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One Week, One Nation, One Book

Posted on April 11, 2026April 19, 2026

April 18-25, over 475 leaders from all spheres of influence will gather in Washington, D.C. to read the entire Bible aloud ahead of our nation’s 250th anniversary.  Discover the Bible again or for the first time on the live stream for the national event and movement. Together we can inspire others to interact with God’s…

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From Desert Origins to Modern Revival

Posted on April 6, 2026April 16, 2026

Acclaimed composers Chris Tomlin and Ben Fielding reimagine an ancient hymn as a contemporary worship piece in the feature-length documentary THE FIRST HYMN. Hosted by Australian historian John Dickson, the film follows the hymn’s journey from its desert origins to its modern revival, culminating in a live worship concert. The journey begins in the ancient…

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Now on the Radio!

Posted on January 4, 2026March 11, 2026

Come On Up to the mountain as we seek to learn more from the Lord through His Word! Pastor Carl simply teaches through the Word, verse by verse, chapter by chapter, weekdays at 3:30pm and 10:30pm on Wilkins Radio Asheville. The program is also available as a podcast on your favorite podcast app or at:…

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Welcome to the Mountain Cross

Posted on August 7, 2023August 7, 2023

“I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” – 1 Corinthians 2:2 Join us as we go through the Bible chapter by chapter, verse by verse. Simply teaching the Word of God is what we are all about… it’s what we do and how we do it, focusing on…

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Genesis 20 – 21

Posted on April 12, 2026April 13, 2026

Fear of God, or fear of man? Abraham experiences another challenge in his approach to dealing with kings in areas he finds himself… say Sarah was his sister and not wife so his life can be saved and Sarah can join the king’s harem! But God defends His “prophet”. Later ewe lambs are used to…

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Easter in Stereo

Posted on April 5, 2026April 6, 2026

Walk through the first Easter step by step from the 1969 book The Life of Christ in Stereo. Author Johnston Cheney took a decade to combine the four Gospels, not leaving anything out or adding anything in. The result, the life of Jesus as a seamless story without the apparent contradictions. In fact, the four…

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True Worship for Palm Sunday

Posted on March 29, 2026March 29, 2026

Special guest Wesley Stephens, Outreach Pastor of Barberville Baptist Church and founder of Word of Grace Ministry, shares about true vs false worship looking at Mary and Judas setting the scene just before Palm Sunday. Wesley also gives a update on the jail ministry of Word of Grace.

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Genesis 19

Posted on March 22, 2026March 22, 2026

The judgment of Sodom and Lot’s rescue and a warning for us today to not turn from the Lord to the ways of the world… as Jesus Himself said, “For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.” Pastor Carl…

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Genesis 18

Posted on March 15, 2026March 15, 2026

To Abraham these were three men on a hot day that needed some refreshment. Soon he would realize this was the Lord Himself one the way to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. As the two angles went ahead, Abraham spent a few minutes with the Lord interceding for the cities with his nephew Lot in mind.

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Genesis 16 – 17

Posted on March 8, 2026March 8, 2026

Sarai suggests to Abram that he take Hagar as his wife in order to fulfill God’s promise. But that was not God’s intent, His promise would be fulfilled through Sarai herself more than a decade later. Pastor Carl takes us through that narrative as well as the purpose of circumcision… a response to God’s covenant,…

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Genesis 14 – 15

Posted on March 1, 2026

Four kings verses five kings… the four prove more powerful. Four kings verses Abram… Abram comes out victorious thanks to the help of the Most High God. Afterward we meet the mysterious priest Melchizedek and God makes His covenant with Abram after Abram believes God and is accounted righteous.

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Genesis 12 – 13

Posted on February 22, 2026February 22, 2026

The journey begins… or continues. After arriving in Haran and the death of his father Terah, Abram and the rest move on to the land of Canaan where the Lord meets with him under the terebinth tree of Mombre. Then between Bethel and Ai Abram calls on the name of the Lord, a giant step…

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