Line Upon Line

A verse-by-verse teaching from Hebrews 9 showing that a covenant requires the death of the one who makes it, and that the old covenant's repeated animal sacrifices could never take away sin. Christ secured an eternal inheritance by offering himself once for all, fulfilling God's plan from the beginning and bringing rest to those who trust him.

Working through Hebrews 8:6 and its quotation of Jeremiah 31, Pastor Miles teaches that Jesus is the mediator of a far better covenant built on better promises—an unconditional covenant God Himself fulfills. The old covenant exposed Israel's (and our) inability to keep God's law; the new covenant offers forgiveness and eternal life through Christ's once-for-all sacrifice.

A teaching on the two Protestant sacraments—baptism and communion—focusing on what baptism is, how it is practiced, and why believers are baptized. Pastor Miles defines baptism as an outward expression of an inward transformation, grounds it in Scripture, and answers common questions about infant baptism, baptism for the dead, whether baptism is essential for salvation, and "Jesus only" baptism.

Working through Hebrews 7, Pastor Miles argues that the central message is not the mysterious identity of Melchizedek but the supremacy of Jesus as our better high priest after a better priesthood, who offered a better sacrifice once for all. He applies this to show that we have defensible answers to faith questions, that fallen humanity needs a mediator only Jesus can be, and that we must not miss the main point by getting lost in secondary debates.

Bible teaching — Pastor Miles DeBenedictis

Working through one of the difficult "warning" passages in Hebrews 6, Pastor Miles teaches that an unfruitful life ends in judgment, but that genuine faith in God's unchanging promise produces a confident hope that fuels patient perseverance. Our salvation rests not on our works but on Christ's finished work, and that hope produces the fruit of faithfulness.

Working through Hebrews 5:12–6:6, Pastor Miles teaches that God's goal for His children is spiritual maturity—discernment and obedience—and confronts the difficult warning passage about apostasy, distinguishing between believers who *fall* into sin (and can be restored) and those who *fall away* from trust in Christ altogether.

A Resurrection Sunday message from Luke 24 showing that the resurrection of Jesus is the pivotal event of human history, the foundation of the Christian faith, and the source of the believer's hope and joy forever. Without it, Christians are pitiful losers; with it, the loser bus becomes a march of victory.

Drawing from Hebrews 4, Pastor Miles teaches that just as Israel failed to enter God's rest through unbelief and disobedience, believers are warned not to come short of the rest God offers. He argues that the Bible holds both God's sovereignty and man's responsibility in tension, urging that genuine saving faith is proven by faithfulness and that true rest is found only by clinging to Jesus.

Pastor Miles teaches Hebrews 3:1–4:11, arguing that Jesus is worthy of more glory than Moses because the Son is greater than a servant, and that the book's repeated warnings against an "evil heart of unbelief" exist for a reason—to call Christians to trust Jesus alone and persevere to the end. He addresses the Calvinist-Arminian debate over eternal security, urging believers not to be lulled to sleep by assurance but to take the warnings seriously and pursue those who have drifted from the faith.