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Followed By Mercy

W. Austin Gardner

The Followed By Mercy PodcastReal Grace, Honest HopeYou 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:

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10:21

Stop Living Like a Pauper When You've Got Spiritual...

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2025/09/26

Send us a text Are you living with boundaries on God’s grace that He never placed on you? Many of us have all we need in Christ yet walk through life like spiritual beggars, blind to the power already at work within us. In this episode, we look at how easily we restrict God’s power in our lives, much like the early settlers of Manhattan who built a wall, never imagining the city would grow beyond it. Paul, chained in a Roman prison, spoke of “the exceeding greatness of God’s power” wi...

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19:25

From Pain to Praise: Finding God's Mercy in Life's...

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2025/09/25

Send us a text Have you ever felt abandoned by God in your darkest hour? In this episode, I share from my own journey through cancer, surgeries, and treatments that left me questioning everything, only to discover that God’s mercy never left my side. “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me” isn’t just poetic comfort; it’s a living reality that has carried me through despair and turned my pain into a ministry now reaching thousands across the world. At the heart of this message is a...

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12:26

Boldness, Access, Confidence: The Mystery of Grace...

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2025/09/24

Send us a text Have you ever read God’s promises and quietly wondered if they were too good to be true? In this episode, we look at Ephesians 3:12 and the staggering truth that in Christ, you already have boldness, access, and confidence before God, not one day when you’re “good enough,” but right now, just as you are. Most believers trust God for heaven but live like they’re still on probation here on earth. But grace is not probation. It’s adoption. The gospel isn’t a set of instructions o...

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12:58

Faith, Love, Thanksgiving

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2025/09/23

Send us a text Faith, love, and thanksgiving. Three simple words that carried Paul’s heart even as he sat chained in prison, facing the shadow of death. Instead of despair, his letters overflowed with joy. How? In this episode, we open Ephesians 1:15-16 and discover what it means to trust Jesus completely, to love others freely, and to give thanks no matter the circumstance. Faith isn’t just wishful thinking. It’s leaning your whole weight on Christ, like Hudson Taylor trusting God to...

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30:57

Who God Says You Are: Finding Your True Identity in...

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2025/09/22

Send us a text This message was preached at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia. Have you ever introduced yourself by your failures? “I’m divorced.” “I’m an addict.” “I’m a mess.” What if your true identity had nothing to do with your past mistakes or even your greatest achievements? In this episode, we open Ephesians 1:1 and discover the breathtaking truth of who God says we are: saints and faithful in Christ Jesus. This isn’t a title we earn by flawless living. It’s a gift...

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33:08

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Holy Spirit's Guarantee

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2025/09/19

Send us a text What if you could stop trying to earn God’s approval and finally rest in the truth that you already have it? In this episode, we walk through Ephesians 1:13–14 and discover what it means to be sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. God’s seal isn’t fragile or conditional. It’s as real as DNA inside your body, an unshakable mark that says you belong to Him. This seal doesn’t vanish when life gets messy, when you lose your temper, or when doubt keeps you awake at night. It is p...

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13:56

Christ Is Enough: Discovering Your True Inheritance

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2025/09/18

Send us a text For many, the word predestination brings more fear than comfort. Visions of a distant God choosing some for heaven and others for hell can feel unsettling. But what if that’s not what Scripture is saying at all? In this episode, we look into Ephesians 1:11-14 and discover the breathtaking truth: predestination isn’t about God excluding people, it’s about God making a way for everyone through Jesus. Long before the world began, God wrote your name into His divine will. He didn’t...

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27:23

The Cosmic Glue: Jesus Holds Everything Together

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2025/09/17

Send us a text The mystery of God’s will isn’t meant to leave us confused. It’s intended to give us hope. In this episode, we explore Ephesians 1:8-10, where Paul reveals that God is working through Christ to gather everything back together again. When sin entered the world, it broke everything: our relationships, creation itself, and even our connection with God. But through Jesus, God is healing what’s been shattered. If you’ve ever felt abandoned, broken, or lost in the chaos of life, this...

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10:52

Clean Slate: How God Actually Sees You

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2025/09/16

Send us a text Fully Forgiven: The Freedom of God’s Grace Have you ever felt overwhelmed by guilt, wondering if God can truly forgive you? That voice of condemnation isn’t from God. It comes from a misunderstanding of what forgiveness in Christ truly means. In this episode of Followed by Mercy, we continue in Ephesians 1:7 and discover that forgiveness isn’t God tolerating us. It’s God declaring us clean and whole. Forgiveness isn’t stingy or reluctant. It flows out of the riches of His grace...

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16:52

Redeemed and Free

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2025/09/15

Send us a text Redeemed and Free: Living from Your True Identity in Christ What if the most dangerous lie you’ve ever believed isn’t about money, success, or culture, but about who you are? In this episode of Followed by Mercy, we take a deep look at Ephesians 1:7 and the life-changing reality of redemption through Christ’s blood. Using the vivid picture of Roman slave markets, we uncover how Jesus stepped into the marketplace of sin, paid the ultimate price with His blood, and declared us et...

