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Line Upon Line
by Miles DeBenedictis
Verse-by-verse Bible teaching from Pastor Miles DeBenedictis — the Line Upon Line teaching archive.
Episodes
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Signs of the Time | Sunday, October 4, 2026
Teaching from Luke 12:49–59, Pastor Miles examines Jesus' call to discern "the signs of the times" and applies it personally, confessing that for years he ignored God's signs to rest and ask for help—culminating in a hypertensive crisis. He announces he will "preach less to reach more," urging…
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Lines and Lambs | Sunday, September 6, 2026
Returning to Luke 12, Pastor Miles teaches that Jesus's warning against "the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy" is rooted in the Old Testament Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread: God's people are delivered by the blood of the Lamb and then purge out sin because they have been...
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Rejected or Restored? | Sunday, August 30, 2026
Through the post-resurrection encounter between Jesus and Peter at the Sea of Galilee (John 21), this teaching shows that Jesus is a restorer who seeks out the broken and failed. Rather than condemning Peter for his three denials, Christ takes him back to the scene of his failure to redeem it,...
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Bound to Set Free | Sunday, August 23, 2026
Following Paul's second gospel journey in Acts 16, this teaching shows how God led his workers by closing doors and opening others—into Troas, Philippi, the hearts of Lydia and a Philippian jailer—and calls believers to wait on God, do his revealed will, work wisely, and endure opposition as...
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Found Twice | Sunday, August 9, 2026
In John 5, Jesus heals a man who had been an invalid for 38 years at the pool of Bethesda, seeking him out twice—first to heal his body and later to make him whole. The teaching shows how we can fixate on "the moving of the water" and miss Christ, how his commands carry the power to fulfill them,...
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Can I Get a Drink? | Sunday, August 2, 2026
Through the story of the woman at the well in John 4, Pastor Miles teaches that Jesus is not merely a historical figure to be studied but a living person to be known—the seeking Shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine, reveals both the gift of God and himself as the Giver, and transforms those he…
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Nic at Night | Sunday, July 12, 2026
In a verse-by-verse study of John 3, Pastor Miles examines Jesus's nighttime conversation with Nicodemus, showing that no amount of religious effort can make a person righteous. True entrance into the kingdom of God comes only through being born again—a work of God by the Spirit through faith in...
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Godly Sorrow | Sunday, June 28, 2026
Through the tragic account of David, Bathsheba, and Uriah in 2 Samuel 11–12, this teaching traces the anatomy of sin and shows why David—despite his grievous fall—is called a man after God's own heart: not because he was sinless, but because he confessed, repented, and threw himself on God's…
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Let Me Introduce Myself… | Sunday, June 14, 2026
Continuing the "Fly on the Wall" series in Exodus, this teaching examines how God introduces himself to Moses and Israel at Sinai—not with words of wrath, but leading with mercy. It traces God's self-revelation in Exodus 34:6-7 and shows how his justice and mercy ultimately meet at the cross.
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I Speak Because I Am | Sunday, June 7, 2026
Opening a summer series called "Fly on the Wall," Pastor Miles examines Exodus 3 and the burning bush to argue that we know almost nothing apart from revelation, and that God has disclosed both His nature and His will as the God who sees, hears, knows, and comes down to deliver and bless. This…
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Faux Faithfulness | Sunday, May 31, 2026
Drawing on the human inclination toward religion and his recent travels through Europe, Pastor Miles examines Luke 11:37-54, where Jesus pronounces six woes against Pharisees and scribes whose ritual observance masks an unrighteous heart. The teaching warns that religion for religion's sake...
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The Good Portion | Sunday, May 3, 2026
A verse-by-verse teaching on Luke 10:38-42, the account of Martha and Mary, showing that Martha's busy service was good but disordered—Jesus calls us to sit at His feet first so that our service flows from worship rather than duty. The lesson is not to do fewer things, but to do the right thing...
