Followed By Mercy
The Followed By Mercy Podcast
Real Grace, Honest Hope
You might notice a new name and a fresh look, but the heart behind this podcast is the same. After years as the World Evangelism Podcast, I sensed God leading me to a deeper, more personal path centered on His relentless mercy and the kind of honest hope that can reach into every hurting place. That’s why this show is now called Followed By Mercy Podcast. The format may shift, and the tone may be a bit more personal, but my mission hasn’t changed: I still believe the world desperately needs to hear the good news of God’s love in Jesus Christ. You are welcome here if you’ve been with me from the beginning or just found us now.
What if God’s love is more personal, stubborn, and relentless than you ever imagined?
Welcome to The Followed By Mercy Podcast, where we get honest about pain, hope, and the kind of grace that finds you right where you are, five days a week. This isn’t about religious performance or church routines. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt worn out, unseen, or unsure if they belong in the story of God’s love. Every conversation is rooted in this reality: God loves you right now, just as you are, and He isn’t giving up on you.
Here’s what you’ll find in every episode:
Experience God’s Relentless Love
Every show starts by reminding you that the Shepherd knows your name, cares about your story, and isn’t offended by your failures or questions. This is personal—it’s about God’s unwavering affection for you.
Find Your Place in His Heart
Once you grasp how fiercely you’re loved, sharing that love with others doesn’t feel forced. It becomes the most natural thing in the world. Real grace overflows.
Prayer That Changes You
We pray together—not just for the world “out there,” but for the battles and hopes you’re carrying right now. These prayers are honest, rooted in Scripture, and meant for hearts that need a gentle touch from the Shepherd.
Discover Your Unique Role
Whether you’re called to go, give, serve, or show kindness in your corner of the world, God’s mercy meets you where you are. You’re not just a bystander. You are His beloved, invited into the story He’s writing.
When life knocks the wind out of you, this is a place to catch your breath. You’ll hear the encouragement that meets you on your hardest days, and your honest questions will be welcomed. No pretending, no heavy-handed advice—just the reminder that your Shepherd is right there with you, walking every step with you, even when you feel like giving up.
Why does this matter? Because some days, it feels like nobody sees you or cares what you’re going through. But the truth is, you have a Shepherd who never takes His eyes off you, lets you slip through the cracks, and never gives up on you. That kind of love can put you back on your feet, and it might be the hope someone else is waiting to see in you, too.
If you’re longing for more than just religious talk—if you want to know you’re not alone and that God’s mercy is following you all the way home, you’re in the right place. Whether you listen in the car, on a walk, or in a quiet moment, let every episode remind you: God’s mercy is after you right now, ready to bring real grace and honest hope.
Subscribe today and join a community to discover what happens when loved people become loving people. The journey’s just beginning, and there’s a place for you here.
Followed By Mercy
Facing the Darkness: Strategies for Spiritual Resilience
Can a believer be overrun by demonic forces despite the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit? Merle Unger tackles this unsettling question head-on, challenging us to reconsider our understanding of spiritual warfare. In our latest episode from Medellin, Colombia, we grapple with Unger's profound insights on the fierce battle between the flesh and the spirit. Unger asserts that persistent sin and disobedience can open the door to demonic invasion, turning a believer into a subservient pawn of the enemy. These spiritual squatters, though lacking any rightful claim, exploit the openings created by our failings, and their eviction demands the resolute prayers and actions of those armed with faith.
Join us as we confront the harsh realities of this spiritual battlefield, reflecting on personal encounters with bitterness and resentment. Unger's wake-up call urges us to scrutinize our lives closely and to safeguard against giving any ground to the devil in his war against us. Through vivid storytelling and real-life examples, we underscore the urgency of remaining vigilant and rooted in faith. This conversation is essential for anyone eager to strengthen their spiritual defenses and understand the dynamics of combating demonic intrusion through unwavering faith and prayer.
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Coming to you from Medellin, Colombia, again, and I want to say some more stuff to you from Merle Unger. He says in such a case, the normal struggle between the flesh and the spirit Galatians 517, ceases. The believer is invaded and overrun by the enemy who, like any invading foe, does not permit the use of weapons of any sort by the citizens of the country overrun as a result, there's no struggle, only enforced submission and subservience. Isn't that a crazy thought. The devil comes in and he immediately neutralizes all the spiritual weapons we have in our defense. He goes on to say the Holy Spirit indwelling the believer ungrieved by sin Ephesians 4.30, and unquenched by disobedience 1 Thessalonians 5.19, most certainly precludes invasion by a demon spirit. But who dares assert that a demon spirit will not invade the life of a believer which the Holy Spirit has been grieved by serious and persistent sin and quenched by flagrant disobedience?
W. Austin Gardner:The demon enters, it is true, as a squatter, not as an owner or a guest, as one who has a right, not as a guest or as one who has a right there. He comes in as an intruder, as an invader, an enemy, but come he does. If the door is opened by serious and protracted sin. Come he does. Satan and his minions have no legal right to enter, for the Christian's body belongs only to God, both by creation and redemption. But as a squatter defined as one who settles on land without right or title or payment of rent a demon can come in and settle down for a time. A demon can come in and settle down for a time he will leave only if he is forcibly ejected by faith and prayer on part of the Christian warriors who know their position and resources in Christ and use their prayer armor effectively.
W. Austin Gardner:I know I was getting eat up with bitterness. I was getting it up with being hurt, resentment. I know it was happening in my life and I, after reading his book, realized so much where the devil was on the attack. The roaring lion was prowling and God was saying awesome, don't listen to this, Don't do it, Forgive, surrender, love, do right the devil's screaming other things.
W. Austin Gardner:It must be stressed that demons cannot indwell a Christian in the same sense of the Holy Spirit. God's Spirit enters a believer at salvation permanently, never to leave. A demon, by contrast, enters as a squatter, an intruder, and is subject to momentary eviction. A demon never rightfully or permanently lives and dwells as a saint as the Holy Spirit does. No demon can ever have influence over any part of a Christian's life that is yielded to the Holy Spirit. I don't know what you think, but, boy, those are shocking words for me, me but they're words that I think deserve my attention to study and make sure I'm not letting the devil win in a war against me and against the God of heaven who wants to use me.