Line Upon Line

A panoramic introduction to Paul's epistle to the Romans, showing how its central message—the just shall live by faith—has fueled revivals and the Reformation, and tracing the book's threefold structure of salvation: the revelation, illustration, and application of God's righteousness.

A book overview of Acts that traces the spread of the gospel from Jerusalem to the uttermost parts of the earth, emphasizing that the true central figure of Acts is the Holy Spirit, who empowers the church to witness. The teaching follows Peter's opening of the gospel to Jew and Gentile, Paul's conversion and missionary journeys, the first word of the gospel (repentance), and the resurrection as the foundation of the apostles' message.

A survey of the Gospel of John that shows how the fourth Gospel uniquely reveals Jesus as the Son of God who gives life, structured around John's twin themes of "believe" and "life," the seven "I am" statements, and the seven miracles that substantiate them. The teaching closes by contrasting Jesus' encounters with the heathen (the woman at the well) and the religious (Nicodemus), showing that both must come to Christ by faith alone.

A "Through the Bible" overview of Luke's Gospel, presenting Jesus as the Son of Man who came to seek and save the lost, with detailed study of key passages including Jesus' rejection at Nazareth, the healing of the paralytic, the centurion's faith, John the Baptist's question, the cost of discipleship, persistent prayer, and the road to Emmaus.

A book-by-book overview of Mark's Gospel, which presents Jesus as the Servant who came not to be served but to give His life a ransom for many, structured around His authority and ministry (chapters 1–8) and His passion as the ransom (chapters 8–16). The teaching closes with a detailed walk through the Olivet Discourse in Mark 13, connecting it to Revelation 14 and Isaiah 63 and the call for believers to watch and be ready.

An introductory survey of the Gospel of Matthew that explains what distinguishes the New Covenant from the Old, why there are four Gospels, and how Matthew presents Jesus as the prophesied King, before walking through the Sermon on the Mount as a description of life in the kingdom of heaven.

A survey of the 400 "silent years" between Malachi and Matthew, tracing how God—though not speaking through prophets—sovereignly reshaped the political and religious world (through Alexander, the Seleucids and Ptolemies, Antiochus Epiphanes, the Maccabees, and Rome) to prepare His people for the coming of Christ. Pastor Miles connects Daniel's prophecies to this history and applies the lesson to current events as evidence that God still moves even when He seems silent.

A verse-by-verse walk through Malachi, the last book of the Old Testament, framed around seven questions a backslidden post-exilic Israel raised against God. The teaching closes the Old Testament journey and points forward to the 400 years of silence, the coming messenger John the Baptist, and the unchanging, giving character of God.

Pastor Miles surveys the entire book of Zechariah, walking through the prophet's eight night visions (chapters 1–6) and the later prophecies of the Messiah's first and second comings (chapters 7–14). The teaching shows how God called the returned remnant to repent, promised to restore Jerusalem, judge their enemies, cleanse His people, pour out His Spirit, and ultimately return to reign as King.

The book of Haggai addresses the remnant of Israel who, after returning from 70 years of Babylonian exile, had grown discouraged and abandoned the rebuilding of God's temple to focus on their own paneled houses. Through the prophet Haggai, God corrects their misplaced priorities, encourages the discouraged leaders Zerubbabel and Joshua, and promises blessing and greater glory in the latter house, ultimately fulfilled in the coming of Christ.