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Like a Good Neighbor | Sunday, April 26, 2026
Pastor Miles examines the parable of the Good Samaritan in its full context — a know-it-all lawyer testing Jesus with the self-justifying question "Who is my neighbor?" — to show that the law demands a perfect love no one can perform, and that only Christ can transform the heart from which true,...
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The Devil we Know | Sunday, April 19, 2026
Beginning with Jesus' startling words to the returning seventy—"I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven"—Pastor Miles traces the prehistory of Satan's rebellion: God created humanity, lower than angels yet crowned to rule over them, and the anointed cherub Lucifer refused to serve…
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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Mission | Sunday, April 12, 2026
Pastor Miles draws on Luke 10 and the current revolution in technology and AI to show that the harvest is great and the kingdom mission belongs not only to famous saints but to ordinary, unnamed believers. He calls the church to begin every missional endeavor with prayer, to be prepared for God…
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Promises Made… | Sunday, April 5, 2026
Preaching unexpectedly from the Christmas annunciation in Luke 2 on Easter Sunday, Pastor Miles shows that the resurrection turns the angel's Advent promise of "good tidings of great joy" into present reality. The empty tomb fulfills the four themes of Advent—joy, hope, peace, and love—securing...
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Good Friday Service | Sunday, April 3, 2026
A Good Friday meditation on Jesus's final word from the cross, *tetelestai* ("it is finished"), showing it as the triumphant declaration of a victor who has accomplished the purpose for which he came. Pastor Miles unpacks five things finished at the cross and challenges believers to live as…
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Night of Ai with Pastor Miles
Drawing on his background in tech and his current PhD research in AI ethics, Pastor Miles traces the 70-year history of artificial intelligence, explains how today's agentic AI is reshaping every computer-based job, and argues that the deepest issue raised by AI is an anthropological one: the...
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On The Way With Jesus | Sunday, March 29, 2026
Beginning with the meaning of Palm Sunday and the selection of the Passover Lamb, Pastor Miles teaches Luke 9:51-62, showing how Jesus steadfastly set his face toward Jerusalem and the cross. Through Christ's rejection in Samaria, the rebuke of James and John, and three would-be followers, the...
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To Be Great… | Sunday, March 22, 2026
Jesus' disciples dispute over who is the greatest, and rather than rebuking their desire for status, Jesus reframes greatness by setting a powerless little child before them—teaching that our worth flows from being made in God's image, not from our output, team, or achievement. Pastor Miles...
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From Mountains to Valleys | Sunday, March 15, 2026
Teaching from Luke 9:37-43, this message follows Jesus and the disciples down from the Mount of Transfiguration into the valley of a demon-oppressed boy, where the disciples' failure exposes the necessity of divine power, constant dependence on God, and spiritual discipline for fruitful kingdom...
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Dying to Live | Sunday, March 8, 2026
Examining Luke 9:23-36, Pastor Miles teaches that Jesus calls every follower—not just an elite ministerial class—to deny self, take up the cross daily, and follow Him, embracing a death to self that leads to true and eternal gain. The Transfiguration reveals the coming glory of Christ, which…
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All Sufficiency | Sunday, March 1, 2026
Drawing from the feeding of the five thousand and Peter's confession in Luke 9, Pastor Miles teaches that fruitful ministry depends on relationship with and rest in Christ, and that our insufficiency is the very place where Christ reveals His all-sufficient power. He frames this against the chaos...
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Go, Believing | Sunday, February 22, 2026
In Luke 9:1-11, Jesus moves the Twelve from disciples (learners) to apostles (sent ones) by calling, conferring power and authority, commissioning, and commanding them to take nothing—designing total dependence into His mission. Pastor Miles challenges the American church's self-sufficiency and...
