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God doesn’t need a résumé. He wants a heart that’s honest, humbled, and ready to be changed.

We open with a simple cry that cuts through religious noise: Lord, save us, revive us, shine upon us. From there Pastor Carl leads a verse-by-verse Bible teaching through Isaiah 5, where God sings a Song of the Vineyard. Everything is prepared for good fruit, yet wild grapes show up instead. The hard turn is the point: the people invited to “judge” the vineyard realize they are the vineyard, and the issue is not God’s lack of care but our refusal to walk in His ways.

That theme deepens in Psalm 80 with the repeated prayer, “Restore us, O God; cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved.” We talk about God’s mercy, the Shepherd of Israel, and why real spiritual renewal can’t be self-manufactured. The connections keep building into the New Testament: Jesus as the true vine, the vineyard parable, and Christ as the cornerstone in Matthew 21. The question lands personally, not theoretically: will we fall on the Rock in repentance and be broken so healing can begin, or hold out until pride turns into ruin?

We also touch Romans 11, Israel and replacement theology, and why God’s purpose is bigger than our categories. Isaiah’s “woes” bring it into daily life with warnings about greed, exploiting others, and intoxication that blinds us to God’s work. If you’re tired of striving, this teaching points to surrender, fruitfulness, and the grace that actually changes us from the inside out.

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Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.