

Daily Thunder Podcast
Eric Ludy + Nathan Johnson
With a passionate heart for Christian discipleship, the majesty and centrality of Jesus Christ, and the life-changing power of the Gospel, the Daily Thunder podcast is a daily teaching series from the Bible to exhort, equip, and encourage Christians down the Narrow Way of the Cross. Taught by Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, and other guests – now you can have a little of the Ellerslie Discipleship boom, grit, and oomph thundering daily in your earbuds.
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Jan 23, 2020 • 52min
254: Understanding God’s Mercy in the Book of Jonah (Joseph Mockler)
254: Understanding God’s Mercy in the Book of Jonah (Joseph Mockler)
The mercy of God is immense, indescribable, and incredible. The Bible is full of expressions of how great His mercy, loving-kindness, and goodness is. In this special episode, Joseph Mockler examines the book of Jonah and shows how this little book is a great picture of God’s mercy (Hesed).
Speaker: Joseph MocklerStudy: Understanding God’s Mercy in the Book of Jonah

Jan 22, 2020 • 36min
253: A Banquet of Intimacy (Ephesians 1:18) // Ephesians Bible Study 28 (Nathan Johnson)
Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Ephesians Bible StudyStudy: 28 - A Banquet of Intimacy
Paul is passionate that we understand three key aspects of God’s work in our lives. In our previous study we discovered that God has changed our heart of darkness to a heart of light so we can know these three aspects. In today’s expositional study, Nathan Johnson looks at the first aspect of Paul’s prayer and how we are to understand the hope of our calling – which is not an activity or job we do but rather its an invitation to a banquet of intimacy.

Jan 21, 2020 • 27min
252: Opening the Eyes of Your Heart (Ephesians 1:18) // Ephesians Bible Study 27 (Nathan Johnson)
252: Opening the Eyes of Your Heart (Ephesians 1:18) // Ephesians Bible Study 27 (Nathan Johnson)
Speaker: Nathan Johnson
Series: Ephesians Bible StudyStudy: 27 - Opening the Eyes of Your Heart

Jan 17, 2020 • 40min
249: The Passionate Pursuit of Knowing Jesus // Knowing Jesus 5 (Nathan Johnson)
Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Knowing JesusStudy: 5 - The Passionate Pursuit of Knowing Jesus
Knowing Jesus should cause us to embrace a passionate pursuit of Him. We are told that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. The yearning of those who knew God was to know Him more and longed to experience His presence. In this message, Nathan concludes this series on knowing Jesus by discussing the importance of passionately pursuing Jesus Christ through knowing Him more.

Jan 17, 2020 • 33min
248: Knowing Jesus Through Bible Study // Knowing Jesus 4 (Nathan Johnson)
Speaker: Nathan Johnson
Series: Knowing JesusStudy: 4 - Knowing Jesus Through Bible Study
Over the last few episodes, we’ve discussed three main ways we can “know” God. In this message, Nathan takes that concept and brings it into the realm of Bible reading and study. You will discover the purpose of Bible Study and how can we actually know God intimately through His Word.

Jan 15, 2020 • 30min
247: Do You Know Christ Academically or Intimately? // Knowing Jesus 3 (Nathan Johnson)
Speaker: Nathan Johnson
Series: Knowing JesusStudy: 3 - Do You Know Christ Academically or Intimately?
While knowing about God is important, it is far more significant to actually know Him. Far too many Christians know the facts, data, and information while neglecting having actual relationship and intimacy with the Living God. While we shouldn’t shun the academics, our study and understand should press us toward a greater encounter, interaction, and intimacy with Christ. In this message, Nathan discusses the difference between knowing about God and truly knowing Him – and why you need to focus on the intimacy.

Jan 14, 2020 • 33min
246: Counting All Things Loss to Know Christ // Knowing Jesus 2 (Nathan Johnson)
Speaker: Nathan Johnson
Series: Knowing JesusStudy: 2 - Counting All Things Loss to Know Christ
Around Ellerslie Discipleship Training, Nathan is known for a session called “Ginosko” – a message all about knowing Jesus beyond academics, mere data, and information. In this special edition series, Nathan gives the main concept from the session Ginsoko and examines Paul’s argument in Philippians 3 about counting all things loss for the sake of knowing Christ.

Jan 13, 2020 • 39min
245: Knowledge is Greek to Me // Knowing Jesus 1 (Nathan Johnson)
Speaker: Nathan Johnson
Series: Knowing JesusStudy: 1 - Knowledge is Greek to Me While knowledge is important, the type of knowledge we have about God and His Word determines our interaction and involvement in both our relationship with Him and our understanding of Scripture. In this special series of messages, Nathan Johnson discusses his favorite Greek word “ginosko” and shows how knowing God is far more than just having details and information about Him. Throughout this series, Nathan will be examining the concept of intimately knowing God and His Word.

Jan 13, 2020 • 55min
244: Thorn Again // Best of Daily Thunder 2019 15 of 15 (Eric Ludy)
Speaker: Eric Ludy
Series: Best of Daily Thunder 2019Study: 15 - Thorn again
This is a special 15-part commemorative series featuring, what we are terming, the “best of Daily Thunder in 2019”. We readily admit to bias in picking these fifteen episodes. Each of the episodes in this collection represent some very precious memories in this past year for our staff. We hope they edify you as they did us. Forgive us for the many wonderful episodes that did not make our top 15 list. This particular episode was originally delivered by Eric Ludy in late October of 2019.

Jan 12, 2020 • 22min
243: God’s Never Ever // Best of Daily Thunder 2019 14 of 15 (Nathan Johnson)
Speaker: Nathan Johnson
Series: Best of Daily Thunder 2019Study: 14 - God’s Never Ever
This is a special 15-part commemorative series featuring, what we are terming, the “best of Daily Thunder in 2019”. We readily admit to bias in picking these fifteen episodes. Each of the episodes in this collection represent some very precious memories in this past year for our staff. We hope they edify you as they did us. Forgive us for the many wonderful episodes that did not make our top 15 list. This particular episode was originally delivered by Nathan Johnson in May of 2019.


