Line Upon Line

Through the storm on the Sea of Galilee and the deliverance of the Gadarene demoniac in Luke 8, this teaching shows that Jesus is Lord over both natural and spiritual storms, and that whatever the cause of our storms, the central question is not their size but where our faith is placed. Christ crosses over on purpose to seek and save the lost, and his power leads people either to reverent worship...

Using the AI "black box" problem of interpretability as an entry point, Pastor Miles argues that Jesus' teaching is not primarily about transmitting information but about reframing our sin-corrupted perception of reality. Working through Luke 8:16-18, he shows that the word of God planted as seed produces faith unto life, which becomes a light meant to shine forth rather than be hidden.

A close reading of just three verses (Luke 8:1-3) draws out four marks of Jesus' ministry—its movement, its kingdom mission, its in-motion method of discipleship, and its means of provision through generous women followers—and applies each as a lesson in faithful stewardship of time, mission, presence, and resources.

Drawing on 1 Corinthians 2, Pastor Miles teaches that the church's purpose and message are fixed by Christ while its methods may change, and that God deliberately uses weak, lowly people so that faith rests in His power rather than human wisdom. He explains the "why, what, and how" that make Cross Connection Church distinct—integrity, intellectual diligence, relevance, and connection—and calls bel...

On the first Sunday of 2026, Pastor Miles surveys what God will do in the new year and draws from 1 Thessalonians 1 to cast a vision: that Cross Connection Church would become exemplary among the saints, growing in faith, hope, and love through God's work and our obedient effort.

The fourth and final Advent message in a series on the themes of Christmas, this teaching focuses on love—showing from Romans 5, John 3:16, Ephesians 2, and 1 John that Jesus both brings and is the love of God, and that God's love for us compels and equips us to love others.

Drawing from Psalm 16, this teaching shows that Jesus—God incarnate—is the fullness of joy embodied, making lasting joy accessible to those who receive His saving grace. Joy that is "increasing unto abundance for eternity" is experienced now by abiding in Christ, His Word, and His people, even in the midst of suffering.

A Christmas/Advent message on peace, teaching that the birth of Christ brings the blessing of an everlasting, increasing peace that is far greater than the world's provisional ceasefires. Pastor Miles shows how we receive peace *from* God, gain peace *with* God, and experience the peace *of* God in our anxious lives through faith, prayer, and biblical meditation.

Through the story of the sinful woman who anointed Jesus's feet in the home of Simon the Pharisee, Pastor Miles argues that Christ calls us beyond mere religion to a love for enemies that flows from recognizing how much we ourselves have been forgiven. He warns that self-righteous Phariseism—seen today in trends like Christian nationalism—blinds us to our own need for grace and leads us to "otheri...

Examining Jesus's response to John the Baptist's discouraged question from prison in Luke 7, Pastor Miles shows that Jesus addresses our flaws privately while announcing our identity publicly—always working from love to perfect us. The teaching closes by considering the spiritual realm and how to discern the source of our thoughts.

Building on Jesus's command to love your enemies in Luke 6, this teaching examines the healing of the Roman centurion's servant in Luke 7 as a living picture of enemy-love, then applies it to the politically divided, tribalized moment in which we live—calling believers to advance Christ's kingdom not through dominance and vengeance but through the self-giving love modeled by Jesus on the cross.

Jesus's teaching in Luke 6 calls disciples out of the blindness of hypocrisy and into honest self-examination, so that—abiding in Christ—they bear the fruit of the Spirit and build a storm-resistant life through obedience. The teaching also confronts the prosperity gospel's misuse of this passage and clarifies the true nature of Jesus's promised blessing.

Drawing on a recent trip to Israel, Pastor Miles teaches Jesus' command in Luke 6 to love your enemies and not resist evil, while holding it in tension with the Bible's parallel call for governing authorities to execute justice. He argues that the citizen of Christ's kingdom lives by a different value system, trusts God for justice through the magistrate rather than personal vengeance, and points...

A teaching on Luke 6:20-26 (the Sermon on the Plain) examining Jesus' four blessings and four woes both physically and spiritually, and warning that the church's greatest pitfall is the "Pharisee in the mirror"—judging others' performance instead of pursuing our own sanctification.

Guest pastor Neil unpacks Jesus' answer to the greatest commandment in Mark 12:28-31, teaching that loving God completely, others compassionately, and ourselves correctly are the central calling of the Christian life. He argues that knowing our identity in Christ as fully known and fully loved is the wellspring from which loving God and neighbor flows, and closes with practical "T" action steps.

Drawing from Luke 6:12-19, Pastor Miles teaches that Jesus intentionally calls, chooses, names, and appoints individuals to His mission, and that a life worth imitating comes not through worldly success but through following Christ. He traces the progression from seeker to hearer to follower to learner to appointed messenger, urging believers simply to "show up" and be with Jesus.

A verse-by-verse study of Luke 6:1–11 showing how Jesus's view of the Sabbath collided with the rigid legalism of the religious leaders, revealing that God gave the Sabbath as a blessing of rest, not a burden of righteousness—a rest ultimately fulfilled in Christ Himself.

Drawing from Jesus's words in Luke 5:33-39, Pastor Miles teaches that fasting—though not required under the new covenant—is a practical spiritual discipline and a weapon of spiritual warfare that disciplines the flesh, strengthens the spirit, and prepares believers for battle in an age of evident demonic activity and emerging revival.

Returning to Luke 5, Pastor Miles examines Jesus' calling of Levi the tax collector and his feasting with sinners against the backdrop of first-century Israel's factions and the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk. He argues that Jesus approaches the reproached and includes the excluded, and that the gospel—not violence or politics—is the only power that can transform individuals and a fractured...

Through the healings of the leper and the paralytic in Luke 5, this teaching shows who Jesus is — willing to cleanse, able to forgive, and worthy of glory — and that great faith in Christ always receives more than it seeks. It calls believers to a life of prayer and bold friendship that brings others to Jesus.

Closing out a summer series on the Nicene Creed, Pastor Miles focuses on its final words—"We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come"—and shows how the reality of Christ's resurrection transforms the way believers face death, sorrow, and daily faithfulness. Speaking from his own recent grief over his brother's death, he grounds Christian hope in the certainty that d...

Using the fourth "we believe" statement of the Nicene Creed, Pastor Miles teaches that the church is the overflow of the triune nature of God—one God in three persons—who designed individuals to be united together as one in Christ. He argues, especially in light of his brother Danny's sudden death, that the church is God's plan A for redeeming, reconciling, and sustaining his people, and that "jus...

Drawing on Hebrews 1 and the Nicene Creed's affirmation that the Holy Spirit "has spoken through the prophets," this teaching argues that we live in the last days and that God has revealed himself so we might know his will and ways. Fulfilled prophecy is presented as the fingerprint of God on history, validating the Scriptures and pointing ultimately to Jesus, the fullness of God's revelation.

A study of Acts 1 and the Nicene Creed's statement about the Holy Spirit, showing that the centuries-old "filioque" controversy ("and the Son") became a distraction from the church's true mission. The Holy Spirit was promised and given to empower God's people to accomplish God's mission, and we must keep our focus there rather than on divisive arguments.

A teaching on the second coming of Christ, drawn from the Nicene Creed's affirmation that Jesus "will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead." Pastor Miles shows that Christ's return has always been a central, promised hope of the church and calls believers to wait, watch, and work faithfully until that day.