Mercy Culture Waco

Connect with God: Communication | PS Les Cody | MC Waco

In this compelling message, Pastor Les Cody explores what it truly means to connect with God through conversation, drawing from Exodus 3 and the story of Moses at the burning bush. He unpacks how conversation with God is not just speaking to Him, it is turning your attention toward Him, listening to what He says, and obeying quickly. Pastor Les challenges believers to stop siloing their relationship with God and to bring Him into every area of life.
Pastor Les reminds believers that God is not afraid of their real and raw conversations, whether those conversations include complaining, anger, sorrow, or doubt. He calls the church to bring their authentic selves before the Lord, because authenticity breaks the power of the enemy and turns the ordinary ground beneath their feet into holy ground.
This message challenges believers to recognize that spiritual maturity happens through conversation with God, because obedience is always decided in the secret place first. Just as the deliverance of Israel was not settled in Pharaoh's palace but in the wilderness conversation between Moses and God, what God wants to do through your life will be settled in the quiet place of honest, humble conversation with Him.
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

Irrational Obedience | Pastor Les Cody | MC Waco

In this historic message, Pastor Les Cody shares a significant and Spirit-led announcement for Mercy Culture Waco, drawing from 1 Corinthians 13 and 2 Kings 4. He walks the congregation through an 18-month journey of prayer, prophetic confirmation, and irrational obedience as he and Pastor Nikki Cody transition to become the lead pastors of Mercy Culture Fort Worth, stepping into a broader apostolic call over all Mercy Culture campuses.
Pastor Les reminds believers that obedience to God never leads to regret, and that what may look like a goodbye is truly an expansion. He challenges the church to trust the Lord and their leadership as this transition is stewarded with prayer, fasting, and the fear of God.
This message also celebrates the announcement of Pastor Sean and Natalie Gleason as the incoming lead pastors of Mercy Culture Waco, declaring that what God has built here will only continue to grow as new containers are brought to the Lord to be filled.
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

Connecting with God through Creation | Pastor Sean Gleason | MC Waco

In this powerful message, Pastor Sean Gleason explores what it truly means to connect with God through creation, drawing from Hosea 2 and Romans 1. He unpacks how everything in creation points back to the Creator, revealing that slowing down to behold the beauty of God in what He has made is not just a hobby for outdoorsmen, it is a powerful and intentional way to encounter the living God. Pastor Sean challenges believers to stop admiring creation while missing the Creator behind it.
Pastor Sean warns that when believers lose their awe and wonder of God, they will inevitably place it somewhere else, whether in witchcraft, idolatry, celebrity worship, or religious performance. He calls the church to be delivered from boredom and apathy, because the spirit of religion closes your spiritual eyes and leads you to find awe and wonder in all the wrong places.
This message challenges believers, and especially men, to spiritually lead by pursuing deep intimacy with God, because a passive man creates an open door for darkness to enter his home, his family, and his city. Creation is the art gallery of the Lord, and it is time to slow down and behold the beauty of the One who made it all.
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

Connecting with God: Learning | PS Will Ford | MC Waco

In this compelling message, Pastor Will Ford explores what it truly means to connect with God through learning, drawing from Matthew 11 and 1 Samuel 22. He unpacks the biblical depth of knowledge and learning, revealing that true learning is not mere intellectualism, it is experiential, relational intimacy with God. Pastor Will challenges believers to move beyond accumulating information and to pursue the kind of knowing that transforms the heart and connects us deeply to our Rabbi, Jesus.
Pastor Will warns that every person is yoked to something, whether to Christ, to religion, or to the ways of the world, and that yoke will disciple and shape every area of life. He calls the church to get so close to Jesus that they are covered in His dust, absorbing His teachings, His way of life, and His truth in every sphere of influence.
This message challenges believers to embrace their cave seasons, because like David and his mighty men in the cave of Adullam, it is in the hidden place of learning and encounter with God that broken, distressed, and bitter people are transformed into mighty warriors. Your cave is not a place of defeat, it is a cocoon where God is preparing you for everything He has called you to do.
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

Connecting with God Through Solitude | PS Les Cody | MC Waco

In this convicting message, Pastor Les Cody explores what it truly means to connect with God through solitude, drawing from Matthew 26. He unpacks the difference between isolation and solitude, revealing that isolation is running from people, while solitude is intentionally running to God. Pastor Les challenges believers to stop avoiding the secret place and to embrace the wilderness seasons of life, because the wilderness is not a place of punishment, it is a place where God speaks.
Pastor Les warns that the greatest weapon of the enemy is not to move believers toward evil, but to keep them distracted, exhausted, and spiritually asleep. He calls the church to build a life of prayer and solitude before the pressure comes, because your private prayer life determines your public stability.
This message challenges believers to bring their sorrow and exhaustion to the Lord in the secret place, because the same garden of solitude that reveals your sorrow is the same garden where Jesus is waiting to heal it. Solitude is not a preference, it is a spiritual weapon.
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

Connect With God | Ps. Les Cody | MC Waco

Mercy Culture Church exists to take people from corporate encounters with God to daily personal encounters with God.
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Seven Times Hotter | Les Cody | MC Waco

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
Share the link and invite a friend to join this service.
👉 Subscribe to receive our latest content: https://www.youtube.com/c/MercyCulture?sub_confirmation=1 †
If you have made a decision to follow Jesus and want to learn about ways to connect with Him, text "CONNECT" to 59090
⛪️ To support the ministry of Mercy Culture Church and invest into the lives of others through giving, text "GIVE" to 59090
🙏 If you need prayer or would to request prayer for someone you know, text "PRAYER" to 59090.

Immanuel The Gift of Radical Love | Ps. Chris Donald | MC Waco

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

The Presence Driven Leader | Lauren Caldwell | MC Waco

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.

Radical Love Opens The Heavens | Ps. Chris Donald | MC Waco

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