Daily Thunder Podcast

This is the second installment in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this episode, he attempts to lift the topic of racial bigotry from the scrap heap of political spin. The pre-conditioning of both conservative and liberal thought on this matter has led to a senseless, ongoing, and seemingly unquenchable battle. As Christians, we mustn’t look at the issue of an oppressed people group through a political lens, but through the lens of the Word of God. The matters of racial interaction and racial sensitivity are perfectly suited to the makeup of the Church of Jesus Christ. It’s our opportunity to shine. After all, we are specialists in love, kindness, and caring for the underdog. And we should be world-renowned experts at ensuring no one is treated as lesser because of their clothing, their wealth (or lack of it), their education, and their skin color. There is a political machine that has grabbed this issue as its headliner, and we must not shy away from it because it has been weaponized to be used against us. As the Church, we must have wisdom, love, kindness, and care to seek a way to inject Jesus into this matter, and all matters pertaining to the oppressed, the downtrodden, the imprisoned, the naked, and the hungry.

The Psalmist declares that the name of our God is majestic, it stirs up and fills us with awe. Yet for too many of us, God’s name is just a label; a title we toss out when we need something. But what if our God desires us to know Him relationally and has given us intimate access to Himself by giving us His names? In this first episode of a new series, Nathan Johnson talks about the importance of names in the Bible, why God gives us multiple names for Himself, and four things that will happen in your life when we know His names. Come, let us behold our God.Download the Names of God as a PDFWatch the HE IS video------------To learn more about our Ellerslie Discipleship programs, visit https://ellerslie.com/be-discipled/. For more Christ-centered teaching and resources from Nathan Johnson to help you grow spiritually, check out his website at https://deeperchristian.com/

This is the first episode in Eric's epic summer series covering the contentious and war-torn season of American history from 1914 to 1974. In this inaugural installment, he declares his seemingly impossible goal for this series--to address the most sensitive issues of our day in such a way that the Church is strengthened rather than divided. This episode centers around one of the key powder kegs of the era--that of race. Using the famous heavyweight bout between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling as his muse, he unpacks a powerful picture of racial redemption and, simultaneously, a proposal for how we as the Church can handle these delicate issues in a way that changes the storyline of racial combat.

In this special bonus episode, Eric and Nathan sit down to discuss what's been happening around the campus and the return of "Daily" Thunder this summer.Though we are taking four weeks off from Daily Thunder, we will be back in the chapel with two brand-new series starting June 26th … as Eric and Nathan will be teaching every morning from the Ellerslie stage in their 14-week series (listen to this episode to learn more about each series).-------Saturation Bible StudyEric and Nathan also talk about Nathan's new book Saturation Bible Study: the adventure to know Jesus and be transformed by truth. Learn more about this incredible resource by going to: https://go.deeperchristian.com/saturation-bundle

This is the six and final installment in the series entitled Amazing Ellerslie Moments. In this series Eric and Nathan unpack the powerful and profound beginnings of the Ellerslie ministry, sharing fun stories rarely heard outside the intimate leadership team. This particular episode discusses the tremendous spiritual fight that attended the very first training season.

After Paul exhorts believers to put off sin and put on the Lord Jesus Christ, he gives practical examples of what that means in the everyday areas of our lives. In this episode, Nathan gives a broad overview of Ephesians 4:25–32 and examines the “therefore” of how we practically apply the clothing of a Christian to our lives.------------To learn more about our Ellerslie Discipleship programs, visit https://ellerslie.com/be-discipled/. For more Christ-centered teaching and resources from Nathan Johnson to help you grow spiritually, check out his website at https://deeperchristian.com/

This is the final episode in Leslie’s Victorious Living series. Leslie reminds us that instead of cowering in a corner to protect ourselves from the rapidly increasing darkness of our age, God is calling us to go and shine His light to this lost and dying world. This episode challenges us to ask the question: what soul has He called me to reach today? If every true Christian in this country began seriously asking that question each day, imagine how dramatically and quickly change would come.

This is the fifth installment in a six-part series entitled Amazing Ellerslie Moments. In this series Eric and Nathan unpack the powerful and profound beginnings of the Ellerslie ministry, sharing fun stories rarely heard outside the intimate leadership team. This particular episode discusses the initial launch of Ellerslie. Eric and Nathan revisit both the impossibilities Ellerslie faced in those first months as well as the incredible story of how God (who delights to do impossible things) carried this ministry through it all.

In Ephesians 4:17–24, Paul gives a tremendous contrast between the life of sin and the life of a believer. In this study, we step back and look at an overview of the entire passage and examine four key aspects we must keep in mind if we are to wear the clothing of a Christian.To learn more about our Ellerslie Discipleship programs, visit https://ellerslie.com/be-discipled/. For more resources from Leslie Ludy, visit https://setapart.org/.

Leslie continues her Victorious Living series with a powerful challenge to sprint toward our personal “giants” rather than retreating from them and to live out proactive rather than reactive Christianity. In this episode Leslie reminds us that all throughout history, God’s kingdom has advanced when His people were proactive instead of reactive in living out their faith. As our world is quickly growing more and more hostile toward truth, each of us must decide which kind of Christian we are going to be.To learn more about our Ellerslie Discipleship programs, visit https://ellerslie.com/be-discipled/. For more resources from Leslie Ludy, visit https://setapart.org/.