King's Cross Utah

One of the worse feelings is being on team, seeing everyone else doing a great job, and then realizing that you don't really matter. The team would do just as well with you. When this realization sets in, we become disengaged and disenchanted with whatever team that we are on. Sadly, many of us feel this way about church. We gather on Sunday and see the "professional" Christians "doing ministry" a...

Certain passages of scripture can be more controversial than others. This passage is likely the most controversial passage in the entire New Testament—especially considering our current cultural climate. However, God's word is good. We should never shrink back from it or apologize for it. And the truth is, when we align our lives to the Bible, we place ourselves in the path of greatest flourishing...

What does God want? The Bible tells us about many of God's desire, but one of his greatest desires is that all should be saved. But how is that possible? How is that we can be reconciled to God? In the 2nd Chapter of Paul's letter to Timothy Paul answers this very question. The answer to this question is the most important knowledge that any person can possess. Listen to Pastor Brent Van Sickles t...

Religions are all based on rules, do's and don'ts, that end up defining us. We either feel weighed down by these definitions or we allow them to prop us up and we look down on others. This ultimately comes from an "unlawful" use of the "Law." In the Bible we see that a relationship with Jesus stands in stark contrast to living according to the law. The law defines, but Jesus redefines us. Listen t...

What do you do when you hear something that you know isn't true. Do you smile and nod and move on to the next subject. Do you argue and debate to get your point across. This scenario is exactly what Timothy experienced 2000 years ago as he led the fledgling church of Ephesus. Fortunately, Timothy's mentor Paul had wise council for him, and this council was permanently solidified in the New Testame...

When times are tough, where do we look? Do we look to money, friends, achievements, experiences, or our own accomplishments to rescue us from our difficult situation? If so, how does that work out? Maybe we find a moment of reprieve, but then that wears off and we are stuck searching again for that which will give us true help in hardship. Listen to this teaching as we learn how to find lasting se...

We hear about dark spiritual forces and think, "that's so elementary… or fantastical."   The secular worldview has permeated our culture in such a way that entertaining the idea can feel childish. However, doesn't it seem reductionistic and simplistic to say that all evil has natural causes? The Holocaust, racism, school shootings, are just the consequence of one's natural environment? Really, the...

Everyone one of us see the brokenness around us, and the brokenness within. We look to government, celebrities, thinkers, entrepreneurs, and influencers to tell us how to have the good life we desire. Or we turn inward and are left with the stress and anxiety of figuring out how to achieve the life that we can only receive. In this Psalm we see that there is a way to partake in true life. But we m...

In Psalm 42 the Psalmist describes depression like surging breaker drowning him in despair. He is so down that the only nourishment he has is the very tears that he cries. How many of us relate to this feeling? What do we do when we are in the midst of it. Check out this sermon as Pastor Brent helps us to find hope amid depression.

We are constantly bombarded with lies. Lies about our world, lies about who we are, and most devastatingly lies about God. These lies seep into our subconscious and begin to shape the way we think about the world. Sadly, most of the time, we are not even aware that it is happening. What can we do about this? In Psalm 73 we see the base lie that forms all other and we will learn how we can combat i...

Life comes at us a million miles an hour. We all face various difficulties and hardships and find ourselves desperately trying to keep our head above the water as we strain to grasp a lifeline. Where is God in all of this? In Psalm 23, one of the most beloved Psalms in the Bible, we encounter a God who provides, protects, prepares, and pours out permanent blessing upon all of his people. Listen to...

Movies like Armagedon and Left Behind paint a bleak picture of the days to come. Often times we read the news and are filled with anxiety and uncertainity in regards to the future. But do we have to? Is the future hopeless and scary? In scripture we see that the future is not half written manuscript with a surprise ending. Contrarily, we see that God is in control and has a plan to make all things...

Deep down every person desires to belong. We go through life searching for our tribe, because finding community is embedded into our DNA. What if God, in his infinite wisdom created a community in which all people could belong. Regardless of your race, gender, socio-economic status, or sexual orientation you can receive Christ and be grafted into the family of God. In the New Testament we see that...

In Acts 16 to Roman jailer ask one of most important questions that any person can ask, "what must I do to be saved?" This is an implicit question that drives our day-to-day life even if we are completely unaware of it. We all know that things are not the way they are supposed to be. We know that our would is broken and needs fixing. What is the answer? In this teaching we see that Jesus is the ho...

Who am I? Why do I exist? How do I find meaning and purpose in this life? These are big questions that we all ask and unfortunately our culture has proven itself deficient in providing an answer. When we are asking these big questions in life we must find the answering outside of ourselves and outside of whatever is popular in this 15 minutes of society. We need a source that is transcendent and i...

The Holy Spirit. What is it? Or, should we say who is He? Is the Holy Spirit some mystical force? Or is He personal and involved in the lives of all followers of Jesus? In this teaching we will learn that the Holy Spirit is fully God-the third person of the Trinity and He is also fully personal- active in our world. Find out who the Holy Spirit is and what He does in this sermon from King's Cross...

Was Jesus just a person who lived 2000 years ago? Was he a myth? What is it that Christians believe about the person Jesus? In this sermon we will learn what all Christians, in all times, in all places, have always believed about Jesus. 

Why do Christians believe in the Trinity? Is the Trinity even in the Bible? In this teaching you will see why all Christians, in all times, in all places, have always believed in the Trinity. You will also learn some of the reasons why Trinity matters and is relevent in your life. 

What is the Bible? Is it a long game of telephone? What about all the errors? Christians have always believed the Bible is inspired, infallible, and sufficent. And we have good reason to believe so. Check out this teaching and learn the Historic Christian view of the Bible. 

Every month that has a fifth Sunday, King's Cross Church uses that extra Sunday to intentionally form the whole family. We invite the children to remain in the main worship gathering and we teach on a spiritual discpline that will help the entire family grow in Christlikness. This Sunday we discussed the discipline of gathering. Pastor Brent provided a short devotional about gathering and then Pas...

Have you ever noticed that everything left to its own devices get worse? If you leave a house unmaintained it falls apart. If you let your car go without servicing it will stop running. In a world of decay, what can we do to find life? What is the source of vitalization and how do we access it? In this teaching we will discover the answer to these questions as we see that Jesus is the the true vin...

In a post pandemic world where various talking heads with alternative perspectives claim to have the truth, we are often left feeling disoriented and decieved. Each source promises to bring peace and life but ultimatley leaves is feeling dead. True life comes from being in relationship with God and Jesus is the way to the Father. He casts out lies because he is the truth and he brings life to the...

Regardless of where you come from or what your background is, we all look around and agree- the world is not the way it's supposed to be. Crime, poverty, poor mental health, and abuse are all part of the long list of pain that plagues our world. So if all this pain exists, can God possibly exist too? Listen to this teaching from King's Cross Church and see how pain doesn't disprove God and how he...

The cross was the most vile and horrific form of both torture and death. It was not only used to kill a perons, but to degrade and shame them. How is it then that the cross, this disgusting object of degredation has become a beacon of hope for so many? It is because of what Jesus did on the cross. Check out this teaching and consider the cross and ask you yourself, "where is my hope found?"

Have you ever felt lost? Have you ever felt alone or unseen? In John 10:11-18 we see that Jesus is the Good Shepherd who sees us, seeks us out, and saves us. Listen to this teaching and find comfort in the care of the Good Shepherd.