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22:27

Ephesians 1: How God Makes Us Holy, Not How We Make...

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2025/09/12

Send us a text What if everything you thought about holiness was backwards? What if, instead of working hard to become holy enough for God, you discovered He has already made you holy? In this episode, David Gardner joins us for a powerful conversation through Ephesians 1. Together, we uncover the life-changing truth that holiness isn’t earned by performance but given as a gift in Christ. From being blessed with every spiritual blessing, to being adopted as sons and daughters, to being accep...

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14:17

God doesn't just tolerate you. He delights in you.

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2025/09/11

Send us a text Have you ever felt like God just tolerates you? Like you’ve been let into the party but told to stay quietly in the corner? In this episode, we uncover the life-changing truth of Ephesians 1:6: we are “accepted in the Beloved.” God doesn’t simply permit your presence. He delights in you. His love doesn’t keep you at arm’s length but draws you into the circle of joy shared between Father, Son, and Spirit. Through real-life stories of radical forgiveness, the Morris family adop...

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12:45

Adoption: When God Says "This One's Mine"

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2025/09/10

Send us a text Have you ever wrestled with words like predestination or chosen and wondered what they really mean? Far from being cold or intimidating, these truths open up the beauty of God’s eternal plan for you. Predestination is not about fate or favoritism. It is about a loving Father who made the first move. Before time began, He secured your salvation in Christ so you could live with confidence, not uncertainty. To be chosen is to be wanted. It means God set His heart on you and wrote ...

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God Chose You in Christ Before the Foundation of the...

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2025/09/09

Send us a text You are secure, purposeful, and fully identified in Christ because God chose you before the foundation of the world. This choosing has nothing to do with your performance and everything to do with God’s eternal grace and love. In this episode, we look at Paul’s words in Ephesians, written around AD 60–62, where he encouraged believers to rest in their identity in Christ. Grace means God always makes the first move. He gives unearned favor. Every blessing you will ever need is ...

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The Spiritual Bank Account: Discovering Your Heavenly...

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2025/09/08

Send us a text Do you ever feel like you have to work harder, pray longer, or be better before God will finally accept you? The letter to the Ephesians gives us a completely different picture. Paul tells us that God has already blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ. We are not trying to earn His favor. We already have it. Ephesians is not written as a list of corrections but as a reminder of who we are. Paul calls believers “saints” and “faithful in Christ,” not because of what ...

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11:48

Living From Your Identity, Not For It

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2025/09/05

Send us a text Have you ever felt worn out from trying to earn God’s approval? Many of us grew up believing we had to strive harder, clean ourselves up, and prove ourselves worthy before coming to Him. But the opening verses of Ephesians turn that whole idea upside down. Paul’s words “grace to you and peace” aren’t just a polite greeting. They’re a bold declaration of reality. Grace comes first, not as a reward for good behavior but as God’s gift to us through Christ. And from that grace flo...

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13:26

You Are Not Your Past: How Grace Redefines Who You Are

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2025/09/04

Send us a text Have you ever struggled to see yourself the way God sees you? In this opening episode of our Ephesians series, we explore Paul’s greeting to the believers at Ephesus and uncover life-changing truths about our identity in Christ. Paul calls ordinary Christians “saints” and “faithful in Christ Jesus,” titles that don’t depend on performance but flow from our union with Christ. Just as a bride takes her husband’s name instantly at marriage, we receive a new name and identity at s...

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25:08

You Don't Have to Run Anymore

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2025/09/03

Send us a text Have you ever felt far from God, like you’ve wandered too far to find your way back? In this episode, we step into David’s story in Psalm 23 and discover something beautiful: God hasn’t been waiting for us to return. He’s been chasing us all along with His goodness and mercy. We’ll explore how David moved from spiritual drought to the deep confidence that he would dwell in God’s house forever. The Hebrew text reveals a breathtaking truth: when Scripture says, “goodness and mer...

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26:18

What If God Isn't Angry? A Fresh Look at Global Outreach

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2025/09/02

Send us a text Have you ever considered that much of our approach to evangelism might be missing the point? In this episode, Austin Gardner and Robert Canfield explore a life-giving perspective on missions that reshapes how and why we share the gospel. At the center is a simple but powerful truth: we are not rescuing people from an angry God. God, who has already reconciled the world to Himself through Christ. As Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5, “God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto H...

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27:28

Stop Polishing Your Binoculars for Other People's Sins

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2025/09/01

Send us a text Our eyes reveal the condition of our hearts. When we measure ourselves against others, searching for someone “worse” to feel better about ourselves, we slip into what Jesus called an “evil eye.” This perspective is fueled by pride and fear, pride that elevates us above others and fear that, without comparison, we may not measure up. In this conversation, Austin Gardner and Robert Canfield look at Jesus’ vivid illustration in Matthew 7:3-5 about removing a speck from someone el...

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