Eric Ludy Sermon Podcast: Church at Ellerslie

This message is a study in the sway of public persuasion. It is uncanny how the opinions of others can weigh so heavily upon our decisions in this life. Most of us would consider it Heaven to be free for just one day from the pressures of what others think. But the Gospel promises to do better than that. If we receive the liberating power of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection into our lives,...

This is a study in the inextinguishable, unstoppable power of life. If you put death against life, life wins. Satan may have had the power of death, but Jesus arrived 2,000 years ago toting the power of an endless life. The showdown at Calvary proved to all the watching world that the agenda of everlasting life will not be stopped. Oh death, where is thy sting? Oh grave, where is thy victory?

If you are familiar with the Ellerslie Short Film entitled “The Gospel,” then you will be duly prepped for this message, which is the full-blown sermon edition (thunder and all). At Ellerslie we are not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation! Praise God for such a message of resounding victory, redemption, and grace!

This is a powerful enunciation of one of the most abused and twisted doctrines of our day: the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not a force, a mere influence, a convicting vibe—He is a Person. To be even more specific, He is God. He is the Almighty, the All-Powerful, Tri-Holy God come to dwell within us and live His almightiness through us.

As Christians, may we not deal in the cheapened love of mere emotion and relational fancy. May we not diminish the heavenly love of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit by intermingling the world's self-entreating love with Heaven's self-expending love. May we shun the cheap imitation and only handle the sacred river of pure love which flows clear as crystal from beneath the throne of grace unto th...

Unfortunately, the concept of confession has become a negative concept for many in the modern church. But Spirit-orchestrated confession is an essential instrument in the toolbox of a mighty Christian. Without it the soul grows tepid and weak and strays from the sure footing of the Scriptures. But the soul that is grounded in a healthy and powerful understanding of confession is certain to thrive.

Many Christians today struggle with the idea of knowing for certain that they indeed are saved by Jesus Christ. And yet, assurance is a gift of grace that each and every believer can know and enjoy. This message tackles this challenging issue head-on and is certain to leave you strong in your personal confidence of the great saving work of the Cross.

It's not just the giver, but the "cheerful" giver that God loves. However, most Christians are anything but cheerful when it comes to parting with their time, energy, and hard-earned resources. The Biblical pattern for joyful, eager, ready giving is desperately overdue to make a comeback in the Church.

A trial of faith proves if a man's faith is genuine or not. For faith is not faith unless it is thoroughly tested. However, most of us would like a test of faith like we would like punch in the nose. We shrink from such tests and wish to avoid them at all costs. But such tests are what build mighty men and women of God who change the course of history. So, the mature Christian learns to shout, "Br...

Most of us know that flattery is not healthy, but many of us do not realize how truly dangerous it can be. Flattery has the power to undermine a nation. It's the technique of history's most infamous conspirators and saboteurs, starting with the devil himself. The story of Absalom is far more than a Bible story. If we examine its message closely, it can help us preserve the integrity and health of...

This message serves as a surprisingly refreshing picture of the bold beauty of God's law. Law cannot save us, but it can acquaint us with our need to be saved. The Bible declares that the law is a schoolmaster that leads us to Christ. When the law is preached properly, the Cross is magnified and the work of Jesus is cherished.

There are two incontrovertible facts that make up the basis of "expectancy”—one being that God cannot lie, and secondly, God has promised. If it's true that God cannot lie, then when He promises we can be fully assured that He will perform that which He promises. This is the make-up of faith. And this is the make-up of expectancy. For when God says He's coming, the "expectant" soul sit...

This is the good old fashioned Gospel message presented with all the lion-hearted thunder that it truly deserves. If you have seen the Gospel video by Eric Ludy and are looking for more, this sermon goes deeper into the story of the Cross "the place of decision and place of justice" by exploring the Tale of Two Trees: "the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life."

It may sound cliche, but grace is truly amazing. In modern times, the term grace has been distorted into a creative covering for fleshly behavior and ongoing sin. But a Biblical examination of the word yields an understanding of grace as something much different—something of majestic power and strength that is able to separate a man from his fleshly behavior, eradicate the power of sin over...

Prior to a dedication service of 40 children, Eric Ludy gave this short stirring message. It presses the point that the Christian home is God's territory—one-hundred-percent, without reserve, God's sacred property. Most of us have not acknowledged Christ's supremacy over our homes, and that is precisely why seventeen families at Ellerslie made a clear declaration of this fact at the conclusi...

The tension between law and grace has stumbled quite a few Christians over the years. This message untangles the two yarns and makes beautiful sense of the seeming conflict between them. And in doing so, this sermon causes the Cross to be seen with greater clarity and is sure to move you with awestruck wonder.

When the winds and rains beat against your house, are you movable? Do you grow weak in the knees when bad news strikes? Are you susceptible to the bait of anxiety, foreboding, fretting, and fear? This message holds the secret to an immovable soul. We'll give you a hint: it's a person.

The Christian life is supposed to be a life without fear, anxiety, fretting, and foreboding. The Christian doesn't bite his nails in crisis, but rather, leaps for joy. For the Christian has something that the world around him doesn't— grace.

This message is a catalyst of change for both intimacy with Christ and an intimacy in marriage. It brings this concept down from the clouds and into the realm of reality. The crucified, risen, and exalted Jesus Christ is truly knowable, and life in His kingdom is not a theory or a theology, but a very real and practical life-altering experience.

There is a yearning to be intimately near our beloved heavenly Father, but we often want nearness without following God's clear dictates for gaining nearness. Nearness is a work of the Cross. And when the Cross grabs a hold of a man, it humbles him, bends him, and breaks him that it might rebuild Him in the intimate chambers of almighty grace. This is a tender and precious message that is sure to...

A lot has been said in recent years about the importance of regaining a Biblical worldview in our society. But this message makes a powerful case for the even greater importance of regaining a "Gospel" worldview at the center of modern Christianity. As election day approaches, this is a great reminder of the preeminence of Jesus Christ in all matters—even matters of nations, laws, and earthl...

What would lead a man to gladly leave riches, position, fame, worldly power, and earthly comforts behind? What would cause a man to gladly embrace the disdain, mockery, and revilement of the world for the pleasure of his King? What could possibly motivate a man to gladly suffer, endure hardship, dangers, tortures, and extreme privations for the expansion of his Ruler’s fame and renown? This...

This is a message about raising ordinary boys into extraordinary men. It thunders forth a vision more grand than most modern minds have ever considered. It does not shy away from pressing a thumb to the chest of those most responsible to see this impossible "boy building" operation carried out... the fathers. Oh, for a world whereupon William Wallaces roam again!

A cult is a subject that most of us simply don't want to face, but face it we must. For if the saints lose their watchfulness and discernment, the enemy moves into the Church with speed and precision. This particular message is possibly one of the most important messages Eric Ludy has ever given at Ellerslie. It took guts to give it and it will take guts to listen to it. May it be proven true that...

When we are harmed by others, it is our natural instinct to harm in return. It is not normal human behavior to leap for joy when falsely accused, to turn the other cheek when struck, to carry an unjust load an extra mile, or to be gentle when treated harshly. But the great secret of strength in the kingdom of Heaven is found in this "opposite" behavior. When the Christian gives gentleness and merc...