Line Upon Line

Drawing from 1 Timothy 6:11-16, Pastor Miles teaches that the man and woman of God are called to flee the carnal traits of the old nature (pride, envy, strife, greed) and pursue the new nature in Christ (righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness). This putting-off and putting-on, empowered by God's indwelling Spirit, is the "good fight of faith" by which Christians lay hold of the joy, peace, and victory of eternal life even now.

Drawing from 1 Timothy 6 and its parallel in Ephesians 6, Pastor Miles teaches that how we work matters to God because our work represents Him, calling Christians to labor with honesty, integrity, and sincerity for God's glory rather than for selfish gain. He warns that pursuing riches as the goal leads to ruin, while godliness with contentment is the truly great gain.

Working through 1 Timothy 6:1 alongside its parallel in Ephesians 6, Pastor Miles teaches a godly work ethic: how and for whom we work matters to God, because our labor represents Him. He warns that pursuing riches as our motivation leads to ruin, while godliness with contentment is the truest and greatest gain.

Drawing from 1 Timothy 5:17-25, Pastor Miles examines the universal human drive toward purity and shows that, although Scripture commands us to be holy, no one is naturally pure and we therefore need God's supernatural power. He ties Paul's seemingly odd instructions about elders, wine, and hidden sin to the truth that personal religious standards do not equal righteousness—only the Spirit's fruit reveals genuine, Christ-given purity.

Drawing from 1 Timothy 5:17-25, Pastor Miles explores humanity's universal drive toward purity and morality, arguing that since we cannot make ourselves righteous by our own efforts or external standards, we need God's supernatural power; he ties this to Paul's instructions on appointing, disciplining, and honoring church elders, showing that private impurity will eventually surface and that the true evidence of righteousness is the fruit of the Spirit.

Pastor Miles addresses the most common question he receives—"What is God's will for my life?"—and answers it from Philippians 2 through its four movements: exhortation, example, exercise, and exhibition. He argues that God leads us into His will primarily by transforming our desires as we delight in Him, follow Christ's sacrificial example, and live for the joy and interests of others.

A call to remember Christ's saving purpose, to trust the power of God in the gospel, and to overcome fear of evangelism by learning to answer skeptics' questions with questions that reach the heart. Pastor Miles equips believers to share their faith in their everyday mission fields with gentleness, respect, and confidence.

A Resurrection Sunday teaching from John 20 examining how Mary, John, and Peter each "saw" the empty tomb differently, tracing a progression from casual observation to attentive investigation to believing understanding. Pastor Miles argues that the empty tomb requires a response and that the most logical decision, given the evidence and eyewitness testimony, is faith in the risen Christ.

Continuing through 1 Timothy 5, Pastor Miles teaches that off-course churches always lack qualified elders and sound doctrine, and that the remedy is to qualify elders by biblical requirements, appoint them, support them with "double honor," discipline them when they sin, and never appoint them hastily.

Drawing from Philippians 2:1-16, Pastor Miles tackles the most commonly asked pastoral question—"What is God's will for my life?"—and shows that God leads us into His will not by audible voices or coin flips, but by transforming our desires as we delight in Him and follow the sacrificial example of Christ.