Come On Up

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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 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. 

  1. 14h ago

    Righteous At Christ’s Expense

    Send us a note! A gift card feels free until you remember someone else paid for it. We use that everyday moment to get at a bigger truth from Isaiah 53: God’s grace doesn’t cost us, but it costs Jesus everything. Pastor Carl walks through the Suffering Servant prophecy and shows why the cross looks shocking to human eyes and yet is the clearest picture of God’s love, God’s justice, and the righteousness of God offered to sinners at Christ’s expense.  We slow down on “by His stripes we are healed” and unpack healed as mended, cured, repaired, made whole. That includes the deepest problem beneath every symptom, sin and death, and it also speaks to the real fractures we carry in body, mind, and spirit. We also face Isaiah’s blunt diagnosis: we are sheep who go astray, and “iniquity” is more than mistakes, it is a twisted drift that resists God’s design. Against that backdrop, Jesus stands silent before His accusers and goes willingly to the cross to make the great exchange possible.  Then Isaiah 54 turns the corner toward restoration: sing again, enlarge your tent, and trust the mercy of God even after shame and loss. The message lands with a clear invitation to stop chasing self-made righteousness and receive the new covenant through faith in Jesus Christ, then live outward with expanded influence for the good of others. Subscribe for more teaching through Isaiah, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review. What line from Isaiah 53 or 54 do you keep thinking about after listening? 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. The 20th anniversary of Facing the Giants, Monday September 14 - 6:30PM at the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville. Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.

  2. 1d ago

    The Unattractive Gospel in Isaiah 53

    Send us a note! The world trains us to trust what looks impressive, but Isaiah 53 asks a sharper question: will you believe a Savior who does not match your idea of strength? We wrestle with how easy it is to polish Christianity into something “marketable,” and why that move quietly replaces the true gospel with a version that flatters our flesh but cannot save.  Pastor Carl walks line by line through Isaiah’s prophecy of the Suffering Servant, showing how God’s Messiah grows up humbly “as a tender plant,” without the outward beauty people expect. Instead of winning through image and dominance, Jesus is despised, rejected, and acquainted with grief, entering the real human experience of sorrow, anxiety, and loss. We also talk honestly about how we often judge by appearance while God judges by the intents of the heart, and why that changes how we see both Christ and ourselves.  The heart of the message centers on substitutionary atonement in Isaiah 53: Jesus is wounded for our transgressions and crushed for our iniquities so that we can have peace with God. You’ll hear careful definitions of key words like transgression, iniquity, chastisement, peace, and “by His stripes we are healed,” with healing described as mended, cured, repaired, and made whole. The teaching closes with the Servant’s silence before judgment and the surprising fulfillment of His burial, pointing to a gospel that is not shiny, but is eternally strong.  Subscribe for more Bible teaching through Isaiah, share this with a friend who needs real hope, and leave a review to help others find the podcast. What part of Isaiah 53 challenges your assumptions the most? 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. The 20th anniversary of Facing the Giants, Monday September 14 - 6:30PM at the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville. Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.

  3. 2d ago

    Wake Up And Walk Away

    Send us a note! A fire alarm is not the moment to “see how things go.” That’s the gut-level picture we start with as Pastor Carl walks through Isaiah 51 and 52, where God calls His people to wake up, recognize what sin has done, and stop looking to a broken world for answers that cannot save. If you’ve felt spiritually sleepy, stuck in compromise, or worn down by the chaos around you, this message is a jolt in the best way. We talk about the “cup” of God’s wrath and what it means to experience the consequences of walking by sight instead of by faith. The passage does not dodge responsibility, but it also refuses to leave us in shame. God’s grace is greater than our drifting: He takes the cup away, restores what’s been crushed, and tells His people to stand up in strength. That leads to a blunt, necessary question for the modern church: do we look more like Babylon than we do Jesus? The call is clear and practical, depart, touch no unclean thing, deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. From there, Isaiah turns our eyes to hope and mission. “How beautiful upon the mountains” are the feet that bring good news, a line echoed in Romans 10. We are reminded that the gospel is not a hobby, it’s our message. And we end with the Servant of the Lord, the Messiah whose suffering points straight to Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who was marred for our salvation and whose blood covers sin for all who believe. If this encouraged you, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs a wake-up call, and leave a review so more people can find this Bible teaching through Isaiah. What is one “Babylon” habit you know you need to walk away from? 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. The 20th anniversary of Facing the Giants, Monday September 14 - 6:30PM at the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville. Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.

