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King's Cross Church is a Jesus-Centered, Grace-Motivated, Gospel-Saturated church located in Farmington , Utah. It is our vision to be a safe place for people to encounter Jesus. This podcast is an extension of that vision as you listen to teaching ministry of King's Cross Church.

  1. 1d ago

    Staying Faithful When Life Is Hard | Mark 14:12-51 | Austin Glenn

    What does it look like to remain faithful to Jesus when life feels like it is falling apart around us? In this powerful study through Mark 14, we are brought into the most intimate and agonizing moments of Jesus' final hours before the cross, and what we discover is not just a historical account but a living blueprint for enduring the hardest seasons of our own lives. The passage walks us through the Passover meal, the garden of Gethsemane, and the arrest of Jesus, and at every turn we are shown that faithfulness in adversity is not about summoning our own strength but about anchoring ourselves to the one who holds all things together. We see Jesus demonstrating sovereign foreknowledge over every detail of that night, reminding us that even when our circumstances feel chaotic and confusing, nothing catches God off guard. He rules over it all, and we can trust him even when we do not understand what he is doing. — Mark 14:12-51 Jesus Anointed at Bethany 14 Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. 2 "But not during the festival," they said, "or the people may riot." 3 While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head. 4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, "Why this waste of perfume? 5 It could have been sold for more than a year's wages and the money given to the poor." And they rebuked her harshly. 6 "Leave her alone," said Jesus. "Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. 8 She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. 9 Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her." 10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. 11 They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over. The Last Supper 12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples asked him, "Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?" 13 So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, "Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. 14 Say to the owner of the house he enters, 'The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' 15 He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there." 16 The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. 17 When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve. 18 While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, "Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me." 19 They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, "Surely you don't mean me?" 20 "It is one of the Twelve," he replied, "one who dips bread into the bowl with me. 21 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born." 22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take it; this is my body." 23 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it. 24 "This is my blood of thec]">[c] covenant, which is poured out for many," he said to them. 25 "Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." 26 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial 27 "You will all fall away," Jesus told them, "for it is written: "'I will strike the shepherd,     and the sheep will be scattered.' 28 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee." 29 Peter declared, "Even if all fall away, I will not." 30 "Truly I tell you," Jesus answered, "today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice you yourself will disown me three times." 31 But Peter insisted emphatically, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you." And all the others said the same. Gethsemane 32 They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray." 33 He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34 "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death," he said to them. "Stay here and keep watch." 35 Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him. 36 "Abba, Father," he said, "everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will." 37 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Simon," he said to Peter, "are you asleep? Couldn't you keep watch for one hour? 38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." 39 Once more he went away and prayed the same thing. 40 When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him. 41 Returning the third time, he said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 42 Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!" Jesus Arrested 43 Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared. With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders. 44 Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: "The one I kiss is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard." 45 Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, "Rabbi!" and kissed him. 46 The men seized Jesus and arrested him. 47 Then one of those standing near drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. 48 "Am I leading a rebellion," said Jesus, "that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? 49 Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled." 50 Then everyone deserted him and fled. 51 A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him, 52 he fled naked, leaving his garment behind.

  2. Oct 21

    Counterfeit or Authentic: The True Cost of Discipleship | Mark 14:1-10 | Austin Glenn

    What does it truly mean to follow Jesus? Mark 14:1–11 opens with a striking contrast that forces us to examine the condition of our own hearts. On one side, we see religious leaders plotting against Jesus and Judas preparing to betray Him. On the other, we encounter an unnamed woman who breaks open an alabaster jar of pure nard, worth an entire year's wages, and pours it over Jesus in an extravagant act of devotion. Through this striking contrast, we see the difference between counterfeit and authentic discipleship. Counterfeit discipleship maintains a polished outward appearance of faith while secretly treasuring self-interest, personal ambition, or hidden sin. Authentic discipleship, however, is marked by a wholehearted, public, and costly devotion to Jesus that holds nothing back. Though those around her consider her offering wasteful, Jesus declares it a beautiful thing and promises that her story will be told wherever the gospel is proclaimed. Two thousand years later, her example still challenges us to examine our own hearts. Are we genuinely devoted to Jesus, or have we become skilled at maintaining the appearance of faith while quietly living for ourselves? True devotion doesn't come from trying to earn Christ's love, but from recognizing our own sinfulness and responding with deep gratitude for the grace secured through His death and resurrection. The central question this passage places before us is not merely theological, but is deeply personal: is our devotion to Jesus authentic, or have we become skilled at maintaining the appearance of faith while quietly living for ourselves? — Mark 14:1-10 The Plot to Kill Jesus It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, for they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people." Jesus Anointed at Bethany And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. There were some who said to themselves indignantly, "Why was the ointment wasted like that? For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they scolded her. But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me. She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial. And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her." Judas to Betray Jesus Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.

