Daily Thunder Podcast

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Glossary of the Gospel Study: 8 – The Second This is the 8th installment in Eric’s series entitled The Glossary of the Gospel. Every Monday and Wednesday morning Eric is breaking down the rudimentary elements necessary for the effective discipleship of a new believer. This episode addresses what Eric refers to as the principle of The Second. In this message,...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 4 – You Are Blessed (Ephesians 1:3) God is blessed … and from that state of blessing, He blesses us. As Paul talks about this incredible reality in Ephesians 1:3, he reminds us that every single blessing God has for us is found in one single place … and that by blessing us, God in turns receives our praise, worship, t...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Glossary of the Gospel Study: 7 – The Body This is installment #7 of Eric’s Glossary of the Gospel series which he is delivering weekly on Monday and Wednesday mornings.  In this particular episode he tackles the intriguing idea of “the body.” Understanding the purpose and practical use of a body is central to the formation of a healthy Chris...

Paul commands us to have the mind of Christ in Philippians 2:5 … but what does it mean to have His mind, what does that look like, and how do we showcase His mind in our world today, specifically in the Body of Christ. In today's Daily Thunder, Nathan Johnson examines this passage and exhorts us to have the mind, attitude, and orientation of Jesus Christ – which is a life of a se...

Our God is the Lord of Hosts (Jehovah Sabaoth). In this powerful and stirring message, Philip Hartman explains the depth and profundity of this attribute and Name of God … and exhorts believers to live in the reality that God is indeed the Lord of Hosts. Surveying the entirety of Scripture, this message will encourage you to place your trust and faith in the strength, power, and ability of...

In this guest lesson, Elijah Robertson examines John 4:23-24 and exhorts believers that the only way we can worship God is by doing so according to the essence and nature of God Himself – worship that is in spirit and in truth. Any other worship is contrary to the heart and nature of God and thus is not true worship. This episode will cast a grand vision for what true worship is and enc...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: The Saga of Scripture (Bible Survey) Study: 3 – The Kingdom Rejected (The Fall) In Genesis 3 we see the Fall of humanity as Adam and Eve partake of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil – blatant rebellion against God and His command not to eat of the tree. In this declaration of "independence" we find the root of every sin and temptation – to...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Glossary of the Gospel Study: 6 – The Entryway In the sixth episode of the Glossary of the Gospel series, Eric Ludy walks us through the entryway into the fullness of the Christian life. In order for us to partake of God's incredible love, intimacy, and righteousness, we must first enter by faith into Jesus Christ. Throughout this episode, Eric uses a simple but po...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 3 – Introducing Grace and Peace (Ephesians 1:1-2) Walk into nearly any church and it won't take long before you hear the words "grace" and "peace" being thrown around – yet most of us don't understand the depths of those two words are. In Paul's salutation and introduction in Ephesians, he uses the common greeting of his day...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Glossary of the Gospel Study: 5 – The Center of the Center In this, the fifth episode of Eric’s Glossary of the Gospel series, he focuses on one singular glossary word –  cross . In understanding the Cross of Jesus Christ, a Christian can understand the most center of all central doctrines. The Cross is the epicenter of all history, the epicenter o...

This is a unique and powerful message showcasing the transfer of the human soul from the kingdom of darkness unto the Kingdom of the dear Son. By demonstrating the vast difference between the biblical characters of Ahaz and his son Hezekiah - this epic transfer of life is beautifully seen. The conclusion: we all need to repent of our Ahaz behavior (our old man) and allow the behavior of Hezekiah (...

We are in a spiritual battle – and too many Christians wait until destruction, downfall, or depression hits before dealing with the enemy. Yet if we desire to triumph, our spiritual warfare shouldn't merely be responsive but rather tactical and preemptive. In this thought-provoking message, Dan McConnaughey (a former army ranger) uses physical warfare as a lens to view our spiritual warfare....

