ELIJAH PEEL follows a stadium-filling rock star who appears to have everything until addiction leads to a heart attack that threatens to take it all away. As Elijah begins his recovery, he meets a remarkable young girl whose unwavering faith and radiant spirit break through the walls he has built around his heart. Their unexpected…
Welcome to The Mountain Cross
A Little Church with a Great Big God Maybe you’re looking for a church home. Maybe you have questions about God. Maybe you’ve been away from church for a while and aren’t quite sure where you fit in. Or maybe you’re simply looking for a place where you can open your Bible, learn what it…
Matthew 6 – 7
Jesus warns us against a faith lived for show—like those who sound a trumpet when they give so others will notice and praise them. Instead, He calls us to a genuine faith lived before our Father who sees, knows, provides, and cares for us. We are to seek God’s kingdom first, trust Him instead of…
Matthew 5
Jesus describes a life that reflects the heart and character of God—a life of humility, mercy, purity, reconciliation, love, and righteousness that goes far deeper than outward behavior. But this isn’t something we can accomplish by trying harder in our own strength. Our flesh simply cannot produce the life Jesus calls us to. We must…
Mathew 3 – 4
Matthew 3 and 4 bring us to the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry. John prepares the way, calling people to repentance and baptism, giving Pastor Carl an opportunity to look at the ten different baptisms found throughout Scripture and the important theme of identification. Then Jesus is baptized, tempted in the wilderness, begins preaching, and…
Matthew 1 – 2
Matthew chapters 1 and 2 introduce Jesus Christ as the promised King and Savior, tracing His genealogy from Abraham and David and revealing His miraculous birth through the Holy Spirit. In contrast to the first Adam, who represented fallen humanity and brought sin and death into the world through his disobedience, Jesus is the second…
Genesis 48-50
As Jacob’s life draws to a close, he blesses Joseph’s sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, giving the younger Ephraim the greater blessing. He then gathers all his sons and speaks prophetic words over each of them, revealing something of their future and the future of the tribes that will come from them. After Jacob dies, Joseph…
Genesis 46 – 47
Genesis 46–47 records Jacob’s journey to Egypt to be reunited with Joseph after many years apart. God reassures Jacob at Beersheba that He will go with him and promises to make his family a great nation in Egypt. When Jacob and Joseph finally meet in Goshen, their joyful reunion brings the long-awaited restoration of their…
Genesis 44 – 45
Genesis 44–45 brings Joseph’s long and painful story with his brothers to its emotional climax. After years of separation, Joseph tests his brothers one final time, and Judah’s willingness to sacrifice himself for Benjamin reveals how dramatically their hearts have changed. What follows is one of the most moving scenes in Scripture as Joseph finally…
Genesis 42 – 43
Genesis 42 and 43 mark a dramatic turning point in Joseph’s story. Years after his brothers sold him into slavery, famine has brought them to Egypt looking for food—and unknowingly, they stand before the brother they thought was gone forever. Joseph recognizes them, but they don’t recognize him. Pastor Carl explains that as God begins…
Genesis 41
Genesis 41 reminds us that God is able to turn seasons of waiting into moments of purpose. After years of being forgotten in prison, Joseph was suddenly brought before Pharaoh, where God gave him the wisdom to interpret the king’s dreams and prepare Egypt for the coming famine. Joseph’s faithfulness in the hidden years became…