  3. Oct 17

    Finding Security in an Uncertain World | Mark 13 | Austin Glenn

    In a world that feels increasingly unstable, we often find ourselves searching for something solid to hold onto. This message takes us deep into Mark 13, one of the most complex and debated passages in all of Scripture, and draws out a truth that is both sobering and profoundly liberating: institutions fail, but God's kingdom prevails. Walking through the historical backdrop of the Jerusalem temple, one of the ancient world's most magnificent structures, we see how even the most impressive symbols of human power and religious pride are ultimately temporary. Jesus warned his disciples that the temple would be dismantled stone by stone, and history confirms that is exactly what happened in 70 AD. But the message does not stop at destruction. It moves toward hope, pointing us to the Son of Man who comes in clouds with great power and glory, gathering his people from every corner of creation. The promise is clear: no matter how dark the present age feels, there is a day coming when every tear is wiped away and the former things pass away entirely. For those of us navigating economic uncertainty, political anxiety, and cultural upheaval, this ancient word speaks directly into our moment and invites us to anchor our hope in a kingdom that cannot be shaken.  — Mark 13: Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple 13 And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!" 2 And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down." Signs of the End of the Age 3 And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 4 "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?" 5 And Jesus began to say to them, "See that no one leads you astray. 6 Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and they will lead many astray. 7 And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet. 8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains. 9 "But be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them. 10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations. 11 And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. 12 And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death. 13 And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. The Abomination of Desolation 14 "But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15 Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out, 16 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 17 And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! 18 Pray that it may not happen in winter. 19 For in those days there will be such tribulation as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will be. 20 And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days. 21 And then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'Look, there he is!' do not believe it. 22 For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect. 23 But be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand. The Coming of the Son of Man 24 "But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. The Lesson of the Fig Tree 28 "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates. 30 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. No One Knows That Day or Hour 32 "But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. 34 It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. 35 Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— 36 lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. 37 And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake."

  4. Oct 7

    An Ordered Life | Mark 12:28-44 | Austin Glenn

    What if the secret to a fulfilling life comes down to one simple question: What do you love most? In Mark 12, Jesus gives us a surprisingly simple answer: "Love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength." But this isn't merely about feelings or emotions toward God. It's about what ultimately orients our entire lives. Augustine said, "Love is the weight by which we act." He described love as a force that pulls us toward whatever we have made most important. What we love shapes what we pursue, what we sacrifice for, what we fear losing, and ultimately, who we become. The problem isn't that we love too much. Often, we love the wrong things too much. Success, comfort, relationships, approval, money, achievement, or control can quietly take the place that belongs to God. And when lesser loves become ultimate loves, something inside us becomes disordered. We may have everything we thought we wanted and still feel restless. Are there places in our hearts where we've put up a No Trespassing sign? Areas we've surrendered to everything except God, including our time, ambitions, relationships, money, future, or the parts of ourselves we're determined to keep control over? Jesus gives us a picture of wholehearted love in the widow who offers two small coins. On the surface, she gives almost nothing. But Jesus sees what everyone else misses: she holds nothing back. Her story challenges us to ask: What am I still holding back? Rightly ordered love doesn't mean loving everything else less. It means loving everything else in the right place. When God becomes our greatest love, our other loves become healthier, freer, and more rightly ordered. Maybe the restlessness we feel isn't because we need more, but because our loves have been pulling us in too many directions. True satisfaction isn't found by adding another priority to our crowded lives, but by returning our greatest love to the center. Our hearts remain restless until they rest in Him.  — Mark 12:28-44 The Great Commandment 28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?" 29 Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' 31 The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." 32 And the scribe said to him, "You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him. 33 And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices." 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions. Whose Son Is the Christ? 35 And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, "How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 36 David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, "'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,     until I put your enemies under your feet."' 37 David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?" And the great throng heard him gladly. Beware of the Scribes 38 And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces 39 and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, 40 who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation." The Widow's Offering 41 And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. 42 And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny.a]">[a] 43 And he called his disciples to him and said to them, "Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on."

