Line Upon Line

Through Judges 4, this teaching shows how Israel "again did evil in the sight of the Lord," exposing our own weakness and slavery to sin, and how God delivers the unlikely and unexpected—pointing forward to the cross, where Christ was "nailed" to set us free from sin's punishment, power, and presence.

Teaching from Judges 3:5-30, the cycle of Israel's sin and deliverance and the story of Ehud and Eglon, Pastor Miles argues that the "nation" of Israel in the judges era was small and local, and that God uses ordinary people who simply show up and take responsibility. He challenges believers to recognize that big cultural problems are really local problems that God-empowered, ordinary Christians are called to address right where they are.

Drawing from the framing chapter of Judges (chapter 2), this teaching examines how Israel descended into idolatry through small steps of compromise, and how God—though He allows His people to reap the consequences of sin—remains merciful, raising up judges to deliver those who repent and return to Him.

Opening the Book of Judges, Pastor Miles shows how Judges 1–2 functions as a sequel to Joshua, recalling Israel's victory before charting their slide into compromise. The teaching contrasts the deuteronomic equation—faith plus obedience yields victory and blessing—with its inverse, demonstrating how small compromises and the neglect of prayer lead nations and individuals toward defeat and cursing.

An introduction to a new series in the Book of Judges, framed by Judges 2's account of "a generation that did not know the Lord." Pastor Miles argues that the West's slide from a judeo-Christian worldview mirrors Israel's cycle of forsaking God, and that the only solution to our cultural dumpster fire is the gospel of Jesus Christ.

A verse-by-verse study of John 17:9-26, focusing on Jesus' prayer for His disciples and for all who will believe through their word, showing how the unity of God's people glorifies Christ and becomes a supernatural witness to the world. The teaching closes by examining why we fail to make Christ known, and calls believers to know the Word, pray, and obey while guarding their unity.

This teaching on life in connection with one another traces humanity's design for community from Eden through the fall, and shows that the only cure for sin's damage to our relationships is Jesus, who places us in His body with gifts to serve one another in forgiveness, kindness, and unity. Being an active, forgiving part of the body of Christ is not optional but a command God uses to accomplish His mission of making disciples.

Drawing on Jesus's prayer in John 17, Pastor Miles addresses the cultural "crisis of meaning" and teaches that human beings were created by God for a specific purpose: to know God experientially, to glorify Him forever, and to live in unity and communion with Him through Christ.

A Christmas Eve meditation on the angels' announcement in Luke 2, showing how Christ's humble birth—proclaimed first to lowly shepherds—brings glory to God in the highest, peace on earth, and the possibility that we can be fully pleasing to God. Pastor Miles closes by urging believers to imitate the shepherds in praising God and proclaiming the good news.

A Christmas celebration teaching that asks "Why is this night different from all other nights?" and answers by tracing the prophetic thread of Christ's coming from Genesis 3:15 through the Old Testament to its fulfillment in the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. Though the event happened in obscurity, it is the most significant event in human history, around which our entire calendar and culture is built.