Mercy Culture

In this episode of Spiritual Leadership, host Landon Schott sits down with Tim Barton, President of Wall Builders, to dive deep into the complex and often misunderstood topic of Christian nationalism. They discuss the role of Christians in politics, the importance of promoting biblical values in government, and the difference between being a 'real Christian' and a conservative. They also address the controversial notion of whether one can be a Christian and a Democrat, and explore the growing divide between Christianity and modern conservatism. This podcast aims to help leaders become spiritual leaders by exploring these crucial societal and spiritual issues.

Pastor Will Ford’s sermon, It’s Time to Level Up, calls Mercy Culture East Fort Worth and the body of Christ to recognize that the year of Radical Love has prepared the church for greater spiritual authority and responsibility. Using David and the Cave of Adullam, he teaches that seasons of distress are often God’s training ground, transforming broken people into mature sons and daughters who can carry authority for others. Pastor Will contrasts immature, self-centered leadership with fathered, entrusted authority, emphasizing that true promotion flows from intimacy with God and a willingness to take responsibility. He challenges the church to stop despising small beginnings, stand for what God has entrusted to them, and “get God into” families, cities, and systems, declaring that the church is coming out of this season transformed, united, and ready to level up together.

In this message, Pastor Chris Donald shares why Immanuel, God with us is the greatest gift of radical love. Using Matthew 1:18–25, he reminds us that Christmas is about God coming near and removing all distance between Himself and humanity. Pastor Chris explores what is found within this gift, Jesus as the Light of the World, the Wonderful Counselor, and the Prince of Peace, while calling listeners to return to daily dependence on Christ and rediscover the truth that Jesus is enough. 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

Radical Obedience explores what it truly means to follow God in every area of life—personally, publicly, and directionally. Pastor Clay teaches that obedience is not pressure but spiritual nourishment, the very thing that sustained Jesus. The message calls us out of Western-driven striving and into a life formed by daily encounters, humility, repentance, and saying yes to God in the small things. When we obey in order, God brings clarity, opens the right doors, redirects the wrong ones, and leads us into a harvest we didn’t plant.

In this episode of Holy Disruption, host Heather Schott speaks with Pastor Paula White, the recently appointed senior advisor with 25 years of connection to President Trump. Paula shares her journey from a tumultuous childhood to becoming a pivotal spiritual leader influence. They discuss Paula’s involvement with President Trump, her extensive work in rescuing missing children, the adversity she faced including personal and professional attacks, and the impact of political decisions on religious freedoms. The episode explores heavy topics such as human trafficking, abortion, and the importance of the church's role in advocating for righteousness and justice. It concludes with a prayer for wisdom and protection for Paula White and President Trump, emphasizing the urgency for Christians to stand firm and engage in societal and political activism.

In Pastor Dehavilland Ford’s message, Abiding Through Radical Love, she teaches that vision is sustained not by striving or production, but by abiding deeply in Christ, drawing from Jesus’ words in John 15:1–11. Preaching in the context of shaking—both personal and global—she frames abiding as the essential posture for believers in seasons of pruning, pressure, and promise. Using the metaphor of the vine, branches, and vinedresser, Pastor Dehavilland explains that pruning is not punishment but preparation, designed by God to produce lasting fruit. She contrasts striving with abiding through the story of Martha and Mary, emphasizing that fruitfulness flows from intimacy, not busyness, and that being known by God comes from remaining in His presence rather than performing for Him. Ultimately, the message calls believers to rest in radical love, remain connected to Christ in times of testing, and trust that true fruit is produced by staying close to the Source, not by controlling outcomes or competing with others.

In this message, Radical Authority, Ps. Kaily addressed that in the place of radical love, you receive radical authority. We know that in order to walk in authority, you must first know Jesus and be known by Him. It is so important that we radically love Jesus more than the radical authority He gives us. The enemy is terrified when Christians today walk in authority, because once you radically love God, nothing can take that love away—and a greater level of authority is released to you. 

In this message, Lauren Caldwell shares how radically loving God means being led by His presence rather than personal preference. Using John 15:5-11 as the foundation, this message reveals that true fruitfulness and joy come only from abiding in Him. Lauren challenges listeners to examine where comfort, control, and fear may be replacing daily dependence on God. Through Scripture and testimony, this message calls believers to repentance, obedience, and a life surrendered to the Holy Spirit by choosing presence over preference and producing lasting spiritual fruit. 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.

In this episode of Spiritual Leadership, Landon Schott is joined by Pastor Myles Rutherford of Worship with Wonders near Atlanta, Georgia. They discuss Rutherford's interactions with President Trump, the challenges of leading a church with strong moral stances, the role of the fivefold ministry, and the pressing cultural issues facing the church today. The conversation covers the prophetic and apostolic roles in ministry, the importance of baptism in the Holy Spirit, and the potential for the third great awakening. The episode also includes a prayer for spiritual leadership and for the baptism of the Holy Spirit for viewers. Join Landon and Myles as they tackle these timely and critical topics.

