Line Upon Line

In his final farewell to the Ephesian elders (Acts 20:17-38), Paul reminds them of his past character, his present circumstances of faithful obedience under suffering, and the application for their future leadership—chiefly to guard their own hearts and to guard the flock God purchased with His own blood.

A reintroduction to the book of Acts that frames the church as God's mobile temple, sent into the world to fulfill Christ's commission—a mission impossible apart from the promised and provided power of the Holy Spirit. Pastor Miles surveys the storyline of Acts through Paul's third missionary journey, arriving at Acts 20 as Paul heads back toward Jerusalem.

A teaching on biblical generosity that grounds Christian giving in the character of God, who is the supreme giver, and in Christ, who gave everything on the cross. Drawing from Exodus 35–36 and a survey of Scripture, the message argues that sacrificial generosity expresses Christlikeness, is commanded, is a matter of stewardship, loosens the world's grip on us, and will be rewarded.

A teaching on the biblical theme of mission, tracing how God is the missionary God who pursues lost humanity, how Christ exemplifies and commissions His disciples for mission, empowers them by the Spirit, and will ultimately accomplish His mission through the church. It challenges believers to engage in mission right where they are, seeing their daily lives and workplaces as mission fields.

A teaching on why God created humanity for community, how that community and communion were lost in the fall, how Christ reconciles us to God and one another through the cross, and how the local church—lived out in fellowship and connect groups—is God's plan for restoring genuine community.

This teaching explores worship as central to the Christian life and the purpose for which we were created, arguing that all of creation—and humanity in particular—exists to bring glory to God. Pastor Miles shows that sin is fundamentally a worship disorder, that worship is transformational, and that we fulfill our purpose and taste our destiny when we worship God together.

Tracing the biblical arc from creation to the church, Pastor Miles teaches that humanity was made for community and communion with God, that both were broken in the fall, and that Christ came to reconcile us to God and one another—making the church God's plan for restoring genuine, satisfying community.

Opening a new series called "Life in Connection," Pastor Miles uses Habakkuk 2:2-3 to teach that God has good plans for His people, makes those plans known through God-inspired vision, and calls His people to test, write, and act on that vision. He then unveils Cross Connection Church's vision and mission to live a life in connection with God and one another through worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, mission, and generosity.

Drawing on Peter's pattern of stirring believers up by reminder, Pastor Miles works through 1 Thessalonians 5:14-18, exhorting the church to warn the unruly, comfort the faint-hearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all, refuse to render evil for evil, and to rejoice, pray, and give thanks—the explicitly stated will of God.

Pastor Miles uses the year-end season to give a "prophetic encouragement" rather than a sensational prophecy update, warning against speculative eschatology while affirming the certain hope of Christ's second coming and His promise to make all things new. He calls believers to faithful watching, waiting, and working—taking the gospel to the world—until Jesus returns.