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Dying Daughters | Sunday, February 15, 2026
A teaching on Luke 8:40-56, where Jesus heals a woman with a twelve-year flow of blood and raises Jairus's dying daughter, addressing the painful reality that God's care for others can feel like neglect of us when our own prayers seem unanswered. The message reframes our losses by reminding us…
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Storms and Calms | Sunday, February 8, 2026
Through the storm on the Sea of Galilee and the deliverance of the Gadarene demoniac in Luke 8, this teaching shows that Jesus is Lord over both natural and spiritual storms, and that whatever the cause of our storms, the central question is not their size but where our faith is placed. Christ...
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How Do You See? | Sunday, February 1, 2026
Using the AI "black box" problem of interpretability as an entry point, Pastor Miles argues that Jesus' teaching is not primarily about transmitting information but about reframing our sin-corrupted perception of reality. Working through Luke 8:16-18, he shows that the word of God planted as seed...
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Substance & Provision | Sunday, January 18, 2026
A close reading of just three verses (Luke 8:1-3) draws out four marks of Jesus' ministry—its movement, its kingdom mission, its in-motion method of discipleship, and its means of provision through generous women followers—and applies each as a lesson in faithful stewardship of time, mission,...
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Why, What, How? | Sunday, January 11, 2026
Drawing on 1 Corinthians 2, Pastor Miles teaches that the church's purpose and message are fixed by Christ while its methods may change, and that God deliberately uses weak, lowly people so that faith rests in His power rather than human wisdom. He explains the "why, what, and how" that make…
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Exceptional Faith, Hope, Love | Sunday, January 4, 2026
On the first Sunday of 2026, Pastor Miles surveys what God will do in the new year and draws from 1 Thessalonians 1 to cast a vision: that Cross Connection Church would become exemplary among the saints, growing in faith, hope, and love through God's work and our obedient effort.
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The Advent of Love | Sunday, December 21, 2025
The fourth and final Advent message in a series on the themes of Christmas, this teaching focuses on love—showing from Romans 5, John 3:16, Ephesians 2, and 1 John that Jesus both brings and is the love of God, and that God's love for us compels and equips us to love others.
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Fullness of Joy | Sunday, December 14, 2025
Drawing from Psalm 16, this teaching shows that Jesus—God incarnate—is the fullness of joy embodied, making lasting joy accessible to those who receive His saving grace. Joy that is "increasing unto abundance for eternity" is experienced now by abiding in Christ, His Word, and His people, even in...
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Perfect Peace | Sunday, November 30, 2025
A Christmas/Advent message on peace, teaching that the birth of Christ brings the blessing of an everlasting, increasing peace that is far greater than the world's provisional ceasefires. Pastor Miles shows how we receive peace *from* God, gain peace *with* God, and experience the peace *of* God…
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Forgiven Much? | Sunday, November 23, 2025
Through the story of the sinful woman who anointed Jesus's feet in the home of Simon the Pharisee, Pastor Miles argues that Christ calls us beyond mere religion to a love for enemies that flows from recognizing how much we ourselves have been forgiven. He warns that self-righteous Phariseism—seen...
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Jesus Says… | Sunday, November 16, 2025
Examining Jesus's response to John the Baptist's discouraged question from prison in Luke 7, Pastor Miles shows that Jesus addresses our flaws privately while announcing our identity publicly—always working from love to perfect us. The teaching closes by considering the spiritual realm and how to...
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Love Behind Enemy Lines | Sunday, November 9, 2025
Building on Jesus's command to love your enemies in Luke 6, this teaching examines the healing of the Roman centurion's servant in Luke 7 as a living picture of enemy-love, then applies it to the politically divided, tribalized moment in which we live—calling believers to advance Christ's kingdom...
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Blinded by Hypocrisy | Sunday, November 2, 2025
Jesus's teaching in Luke 6 calls disciples out of the blindness of hypocrisy and into honest self-examination, so that—abiding in Christ—they bear the fruit of the Spirit and build a storm-resistant life through obedience. The teaching also confronts the prosperity gospel's misuse of this passage...
