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Mercy Commons Podcast
by Mercy Commons
Welcome to the audio podcast of Mercy Commons Church. Located in Fullerton, California. We hope these messages give you hope, faith, and encouragement throughout your week. To learn more about Mercy Commons visit www.mercycommons.church.
Episodes
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He Leads Us
What does it mean to follow our Shepherd for HIS name's sake?
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He Restores My Soul
Our weary, wounded, and wandering souls can find rest, alignment, and an anchor in Jesus.
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Made to Rest In God
Society is obsessed with output, laying on us heavy burdens as a result. But Jesus, our shepherd leader, invites us to exchange them for an easy yoke and a lighter load. He makes us lie down in complete satisfaction and safety, and He slows down our busy lives so that we may find rest and drink...
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I Shall Not Want
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” In a world constantly telling us what we lack, we explore how the Shepherd orders our desires, meets our deepest needs, and gives us confidence that true abundance is found not in getting everything we want, but in having Him.
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The Lord Is My Shepherd
The Lord has laid down His life for the sheep that know His name. Whose voice are you trusting?
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Psalm 131
A song of ascent to conclude the songbook for every season of the soul. Learn how true humility produces deep contentment as we learn to trust God instead of trying to control everything.
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Psalm 8 - Out of the Mouth of Babes
Though humanity is weak and unimpressive, God created us, loves us, and gave us purpose–fulfilled through Jesus, who conquered sin and death and restores us to rule under His authority.
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Psalm 122 - I Was Glad
Because Jesus is the new and living way into God’s presence, we gladly gather as one family to draw near, hold fast to hope, and spur one another toward love and good works.
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Psalm 129 - Vengeance is Mine
Give your desire for revenge to God, love your enemies, and trust Him to bring justice.
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Psalm 10 - The Language of Lament
When life is not as it should be, lament keeps us turned toward the King.
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Psalm 13 - How Long?
Psalm 13 gives us language to honestly cry out to God in our waiting, and turn our lament into praise.
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Psalm 40 - Waiting for the Lord
Waiting reveals what we believe, but trusting God to hear, rescue, and restore us gives us a story that leads others to Him.
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Psalm 103 - Forget Not
Forget not the God who forgives, redeems, satisfies, and shows compassion. He never forgets His people and, in Christ, remembers our sins no more.
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Psalm 1
Psalm 1 invites us to find true life and lasting delight by rooting ourselves in God’s Word through every season of the soul.
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True Adequacy
(Exodus 3-4) God's call of Moses from the burning bush teaches us that true adequacy is not found in our status, works, or relationships, but in God.
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The King's Commission
(Matthew 28:16-20) Jesus calls us to make disciples of all nations, to baptize, and to teach His commandments, promising that the Holy Spirit is with us.
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The King's Commandment
The great commandment (alongside the great commission) has technically been the mandate for every New Testament church ever since Jesus said it. According to Christ, to love God (with all our being) and to love our neigbors (as we love ourselves), also forms the premise of the Old Testament law &...
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The King's Coin
(Matthew 22) Jesus calls His people to reject political extremes and live as faithful sojourners by participating in the common good, honoring earthly authorities, loving the family of believers, and fearing God above all.
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The King's Invitation
(Matthew 22:1-14) Jesus invites us into the beauty, joy, and intimacy of His kingdom banquet, warning us not to respond with ambivalence, aggression, or arrogance, but to receive by faith the free garment of His grace and enjoy communion with Him and His people.
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The King's Cornerstone
(Matthew 21:18-32, 42-44) Jesus calls us to bear the fruit of genuine, ongoing repentance in Him.
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The King Redefines Greatness
(Matthew 20:17-28) Jesus redefines greatness as dying to selfish ambition, humbly serving others, and finding true life through surrender to God.
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The King and Divorce
(Matthew 19:3-12) Jesus reveals marriage as a profound spiritual union, exposing the pain of divorce while offering hope and healing for the brokenhearted.
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The King Reveals His Glory
(Matthew 17) God's glory comes down so that our faith can go up.
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The King's Question
(Matthew 16) Confessing Jesus as the King shapes who we become, how we live, and what our reward will be.
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The King and Our Heart
(Matthew 15) Jesus shows that sin flows from a broken heart, but through Him, our hearts can be made clean and changed.
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The King Provides
(Matthew 14) Jesus meets our need with deep compassion, multiplies what we surrender, and shows that His kingdom is for others—what we receive at His table is meant to be shared.
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Kingdom Mysteries
(Matthew 13) Jesus teaches in the Parable of the Sower that people respond differently to God’s word depending on the condition of their hearts, and only those who truly receive it will bear lasting fruit.
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Resurrection Sunday
(Matthew 28:1-15) The resurrection uniquely proves the Kingdom is here, bringing lasting joy, real peace, and true purpose.
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Good Friday
(Matthew 26-27) Jesus chose the cross in strength, revealing a love measured not by our worthiness, but by the greatness of His sacrifice.
