Come On Up

The Mountain Cross
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Come on up to the mountain as we seek to learn more from the Lord through His Word! Pastor Carl of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina simply teaches through the Word, verse by verse, chapter by chapter. Listen here or on the radio! Come On Up airs weekdays at 3:30PM and 10:30PM on WSKY - WEZZ in Waynesville - 97.5 FM / 970 AM and in Asheville - 102.9 FM / 1230 AM. Come On Up also airs Sundays at 7:30AM on Truth FM in Greenville Tennessee - 91.1FM.  “Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, He will teach us His ways, and we shall walk in His paths.” - Isaiah 2:3 Support Come On Up at TheMountainCross.com/donate or purchase a Scripture-based T-shirt at WearTheWordProject.com. Wear Scripture, share the Truth, start a conversation...

  1. 2h ago

    Grace Without Pressure

    Send us a note! Pastor Carl traces how the gospel can disturb a city, divide a household, and still bring real peace to anyone who surrenders to Jesus. We also confront the subtle temptation to turn our personal convictions into rules for everyone else, and we end by coming back to the cross as the center of Christian life.  • Gallio’s refusal to take sides and the beating of Sosthenes  • why the gospel can create conflict without Christians seeking conflict  • Sosthenes’ turnaround from opponent to “our brother”  • Paul’s vow and the difference between heritage and legalism  • why we cannot place our calling onto other people  • Priscilla and Aquila correcting Apollos with humility  • “to know Jesus Christ and to know Him crucified” as the core message  Simply visit themountaincross.com/donate and give what you can.  If you're in the area, we'd love to have you worship with us. Also check out: wearthewordproject.com for Scripture based t-shirts to help you declare your faith. What makes a Calvary Chapel a Calvary Chapel. Join Pastor Carl as he goes through one of the Calvary Chapel Distinctives on The Mountain Cross Minute. Wear The Word is a project of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. We offer T-shirts featuring Scripture and faith-centered designs that let you wear your faith, declare God’s Word, and open the door to meaningful conversations about Jesus.  WearTheWordProject.com Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.  Visit WearTheWordProject.com to find Scripture-inspired shirts that help you share your faith, start conversations about Jesus, and support the Come On Up! radio ministry!

  2. 1d ago

    Speak And Do Not Be Silent in Acts 18

    Send us a note! Pastor Carl takes us through Acts 18 as Paul lands in Corinth worn out, working as a tentmaker, and still refusing to bury the message of Jesus. We wrestle with fear, opposition, and pressure to soften the truth, and we hold onto God’s promise that He is with us when we speak.  • Paul’s move from Athens to Corinth and God’s provision through Aquila and Priscilla  • Why Paul centers his preaching on Jesus Christ crucified rather than impressive speech  • How encouragement from Timothy and Silas renews endurance and boldness  • What to do when people reject the gospel and turn hostile  • Paul’s shift from the synagogue to a next door ministry and Crispus coming to faith  • God’s vision to Paul: speak, do not be silent, I am with you  • Corinth’s culture and why the gospel can still break through  • The Gallio court moment and how God protects His work  If you'd like to learn more about Jesus, visit our website, themountaincross.com, and click on how to know God.  What makes a Calvary Chapel a Calvary Chapel. Join Pastor Carl as he goes through one of the Calvary Chapel Distinctives on The Mountain Cross Minute. Wear The Word is a project of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. We offer T-shirts featuring Scripture and faith-centered designs that let you wear your faith, declare God’s Word, and open the door to meaningful conversations about Jesus.  WearTheWordProject.com Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.  Visit WearTheWordProject.com to find Scripture-inspired shirts that help you share your faith, start conversations about Jesus, and support the Come On Up! radio ministry!

