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
Teaching with Purpose: Making a Lasting Difference
What if transforming your teaching methods could guide souls towards profound learning experiences? Join us as we uncover the powerful strategies behind becoming a better teacher, drawing inspiration from 1 Timothy 4:15. In this enlightening episode, we emphasize the pivotal role of learning from other educators, understanding various lesson preparation techniques, and mastering classroom control. Discover why teaching is more than managing a classroom; it's about making a lasting impact on your students' lives.
We delve into the essence of clear and simple teaching, highlighting how great educators demystify complex concepts for their students. The episode stresses the importance of hard work, thorough preparation, and continuous self-evaluation. Through real-life anecdotes, we explore the consequences of inadequate preparation on student engagement and offer insights into improving your teaching approach. Embrace these timeless principles, apply them fully, and witness the transformative impact they can have on your teaching journey.
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Well, we have been discussing for several days now how to be a better teacher and how to improve, and so we are to meditate upon these things and give ourselves wholly to them, that they that profiting may appear to all. That's 1 Timothy, 4, 15. And so I've got a few more to end up our study on how to be a better teacher. I want you to talk with other teachers and learn what they're doing. How do you prepare your lesson? How do you get your outline? How do you make the application? How do you keep the children? How do you discipline? How do you keep class control? Talk to others and learn all you can. What works for them may not work for you, but it might. You can always improve. Remember there's an urgency in your teaching. People are going to heaven or hell. This is not a game. This is not babysitting. This is not keeping them out of the main service so the preacher can do his job.
W. Austin Gardner:God gave you the Bible and God gave you people to listen to you, and God gave you the power of the Holy Spirit. God's working in your life to do your job, and I challenge you to take that very seriously. Always work at being clear and simple. Work at being clear and simple. The great take really hard things and make them simple. The foolish take simple things and make them hard. It's not a giraffe, it's a sheep not up there on the top shelf, but on the bottom shelf. Make it available where people can understand it and apply it to their lives.
W. Austin Gardner:Remember that good teaching starts with hard work. Good teaching starts with hard work. You can't wing it. You know you want to be a good teacher. You want to really make a difference in somebody's life. Start on Sunday. Read the Bible study. Get all the material you can use cross-references. Look up the words you don't know in the dictionary. Make sure you can teach that in a way that would make a difference in somebody's life. You got to be careful. This isn't something we just do to spend the time. Don't run in there at the last minute and fly with the seat of your pants. Share truth, learn truth, apply truth and be your worst critic. Evaluate your work, see how you're doing, tape yourself, listen to yourself, watch the students. Are they learning? Are people dropping out of your class?
W. Austin Gardner:One time in a church I worked in had a guy that seemed to be a very good student and so I thought he could take over the class and I mistakenly gave him the class. He took it from 25 or 30 to zero in very few student. And so I thought he could take over the class and I mistakenly gave him the class. He took it from 25 or 30 to zero in very few months. Don't do that. Work at being a better teacher. You know what the Bible says. Meditate on these things, give thyself holy to them that thy profiting may appear to all. First Timothy 4, 15,. You can be used of God. You can make a difference. Don't waste what God's called you to do.