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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.2023 Catechesi ed evangelismo Cristianesimo Spiritualità
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  • Whose Voice Has Authority in Your Life? | Mark 12:13-27 | Austin Glenn

    Whose Voice Has Authority in Your Life? | Mark 12:13-27 | Austin Glenn
    Oct 2 2026
    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."
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    47 min
  • Jesus' authority challenged | Mark 11:27-12:12 | Pastor Don Krafft

    Jesus' authority challenged | Mark 11:27-12:12 | Pastor Don Krafft
    Sep 25 2026
    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. 12And 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.
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    41 min
  • Leaves Without the Fruit | Mark 11:12-25 | Austin Glenn

    Leaves Without the Fruit | Mark 11:12-25 | Austin Glenn
    Sep 15 2026
    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."
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