  4. 3d ago

    Wake Up And Come Back To God

    Send us a note! You can feel it when you’ve drifted: the quieter prayers, the louder opinions of other people, the constant urge to manage your image, and the sinking sense that you’re stuck in a hole you helped dig. We walk through Isaiah 51–52 with Pastor Carl and name the trap for what it is, fear of man and friendship with the world that slowly dulls our awe of God. Then we follow Isaiah’s repeated command, “Awake, awake,” not as a slogan, but as a moment of spiritual clarity that calls us back to the Lord. We also get practical about prayer and faith. If you’ve ever wondered why your prayers feel scattered or weak, the answer may be simple: effectual prayer is shaped by God’s will, and God’s will is revealed in the Word of God. Isaiah points us to God’s past deliverance, his victory over pride and the serpent, and his power to make a way where there is no way. That memory is meant to rebuild trust, restore joy, and steady us in the middle of real storms. The conversation does not dodge consequences, but it refuses hopelessness. God disciplines, yet he also comforts. He takes away the cup of trembling and offers redemption “without money” to us, even though it costs Jesus everything. If you feel like a spiritual exile living far from the life you were made for, this is a strong reminder that God can bring you back, free you, and teach you how to stand firm. Subscribe for more Bible teaching, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review to help others find the show. 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. The 20th anniversary of Facing the Giants, Monday September 14 - 6:30PM at the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville. Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.

  5. 4d ago

    Isaiah 51 When Jesus Brings Real Justice

    Send us a note! “Law and order” is usually framed as harsh control or cold power, but Isaiah 51 paints something completely different and Pastor Carl leans into it: when Jesus reigns as King, His justice lands like light, and His rule feels like joy. We start with God’s repeated invitation to listen, to look back, and to remember, because faith doesn’t grow from panic. It grows when we trace the rock we were cut from and the pit we were pulled out of. We follow Isaiah’s call to stop chasing the world’s fixes and start trusting the Lord’s strength. Pastor Carl connects Israel’s temptation to form alliances with the way we negotiate, strategize, and self-protect when fear spikes. He also speaks candidly about discouragement, how it can become a foothold, and why praise and thanksgiving aren’t denial, they’re spiritual resistance that re-aims our attention toward what God has done and what He has promised to do. The message turns into a practical guide for prayer: “awake, awake” isn’t only about asking God to move, it’s also about asking God to awaken our faith. Along the way we touch on pride, the serpent, and the shocking picture of judgment through the cross, where the perfect Judge serves in love. If you’re tired of fragile hope, this Bible teaching from Isaiah 51 offers a sturdier foundation: God comforts, His salvation lasts forever, and His righteousness will not be abolished. If this encouraged you, subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next, share it with a friend who needs steady hope, and leave a review to help more people find the podcast. 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. The 20th anniversary of Facing the Giants, Monday September 14 - 6:30PM at the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville. Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.