  3. 3d ago

    Weekend Edition - Ezekiel 7 part 2

    Send us a note! A tiny crack can look harmless until you realize the foundation is failing. That’s the lens we bring to Ezekiel 7: what seems like a manageable problem on the surface can actually be the visible sign of a deeper spiritual collapse. As we finish Ezekiel chapter 7, we sit with the hard truth that God’s warnings are not empty threats. They are mercy, giving people time to repent before judgment arrives.  We talk honestly about what it feels like to stand before a holy God: knees weak, excuses gone, idols exposed. Ezekiel’s picture is vivid and humbling, silver thrown into the streets and gold treated like refuse because it cannot save when everything else is stripped away. We connect that to modern idolatry and misplaced trust, then contrast it with God’s invitation to return, confess sin, and find forgiveness at the cross. The big takeaway is simple and searching: our sin is deeper than we admit, but God’s grace is deeper still.  From there, we follow the thread of true beauty and wisdom, moving through Proverbs and into Romans 13 where the call gets urgent: wake up, cast off the works of darkness, and put on the Lord Jesus Christ. We also wrestle with what happens when a nation or a person assumes blessing equals approval, chases comfortable lies, and looks everywhere for answers except the Lord. Finally, we hold on to hope through Jeremiah 24:7, a promise that God can give his people a heart to know him and return with the whole heart.  If this verse-by-verse Bible teaching challenged you, share it with a friend, subscribe so you don’t miss Ezekiel 8, and leave a review that helps others find the show. What part of the message hit closest to home for you? What makes a Calvary Chapel a Calvary Chapel. Join Pastor Carl as he goes through one of the Calvary Chapel Distinctives on The Mountain Cross Minute. Wear The Word is a project of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. We offer T-shirts featuring Scripture and faith-centered designs that let you wear your faith, declare God’s Word, and open the door to meaningful conversations about Jesus.  WearTheWordProject.com Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.  Visit WearTheWordProject.com to find Scripture-inspired shirts that help you share your faith, start conversations about Jesus, and support the Come On Up! radio ministry!

  4. 4d ago

    The Unknown God

    Send us a note! Athens had statues for every god you could imagine, plus one more altar “to the unknown God” just in case. That single detail feels uncomfortably current, so we lean into Acts 17 with Pastor Carl from The Mountain Cross in Waynesville, North Carolina and let Paul’s Mars Hill sermon challenge our modern mix of spirituality, philosophy, and moral confidence. We talk about Stoicism and the pull of pantheism, then draw a bright line between standing in awe of creation and worshiping creation. Paul insists God is the Creator who gives life, breath, and everything else, and that He does not live in a box we build for Him. That changes how we think about worship, identity, and even our daily strength because “in Him we live and move and have our being” is not poetry first, it is reality first. From there the message gets personal and urgent. If we are God’s offspring in the sense that He made us, we cannot turn around and invent a god of gold, silver, or stone, or a “custom” god that always agrees with our desires. Paul’s conclusion lands where it must land: God commands all people everywhere to repent, and He has appointed a day of judgment in righteousness. The resurrection of Jesus is the proof, and the hope, because the Creator became a man and rose again. If you’ve ever wondered whether Christianity is just another religion, or why the resurrection is such a dividing line, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the gospel-centered teaching and join the discussion. What makes a Calvary Chapel a Calvary Chapel. Join Pastor Carl as he goes through one of the Calvary Chapel Distinctives on The Mountain Cross Minute. Wear The Word is a project of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. We offer T-shirts featuring Scripture and faith-centered designs that let you wear your faith, declare God’s Word, and open the door to meaningful conversations about Jesus.  WearTheWordProject.com Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.  Visit WearTheWordProject.com to find Scripture-inspired shirts that help you share your faith, start conversations about Jesus, and support the Come On Up! radio ministry!

