Daily Thunder Podcast

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: The Practice of Prayer Study: 01 -  The Rope and the Shovel This is the first installment in Eric’s series entitled The Practice of Prayer. In this episode he lays the foundation stones in place for both understanding and activating the power of prayer.  

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Sunday Sermons Study: Embracing Your Cross This is a special message given to kick off the fall training season at Ellerslie. It was also the first time we utilized the newly renovated Studio29 building for a Daily Thunder. This is just an all-around special message.

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Life Lessons Study: 20 – Piles of Stones This is the twentieth and final installment of Eric’s series entitled Life Lessons.  This episode finishes with a bang, supplying an appropriate finish to this pithy and profound series. The call Eric issues is for us to “remember well” what God has done.  

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: The Saga of Scripture (Bible Survey) Study: 10 – The Return of the King The King is returning! And today could be the day! What a marvelous meditation every Christian should live each day with. In this episode of the Saga of Scripture (Bible Survey) series, Nathan Johnson talks about the imminent return of Jesus and how we should in light of that reality.

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Life Lessons Study: 19 – It Must Be Personalized This is the nineteenth installment in Eric’s series entitled Life Lessons. In this episode, he talks about the importance of applying truth personally into each of our lives (and not merely see it as good information to esteem but not live out).

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 16 – Living From God's Wisdom and Insight (Ephesians 1:7-8) God has abundantly poured forth His grace in all wisdom and insight, says Paul in Ephesians 1:8. But what are wisdom and insight and how do we practically apply both in our lives? In this expositional study in Ephesians, Nathan Johnson examines this phrase "wisdom and insi...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Life Lessons Study: 18 – Don’t Ever Read Your Press Clippings This is the eighteenth installment in Eric’s series entitled Life Lessons. In this episode he dives into the topic of spiritual discretion giving clarity to the importance of adding wisdom and discernment to the toolbox of the Christian.

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Life Lessons Study: 17 – The Treasure Map This is the seventeenth installment in Eric’s series entitled Life Lessons. In this episode he addresses the difference between the role of law to teach the soul and the power of the Gospel to transform it.

As a room slowly grows darker with the setting of the sun, our eyes adjust and we often fail to realize we are soon sitting in shadows. So too, our soul can allow shadows of sin (or full out darkness of perverseness) and we don't either care or we justify why its there. But God has freed us from the domain of darkness and brought us into the Kingdom of His dear Son – the One Who is light its...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Life Lessons Study: 16 – Rules vs. Relationships This is the sixteenth installment in Eric’s series entitled Life Lessons.  In this episode he punches the idea of living under law, rules, and regulation square in the nose while establishing the far superior way for living out the triumphant Christian life as is revealed in the New Testament.  

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: The Saga of Scripture (Bible Survey) Study: 9 – The Mission of the King Jesus has given us the grand and amazing commission to be ambassadors of the King of kings! This mission of the King isn't just something we talk about, it is to be the essence and message of our lives. In this continuing series on the Saga of Scripture, Nathan Johnson talks about the...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Life Lessons Study: 15 – Sacred Waiting This is the fifteen installment in Eric’s series entitled Life Lessons. In this episode he digs into the beautiful yet painful concept of waiting on God. How does waiting work and what does it look like in practice? This session is a great primer for this significant topic.

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 15 – A Superlative Waterfall of Grace (Ephesians 1:7-8) Paul can't help but be excited by the reality of God's grace—and frequently uses superlatives to describe the power and function of grace in our lives. In Ephesians 1:7-8, Paul talks about the "riches of God's grace" in relation to being forgiven and redeemed by Jes...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Life Lessons Study: 14 – Wear the Badge This is the fourteenth installment in Eric’s series entitled Life Lessons. In this episode he powerfully and humorously addresses the idea of spiritual authority.  

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Life Lessons Study: 13 – The Principle of Always This is the thirteenth installment in Eric’s series entitled Life Lessons. In this episode he focuses on the unchanging nature of God and showcases how this very unchangingness is the basis of all faith and healthy spiritual function.  

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Live Lessons from Israel (Israel Study Tour 2019) Study: 9 – Gethsemane In this special edition Daily Thunder series called "Live Lessons from Israel," Nathan Johnson talks about olive trees and the crushing of olives upon the Mount of Olives in the Garden of Gethsemane. If you'd like to read a daily update of the trip (with pictures) - check out: https://deep...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Live Lessons from Israel (Israel Study Tour 2019) Study: 8 – A Reminder About Sin from Bet Shean   In this special edition Daily Thunder series called "Live Lessons from Israel," Nathan Johnson gives a reminder about the destructive nature of flesh and sin using the backdrop of Bet Shean (the location where Saul's body was hung after his fight with the Ph...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Live Lessons from Israel (Israel Study Tour 2019) Study: 7 – Jesus Calls His Disciples to Follow (Sea of Galilee) In this special edition Daily Thunder series called "Live Lessons from Israel," LaRay Dueck (a good friend of Nathan) talks about Jesus calling His disciples from the shore of the Sea of Galilee (Tabgha). If you'd like to read a daily update of the...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Live Lessons from Israel (Israel Study Tour 2019) Study: 6 – A City on a Hill In this special edition Daily Thunder series called "Live Lessons from Israel," Nathan Johnson talks about a city on a hill (sorry for the bad lighting) and discusses the concept of being a light to this world as believers. If you'd like to read a daily update of the trip (with pictu...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Live Lessons from Israel (Israel Study Tour 2019) Study: 5 – Ein Gedi (An Oasis in the Desert) In this special edition Daily Thunder series called "Live Lessons from Israel," Nathan Johnson discusses one of David's hiding places from Saul (Ein Gedi) and expounds upon the idea of God being our oasis and how we are to thirst, pursue, crave, and seek after H...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Live Lessons from Israel (Israel Study Tour 2019) Study: 4 – From Adam Unto the Dead Sea In this special edition Daily Thunder series called "Live Lessons from Israel," Nathan Johnson talks about an incredible Christophany as the waters of the Jordan River stopped flowing from a town called Adam unto the Dead Sea. Hear the incredible testimony of the Gosp...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Live Lessons from Israel (Israel Study Tour 2019) Study: 2 – The Valley of Elah (David + Goliath) In this special "Live Lessons from Israel" episode, Nathan Johnson takes you to the location of David and Goliath at the Valley of Elah as he teaches about the contrast of faith and fear evidenced in 1 Samuel 17. For a video version of this podcast, please se...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Live Lessons from Israel (Israel Study Tour 2019) Study: 3 – The Dead Sea <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dR_vVtvSXtU" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> In this special edition Daily Thunder series called "Live Lessons fr...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Live Lessons from Israel (Israel Study Tour 2019) Study: 1 – Bet Shemesh (Samson + Delilah) Despite a bit of wind in the background, this first episode in the special "Live Lessons from Israel" takes you to the location of Samson and Delilah. Nathan Johnson teaches about the life of compromise we see in Samson and contrasts that with how we are called to...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Life Lessons Study: 12 – But What Would They Say? This is the twelfth installment in Eric’s series entitled Life Lessons. In this episode he touches on the significant role that social pressure often plays in the turn of the human soul. The fear of man has kept many from entering into the fullness of Christ. But the fear of God unlocks the pathway to spiritua...