  6. Aug 14

    Eyes On The Finish Line - Isaiah 50

    Send us a note! When you’re tired, confused, or flat-out hurting, you don’t need a louder pep talk. You need a better finish line. We open with a simple picture of endurance and then let Isaiah 49–50 do what it does best: pull your eyes off the moment and lock them onto Jesus Christ, the One who makes suffering meaningful and hope unshakeable. We talk through God’s promises to Israel about gathering, restoration, and a future so full it feels impossible, then connect that prophetic certainty to the most personal proof God can give: the cross. The message is direct. God has not abandoned you. He sees what is coming against you, and He has not run out of power to redeem, deliver, or rebuild what looks desolate. That same storyline also confronts us with a hard truth about sin and self-reliance, calling us to bold repentance and real trust instead of excuses. Isaiah’s portrait of the suffering servant brings the center into focus. Jesus listens, obeys, endures shame, and sets His face like flint because of the joy set before Him. We also wrestle with what it means to face enemies, not with fleshly bravado, but with confidence in God’s help and with the surprising command to bless and do good, so even an adversary might become family. If you’re searching for a Bible teaching podcast on Isaiah, Christian endurance, prophecy, and trusting God in darkness, this one is for you. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs steady hope, and leave a review so more people can find the message. 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. The 20th anniversary of Facing the Giants, Monday September 14 - 6:30PM at the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville. Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.

  7. Aug 13

    Hope When Feeling Abandoned

    Send us a note! God can feel silent at the exact moment you need Him most. We start with that hard, familiar question, “Where’d you go, God?” and we don’t rush past it. Instead, we follow it straight into Scripture and into Jesus’ own words from the cross, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” If you’ve ever felt lonely, overlooked, or spiritually numb while still trying to do the right thing, you’ll recognize yourself here. Pastor Carl walks through Isaiah 49 and shows how God speaks courage into suffering long before the breakthrough arrives. We talk about Jesus as the Servant of the Lord who stayed, suffered, and served when He had every right to walk away. That’s not only the foundation of our salvation, it’s also a model for Christian endurance through doubt, pressure, and pain. Along the way we explore God’s promises of restoration, the theme of captives being brought out of darkness, and why hope grows when we lift our eyes beyond what’s right in front of us. Then the comfort turns personal: God answers the fear of being forgotten with a stronger-than-instinct picture of a mother and child and a line that cuts through despair, “I’ve inscribed you on the palms of my hands.” We connect that to the nail scars of the cross, because the gospel of Jesus Christ is not a vague encouragement, it’s proof paid for in full. If the news cycle has you convinced chaos wins, Isaiah points us toward God’s coming kingdom, a new heaven and a new earth, and the steady mercy of a Redeemer who never let go. If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s struggling, and leave a review so more people can find the show. And if you’re near Waynesville, North Carolina, come worship with us at The Mountain Cross. 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. The 20th anniversary of Facing the Giants, Monday September 14 - 6:30PM at the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville. Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.

  8. Aug 12

    Isaiah 49 And The Servant Who Stayed

    Send us a note! Jesus could have chosen comfort. He could have walked away from suffering with every right to say, “I don’t deserve this.” Instead, he stayed, served, and obeyed and that single choice changes everything about how we understand salvation, purpose, and perseverance. We open Isaiah 49 with a stunning announcement to the “coastlands,” a worldwide call that pushes the promise of God far beyond one city or one nation. From there, we sit with the mystery at the center of Christianity: the Messiah is called from the womb. God becomes man. The eternal Word steps into our skin, speaks with the sharpness of truth, and lives the life we were meant to live: submitted to the Father and empowered by the Holy Spirit. If you’ve ever wondered whether God actually understands human pressure, weakness, and grief, this passage answers with a person, not a theory. Then we get painfully practical. Psalm 127 confronts the exhausting cycle of striving, building, and proving, only to realize we may be working “for God” while missing God. Pastor Carl talks about discouragement, delayed fruit, and the temptation to judge everything by what we can see right now. The turning point is learning to look at the big picture the way Jesus does, praying, “Not my will, but yours be done,” and trusting that real reward is with the Lord. We also explore Isaiah’s promise that the Servant becomes “a light to the Gentiles,” bringing salvation to the ends of the earth, and we look ahead to restoration hope that steadies anxious hearts in a chaotic culture.  Subscribe for more Bible teaching, share this with a friend who feels worn down, and leave a review with the line that challenged you most. 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. The 20th anniversary of Facing the Giants, Monday September 14 - 6:30PM at the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville. Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.

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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 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. 

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  • Creator
    The Mountain Cross
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    167
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Mountain Cross
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