  5. 5d ago

    The Unknown God

    Send us a note! An altar “to the unknown god” sounds ancient until you realize how modern it is. We live in a world full of spiritual language, moral talk, and borrowed philosophy, yet many of us still hedge our bets with a vague faith that never names the true God. Pastor Carl takes us into Acts 17 and Paul’s sermon at the Areopagus (Mars Hill) to show how the gospel confronts both polite religion and confident skepticism without watering down the truth. We talk about Stoicism, pantheism, and the subtle shift from worshiping the Creator to worshiping creation. Paul’s argument is simple and relentless: God made the world and everything in it, He does not live in temples made by human hands, and He is the One who gives life, breath, strength, and every heartbeat. That leads to one of Scripture’s most searching lines: “In Him we live and move and have our being.” If that’s true, then God is not an accessory to our lives, He is the foundation of our existence. From there, the message sharpens into a clear call to action. God commands all people everywhere to repent because a day is appointed when Jesus will judge the world in righteousness, and the resurrection of Jesus is God’s public assurance that this is real. Some mock, some delay, and some believe and are changed, and we ask where you see yourself in that crowd. If you’ve wrestled with Christian apologetics, questions about idolatry, or what it means to seek God and actually find Him, this teaching will meet you head-on. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s curious about faith, and leave a review letting us know what line you can’t stop thinking about. What makes a Calvary Chapel a Calvary Chapel. Join Pastor Carl as he goes through one of the Calvary Chapel Distinctives on The Mountain Cross Minute. Wear The Word is a project of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. We offer T-shirts featuring Scripture and faith-centered designs that let you wear your faith, declare God’s Word, and open the door to meaningful conversations about Jesus.  WearTheWordProject.com Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.  Visit WearTheWordProject.com to find Scripture-inspired shirts that help you share your faith, start conversations about Jesus, and support the Come On Up! radio ministry!

  6. 6d ago

    Hungry For The Word in Acts 17

    Send us a note! A noisy crowd can feel convincing, but Acts 17 exposes how quickly envy turns into a mob and how easily we can confuse outrage with truth. We open with a gut-check that hits close to home: are we actually hungry for the Word of God, or have sermons and church become a weekly obligation that props up our conscience? From Thessalonica onward, the message of Jesus forces a response, and not everyone reacts with an open heart. We follow Paul and Silas as Paul reasons from the Scriptures, shows why the Christ must suffer and rise again, and watches God draw Jews and Gentiles to faith. Then the backlash comes, and we slow down to ask hard questions about our own motives: why do we resist conviction, who are we inviting into our “cause,” and are we declaring the gospel or just trying to shut down what we dislike? Against that backdrop, the Bereans stand out as a practical blueprint for Christian discernment, spiritual growth, and serious Bible study: they receive the word eagerly and then search the Scriptures daily to see if it’s true. From there we head to Athens, a city overflowing with idols, philosophies, and spiritual substitutes. We talk through Epicurean and Stoic thinking and why their assumptions still echo today, then we watch Paul point to the altar “to the unknown god” and proclaim the Creator who cannot be contained in temples made with hands. If you want verse-by-verse teaching that strengthens your faith, sharpens your discernment, and helps you navigate a topsy-turvy world, subscribe, share, and leave a review so more people can find it. What makes a Calvary Chapel a Calvary Chapel. Join Pastor Carl as he goes through one of the Calvary Chapel Distinctives on The Mountain Cross Minute. Wear The Word is a project of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. We offer T-shirts featuring Scripture and faith-centered designs that let you wear your faith, declare God’s Word, and open the door to meaningful conversations about Jesus.  WearTheWordProject.com Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.  Visit WearTheWordProject.com to find Scripture-inspired shirts that help you share your faith, start conversations about Jesus, and support the Come On Up! radio ministry!