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: The Gospel Toolkit Study: 2 – See Your Savior This is part two to Eric Ludy’s Friday morning series called The Gospel Toolkit. In this episode, Eric focuses on the profound work the Holy Spirit plays in the epic transfer of the human soul from death unto life by showing a lost soul precisely what is needed for their remedy. When the Holy Spirit of God is awak...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: The Saga of Scripture (Bible Survey) Study: 2 – The Kingdom of the King The first two chapters of Genesis provide an incredible foundation for God's desire for not only the world but His people. As God establishes His kingdom on earth – with a focus on the King Himself – we discover that as humans, we were made to represent and shine forth the glor...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Glossary of the Gospel Study: 4 – The Word of God in Person In this the fourth episode of Eric Ludy’s series on the Glossary of the Gospel he tackles this most central and salient theme of Jesus Christ’s God-ness. The significance of this awesome fact in the framework of building a believer strong is as essential as a foundation is to a house. If Jesus...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 2 – Introductions (Ephesians 1:1-2) Though it may sound like a simple introduction, Paul's prologue (Ephesians 1:1-2) sets the foundation for the entire book of Ephesians. He declares that he is an apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will and that he is writing to the saints (holy set-apart ones who have the life of Christ within) and...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Glossary of the Gospel Study: 3 – The Position of the Word As the third installment in Eric Ludy’s Glossary of the Gospel series, this episode focuses on the place the Scriptures must claim in the life of a believer. When as a newborn Christian we take our initial steps forward in faith, it is essential that we learn to have a right relationship with the Bibl...

On Sunday morning, during the Daily Thunder session, Eric Ludy spoke on the concept of integrity and supplied to those present another interesting dimension to the word, unfamiliar to most. Integrity is more than just honesty and the keeping of promise, as is classically understood. It is also something that is whole and not partial, in full agreement with itself. This message was given as a precu...

In Mark 5 we find Jesus doing the unthinkable – traversing "a lake of chaos" to reach one person, in what appears to be a failure of ministry. And yet it is through this incredible transformation of the one that an entire ministry and change of a pagan region takes place soon thereafter. Join Nathan Johnson as we examine the Sea of Galilee and several stories that happened upon its banks &nd...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: The Gospel Toolkit Study: 1 – See Your Need This is the first installment of Eric Ludy’s series on The Gospel Toolkit in which he will be explaining the 35 activities (a.k.a. tools) intrinsic to the formation of the Gospel Life within a believer. Seeing your need of a Savior is where it all begins. To know your need for God is a gift from heaven. The revelati...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: The Saga of Scripture (Bible Survey) Study: 1 – The Grand Story The Bible, though a collection of 66 books by 40 authors written over the course of 1400 years, is actually ONE book with ONE Author and with ONE central focus. As we begin our global survey of the Bible ("The Saga of Scripture"), we step back and look at the grand story as a whole and show how Go...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Glossary of the Gospel Study: 2 – Becoming a Doer As the second installment in Eric Ludy’s Glossary of the Gospel series, this episode focuses on some of the most foundational concepts to grow strong in the faith. In this episode, Eric particularly draws out the idea of being a doer of the Word and not just a hearer. This series is designed to help a new beli...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson Series: Ephesians Bible Study Study: 1 – Overview of Ephesians We are beginning our expositional study in the book of Ephesians. Before we dive into the book itself, it is important that we understand the context for why Paul wrote Ephesians and gain an overview of the book as a whole. In this introductory lesson, we walk through Paul's missionary journeys showing why...

Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Glossary of the Gospel Study: 1 – First Things When someone enters the Kingdom of Heaven everything is new. What are the first things a new Christian should know? What are the first things a new Christian should begin to do? This series from Eric Ludy offers tremendously practical answers to these questions. So, whether you are a new believer and desiring to start...

Speaker: Nathan Johnson We are in a spiritual battle. And we must remember that it is not our strength, ability, wisdom, or talent that brings victory – rather it is the strength and might of the Lord. We are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus because He has already won the triumph! At the conclusion of our Alumni Conference, Nathan Johnson gave a concluding exhortation about living in the...