Line Upon Line

Through Joshua's encounter with the Commander of the Lord's army before Jericho, this Palm Sunday teaching shows how God leads us into unworkable situations to deepen our dependence and trust, calling us to humble worship and persistent prayer rather than using God as a piece of our own plans.

Teaching from Joshua 5, Pastor Miles shows that God often works us into unworkable situations to deepen our dependence and trust in Him, and that when Christ appears as Commander of the Lord's army, our proper response is humble worship and surrender rather than trying to fit God into our own plans. He closes by urging persistent prayer for the "Jerichos" in our lives—hardened loved ones God still desires to save.

Teaching through Joshua 5:1–12, this message examines the circumcision and Passover at Gilgal as Israel entered the promised land, drawing out lessons on covenant, parenting as an eternal calling, and how God's provision sometimes looks like loss. The passage points ultimately to Christ, in whom our true circumcision and reproach-removal are accomplished.

A study of Joshua 4 showing how God commanded Israel to build a memorial of twelve stones after their miraculous crossing of the Jordan, teaching that God's timing is perfect, that He desires His people to remember His faithfulness, and that stepping into His blessing requires obedience. The crossing foreshadows Christ as the only way from the land of judgment to the land of blessing.

Drawing from Joshua 3, Pastor Miles teaches that God's victorious strength is seen most clearly when His people, weak and out of options, follow Him by faith, keep behind Him, and sanctify themselves—so that He alone makes a way through impassable obstacles. As Israel crossed the Jordan, they passed from being merely "a people" to becoming "a nation," picturing how we only fully become what God intends when we step into the fullness of His blessing in Christ.

A verse-by-verse study of Joshua 2, where Joshua sends two spies into Jericho who lodge with Rahab the harlot. Pastor Miles shows how this seemingly small "parenthesis" fits God's larger redemptive plan—rescuing Rahab, confirming Israel's confidence through her testimony, and placing a pagan woman in the line of the Messiah.

As Israel transitions from Moses to Joshua, Pastor Miles teaches that life always involves change, challenge, and the temptation to step back in fear—but God calls His people to move forward in faith, empowered by the Holy Spirit, taking possession of the promises that are theirs in Christ. Victory comes not through human strength but through courage in and obedience to God's Word.

Teaching from Joshua 1, this message calls believers to move forward and take ground by faith rather than standing idle out of fear, just as Joshua led Israel into the Promised Land after Moses's death. Victory, prosperity, and rest come not by human strength but through Spirit-empowered courage and obedience to God's word.

Setting aside his prepared message, Pastor Miles "calls an audible" to address the Asbury University revival and argue that there is no hope for Western culture apart from a genuine move of the Spirit of God. Using the wilderness rock-water stories of Numbers and the living-water passages of John, he reminds the church that God moves powerfully when people are desperately thirsty for Him, and that the true evidence of revival is the fruit of the Spirit.

Through the strange and challenging story of Moses being barred from the Promised Land in Numbers 20, Pastor Miles teaches that God remains consistent and true to His word and will, and that even our faithful servants face consequences when they misrepresent Him through unbelief. Yet God's purposes are bigger than the details we fixate on—Moses ultimately stood with Christ on the Mount of Transfiguration, showing that God completes the greater redemptive work He begins.