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.

Come On Up is a religion podcast hosted by The Mountain Cross, with 164 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #164

  The Unattractive Gospel in Isaiah 53

  Aug 20, 202628 minS2026

  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 .

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  Episode #163

  Wake Up And Walk Away

  Aug 19, 202628 minS2026

  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 .

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  Episode #161

  Isaiah 51 When Jesus Brings Real Justice

  Aug 17, 202628 minS2026

  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 .

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  Episode #160

  Eyes On The Finish Line - Isaiah 50

  Aug 14, 202628 minS2026

  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 .

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  Episode #159

  Hope When Feeling Abandoned

  Aug 13, 202628 minS2026

  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 .

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