Line Upon Line

Drawing on Psalm 19, this teaching contrasts atheism with the testimony of creation, showing that general revelation proves God exists, is intelligent, and is powerful—leaving man without excuse—while special revelation (Scripture) tells us who God is and what He wants. The message closes with a celebration of Bible translation among the Palawano people through missionaries Bill and Donna Davis.

Pastor Miles teaches from 2 Peter 1:15-21 that the Bible is the essential foundation of Christian faith, written by eyewitnesses of Jesus's majesty and confirmed by fulfilled prophecy. He urges believers to abide deeply in Scripture and to await with confidence the second coming of the living, glorious Lord.

Building on 2 Peter 1:5, Pastor Miles teaches that salvation in Christ is the starting block, not the finish line, and that believers must give all diligence to add to their faith a progressive chain of qualities—virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love. Because God has already given everything needed for life and godliness, faith in God must grow into faithfulness toward God, which always produces fruitfulness.

Opening his study of 2 Peter, Pastor Miles introduces the apostle Peter and unfolds 2 Peter 1:1–4, showing that saving faith is a God-given seed that, rooted in the righteousness of Jesus, contains everything needed for grace, peace, godliness, and the exceedingly great and precious promises of eternal salvation.

Opening a new series in 2 Peter called "Rooted," Pastor Miles teaches from 2 Peter 1:12 that spiritual growth comes not through novelty but through faithful reminders of essential truths. Using the imagery of roots — unseen but essential — he shows that fruitful Christians must be deeply, lastingly planted and interconnected with the body of Christ.

In response to a week of national division and violence, Pastor Miles grounds Christians in the gospel of reconciliation before continuing through Jude's closing call to action. The teaching examines how false teachers display a false spirituality, why believers should not be shocked by wolves in the church, and how we are to contend for the faith—grounded in faith, fervent in spirit, steadfast in love, abundant in mercy, and discerning toward those who need either compassion or fearful rescue.

Using both the human body and the workings of the heart as extended illustrations, this teaching on 1 Corinthians 12:12 shows that believers are one body in Christ, each with a vital role, called to gather, encourage, and sharpen one another while avoiding the division God hates. It concludes by linking the unity of the body to the communion table.

Working through Jude 1:5-11, Pastor Miles examines how God's mercy and grace coexist with His perfect justice, using Jude's three Old Testament examples (Israel in the wilderness, fallen angels, Sodom and Gomorrah) to show that God will impartially judge unrepentant sin, even among His own people. He applies this to the church's call to "contend earnestly for the faith" by dealing decisively—but always under God's authority—with false teachers who creep in like a spiritual cancer.

Opening a new series in the book of Jude, Pastor Miles examines Jude's salutation (verses 1-4), showing that believers are called, sanctified, and preserved by God's grace alone, and are therefore summoned to contend earnestly for the faith against false teaching that arises from within the church.

In the closing exhortation of 1 Peter 5, Peter calls believers to humility, submission to leaders, sober vigilance against the devil, and trust in God's sufficient grace, all as part of the difficult but essential process of sanctification. Pastor Miles frames these as "keys of the kingdom" for citizens of heaven who must be refined into the people God envisions them to be.