Come On Up
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.
Episodes
A threat hits your doorstep and suddenly you feel the urge to do something, anything: fire back, fix it fast, distract yourself, make a deal you’ll regret later. We go to Isaiah’s account of King Hezekiah facing Assyria’s intimidation and ask the question that keeps showing up in real life: what do we do when the danger is real and we’re not strong enough to handle it alone?
We talk thr...
A threat lands in your hands and suddenly your mind starts racing: what if the enemy is right, what if you’re finished, what if God won’t come through. That’s the moment we walk into today as Pastor Carl teaches through Hezekiah’s showdown with Assyria in Isaiah 37. The Rabshakeh’s message is calculated spiritual intimidation, and it sounds eerily modern: don’t trust the Lord, look...
A threatening army at the gates. A confident spokesman who sounds persuasive. A community tempted to trust anything that promises quick safety. That is Isaiah 36, and it is also a surprisingly clear mirror of what Christian life can feel like when pressure, noise, and fear start arguing with your faith.
We open with the reminder that we do not come to God on our own terms. God already invites us to meet him on...
A piece of licorice shouldn’t feel like a spiritual crisis, but that’s the point. We start with a small, everyday choice and uncover a pattern most of us know too well: God gives good gifts to enjoy, yet our hearts can twist enjoyment into idolatry the moment we push past His boundaries. Pastor Carl talks candidly about the grace of God that sometimes restrains us and other times steps back, letting us si...
Judgment is a hard word to hear, but Isaiah 34 refuses to let us pretend the moral weight of our choices doesn’t matter. We open with a warning to the nations and an honest look at the Day of the Lord, the Great Tribulation, and the sobering reality of a world that keeps pushing God away. Yet right in the middle of that seriousness is the episode’s anchor: the same Jesus who will return as King and Judge ...
Everyone talks about peace. We question why it feels so fragile, why our “fixes” keep breaking what we touch, and why the world can sound so compassionate while getting more ruthless. Pastor Carl opens Isaiah with a blunt diagnosis: we want peace, but we don’t want the sacrifice and love of neighbor that real peace requires. When we reject God, we don’t become neutral, we become vulnerable to ...
A bully can look untouchable right up until the moment consequences arrive. We lean into Isaiah 33 with Pastor Carl starting with God’s warning to the plunderer and the treacherous. The Assyrians were notorious for cruelty, but the message does not stay locked in ancient history. We talk about what that spirit represents, how the enemy deceives and destroys, and why the gospel says, plainly, “It was finis...
The most important news on earth doesn’t need a newsroom, it needs messengers. We start with Jesus’ parable of the sower and a simple definition that reframes everything: the seed is the Word of God. From there, Pastor Carl walks through Isaiah 32 and challenges us to ask a hard question for anxious times: when the world shakes, are we scattering hope or stockpiling comfort?
We talk about pro...
Chaos is loud, and it has a way of making “strong” options look wise even when they are spiritually empty. We open with a blunt contrast: God wants to give us peace, order, stability, and hope, while the enemy pushes tribulation, disorder, constant uncertainty, and despair. From there, Pastor Carl leads us through Isaiah 31 and the timeless warning about running to Egypt for help, treating worldly power a...
Sin doesn’t usually announce itself as destruction. It shows up polished, persuasive, and “normal” enough to pull us off the narrow road one small yes at a time. Pastor Carl continues a verse-by-verse walk through Isaiah 30 and confronts the cultural lies that make rebellion look harmless while it quietly steals courage, peace, and clarity.
We talk about what pride does to a soul and to a com...
When pressure hits, most of us don’t stop and pray, we start negotiating. That’s the tension at the heart of Isaiah 30, and Pastor Carl walks us straight into it with a warning that feels uncomfortably current: God’s people see danger coming and sprint toward Egypt for an alliance instead of seeking the Lord for counsel, provision, and protection.
We talk through why “Egypt” isn&r...
We’ve all had moments where we swear God is saying one thing, but the truth is we’re not really listening. That tension sits at the center of Pastor Carl’s teaching as we walk through Isaiah 29 and confront a haunting diagnosis: people can honor God with their lips while their hearts remain far away. The question gets personal fast. Why do we go to church? Why do we do “good works”? Is i...
A city that calls itself the “Lion of God” gets renamed by its actions and God’s response is sobering. We walk through Isaiah 29 as Pastor Carl unpacks God’s warning to Jerusalem: you can keep the feasts, say the right words, and still live with a heart that’s far from the Lord. The result isn’t just bad theology, it’s spiritual blindness, the kind that doesn’t come fro...
If you’ve ever wondered why your spiritual life feels stuck while your “faith” still sounds right on paper, we go straight at that tension. We talk about the uncomfortable idea that real salvation produces real change and why a life that looks just like the world should spark honest self-examination. The question that frames the heart of the message is blunt: if you’re living like hell, why do...
Alcohol can look like relief, but what if it’s quietly training your heart to run from God instead of toward Him? We hold that question up to the light of Scripture and let it search us, because real hope is not found in a bottle, a party, or a quick escape. We come back to Jesus Christ as the only steady place for faith, focus, forgiveness, cleansing, and the “new wine” of salvation.
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Self-help says the answer is inside you. Isaiah says the answer is above you and it starts with surrender. Pastor Carl digs into Isaiah 26 and 27 to show why “wrestling with God” is often God lovingly revealing our own heart back to us, pressing the question we’d rather avoid: do we want to keep living our way, or do we want the blessing of God and the peace that comes when we finally say, “no...
Trust can feel impossible once you’ve been let down enough times, and that’s exactly why this teaching from Isaiah cuts through the noise. We start with a blunt question: do we really trust the Lord to provide, guide, and still be good even if everything we lean on gets taken away? Pastor Carl challenges the shaky ground beneath our “backup plans” and points to the one place faith can actually...
Perfect peace is one of those Christian phrases that can sound unrealistic until you put it next to an honest question: what do you think about first when you wake up? We start there, because your mental focus is not a small detail, it’s a spiritual direction. Pastor Carl walks through Isaiah 26 and shows how God’s “strong city” is built on salvation, righteousness, and a King who truly rules ...
Judgment is one of the most misunderstood words in the Bible, and Isaiah refuses to let us treat it like a cheap threat. We sit with Pastor Carl as he opens Isaiah 24 and 25 and shows why God’s justice is not cruel or random. God warns, God gives space for repentance, and God stays faithful and true even when the world shakes under the weight of sin. That tension is the point: the Judge is also the One who goes...
The world loves a simple story where we fix everything, take the credit, and move on. Isaiah 24 won’t let us do that. We open a hard chapter that describes the earth mourning, joy going dark, and pride collapsing, and we ask a direct question: what happens when people keep taking God’s gifts while refusing God Himself? Pastor Carl connects Isaiah’s warning to our own moment, including the temptation...
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