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Kingdom Rules | Sunday, October 26, 2025
Drawing on a recent trip to Israel, Pastor Miles teaches Jesus' command in Luke 6 to love your enemies and not resist evil, while holding it in tension with the Bible's parallel call for governing authorities to execute justice. He argues that the citizen of Christ's kingdom lives by a different...
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Blessings, Woes, and Pharisees | Sunday, October 19, 2025
A teaching on Luke 6:20-26 (the Sermon on the Plain) examining Jesus' four blessings and four woes both physically and spiritually, and warning that the church's greatest pitfall is the "Pharisee in the mirror"—judging others' performance instead of pursuing our own sanctification.
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Mark 12:28
Guest pastor Neil unpacks Jesus' answer to the greatest commandment in Mark 12:28-31, teaching that loving God completely, others compassionately, and ourselves correctly are the central calling of the Christian life. He argues that knowing our identity in Christ as fully known and fully loved is...
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The Chosen | Sunday, October 5, 2025
Drawing from Luke 6:12-19, Pastor Miles teaches that Jesus intentionally calls, chooses, names, and appoints individuals to His mission, and that a life worth imitating comes not through worldly success but through following Christ. He traces the progression from seeker to hearer to follower to...
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Culture Clash | Sunday, September 28, 2025
A verse-by-verse study of Luke 6:1–11 showing how Jesus's view of the Sabbath collided with the rigid legalism of the religious leaders, revealing that God gave the Sabbath as a blessing of rest, not a burden of righteousness—a rest ultimately fulfilled in Christ Himself.
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Discipline, Devotion, Revival | Sunday, September 21, 2025
Drawing from Jesus's words in Luke 5:33-39, Pastor Miles teaches that fasting—though not required under the new covenant—is a practical spiritual discipline and a weapon of spiritual warfare that disciplines the flesh, strengthens the spirit, and prepares believers for battle in an age of evident...
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In The Presence of My Enemies | Sunday, September 14, 2025
Returning to Luke 5, Pastor Miles examines Jesus' calling of Levi the tax collector and his feasting with sinners against the backdrop of first-century Israel's factions and the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk. He argues that Jesus approaches the reproached and includes the excluded, and…
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Clean, Forgiven, Connected | Sunday, September 7, 2025
Through the healings of the leper and the paralytic in Luke 5, this teaching shows who Jesus is — willing to cleanse, able to forgive, and worthy of glory — and that great faith in Christ always receives more than it seeks. It calls believers to a life of prayer and bold friendship that brings...
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Living in Anticipation | Sunday, August 31, 2025
Closing out a summer series on the Nicene Creed, Pastor Miles focuses on its final words—"We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come"—and shows how the reality of Christ's resurrection transforms the way believers face death, sorrow, and daily faithfulness.…
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I Will Build My Church | Sunday, August 24, 2025
Using the fourth "we believe" statement of the Nicene Creed, Pastor Miles teaches that the church is the overflow of the triune nature of God—one God in three persons—who designed individuals to be united together as one in Christ. He argues, especially in light of his brother Danny's sudden…
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The More Sure Word | Sunday, August 17, 2025
Drawing on Hebrews 1 and the Nicene Creed's affirmation that the Holy Spirit "has spoken through the prophets," this teaching argues that we live in the last days and that God has revealed himself so we might know his will and ways. Fulfilled prophecy is presented as the fingerprint of God on...
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The Promise of the Father | Sunday, August 10, 2025
A study of Acts 1 and the Nicene Creed's statement about the Holy Spirit, showing that the centuries-old "filioque" controversy ("and the Son") became a distraction from the church's true mission. The Holy Spirit was promised and given to empower God's people to accomplish God's mission, and we...
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Come Again… | Sunday, August 3, 2025
A teaching on the second coming of Christ, drawn from the Nicene Creed's affirmation that Jesus "will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead." Pastor Miles shows that Christ's return has always been a central, promised hope of the church and calls believers to wait, watch, and work...
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Verse-by-verse Bible teaching from Pastor Miles DeBenedictis — the Line Upon Line teaching archive.
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