  5. Oct 2

    Whose Voice Has Authority in Your Life? | Mark 12:13-27 | Austin Glenn

    We live in a culture saturated with voices and expert opinions readily at our fingertips, but the question is whether we regard Jesus as the most authoritative voice in our lives. This week, Pastor Austin took us through Mark 12, where we find Jesus in the final week of His life, facing off against some of the sharpest religious and political minds of His day. The Pharisees and Herodians, two groups who could not stand each other, unite in an attempt to trap Him with a loaded question about paying taxes to Rome. What unfolds is one of the most brilliantly layered responses in all of Scripture. Jesus exposes their hypocrisy by asking them to produce a coin: "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" Using their own logic against them, He responds, "Render to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God the things that are God's"—subtly revealing that while Caesar could have his cheap metal back, our very souls belong entirely to God. The sermon draws a parallel between the image of Caesar on the coin and humanity being made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). Over and over in Scripture, we see that we are made in His likeness and belong to Him. What does it practically mean for you to live as someone who belongs fully to God rather than to any earthly system, identity, or authority? Saul's partial obedience in 1 Samuel 15 cost him God's anointing. Is there an area of your life where you're surrendering 99% to God but quietly holding back the remaining 1%? What might that partial surrender be costing you spiritually? Dallas Willard described Jesus as "the smartest person who ever lived." How does viewing Jesus as supremely intelligent and competent—not merely morally good—change the way you approach Him for guidance in everyday decisions? And if Jesus truly has authority over every corner of our lives—including our work, finances, relationships, and decisions—where might there be a gap between what we say we believe and how we actually live? The sermon says, "The voices that inform us become the voices that form us." What voices are shaping you right now—and is the voice of Jesus truly the one carrying the most authority?  — Mark 12:13-27 Paying Taxes to Caesar 13 And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk. 14 And they came and said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances,but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?" 15 But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why put me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it." 16 And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's." 17 Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they marveled at him. The Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection 18 And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying, 19 "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 20 There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring. 21 And the second took her, and died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise. 22 And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died. 23 In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife." 24 Jesus said to them, "Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God? 25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 26 And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? 27 He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong."

  6. Sep 25

    The Farmer's Son | Mark 11:27-12:12 | Pastor Don Krafft

    A.W. Tozer once wrote, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." That quote is worth sitting with for a moment. What do you really believe about God? And how has that understanding shaped the way you live each day? Are there distorted or warped views of God that may be keeping you from fully experiencing His love for you and the abundant life He so desires for you? In Mark 11 and 12, the religious authorities come to Jesus demanding, "By what authority are you doing these things?" Their question reveals something deeper about how they saw Jesus—and how easily our own view of God can become distorted from fear, shame, disappointment, or past experiences all shaping the way we see Him. When our view of God becomes warped, it can keep us from fully receiving the grace and love He so freely gives. Scripture gives us a clear picture of who God is. In Exodus 34, He reveals Himself as merciful, gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love. If this is who He truly is, then the question isn't simply what we believe about Him, but whether He holds first place in our hearts and lives. As we journey through this passage of Scripture in Mark, our hope is that we wouldn't simply learn more about Jesus, but that we would see Him more clearly, know His heart more deeply, and grow in our trust of His love for us. As Pastor Don asks an important question "Is Jesus Supreme in Your life?" we need to ask ourselves, is His authority highest, or are we still trying to live life on our own terms—our way, our will, our agenda? — Mark 11:27-12:12 And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him,  and they said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?"  Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me."And they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But shall we say, 'From man'?"—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet.  So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.   12 And he began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country. When the season came, he sent a servan to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.  Again he sent to them another servant, and they struck him on the head and treated him shamefully. And he sent another, and him they killed. And so with many others: some they beat, and some they killed. He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.  What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read this Scripture: "'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?" And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

