Line Upon Line

An expository teaching on Romans 1:1, where Paul identifies himself as a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, and separated unto the gospel of God. Pastor Miles draws from these three descriptors a pattern for every believer: we are all servants of Christ by virtue of His Lordship, and we discover our specific calling and appointed task only as we serve faithfully in whatever God sets before us.

An introduction to Paul's Epistle to the Romans, set within the chronology of Acts, explaining how the Roman church likely came to be through Paul's trained church-planting team, and surveying the letter's purpose as a doctrinal primer that unites Jewish and Gentile believers in Christ.

A review of the book of Acts focused on its central theme of gospel proclamation, showing that the church's essential, unchanging mission—commanded by Jesus and modeled by the early church—is to preach the simple gospel of Christ crucified, buried, and risen. Every believer, empowered by the Spirit, is called to be a gospel proclaimer in the face of opposition until Christ returns.

A study of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus that traces the church's escalating persecution and presents Acts as a story of radical transformation—God's power converting His chief persecutor into His chosen vessel. The teaching applies this to believers today, who are transformed in order to become transformers in their community.

A study of Acts that traces the birth and growth of the early church through God's power, demonstrating that wherever God's power is at work in His church, the opposition of the enemy will inevitably arise. Pastor Miles charges the church to respond to persecution not with apology and silence, but with Spirit-empowered boldness in proclaiming the gospel.

A re-entry teaching into the book of Acts that reframes the church as God's empowered, ordinary people sent into every sphere of life, then traces five demonstrations of God's power in the first six chapters of Acts and introduces the church's new "Connect" community ministry.

As Paul closes 2 Corinthians and prepares for his third visit, he calls the church to self-examination—to test whether Christ is truly in them and to live an examined life prayerfully, biblically, and publicly. Pastor Miles teaches that the proof of Christ's presence is not worldly power or harshness but the fruit of the Spirit, and that when self-examination exposes sin, the answer is repentance and confession.

Examining 2 Corinthians 12, Pastor Miles explores Paul's "thorn in the flesh," arguing it was not a physical ailment but the satanic-led opposition of false apostles, and uses it to address the difficult question of why God allows suffering in the believer's life. He concludes that God permits suffering—originating from Him, sourced through Satan—to humble us, refine us, deepen our dependence on Him, and reflect His glory, with the promise of an eternity free from pain.

Paul reluctantly stoops to "foolish" self-commendation in 2 Corinthians 11 to protect the Corinthian church from false apostles. He gives four "for" reasons—God's jealousy for them, their betrothal to Christ, their drift from the gospel, and their departure from Paul himself—warning that any teaching added to the simplicity that is in Christ is a satanic seduction.

Paul defends his ministry against slanderous "super apostles" at Corinth by exposing their false claims and refusing to measure himself by human standards. Drawing on 2 Corinthians 10:7 and parallel passages, he teaches that God looks at the heart rather than outward appearance, and that the only boasting worth pursuing is glorying in the Lord and seeking His commendation.