  7. Oct 27

    See The Soul in Acts 16

    Send us a note! Not every enemy is an enemy and not every disruption is just “noise.” We walk through Acts 16 and watch God change lives in three unforgettable scenes: Lydia at the river, a demon-possessed slave girl trapped in exploitation, and a hardened jailer on the edge of suicide. Along the way, Pastor Carl challenges the instinct to write people off as threats, irritations, or statistics, and calls us back to the gospel lens: there is a soul behind the situation, and God still loves them. We talk about spiritual warfare and discernment, especially in the moment when a slave girl shouts a true message about Paul and Silas but still becomes a distraction. Why would Paul silence something accurate? Because when darkness “endorses” truth, it can twist the message, elevate falsehood, and pull attention away from Jesus. This section is a practical guide for Christians who want wisdom, not knee-jerk reactions, when they face chaos, conflict, or spiritual pressure. Then the story turns to persecution, prison, and a midnight worship service. Paul and Silas pray and sing hymns in chains, an earthquake opens doors, and the Philippian jailer asks the question that cuts through everything: “What must I do to be saved?” The answer stays simple and powerful: believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. If you need hope, courage, and a clearer view of how God works in uncomfortable places, this teaching will meet you there. Subscribe for more verse-by-verse Bible teaching, share this with a friend who needs encouragement, and leave a review to help more people find the show. What part of Acts 16 hits closest to home for you? What makes a Calvary Chapel a Calvary Chapel. Join Pastor Carl as he goes through one of the Calvary Chapel Distinctives on The Mountain Cross Minute. Wear The Word is a project of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. We offer T-shirts featuring Scripture and faith-centered designs that let you wear your faith, declare God’s Word, and open the door to meaningful conversations about Jesus.  WearTheWordProject.com Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.  Visit WearTheWordProject.com to find Scripture-inspired shirts that help you share your faith, start conversations about Jesus, and support the Come On Up! radio ministry!

  8. Oct 26

    Grace Over Rulekeeping

    Send us a note! A lot of us say we believe in grace, then quietly start grading faith with a checklist: what someone wears, what they avoid, what “real Christians” supposedly do. We push back on that impulse and return to the real questions: do you know Jesus, are you growing in Him, and is the Holy Spirit changing you from the inside out? That shift, from outward rulekeeping to inward transformation, is where freedom actually begins.  From there we dig into Acts 15, where the early church faces a high-stakes conflict between Jewish believers and Gentile believers. We talk about why Gentiles are not required to become Jews to be saved, why the Old Testament law is not trash, and how Jesus fulfills the law rather than erasing it. We also unpack the “necessary things” the church asks Gentile converts to avoid, including idolatry and sexual immorality, and why those guardrails are about holiness and love, not earning acceptance. Christian freedom is real, but we ask the hard question Paul raises in 1 Corinthians 8: is my liberty helping someone see Jesus, or becoming a stumbling block?  Finally, we look at the encouragement sent to Antioch and the surprising split between Paul and Barnabas over John Mark. Even when ministry relationships strain, God can still advance His work and even redeem the story over time. If you care about the gospel of grace, church unity, and Spirit-led growth, this message from The Mountain Cross in Waynesville, North Carolina will meet you where you are. Subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find Come On Up. What makes a Calvary Chapel a Calvary Chapel. Join Pastor Carl as he goes through one of the Calvary Chapel Distinctives on The Mountain Cross Minute. Wear The Word is a project of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. We offer T-shirts featuring Scripture and faith-centered designs that let you wear your faith, declare God’s Word, and open the door to meaningful conversations about Jesus.  WearTheWordProject.com Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.  Visit WearTheWordProject.com to find Scripture-inspired shirts that help you share your faith, start conversations about Jesus, and support the Come On Up! radio ministry!

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Come on up to the mountain as we seek to learn more from the Lord through His Word! Pastor Carl of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina simply teaches through the Word, verse by verse, chapter by chapter. Listen here or on the radio! Come On Up airs weekdays at 3:30PM and 10:30PM on WSKY - WEZZ in Waynesville - 97.5 FM / 970 AM and in Asheville - 102.9 FM / 1230 AM. Come On Up also airs Sundays at 7:30AM on Truth FM in Greenville Tennessee - 91.1FM.  “Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, He will teach us His ways, and we shall walk in His paths.” - Isaiah 2:3 Support Come On Up at TheMountainCross.com/donate or purchase a Scripture-based T-shirt at WearTheWordProject.com. Wear Scripture, share the Truth, start a conversation...

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  • Creator
    The Mountain Cross
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    226
  • Rating
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