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In this compelling message, Pastor Chris Cheema challenges the church to wake up and engage in spiritual warfare, drawing from 1 Kings 18 and Ephesians 6. He unpacks the story of Elijah on Mount Carmel, revealing that the same demonic spirits Elijah confronted then, including the Jezebel spirit of control, seduction, and intimidation, are the same familiar spirits the church in America faces today. Pastor Chris challenges believers to stop spectating and to get into the fight, because the time for watching from the sidelines is over. Pastor Chris warns that what many label as political issues are actually spiritual ones, including abortion, sexual perversion, censorship, and the silencing of truth, and that the church's reluctance to engage is itself a symptom of the Jezebel spirit at work. He calls believers to stop letting intimidation, fear of man, and talking points silence the truth of God's word, reminding the church that separation of church and state was never designed to keep the church out of public life, but to keep the government out of the church. This message equips believers with five practical strategies for spiritual warfare: stand on truth, fear God over man, seek spiritual authority over influence, obey God, and confront wickedness. Pastor Chris closes with a powerful declaration over Waco, calling the church to take its place as warriors who provide the altar for the fire of God to fall and who make it known that Jesus is the highest authority over every street, neighborhood, and office in their city. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Sean and Natalie Gleason or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this compelling message, Pastor Sean Gleason explores what it truly means to wage war against the demonic spirit of mammon, drawing from Matthew 19 and Matthew 6. He unpacks the truth that mammon is not just money, it is a spiritual master that competes directly for your love for God, and that you reveal what you truly love by what you obey. Pastor Sean challenges believers to stop rationalizing disobedience in the area of finances and to recognize that the same spirit that kept the rich young ruler from following Jesus is the same spirit keeping many believers from fully surrendering to the Lord today. Pastor Sean warns that mammon operates on both ends of the spectrum, through the prosperity gospel that makes money the point of the Christian life, and through the poverty gospel that finds spiritual pride in lack. He calls the church to reject both ditches and to walk in radical, joyful obedience through generosity, because generosity is not just a spiritual discipline, it is a warfare strategy that expands the kingdom of God and cuts off the enemy's supply line. This message challenges believers to tithe first as an act of declaring God as their first priority, to stop letting their bank statement determine whether they obey God, and to understand that mammon will never satisfy because only the Prince of Peace can meet the deepest needs of the human heart. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Sean and Natalie Gleason or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this compelling message, Pastor Sean Gleason explores what it truly means to fight mental warfare as spiritual warfare, drawing from Mark 9 and 2 Corinthians 10. He unpacks the truth that much of spiritual warfare begins in the mind, and that what culture calls mental illness, the Bible often calls demonic. Pastor Sean challenges believers to stop waging war in the flesh through medication, diagnosis, new age practices, or other substitutes, and to pick up the spiritual weapons that God has given them. Pastor Sean shares his own powerful testimony of years of depression, suicidal thoughts, and torment from childhood, culminating in a miraculous deliverance while simply encountering God in a daily moment of worship and prayer. He challenges the church to stop seeking one-time deliverance experiences and instead build a life of daily encounters, because one encounter with God can set you free but daily encounters with God will keep you free. This message challenges believers to renew their minds practically by writing down their lies and asking God what He says about them, memorizing the word of God, exposing their thoughts to others in authentic community, and doing the opposite of what the enemy tells them to do. The goal is not just to be free from the yoke, but to outgrow it so it can never return. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Sean and Natalie Gleason or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this compelling message, Pastor Sean Gleason explores what it truly means to engage in spiritual warfare, drawing from Matthew 28 and Ephesians 6. He unpacks the truth that principalities are high-ranking demonic spirits that reign over regions, cities, and nations with the primary goal of blinding the minds of unbelievers from seeing the light of the gospel. Pastor Sean challenges believers to be aware of the spiritual realm without becoming obsessed with it, keeping their focus fixed on Jesus who holds the highest authority. Pastor Sean walks through the history of Waco, revealing how the city has partnered with principalities of dishonor, covetousness, the orphan spirit, and false religion, and calls the church to unseat each one by lifting up the highest authority. He warns that every act of disobedience surrenders spiritual authority to the enemy, while every act of obedience partners with Jesus and reclaims ground. This message challenges believers to understand that you unseat principalities not by binding and rebuking in your own name, but by lifting up Jesus, repenting of any partnership with the enemy, speaking His name, and boldly preaching the gospel everywhere you go, because the great commission was never meant only for the pulpit. