and that the fundamental t...

God's desire is to grow believers from spiritual infancy to full maturity, and this growth happens as His Word abides in us, transforming our affections so that we overcome the wicked one. Drawing from 1 John 2:12-17, Pastor Miles traces the believer's journey from being born-again "little children" who are fully forgiven, to mature "fathers" known for their knowledge of God.

A verse-by-verse study of 1 John 1:1-7 showing how John combats the early Gnostic denial of Christ's incarnation by declaring that Jesus is God in the flesh, the light of the world. The teaching presses the impossibility of fellowship with God while walking in darkness, and calls hearers to step into the light through repentance, confession, and faith, where the blood of Jesus cleanses from all si...

Working through 1 John 2:1-7, Pastor Miles argues against a misapplication of "total depravity" teaching that treats the New Testament's commands as mere reminders of our inability rather than calls to walk in obedience. He shows that God desires increasing maturity and righteousness in His children, that a desire for and commitment to obedience are the prime evidence of truly knowing God, and tha...

Teaching through 1 John 2:1-11, Pastor Miles examines John's concern that false teaching was leading first-century Christians to profess faith without practicing it. He shows that the gospel produces joy, holiness, hope, and perseverance, and that the chief evidence of the gospel's work in us is obedience to Christ's "new" command to love one another as He has loved us.

Working through 1 John 1:6-10 and into 2:1-2, Pastor Miles confronts the popular belief that everyone is connected to a wholly loving God who overlooks sin, showing that John addressed the same false thinking in his day. The true gospel insists that God is light, that all have sinned, and that those who humbly confess their sin to God receive forgiveness, cleansing, and the freedom to walk in righ...

Drawing from 1 John 1, Pastor Miles argues that the only plausible explanation for the radical transformation of Jesus' fearful disciples into bold martyrs is that they actually saw the risen Christ. Because the resurrection is true, there is eternal life, fullness of joy, and fellowship with the Father—and without it, Christianity has no point.

John wrote his first letter so that our joy would be full, that we would not sin, that we would know we have eternal life, and that we would continue to trust in Jesus. This teaching shows that the apostles first followed Jesus for pleasure, power, prestige, and possessions—but the empty tomb transformed their motives, securing in them an eternal joy, holiness, and hope that no earthly pursuit can...

Preaching from 1 John 1:1-4 on Resurrection Sunday, Pastor Miles traces how Jesus' earliest disciples first followed Him for self-serving reasons, fled in fear when He was crucified, yet were utterly transformed into bold martyrs. He argues that the resurrection is the only plausible explanation for that transformation and that, without it (as Paul affirms in 1 Corinthians 15), there is no point t...

In the closing of 2 Timothy 4, Paul offers one final word of encouraging grace as he faces death. Pastor Miles traces Paul's transformation from persecutor to apostle, his thirty years of faithful suffering, and his gracious release of those who abandoned him, anchoring believers' hope not in this world but in God's heavenly kingdom.

Opening a new series in 1 John, Pastor Miles introduces the apostle John as an eyewitness of Jesus who wrote so that believers would have fullness of joy, holiness, and assurance of eternal life. The teaching insists that eternal life, fellowship, and joy are found only in Christ—and that knowing Him compels us to bear witness rather than remain complacent.

Drawing on Paul's final words in 2 Timothy 4, this teaching examines how Paul, facing execution, declared "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith," and calls believers to wage spiritual warfare, run the race of gospel proclamation with endurance, and trust God's grace even after failure.

A teaching on 2 Timothy 3:14–4:2 affirming that all Scripture is inspired by God and useful for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness, so that believers may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. Pastor Miles argues that all people need what Scripture offers and that faithful stewards must preach the word, knowing they will give an account before God.

Drawing on Paul's final charge to Timothy in 2 Timothy 4, this teaching urges believers to faithfully and patiently proclaim God's inspired Word—even when the world is not receptive. Like the prophets of old, the persistent sower endures seasons of drought and continues the work until the harvest.

Teaching through 2 Timothy 3:10-15, this message presents Paul's final instructions to Timothy as an "end-time survival guide," emphasizing that godly living invites persecution and that believers endure by following godly mentors, continuing in what they've learned, remembering their milestones, staying connected in Christ, and anchoring in Scripture. The teaching repeatedly calls listeners to fi...

Examining 2 Timothy 3:1-9, Pastor Miles teaches that Scripture commands us to know the last days will be perilous, and explains that what makes these times perilous is not the world's sin but the intrusion of worldly carnality into the church. He calls believers to manifest the fruit of the Spirit, to examine themselves, and to turn away from caustic, corrupting churchgoers whose lives deny the po...

Paul tells Timothy that God's "great house," the church, contains both vessels of honor and vessels of dishonor; though God graciously welcomes all kinds of people, He intends to transform them. Through pursuing godliness and fleeing youthful lusts, believers become vessels of honor useful to the Master, who is an expert at turning broken, dishonorable vessels into display pieces for His glory.

Paul's last words to Timothy charge believers to be diligent workers who rightly divide the word of truth, while avoiding quarrels over words and shunning the subversive, divisive teaching that spreads like gangrene in the church. The teaching distinguishes essential doctrines from non-essentials and calls Christians to graciously hold the line without dividing over minor points.

A guest teacher walks through 2 Timothy 2:11-13, using Paul's life and final words from prison to explain what it means to die and live with Christ, to endure trials, the danger of denying Him, and the unchanging faithfulness of God toward the faithless.

Building on a series exploring Jesus's purpose statements, Pastor Miles teaches from John 10:10 that Christ purposed to give abundant life by destroying the work of the thief, and that we lay hold of this abundant, meaningful life by adopting Christ's evangelistic purpose as our own. The teaching closes with a call to write down and pray for three lost people.