Daily Thunder Podcast

God has an eternal purpose and plan which is fulfilled in Christ Jesus. Yet 1500 years before God became flesh, God wove the story of Scripture into the everyday life of Israel. In short, they were rehearsing and foreshadowing the Kingdom and coming King in the Law, feasts, Tabernacle, and everyday life of Israel. In this session, we examine how Israel left bondage to Egypt through the blood of th...

This is the third installment in Eric Ludy’s series entitled The Muscular Christian. In this episode he relays the stunning history and achievements of the ancient English bowmen. What built the unstoppable military machine of the 14th century is the same thing that builds the unstoppable Church in our modern day.

At Ellerslie, we love reading about the men and women God has used throughout history to turn the world upside down. In this new series, Eric and Nathan discuss their seven top Christian biographies. Join in as they count backward and discuss each book, its impact on their lives, and a key character trait of the individual. In this episode, they examine book number six and a man who laid down ever...

In the midst of a world that rejected God and His Kingdom, God had a plan to choose for Himself a people so that through them He might come and save the world. We see in Genesis 12 that God called Abraham and gave him a promise; a promise that was ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ. In this session of the Storyline of Scripture, we examine the Kingdom people and promise, look at the entire book...

This is the second installment in Eric Ludy’s series entitled The Muscular Christian. In this episode he explains the history of the ancient war cry of the Israelites and how that very war cry is meant to be, even today, a centerpiece of the daily practice of the Church of Jesus Christ.

At Ellerslie, we love reading about the men and women God has used throughout history to turn the world upside down. In this new series, Eric and Nathan discuss their seven top Christian biographies. Join in as they count backward to the book they both thought was one of the best Christian biographies of all time. In each episode, they discuss the book, its impact on their lives, and a key charact...

Everything in Scripture focuses on Jesus Christ and His redemptive work at the Cross. And you're invited to join Nathan over the next seven episodes as we examine the Storyline of Scripture and how all of the Bible points to and is fulfilled in Jesus. As we begin the new series, this first episode examines the creation and rejection of the Kingdom of God on earth. But all hope is not lost, God has...

This is the first installment in Eric Ludy’s series entitled The Muscular Christian. In this episode he unpacks two key ideas that help form the basis of strength in the Christian life, 1) the spiritual fortification found in Christ, and 2) the spiritual sufficiency found in Christ. When the Christian builds on these very practical foundation stones, spiritual muscle is the guaranteed outcome.

We are busy remodeling our campus, including our new film studio! Join Eric and Nathan in this special Daily Thunder episode as they give a sneak peek of the new studio and talk about the three new series coming up in Daily Thunder, all launching November 7th . Click here to watch the video version of the sneak peek . --------- For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie...

This is the fifth installment in Eric’s series Ingredients of Intimacy .  In this episode he addresses the important feature of “stepping into someone else’s shoes” and how that totally transforms relationships — both God-ward and man-ward.  --------- For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit:  https://ellerslie.com/ . If yo...

This is the fourth installment in Eric’s series Ingredients of Intimacy .  In this episode he explains the secret to worship — the impetus behind praise, and the motivation that undergirds thanksgiving.     --------- For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit:  https://ellerslie.com/ . If you have been blessed by El...

This is the third installment in Eric’s series Ingredients of Intimacy.  In this episode he drills down into the spiritual function of remembrance — a supremely important instrument in the tool belt of the thriving Christian.    --------- For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit:  https://ellerslie.com/ . If you have b...

This is the second installment in Eric’s series  Ingredients of Intimacy. In this episode he digs into the topic of study — explaining the beauty found when a believer learns to study the Scriptures with emphasis placed on loving pursuit and affectionate desire over merely dutiful rigor and academic discipline. --------- For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie M...

This is the first installment in Eric’s five-part series  Ingredients of Intimacy.   He dives into the topic of time and explains how the correct or incorrect handling of it often determines the degree of power and impact the Christian life will enjoy.   --------- For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit:  ht...

We are remodeling our studio—and so we are heading back to the archives and listening to a few of our favorite throwback series (episodes from Leslie, Nathan, and Eric). This week Eric Ludy teaches on what hills we as Christians should be willing to die upon. This is the fourth and final installment in Eric’s 4-part throwback series entitled The Hill to Die On. In this episode, he dives into the c...

We are remodeling our studio—and so we are heading back to the archives and listening to a few of our favorite throwback series (episodes from Leslie, Nathan, and Eric). This week Eric Ludy teaches on what hills we as Christians should be willing to die upon. This is the third installment in Eric’s 4-part throwback series entitled The Hill to Die On. In this episode, he explores the Biblical basis...

We are remodeling our studio—and so we are heading back to the archives and listening to a few of our favorite throwback series (episodes from Leslie, Nathan, and Eric). This week Eric Ludy teaches on what hills we as Christians should be willing to die upon. This is the second installment in Eric’s 4-part throwback series entitled The Hill to Die On. In this episode, he unpacks Athanasius’s famou...

We are remodeling our studio—and so we are heading back to the archives and listening to a few of our favorite throwback series (episodes from Leslie, Nathan, and Eric). This week Eric Ludy teaches on what hills we as Christians should be willing to die upon. In this message Eric labors to remove the fog bank that often surrounds the theology and doctrines of the Christian faith and zeroes in on w...

We are remodeling our studio—and so for the next two weeks, we are heading back to the archives and listening to a few of our favorite throwback series (episodes from Leslie, Nathan, and Eric). This week Nathan focuses on one of his favorite topics: knowing (ginoskō) Jesus. Nathan concludes this mini throwback series by going back into Philippians 3 and looking at what we put our confidence in … a...

We are remodeling our studio—and so for the next two weeks, we are heading back to the archives and listening to a few of our favorite throwback series (episodes from Leslie, Nathan, and Eric). This week Nathan focuses on one of his favorite topics: knowing (ginoskō) Jesus. Nathan has been talking about knowing Jesus intimately through relationship and experience. In this particular episode, he di...

We are remodeling our studio—and so for the next two weeks, we are heading back to the archives and listening to a few of our favorite throwback series (episodes from Leslie, Nathan, and Eric). This week Nathan focuses on one of his favorite topics: knowing (ginoskō) Jesus. In this study, Nathan continues his discussion on knowing (ginoskō) Jesus by exploring Philippians 3 and showing the importan...

We are remodeling our studio—and so for the next two weeks, we are heading back to the archives and listening to a few of our favorite throwback series (episodes from Leslie, Nathan, and Eric). This week Nathan focuses on one of his favorite topics: knowing (ginoskō) Jesus. Jesus says that eternal life is having relationship and intimacy with Himself (John 17:3). In this study, Nathan Johnson talk...

We are remodeling our studio—and so for the next three weeks, we are heading back to the archives and listening to three important series (throwback episodes from Leslie, Nathan, and Eric). This week Leslie focuses on how to overcome apathy. In this session Leslie unpacks Biblical keys to both personal and corporate revival among modern believers, walking through three key spiritual principles to...

We are remodeling our studio—and so for the next three weeks, we are heading back to the archives and listening to three important series (throwback episodes from Leslie, Nathan, and Eric). This week Leslie focuses on how to overcome apathy. It is easy to feel helpless as we see the world around us rapidly heading toward darkness. But as Christians, we are not helpless against the forces of sin an...

We are remodeling our studio—and so for the next three weeks, we are heading back to the archives and listening to three important series (from Leslie, Nathan, and Eric). This week Leslie focuses on how to overcome apathy. Many of us have become disturbed as we see modern Christianity steeped in mediocrity and spiritual apathy. It’s easy to assume that God is so fed up with the Church today t...