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The King's Entrance
(Matthew 21) The King enters not with force but humility, not to meet our expectations but to heal our true blindness, shaking hearts and cleansing what is corrupt, calling for immediate surrender now before He returns in undeniable glory.
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The King & His Sabbath
(Matthew 12) Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath, reveals that Sabbath was never about rigid rules but about receiving God’s mercy. It is an invitation to stop striving and enter into true rest, delight, and communion with Him.
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The King's Rest
(Matthew 11) Jesus reveals that people respond to His claims in different ways—some with honesty, curiosity, doubt, some with hostility—but ultimately invites all who are weary to come to Him and receive the true and ultimate rest that only He can give.
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The King's Mission(aries)
(Matthew 10) Jesus sends His disciples as the answer to the prayer for workers in the harvest, calling ordinary people to boldly declare the Kingdom of God, rely on the Holy Spirit, and trust that losing our lives for Christ is how we truly find them.
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The King & The Centurion
(Matthew 8) Jesus teaches with true authority and proves it by commanding disease, demons, distance, and even the storm, calling us not to tame Him into a source of personal comfort but to stand in awe, heed His warning, and ask in faith, “What sort of Man is this?”
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The King's Weighty Words
(Matthew 7:13-28) Jesus closes His sermon with a sober call to choose the narrow way, reject empty words, and build your life on obedient faith in Him, because eternity rests on how you respond to what He says.
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The King's Remedy for Lust
(Matthew 5:27-32) Jesus exposes lust as a heart issue and calls us to wage Spirit-empowered war against it, not excuse or minimize it.
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The King Raises the Bar
(Matthew 5:17-48) Jesus raises the bar by confronting the heart and calling us from hidden anger to humble reconciliation that shapes our worship and witness.
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The King's Sermon
(Matthew 5:1-16) The King’s sermon calls us out of the crowd and into a blessed life shaped by humility, holy desire, and lives that shine as salt and light.
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The King & His Call
(Matthew 4:12–25) Jesus calls ordinary people out of darkness to follow Him in a costly, communal discipleship that forms obedient witnesses of the kingdom.
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The King is Tested
(Matthew 4:1–11) Right after the beautiful moment of being baptized, Jesus is led into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan. Why does Satan choose these three specific temptations, and what do they reveal about the human heart? Jesus passes the test, but he is much more than an example to us…
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The King & His Cousin
(Matthew 3:1-17) As John the Baptist cries out in the wilderness to prepare the way for his cousin the King, he calls God’s people to hearts of true repentance, marked by contrition, confession, and Spirit-empowered change so that they may be ready for the kingdom of heaven.
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Who Are We?
At Mercy Commons, we Delight in God’s mercy, Display it through transformed lives, and Declare it by boldly proclaiming the good news of Jesus in word and deed.
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Shoot to Fruit | Stump of Jesse
(Isaiah 11:1-12) The gospel includes the great news that from a mere stump, a shoot that bears fruit can grow! Isaiah prophesied that Jesus would be that fruitful shoot for the healing of the nations. And for those who follow Jesus, our very stories of redemption - stumps turned into fruitful...
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The King Who Dies | Matthew 2:1-18
Jesus is the true King whose arrival exposes the fear and insecurity of false kings like Herod—and in us. Unlike rulers who grasp for power, He lays down His life to rescue us and invites us to lay our crowns before Him.
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The King Who Gives | Matthew 2:1-6
Unlike earthly kings who take, Jesus is the true Shepherd-King who lovingly seeks and cares for His people. Like the magi, we’re invited to worship Him with joyful hearts and open hands.
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The King Who Pays | Matthew 1:18-25
Advent reveals Jesus as the true King who came not to take, but to give—offering His life to free us from sin. His birth fulfills God’s ancient promise of Immanuel, God with us. This King rescues and restores His people through His perfect life, death, and resurrection.
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The King Who Redeems | Matthew 1:1-17
Advent calls us to behold our true King—Jesus—who doesn’t take or enslave like counterfeit kings, but generously gives, humbly serves, and powerfully redeems. As we prepare our hearts, we turn from false altars and return to the One who alone brings freedom and restoration.
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King of Wisdom – Slave to Desire
Solomon drifted from wisdom to desire, forgetting the God he once worshiped with his whole heart. Jesus—greater than Solomon—calls us back to true wisdom and anchors our hearts in Him alone.
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When the Numbers Don't Add Up
When David’s pride led him to count his army instead of trusting God, the Lord’s mercy turned judgment into redemption—reminding us that even when our numbers don’t add up, His grace always does.
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The Danger of Unmet Expectations
Unmet expectations can breed disappointment and rebellion, as seen in Absalom’s story. When ours go unmet, we’re called to bring them to Jesus and trust His goodness over our expectations.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the audio podcast of Mercy Commons Church. Located in Fullerton, California. We hope these messages give you hope, faith, and encouragement throughout your week. To learn more about Mercy Commons visit www.mercycommons.church.
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