Line Upon Line

Teaching from Matthew 5:21, this message shows how Jesus moves the law from mere actions (don't murder) to the attitudes of the heart (anger, insults, contempt), calling believers to own their own reactions, refuse to assume others' motives, and seek reconciliation with those they have wronged before drawing near to God.

Drawing from 2 Timothy 2:1, Pastor Miles teaches that God calls every believer to make His greatness known—a calling we feel inadequate to fulfill—and that this very inadequacy drives us to rely on God's grace, which strengthens us to obey. He weaves together God's sovereignty and man's responsibility, urging fearful believers, like Timothy, to be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

From 2 Timothy 2:1-2, Pastor Miles teaches that the Christian faith and the church are never more than one generation away from extinction, so the gospel must be intentionally passed down. God calls, gifts, empowers, and places every believer in the church to become a witness who entrusts the message to faithful others who can teach still others.

Drawing on Philippians 4:2-9, Pastor Garrett teaches that division is inevitable wherever people gather, yet God calls His people to unity, gentleness, and prayer rather than the world's nastiness. He shows that God alone provides lasting peace and joy, replacing anxiety with His peace that surpasses understanding when we pray, give thanks, and set our minds on what is good.

Drawing from 2 Timothy 1:13-18, Pastor Miles examines how believers can prepare to endure the inevitable storms of life. Against the cultural emphasis on grit and determination, he offers five biblical "hold fasts": the sound words of Scripture, faith in Christ, love in Christ, the indwelling Holy Spirit, and the fellowship of the body of Christ.

Opening a new series in 2 Timothy—Paul's last words to Timothy and the church—Pastor Miles sets the historical scene of Paul's imprisonment in Rome and examines the first verse to show how Paul could face martyrdom with joy and without fear. The teaching draws three points from 2 Timothy 1:1: meeting Jesus changes you forever, sometimes we suffer while doing God's will, and we can face any trouble...

Writing his final letter from a Roman prison while awaiting execution, Paul commissions Timothy to guard, transfer, and preach the gospel, yet displays remarkable grace, mercy, peace, and joy. Miles shows that the promise of life in Christ — given by grace and mercy alone — enables believers to face any trouble with the peace of God, the joy of a pure conscience, and the strength of genuine faith...

Drawing from 2 Timothy 1:6-12, this teaching examines how followers of Christ can move forward faithfully without being ashamed of the gospel, even amid fear of persecution. Paul exhorts the anxious Timothy to stir up his God-given gift, reminding him that God gives a spirit of power, love, and a sound mind rather than fear.

Opening his study of 2 Timothy, Paul's final letter, Pastor Miles sets the historical scene of Paul suffering in chains in Rome and shows how Paul passes the torch to the timid Timothy, commissioning him to guard, transfer, and preach the gospel. The teaching centers on how the promise of life in Christ—available only by grace and mercy—produces peace, joy, and a genuine faith that must be passed...

Guest teacher David walks through Titus 2:11 and James 1:22 to show that while we are saved by faith alone, we are created for good works—and a living, active, truthful, loving faith is how we honor Christ's sacrifice and reach a lost world.

Through the example of Nehemiah confronting economic injustice among the returning exiles in Nehemiah 5, Pastor Miles draws out five marks of a righteous leader, climaxing in integrity rooted in the fear of God. He challenges believers to embody these values and to hold both themselves and their leaders to God's standard.

Working through John 7–8 and the "I am" statements, Pastor Miles shows that Jesus repeatedly and provocatively identified Himself as God, climaxing in "before Abraham was, I am." Because Jesus said these things, He cannot be merely a good moral teacher; every person is confronted with a decision—reject Him or fall at His feet as Lord.

In the final teaching of a series on Jesus' seven "I am" statements, Pastor Miles examines John 15, where Jesus declares "I am the true vine." The message answers five questions about fruitfulness: what God desires, how He accomplishes it through pruning, why He does it for His glory, our role of abiding in Christ, and the resulting fullness of joy.

Teaching through John 14:1, Jason (the high school pastor) walks through Jesus' "I am the way, the truth, and the life" discourse, showing that we follow a Person rather than a destination and that authentic belief leads us to step out and do what God has called us to do. He weaves in the doctrine of the Trinity, the promise of the Holy Spirit, and the call to find peace by knowing Jesus and actin...

Teaching through John 11, Pastor Miles examines the seventh sign of Jesus—the raising of Lazarus—and its corresponding "I am" statement, "I am the resurrection and the life." He shows how Jesus' deliberate delay reveals that God prioritizes His glory and uses difficult circumstances to test, stretch, and strengthen faith, ultimately pointing every person to the question, "Do you believe this?"

This opening message of the "I Am" series introduces the Gospel of John as the inspired, eyewitness testimony of the last living apostle, written to reveal the true nature of Jesus as the Christ and Son of God—fully God and fully man. It then examines the first of Jesus's seven "I am" statements, "I am the bread of life," showing that Jesus came down from heaven to give life to a dying world and t...

Working through Titus 2:11–14, Pastor Miles teaches that salvation comes by grace alone, that this grace is available to all people, and that grace itself trains us to deny ungodliness, live righteously, fix our hope on Christ's return, and become God's purified, set-apart, good-works-loving people.

Teaching from Titus 2:15–3:8 on how Christians should live as recipients of God's grace, especially in a culture marked by political anger and conflict with governing authorities. Pastor Miles argues that believers must speak hard biblical truths boldly while submitting to authority, pursuing peace and humility, and letting the gospel's grace inspire good works that draw others to Christ.

Drawing from Titus 3:8-15, Pastor Miles teaches that God's grace saves us not by good works but for good works, calling believers to carefully maintain them. He explains that maintaining good works means pursuing what is profitable for ourselves and others, avoiding useless controversies, rejecting divisive people, and letting our fruitfulness meet the urgent needs of others.

Drawing on the repeated emphasis on good works in Titus 2-3, Pastor Miles teaches that God's grace saves us apart from works but for works, and that believers should be careful to maintain good works that are profitable to themselves and others while avoiding foolish, divisive, and unprofitable disputes. He closes by urging the church to let its fruitfulness meet the urgent needs of others and to...

Drawing on Titus 2:15–3:8, Pastor Miles teaches how followers of Jesus should respond to governing authorities and a culture in conflict—holding firmly to the inspired Scriptures while imitating Christ in submission, peaceableness, and humility, all flowing from the transforming grace of God.

Working from Titus 2:11–15, this teaching shows that salvation is by grace alone, that grace extends to all people, and that this same saving grace instructs believers to deny ungodliness, live righteously, fix their hope on Christ's return, and become God's purified, peculiar, and passionate people zealous for good works.

Teaching from Titus 2:1, Pastor Miles argues that humanity is fallen and in need of transformation, and that sound doctrine—energized by the grace of God—is what actually produces sound conduct in believers of every age and station. He shows that the changed life of a Christian substantiates the gospel before a watching world.

Paul commands the rich—which includes nearly all of us—not to be haughty or trust in uncertain riches, but to trust the Living God who richly gives us all things to enjoy, and to be rich in good works so as to lay hold on eternal life. Using the rich young ruler and the mirror of God's Word, Pastor Miles confronts concealed pride, misplaced trust, and the false prosperity gospel.

Opening a new study in Titus, Pastor Miles introduces Paul's letter to his silent partner Titus, set against the chaotic backdrop of Nero's Rome, and draws out the call to faithfulness, godliness, and gospel proclamation in a crooked culture.