In this episode of Holy Disruption, Heather Schott sits down with filmmakers Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon—creators of Unplanned and Nefarious—to expose the spiritual war within Hollywood and how media has intentionally discipled generations away from God. Together they unpack Hollywood’s hidden agendas, from normalized witchcraft and anti-God messaging to the strategic push for abortion and the shaping of cultural beliefs through storytelling. They share firsthand experiences of demonic activity during filming, why they believe Hollywood is collapsing under its own corruption, and how God is raising up a new movement of Kingdom creatives in places like Texas and Tennessee. This episode calls the Church to boldness, purity, and creative obedience as God prepares to reclaim media for His glory and awaken a generation to truth.

Pastor Will Ford brings a powerful call to “raise up the Nazirites” — a generation set apart with radical devotion, purity, and prophetic boldness. This message challenges us to break compromise, awaken spiritual passion, and step into the consecration God is calling His people to in this hour. 

In this message, Pastor Chris Donald teaches how radical love positions believers to live under an open heaven, where God’s kingdom becomes visible on earth. Using Acts 3: 3-10 as a foundation, Pastor Chris shows how Peter and John model the flow of heaven through awareness, willingness, and fearlessness. We discover how Jesus lived naturally in the supernatural healing the sick, casting out demons, hearing the Father’s voice, and walking in authority and how His radical love on the cross opened the heavens for us to experience the same. This message highlights the sharp contrast between God’s kingdom and the world, revealing how love moves us from fear into bold obedience. Pastor Chris calls listeners to give freely what God has given, step out of fear, and become carriers of heaven to the world. Through Scripture, testimony, and practical steps, we are invited into a lifestyle where radical love opens the heavens. 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 final message of the Ten Commandments series, Pastor Les Cody unpacks the power of the Tenth Commandment: Do Not Covet. Through the story of Ahab and Naboth, he reveals how covetousness becomes the root of so many other sins—and how it opens the door to the Jezebel spirit. This sermon calls us back to Radical Love, gratitude, and full surrender, reminding us that Jesus must remain our first love.

In this message, Jaco Booyens teaches that God is setting a new standard in East Fort Worth and calling the church to align fully with Jesus as the plumbline of truth. He explains that lowered spiritual standards create compromise, open the door to deception, and produce a “blended gospel” where culture and personal preference dilute Scripture. Jaco warns against blending beliefs with worldly ideologies and calls believers to raise the standard through daily encounters with God, discerning the voices they listen to, exposing lies, and rooting their identity in Christ. The message concludes with a call to break agreement with blended beliefs and elevate Jesus above all as the true standard.

In this message, Pastor Jasmine brings a powerful teaching on the posture of gratitude, drawing insight from Luke 17:1-19. She unpacks what true biblical gratitude looks like, how it not only delights the Lord but also creates divine precedence for Him to move in our lives. Gratitude isn’t just a feeling; it’s a spiritual posture that positions us in God’s presence. Pastor Jasmine also exposes three major thieves of gratitude; entitlement, fear, and bitterness. Revealing how each one subtly pulls believers away from a thankful heart. She teaches that Satan despises your gratitude because gratitude anchors you in God’s presence; if the enemy can steal your gratitude, he can separate you from the nearness of God. This message challenges listeners to begin each day with thanksgiving, recognizing that thanksgiving is the gateway into the Lord’s courts. Pastor Jasmine warns that a lack of gratitude can lead to a hardened or debased mind, and that failing to thank God for what He is doing communicates a deeper ingratitude for what He has already done. Encouraging, convicting, and deeply practical, this teaching calls every believer to cultivate a lifestyle of gratitude—a posture that honors the Lord and shapes the way we walk with Him daily. 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 

“Radical Love: Courageous Warriors” is a call to rise in an hour of spiritual war. Pastor Matt Wakefield teaches that radical love produces courage—born from daily encounters with God, costly obedience, and compassion that moves us to action. In a world under assault, heaven is summoning warriors who will stand in the gap and recover what the enemy has stolen.

In this message Ps.Will Ford prophesied over Mercy Culture Austin that God is raising up prophetic Nazirite voices in Austin! Like Israel, Austin has a call to raise up prophetic voices, but has resisted and compromised God’s kingdom voices, raised up secular voices, and has contaminated those called to have extreme devotion to the Lord. A Nazirite vow is more about consecration, and less about isolation! The call is to be set apart and separated unto the Lord in intimacy, not separated to be a rogue lone ranger Christian! The consecration and discipline of the Nazirite must spring from the filling of the spirit and the fire of God’s jealousy on your heart