Mercy Culture

Pastor Sean Gleason continues the Spiritual Warfare series by confronting the orphan spirit, a demonic stronghold that convinces believers they must live for acceptance, approval, and survival rather than resting in their identity as sons and daughters of God. Teaching from Luke 15, the story of the prodigal son, Pastor Sean reveals that both sons in the parable were wrestling with the same orphan spirit, one through rebellion and reckless living, the other through performance and resentment, even though they had a good father.

Pastor Sean opens up about his own journey with the orphan spirit, tracing it back to a childhood moment of rejection and through his deliverance from depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. He shares a recent personal story of wrestling with ambition and rebellion when he felt pulled to start his own ministry, and how the Lord used spiritual fathers and mothers in his life to expose a transactional, orphan mindset still at work in his heart.

Drawing from Romans 8:15, Philippians 2:3, and Hebrews 12:5, Pastor Sean breaks down how the orphan spirit causes people to sell short their inheritance, chase counterfeit sources of acceptance, and either rebel against authority or exhaust themselves trying to perform for it. He contrasts performance with presence, reminding the church that nothing they do can impress God, only please Him, and that sons and daughters are able to receive correction as love rather than rejection.

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

Pastor Will ford teaches on Joy Based warfare.

Mercy Culture Church exists to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God. For more information on ways you can be a part of it, follow us on social media @mercyculture or visit us at mercyculture.com

Noleen Sedra is back on Holy Disruption, and this time she and Heather Schott are breaking down Islam — not as a religion, but as what Noleen argues it actually is: a political ideology with no concept of freedom. Co-founder of Echo Church in Sydney alongside her Egyptian-born husband Andrew, Noleen has spent years debating Muslims and studying the Quran, and she walks through what the text says about women, child marriage, jihad, and the "infidels" — and why she believes the so-called radicals are simply the faithful ones. This is a conversation most Christians are afraid to have. Heather, Jasmine and Noleen go there anyway: why the West is romanticizing Islam, how Christian freedom is being used as a loophole, what's happening in Egypt, Iran, and Columbus, Ohio — and four practical ways to actually share Jesus with a Muslim friend. It ends with intercession for America and the women of Iran.

Spiritual battles require spiritual strategies. In “Your War Cry is a Weapon,” Senior Lead Pastor Landon Schott teaches how holy ground prepares us for spiritual warfare—and how a true war cry is not simply a loud shout, but an expression of faith, obedience, and agreement with God. Discover how surrendering to the Commander, dying to the flesh, and being filled with the Holy Spirit prepares you to become an instrument God can use in battle.