Line Upon Line

Continuing the study of Esther chapter 8, Pastor Miles shows that even after Haman is hanged, his decree against the Jews still stands—illustrating that while God works providentially behind the scenes, He calls His people to take responsibility and participate in His saving work. Just as Jesus did what only He could do on the cross, He sends believers into the world to carry the gospel.

Pastor Miles teaches through Esther 7, where wicked Haman falls on the very gallows he built for Mordecai, showing that God works behind the scenes to accomplish His plan while the devil always overplays his hand. Tying the centuries-long hatred of the Jewish people back to God's promise to Abraham—and ultimately to Jesus—he calls believers to trust God's sovereignty while still stepping into the part God has placed them to play.

A verse-by-verse teaching through Esther 4, where Mordecai challenges Esther to risk her life to save her people with the words "perhaps you've come to your royal position for such a time as this." Pastor Miles applies this to our own lives, urging us to trust God's power, knowledge, and love and to seize the opportunities He places before us.

A teaching from Esther 6 showing that though God is never explicitly named in the book, He is at work behind the scenes—seen vividly in the king's sleepless night that turns Haman's murderous plot against Mordecai into Mordecai's exaltation. The message reminds believers that amid the chaos and confusion of a broken world, God will not be dethroned and is always working at just the right time in just the right way.

Tracing a 1,500-year backstory from Esau and Jacob through Amalek and King Agag, this teaching shows that the "seemingly insignificant little thing" of Haman the Agagite's promotion in Esther 3 is actually the latest manifestation of a cosmic battle between God and the enemy of His people. Though God is never named in Esther, His hand—and that of an unnamed adversary—is at work beneath the surface.

A study of Esther 2 showing how God works behind the scenes to fulfill His covenant with Israel by calling imperfect people in imperfect circumstances to accomplish His perfect will. Esther's favor, Mordecai's obedience, and the call to respond to God's supernatural prompting are unpacked alongside reflections on God's enduring love for Israel.

An introductory study of Esther chapter 1, setting the historical stage of the Persian Empire under Ahasuerus (Xerxes) and examining Queen Vashti's refusal to appear before the king. The teaching wrestles with how believers serve unfaithful masters and balance submission to authority against obedience to God, while trusting that God sovereignly writes each person's part in His larger story.

Using the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4, Pastor Miles teaches practical principles for sharing the gospel: seeking out lost people, refusing excuses and distractions, and revealing both the gift of God (living water) and the Giver (Christ himself). The message calls believers, as part of the church's vision of "life in connection," to carry the good news to others without shyness.

Pastor Miles teaches that the church's mission—life in connection with God, one another, and the world through Jesus—calls believers to share the gospel as a better story than the divisive narratives shaping our culture. Drawing on Paul's missionary strategy, Don Richardson's ministry, and C.S. Lewis, he reframes evangelism as a natural overflow of joy and worship rather than a frightening duty.

Pastor Miles teaches that human beings were created for connection with both God and one another, but sin in Genesis 3 brought division, isolation, and loneliness that no human effort can overcome. Through the blood of Christ (the gospel) and the body of Christ (the church), we are reconciled to God and to each other, and he closes with practical ways to live out that connection.