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Sean and Natalie Gleason or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this compelling message, Pastor Nikki Cody explores what it means to be a war horse for God in this hour, drawing from Jeremiah 1 and Revelation 19. She unpacks the truth that truth is not a concept, it is a person, and his name is Jesus Christ. Pastor Nikki challenges believers to stop fighting from a place of defeat and to recognize that the battle has already been won, that the church's assignment is simply to go onto the battlefield and do what God says. Pastor Nikki warns that the enemy's greatest weapon is not the giants in the land but the distraction and fear that keep believers from fixing their gaze on the Rider. She calls the church to stop being moved by emotions, culture, politics, and popular opinion, and to return to an it is written theology rooted in the living word of God. This message challenges believers to understand that war horses are not raised in comfort, they are forged in the fire of hidden seasons, trained in obscurity, and proven through resistance. Just as Jesus rides in on a white horse representing a victory already won, the church must awaken from apathy and become faithful carriers of His truth into every classroom, workplace, and family, bold enough to speak what they know even when culture pushes back. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Sean and Natalie Gleason or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this special Family Anointing Sunday message, Pastor Les Cody challenges parents, grandparents, and the entire church to spiritually prepare their families for the year ahead, drawing from Deuteronomy 6. He unpacks the truth that the word of God and the presence of God are meant to permeate every part of life, not just Sunday mornings, and that parents cannot deposit into their children what they have not first received themselves. Pastor Les calls families to stop compartmentalizing God and to make Him the center of how they raise their children, manage their marriages, and conduct their everyday lives. Pastor Les reminds parents that the goal of raising children is not to protect them from darkness but to prepare them to carry the light into it. He challenges fathers to spiritually lead their homes, encourages mothers to intercede faithfully, and calls every member of the congregation, whether parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or single believer, to pick up the burden of the next generation and pray, mentor, and invest in them. This message closes with a powerful time of prayer and anointing over families, students, and children as the congregation prepares to enter a new school year, believing that their children have not been sent out to survive but to be sent as carriers of the presence and glory of God. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Sean and Natalie Gleason or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this special Presbytery Sunday service, Pastor Sean Gleason leads Mercy Culture Waco through a powerful time of prophetic ministry, drawing from 1 Timothy 4 and Acts 13. Visiting pastors Brandon and Nellie Grulé from the Fort Worth campus minister prophetic words over several individuals, couples, and the congregation, with themes of faithfulness, fruitfulness, clarity, new seasons, and the courage to step into calling. Pastor Sean reminds the church that prophetic words from leaders serve to confirm what God has already been speaking in the secret place of your daily encounters. Through words submitted over individuals and couples, the congregation witnessed powerful prophetic ministry centered on stepping forward in calling, the removal of fear and white noise in daily encounters, the breathing of new life into dry and weary places, and the Lord publicly honoring faithfulness that had gone unseen. The Waco campus also received a corporate prophetic word declaring that a new wineskin is required for the new wine being poured out, that more oil, more souls, and more victory are coming to the city, and that a season of soul winning and hunger for the gospel is at hand. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Sean and Natalie Gleason or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this special Presbytery Sunday service, Pastor Sean Gleason leads Mercy Culture Waco through a powerful time of prophetic ministry, drawing from 1 Timothy 4 and Acts 13. He unpacks what presbytery is, explaining that it is a council of mature spiritual leaders who prayerfully and prophetically affirm the calling of God on a person's life through the laying on of hands and prophetic ministry. Pastor Sean reminds the congregation that prophecy is not reserved for a select few, but that every believer can hear the voice of God and that prophetic words from leaders serve to confirm what God has already been speaking in your personal daily encounters. Through visiting pastors Brandon and Nellie from the Fort Worth campus, the church witnessed powerful prophetic ministry over several individuals and couples, with words centered on faithfulness, fruitfulness, the removal of fear and hesitation, intercession, boldness, and the call to step forward into what God has already prepared. The congregation also received a corporate prophetic word declaring that a new wineskin and new wine are coming to Waco, a season of soul winning, more oil, more presence, and a greater hunger to share the gospel with the city. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Sean and Natalie Gleason or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this compelling message, Pastor Jasmine Weiler explores what it truly means to forgive, drawing from Exodus 15 and Matthew 6. She unpacks four lies that keep believers trapped in unforgiveness, revealing that forgiveness does not require an apology, is not a one-time event, does not mean returning to intimate relationship, and does not mean excusing the offense. Pastor Jasmine challenges believers to stop letting these lies keep them from one of the most powerful acts of obedience they can walk in. Pastor Jasmine warns that delayed forgiveness leads to bitterness, and that the enemy is perfectly fine with small offenses building up because he is after a root of bitterness that will poison your fellowship with God, interrupt your spiritual growth, and steal your destiny. She calls the church to remember the six billion they have been forgiven before holding someone else to their two thousand. This message challenges believers to understand that only the cross can make bitter waters pure again. Just as Moses threw the tree into the bitter waters of Marah and they became sweet, applying the finished work of Calvary to the bitter places in your heart is the only thing that will give you the grace to truly forgive and walk into the oasis God has waiting for you. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Sean and Natalie Gleason or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this compelling message, Pastor Sean Gleason explores what it truly means to pray for deliverance, drawing from Luke 22 and Matthew 6. He unpacks the truth that deliverance is not a one-time event, it is a daily prayer, because just as Jesus gave us a model for daily prayer that includes "deliver us from evil," we must daily partner with God against the schemes of the enemy. Pastor Sean challenges believers to stop making prayer their last resort and to make it their first priority. Pastor Sean warns that there is no neutral ground between good and evil, and that Christians can unknowingly partner with the enemy through gossip, slander, unforgiveness, control, and manipulation, forms of what he calls Christian witchcraft. He calls the church to repent from any partnership with the enemy and to return to the most powerful weapon available, simple, sincere, daily prayer. This message challenges believers to understand that the disciples fell asleep in prayer not out of rebellion but out of sorrow, and that many people today do the same, spiritually falling asleep when the weight of life becomes too heavy. The answer is not to sleep, it is to rise and pray, because when you pray, God can and will deliver you from evil. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Les and Nikki Cody or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this compelling message, Pastor Sean Gleason explores what it truly means to bring supplication to God, drawing from Matthew 6 and Exodus 16. He unpacks how the Lord's Prayer moves from acknowledging who God is, to praying His will be done, to finally bringing our requests before Him as our daily bread. Pastor Sean challenges believers to stop questioning whether they deserve God's provision and to start asking like a beloved son or daughter, because a good father always wants to meet the needs of his children. Pastor Sean warns that the orphan spirit will convince you that you have to earn or perform for God's blessing, while the spirit of adoption produces the freedom to simply cry out, Abba Father. He calls the church to be careful not to trade one ditch for another, neither falling into a prosperity gospel that worships what God gives, nor a false humility that refuses to ask a good father for anything at all. This message challenges believers to recognize that their prayer life reveals what they are truly dependent on, because the goal of supplication has never been the answered prayer itself, it has always been getting to know the Provider behind every provision. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Sean and Natalie Gleason or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this compelling message, Pastor Sean Gleason explores what it truly means to bring supplication to God, drawing from Matthew 6 and Exodus 16. He unpacks how the Lord's Prayer moves from acknowledging who God is, to praying His will be done, to finally bringing our requests before Him as our daily bread. Pastor Sean challenges believers to stop questioning whether they deserve God's provision and to start asking like a beloved son or daughter, because a good father always wants to meet the needs of his children. Pastor Sean warns that the orphan spirit will convince you that you have to earn or perform for God's blessing, while the spirit of adoption produces the freedom to simply cry out, Abba Father. He calls the church to be careful not to trade one ditch for another, neither falling into a prosperity gospel that worships what God gives, nor a false humility that refuses to ask a good father for anything at all. This message challenges believers to recognize that their prayer life reveals what they are truly dependent on, because the goal of supplication has never been the answered prayer itself, it has always been getting to know the Provider behind every provision. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Sean and Natalie Gleason or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this compelling message, Pastor Jordan Kennedy explores what it truly means to pray the will of God, drawing from Genesis 22 and Matthew 6. He unpacks the truth that faithfulness is not just a moment of obedience, it is a sustained yes to God every single day. Pastor Jordan challenges believers to stop praying weak and selfish prayers and to begin praying kingdom prayers that partner with what God wants to do on this earth. Pastor Jordan warns that the enemy's strategy is not always to stop you from praying altogether, but to keep you stuck in self-reliance, apathy, anxiety, and confusion so that your prayers never carry any kingdom power. He calls the church to surrender the need to know what comes next and to simply ask God, how do I be faithful today, because faithfulness is the key that keeps you in the perfect will of God. This message challenges believers to give God a fresh yes every day in their daily encounter, because just as Abraham's faithfulness through decades of obedience brought the kingdom of heaven to earth, your sustained yes to God will produce blessing, favor, and a life that advances His kingdom in ways you cannot yet see. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Les and Nikki Cody or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this compelling message, Pastor Sean Gleason explores what it truly means to pray, drawing from Matthew 6 and the Lord's Prayer. He unpacks how the foundation of a healthy prayer life is not about having the right words, the right volume, or the right spiritual mannerisms, it is about seeing God rightly as a good and holy Father. Pastor Sean challenges believers to stop performing in prayer and to start conversating with their Heavenly Father from a place of authentic relationship. Pastor Sean warns that the orphan spirit is one of the greatest hindrances to prayer, because when you view God as a harsh and distant master rather than a loving Father, you will either disengage from prayer altogether or use it to impress others. He calls the church to receive the spirit of adoption, because it is that spirit that causes you to cry out Abba Father and breaks every wall between you and God. This message challenges believers, and especially men, to step into the place of prayer daily, because a church that does not pray is a dead church and a family that does not pray is a dead family. Prayer is not separate from action, it is the ultimate action that bathes everything else in the power and presence of God. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Les and Nikki Cody or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com

In this compelling message, Pastor Zane Anderson explores the person and power of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday, drawing from Acts 2 and John 14. He unpacks the truth that the Holy Spirit is not merely a force or an influence, He is a person with a voice, a will, and a deep desire for intimate relationship with every believer. Pastor Zane challenges the church to stop relating to the Holy Spirit as an occasional experience and to begin walking with Him as a daily companion and friend. Pastor Zane reminds believers that every Spirit-filled believer already carries all the gifts of the Holy Spirit, because the gifts are not something you receive, they are manifestations that the Spirit releases through you as you make yourself available. He calls the church to stop waiting for someone else to minister and to become the vessel God needs in the marketplace, the grocery store, and the everyday moments of life. This message challenges believers to activate their spiritual language, because praying in the Spirit is not just for church services, it is the tool that builds up your inner man, keeps you on target in prayer, and prepares you for whatever the day may bring. The vision of Mercy Culture is to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. At Mercy Culture, one of our unique characteristics is that we are a presence driven church. We are not built around any person or ministry. We are built around the presence of God. Each week, you will hear a teaching from our Lead Pastors, Les and Nikki Cody or another leader in our community. To learn more about Mercy Culture, visit https://mercyculturewaco.com