  7. Sep 15

    Leaves Without the Fruit | Mark 11:12-25 | Austin Glenn

    In Mark 11:12–25, we see two powerful moments that at first glance might seem completely unrelated. Jesus curses a barren fig tree, and then He walks into the temple and overturns the tables of the money changers. These two events are not random displays of Jesus' righteous anger, but they are deeply connected. Together, they invite us to think about what it means to have a faith that is more than outward appearance—a faith that is alive, rooted in God, and truly producing fruit. Throughout the Bible, the fig tree is often used as a picture of Israel. Hosea 9:10 Jesus refers to Israel's ancestors as "the early fruit on the fig tree". In this passage, that imagery helps us understand what Jesus is revealing about the temple. The temple was meant to be a place where heaven and earth met—a place where people could encounter and come near to God through prayer, worship, and experiencing His presence. But somewhere along the way, something beautiful had become complicated. What was meant to help people encounter God, had become entangled with commerce, performance, and religious systems. Jesus isn't simply pointing out what's wrong. He's showing the deeper reason of what God has always wanted for His people all along. He doesn't want us trapped in religious performance, constantly trying to strive, earn, or prove ourselves "worthy" for Him. He simply wants us to know Him. Mark 11:12-25 is deeply personal. It's an invitation to stop settling for the "leaves" of religion and instead bear the fruit of relationship by abiding in Him. We can all find ourselves going through the motions sometimes. We can become attached to the appearance of faith—the routines, the language, the traditions, even the feeling of being a "good Christian" while missing the invitation to simply remain close to Jesus. The question isn't, "am I doing enough?" The better question is, "am I staying connected to the One who gives me life?" Fruit doesn't come from trying harder to look alive. Fruit grows when something is actually alive and connected to its source. Jesus isn't simply a better version of the temple. He is the fulfillment of everything the temple was pointing toward. He is the true meeting place between God and humanity—the final sacrifice, the One who removes the distance between us and God, forgives our sin, and gives us new life. This passage isn't saying try harder in religion, rather it's a personal invitation of grace to come closer to Jesus. To let go of the pressure to perform. to trust that as we remain connected to Him, His life begins to produce fruit in us. — Mark 11:12-25: 12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14 And he said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard it. Jesus Cleanses the Temple 15 And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. 16 And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. 17 And he was teaching them and saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a den of robbers." 18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching. 19 And when evening came they went out of the city. The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree 20 As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. 21 And Peter remembered and said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered." 22 And Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God. 23 Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25 And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."

  8. Sep 9

    Confidence in What God is Doing Next | Philippians 1:1-11 | Brent Van Sickle

    Goodbyes are hard, but Philippians 1:1–11 reminds us that while chapters may change, God isn't finished yet. In his letter, Paul looks back with gratitude for what God has done in the lives of the Philippians, while confidently looking ahead to what God will continue to do, saying, "He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion." Our confidence isn't in a pastor, a particular season, or even ourselves—it is in Christ.  One of the themes of Philippians is that we were made for community. We were never designed to follow Jesus in isolation. We need one another. God gives each person different gifts, abilities, experiences, and passions to help grow one another, grow together, and live for something bigger than ourselves. So where do we find our identity? Is it in lesser things? Is our identity built upon our own accomplishments, our roles, our relationships, or our circumstances—or are we rooted in who we are in Christ?  As one season comes to a close, we can look back with gratitude without losing sight of what God is doing next. Keep growing. Keep serving. Keep loving. Keep building one another up. As transitions happen and seasons change, the mission still remains the same. Christ is still at work. The same God who was faithful then is faithful now—and He is already at work in what comes next.  — Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanksgiving and Prayer 3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. 7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

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King's Cross Church is a Jesus-Centered, Grace-Motivated, Gospel-Saturated church located in Farmington , Utah. It is our vision to be a safe place for people to encounter Jesus. This podcast is an extension of that vision as you listen to teaching ministry of King's Cross Church.

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  • Creator
    King's Cross Church
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    198
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023
  • Show Website
    King's Cross Utah