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.
“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
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Episodes
28 episodes
Light That Teaches, Truth That Saves
What if the breath in your lungs is more than biology—it’s a sign of a grace that preceded your first thought and outlasts your best effort? We open John 1 and dwell on the staggering claim that the Word who spoke creation into being is the sam...
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Season 2026
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Episode 27
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26:00
Guard The Gospel
A roll call of names becomes a roadmap for modern faith. We close our journey through Romans by meeting the often-overlooked servants of chapter 16—people like Hermas, Julia, Jason, Tertius, and Erastus—whose ordinary obedience carried the gosp...
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Season 2026
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Episode 26
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26:00
Priests In Plain Clothes
What if the most powerful ministry in your city is happening around kitchen tables and shop benches rather than stages? We walk through Romans 16 and watch a roll call of ordinary people—business owners, freedwomen, civil servants, travelers—ca...
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Season 2026
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Episode 25
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26:00
Why The Gospel Frees Us To Put Others First
What if the biggest barrier to unity isn’t doctrine but our need to win? Walking through Romans 15, we explore why the cross frees us to receive one another, how the Old Testament fuels New Testament hope, and what it looks like when...
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Season 2026
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Episode 24
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26:00
Walking In Liberty Without Wounding Your Brother
What if the strongest thing you can do with your freedom is lay it down for someone else’s good? We walk through Romans with Pastor Carl to explore a countercultural vision of Christian liberty—one that refuses to flaunt rights and instead choo...
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Season 2026
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Episode 23
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26:00
What If Unity Matters More Than Being Right
What if our biggest church fights aren’t about truth, but about taste? We open Romans 14–15 and face the everyday places where convictions collide—food choices, holiday practices, styles, even the trivial stuff that somehow derails our love. Pa...
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Season 2026
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Episode 22
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26:00
Overcoming Evil With Good: Faith, Authority, And Urgent Love
What if the most powerful way to confront evil is not outrage, but love that refuses to strike back? We walk through Romans 12–13 and unpack how agape love fulfills the law, why blessing enemies is possible only by the Spirit, and how living pr...
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Season 2026
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Episode 21
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26:00
Hate The Sin, Love With Truth
Love without hypocrisy sounds simple—until you try to live it. We walk through Romans to explore how to hate evil, cling to good, and love people with the same mercy God showed us while we were still sinners. Pastor Carl unpacks spiritual gifts...
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Season 2026
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Episode 20
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26:00
Righteous Living Starts With Laying Your Life Down
Ever feel like following Jesus is an impossible checklist you’ll never complete? We walk through Romans 12 and 13 to show why Paul calls surrender a “reasonable” way to live, how grace—not willpower—fuels real change, and what a renewed mind lo...
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Season 2026
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Episode 19
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26:00
God’s Mercy Weaves Jews And Gentiles Into One Story
What if your life is part of a story that started long before you—and your calling can’t be taken back? We open Romans and trace the arc from creation, fall, and covenant to the Messiah who grafts Jew and Gentile into one living vine. Along the...
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Season 2026
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Episode 18
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26:00
Rooted In Grace
Grace changes everything, and Romans 11 shows us how. We open with Jesus’ image of the grain of wheat that dies to bring life, then follow Paul’s clear line: if it’s grace, it cannot be earned. From there we unpack the olive tree and vine metap...
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Season 2026
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Episode 17
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26:00
Why God Hasn’t Given Up On Israel Or You
We walk through Romans 11 and the dramatic story of Elijah to show why God preserves a remnant by grace and how that changes the way we live, pray, and speak. Paul’s opening claim sets the tone: God has not cast away His people. From there, we ...
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Season 2026
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Episode 16
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26:00
From Law To Grace: Why Faith Saves
What if the distance you feel from God isn’t meant to be climbed but confessed? We walk through Paul’s sweeping argument in Romans to show why the law reveals our need, the cross meets it, and the Word draws near to transform hearts from the in...
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Season 2026
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Episode 15
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26:00
Rest Found At The Cross
What if the rest you crave isn’t another day off, but a person? We open the Word to show why Jesus, Lord of the Sabbath, ends the exhausting project of self-justification and invites us into a life anchored by mercy, not merit. From there, we f...
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Season 2026
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Episode 14
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26:00
You Cannot Earn God’s Love; You Can Only Receive It
Grace breaks the cycle of spiritual striving—and Romans shows us how. We walk through Paul’s argument to uncover why the gospel is not just our starting line but our daily power: righteousness comes by faith, not by effort, heritage, or rule-ke...
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Season 2026
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Episode 13
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26:00
Why Our Bodies Hurt And Our Hearts Hope For A New World
Pain has a way of telling the truth. Our bodies ache, headlines rattle us, and the future feels foggy—yet Romans 8 insists all this groaning is labor, not collapse. We walk through the hope that doesn’t pretend, the patience that doesn’t quit, ...
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Season 2026
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Episode 12
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26:00
You’ve Been Set Free—Why Keep Wearing Chains?
What if the loudest voice in your head saying “not enough” has already been overruled by a higher court? We open Romans 8 with a verdict that changes everything: no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus. From that starting point, we move beyon...
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Season 2026
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Episode 11
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26:00
Freed From Sin, Alive To Christ
What if the rules were never the cure—and freedom didn’t mean doing whatever you want? We walk through Romans 6–8 with Pastor Carl to face the hard truth about sin’s empty promises and the hopeful reality of grace that changes us from the insid...
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Season 2026
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Episode 10
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26:00
Why Freedom In Christ Isn’t A License To Sin
Rules say no; our hearts push back. That tension sets the stage for a clear walk through Romans 6, where we explore why the law exposes and even provokes sin—and how the grace of God in Christ breaks sin’s rule without turning grace into a perm...
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Season 2026
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Episode 9
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26:00
From Adam’s Fall To Christ’s Abounding Grace
Grace doesn’t just meet sin; it overwhelms it. We walk through Romans 4–5 with Pastor Carl and trace a bold arc from Abraham’s uneven faith to the unstoppable gift of justification by faith. Along the way, we face the hard questions people carr...
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Season 2026
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Episode 8
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26:00
What If Righteousness Was A Gift, Not A Goal
We trace Abraham’s faith, David’s failure, and the sweeping grace that justifies the ungodly, then apply it to our daily battles with law, guilt, and suffering. Peace with God becomes the foundation for perseverance, character, and a living hop...
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Season 2026
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Episode 7
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26:00
Why Faith, Not Works, Makes Us Right With God
What if the one thing keeping you from peace with God is the belief that you have to earn it? We open Romans 3–5 and sit with Paul’s bold claim that all have sinned and fall short, then hear the relief: we’re justified freely by grace through t...
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Season 2026
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Episode 6
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26:00
Grace That Cuts The Heart; Glory That Goes To God
What if the thing that most offends people about faith isn’t Jesus, but our habit of pretending we’re better than we are? We walk through Romans 2–3 with Pastor Carl to face hypocrisy head-on, let the law do its exposing work, and then step int...
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Season 2026
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Episode 5
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26:00
When Law Exposes Us And Grace Rebuilds Us
Ever notice how easy it is to spot someone else’s flaws while quietly excusing your own? We take a clear-eyed walk through Romans 2–3 to uncover why our hearts bend toward self-justification, how condemnation masquerades as discernment, and wha...
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Season 2026
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Episode 4
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26:00
Crucified With Christ
What if the most honest question you could ask today is simple: am I walking in the light or settling for a comfortable lie? We open Romans and confront the tension between the flesh and the Spirit, not as a theory but as a daily choice. “I hav...
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Season 2026
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Episode 3
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26:00