Line Upon Line

Examining Daniel 3, Pastor Miles shows how Nebuchadnezzar's prideful demand that all bow to his golden image mirrors today's "cancel culture," and how Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego model courageous, faithful refusal to conform. The teaching reminds believers that God is present in the fire and that genuine faith is proved authentic under pressure, even when standing firm does not guarantee rescue.

In Daniel 2, King Nebuchadnezzar's troubling dream and his death-threat to Babylon's wise men set the stage for Daniel, who—trusting the God of heaven who reveals secrets—both receives and interprets the dream. The vision of a great statue destroyed by a stone is a Messianic prophecy of successive earthly kingdoms giving way to the eternal kingdom of God established through Christ.

Opening a summer study in Daniel, Pastor Miles uses the experience of Daniel and his friends in Babylon to show how God's people can find their footing and stand faithfully in a culture turned upside down. Daniel's resolve not to defile himself models how believers must purpose in their hearts to remain loyal to God no matter their circumstances.

A contextual introduction to the book of Daniel that traces the entire storyline of Israel in the Old Testament through the lens of the "deuteronomic principle"—if Israel obeyed God they would be blessed, but if they disobeyed they would be cursed and ultimately exiled. This background sets the stage for understanding how Daniel and his friends came to be captives in Babylon and how God remains at work even in affliction.

Pastor Miles teaches Joshua 14 and Caleb's God-granted inheritance, then connects it to the believer's inheritance in Christ—guaranteed by the Holy Spirit—on the Feast of Pentecost, the day marking the blessing of the Spirit, the birth of the church, and the baptism of the first converts.

Using the gibeonites' plea for help in Joshua 10, Pastor Miles teaches that opposition and spiritual warfare are the normal Christian experience once we are "marked out" by our covenant with Christ. The challenge is to remain faithful and trust greatly in the God who fights with great power for His people.

Teaching through Joshua 8, Pastor Miles confronts the challenging question of why God in the Old Testament appears harsh and severe, especially in commanding the destruction of Ai. He argues that God's judgment is just, cause-based, patient, and preceded by calls to repentance, and that God's merciful nature in the Old Testament is consistent with Jesus in the New Testament and points to a coming final judgment from which only repentance can save.

A teaching on Joshua 7, where Achan's secret theft of devoted things from Jericho brought defeat and judgment on all Israel, illustrating that high spiritual moments carry the danger of catastrophic falls and that God values sanctification over earthly success. Pastor Miles closes by pointing to Christ as the only refuge from the coming judgment that all sinners deserve.

Pastor Miles examines the fall of Jericho in Joshua 6 as an extraordinary biblical claim and demonstrates how archaeological and historical evidence consistently validates the biblical narrative, arguing that validated supernatural events point to a supernatural cause. He closes by applying the story's significance: every believer faces a "Jericho" too great to overcome in their own strength, but God subdues what we cannot.

Through three encounters in John's Gospel—Nicodemus, the Samaritan woman, and the man at Bethesda—Pastor Miles shows that everyone is searching for a messiah, a man, or a miracle, and that the risen Jesus is the only one who satisfies our deepest thirst for eternal life. The teaching culminates in the resurrection as proof of Jesus's magnificent claims and a call to confess Him as Lord.