Daily Thunder Podcast

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: The Christian Mindset Study: 02 – Always in All Ways a Christian As we continue our series examining the "Christian mindset" we discuss the importance of being an "Always Christian" – that we are always in all our ways a Christian. Christianity isn't a social club that we check in to once a week, nor is it something we live when it's convenient. As Chris...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: July Alumni Summit Study: 2 – Leading in the Dark The Ellerslie Alumni Summit this past July was an amazing time of seeking Jesus with like-minded believers. Because Eric Ludy is currently out of town with his family, we wanted to give you the opportunity to listen to his messages from the Summit during Daily Thunder. This is the second message Eric gave at the Sum...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 47 – God's Poetry to the World (Ephesians 2:10) In Ephesians 2:10, Paul declares that we are God's "workmanship" – a Greek word where we get our English term "poem." In short, Paul is declaring that we are God's poetry in and to this world. In this expositional message, Nathan Johnson talks about the grace and salvation of Go...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: July Alumni Summit Study: 1 – The 69th Attempt The Ellerslie Alumni Summit this past July was an amazing time of seeking Jesus with like-minded believers. Because Eric Ludy is currently out of town with his family, we wanted to give you the opportunity to listen to his messages from the Summit during Daily Thunder. This is the first message Eric gave at the Summit...

416: The Philippians and the Phroneō // The Christian Mindset 01 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: The Christian Mindset Study: 01 – The Philippians and the Phroneō In a world where darkness is increasing, lawlessness is normal, and fear is abundant, how is a Christian supposed to think and what are they to focus upon? In this new series, Nathan Johnson examines the Christian...

415: Stalin’s Telegram // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 60 (Eric Ludy)   Speaker: Eric Ludy   Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2   Study:60:Stalin’s Telegram This is the sixtieth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual lessons from WW2. In this episode he zooms in on a particular interchange of telegrams between Churchill and Stalin in late 1943. Stalin is ups...

    414: Salvation By Grace Through Faith (Ephesians 2:8-9) // Ephesians Bible Study 46 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 46 – Salvation By Grace Through Faith (Ephesians 2:8-9) It is such a simple truth, yet holds a profound mystery – we are saved by grace through faith. This declaration by Paul in Ephesians 2:8-9 reminds us that w...

413: The Mind of the General // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 59 ( Eric Ludy )   Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 59: The Mind of the General   This is the fifty-ninth installment in  Eric ’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the mental burdens of Winston Churchill in late 1943. And then he compares that with...

412: The Order of the White Feather // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 58 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: The Order of the White Feather  This is the fifty-eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he contrasts the Soviet Union’s military motivation technique during WW2 with the motivation technique...

411: The Burden of Repentance (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Study: The Burden of Repentance Over the past few months, God has burned Nathan with the need of revival – not just in the world or the Church, but also his life. In this episode, he talks about the three aspects found in every revival and the need for each of us to come afresh to a place of repentance before the Cro...

410: The Spurning of Calais // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 57 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy  Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 57: The Spurning of Calais   This is the fifty-seventh installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he addresses the propensity in all of us to want to be important, significant, and famous. Paralleling...

409: The Superlative Demonstration (Ephesians 2:7) // Ephesians Bible Study 45 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 45 – The Superlative Demonstration (Ephesians 2:7) When God redeemed humanity, it wasn’t merely for us, it was also for Himself. In this expositional study of Ephesians 2:7, Nathan Johnson looks at the superlative demonstration of...

408: The Rescue of Mussolini // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 56 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 56: The Rescue of Mussolini This is the fifty-sixth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he zooms in on Adolf Hitler’s response to the removal of his friend, Benito Mussolini, from power in Italy in July of 1...

407: The Fall of Mussolini // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 55 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 55: The Fall of Mussolini   This is the fifty-fifth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he creates a parallel between the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini and Haman, the great enemy of the Jewish pe...

405: The Marriage of the Bride // Jesus in the Old Testament 10 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Jesus in the Old Testament Study: 10 – The Marriage of the Bride Jesus is engaged! And we, the Church, are His bride. In this final message in the Jesus in the Old Testament series, we examine the motif of marriage and brides throughout the Old Testament and show how they poi...

  405: Life With Christ (Ephesians 2:5-6) // Ephesians Bible Study 44 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 44 – Life With Christ (Ephesians 2:5-6) There is a big difference between living your life FOR God and living your life WITH Him. In Ephesians 2:5-6, Paul is adamant that what is going on in your life is “with” Christ – you...

404: The Rock That Is Higher Than I // Jesus in the Old Testament 9 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Jesus in the Old Testament Study: 9 – The Rock That Is Higher Than I God is our rock. He is our fortress, our strong tower, our deliverer, our horn of salvation. He is our cornerstone upon which our lives and the Church is built. In this message, we examine the concept of...

403: The Sicilian Wind // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 54 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 54: The Sicilian Wind   This is the fifty-fourth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he leverages the providential gusting wind along the shoreline of Sicily on July 10th, 1943 to explain one of the most...

402: Controlling the Sea // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 53 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2  Study: 53: Controlling the Sea This is the fifty-third installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he walks through the intriguing process of discovery that the Allies went through in determining their priority opponent in the...

401: The Scarlet Cord and the Battle of Dependence // Jesus in the Old Testament 8 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Jesus in the Old Testament Study: 8 – The Scarlet Cord and the Battle of Dependence  Today’s Daily Thunder dives into one of Nathan’s favorite pictures of Jesus in the Old Testament – the story of Rahab (a gentile prostitute), her sal...

400: A Million Unused Soldiers // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 52 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 52: A Million Unused Soldiers   This is the fifty-second installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he breaks down Winston Churchill’s thinking towards the expenditure of British military strength...

399: The Importance of Egypt, Wilderness, and the Promised Land // Jesus in the Old Testament 7 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Jesus in the Old Testament Study: 7 – The Importance of Egypt, Wilderness, and the Promise Land We all know well the story of the Israelites leaving Egypt at Passover because of the blood of the lamb on the doorposts, entering and wandering the...

398: The Old Lion // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 51 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: The Old Lion   This is the fifty-first installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he unpacks Winston Churchills dangerous bout with pneumonia in the critical war months of 1943 and then parallels that with the Church...

397: Casablanca // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 50 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 50: Casablanca   This is the fiftieth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he dives into the tumultuous waters of contention, division, and denomination in the Body of Christ today. In paralleling the modern Chur...

  396: Seeing Yourself and the Gospel in Genesis 1-2 // Jesus in the Old Testament 6 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Jesus in the Old Testament Study: 6 – Seeing Yourself and the Gospel in Genesis 1-2 We are all familiar with the creation story … God creates everything in six days and rests on the seventh. But this is more than a historical record of our beg...