

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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Apr 15, 2021 • 17min
601: The Mechanics of Certainty // In an Age of Shrinking Wafflers - Part 4 of 5 (Eric Ludy & Nathan Johnson)
This is the fourth installment in a five part series entitled In an Age of Shrinking Wafflers. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson and guests unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled In an Age of Shrinking Wafflers (which he delivered on Sunday, April 11, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode discusses the concept of “full assurance”. A believer in Christ is intended to know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they are indeed eternally saved through the Cross-work of Christ. There should’t be a lingering question, a doubt, or a concern. But, if it is true that certainty is possible, why is it that so few today have that great certainty in their souls?

Apr 14, 2021 • 17min
600: The Mechanics of Confession // In an Age of Shrinking Wafflers - Part 3 of 5 (Nathan Johnson & Philip H)
This is the third installment in a five part series entitled In an Age of Shrinking Wafflers. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson and guests unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled In an Age of Shrinking Wafflers (which he delivered on Sunday, April 11, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode breaks down the unique concept of “confession” and how it is intended to work in our lives as believers. There are two distinct kinds of confessions. 1) confession of sin, and 2) confession of faith. When both of these are functional and active within the believer’s life — there is great health.

Apr 13, 2021 • 17min
599: The Mechanics of Courage // In an Age of Shrinking Wafflers - Part 2 of 5 (Eric Ludy & Dan McConnaughey)
This is the second installment in a five part series entitled In an Age of Shrinking Wafflers. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson and guests unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled In an Age of Shrinking Wafflers (which he delivered on Sunday, April 11, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode dives into the make-up of spiritual courage. Men can be bold as lions in many theaters of life that pose great risk to life and limb — so, why is it that these same men don’t always have the same boldness when it comes to spiritual matters? It’s because the boldness of the Holy Spirit is not sourced from the grit and determination of a man’s soul, but from the Throne Room of Grace.

Apr 12, 2021 • 17min
598: The Mechanics of Cowardice // In an Age of Shrinking Wafflers - Part 1 of 5 (Eric Ludy & Nathan Johnson)
This is the first installment in a five part series entitled In an Age of Shrinking Wafflers. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson and guests unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled In an Age of Shrinking Wafflers (which he delivered on Sunday, April 11, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode explores the propensity towards spiritual timidity (that we as humans all mutually share) and how we must swap it out for the boldness of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Apr 9, 2021 • 14min
597: Singing in the Jail Cell // The Hanging of Haman - Part 5 of 5 (Nathan Johnson & Philip H)
This is the final installment in a five part series entitled The Hanging of Haman. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, and guests unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled The Hanging of Haman (which he delivered on Sunday, April 4, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). What have the men and women that have gone before us done when the powers of hell were released against them? The answer is both bewildering and outrageously inspiring.

Apr 8, 2021 • 23min
596: Should We Go Underground? // The Hanging of Haman - Part 4 of 5 (Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, & Leslie Ludy)
This is the fourth installment in a five part series entitled The Hanging of Haman. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, and guests unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled The Hanging of Haman (which he delivered on Sunday, April 4, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode discusses what the Church in the west should be doing right now in light of our quickly-darkening age. Should we be hiding our light or shining our light? Is boldness advisable in an hour where boldness can get you in big trouble?

Apr 7, 2021 • 21min
595: The Amazing Judo Move // The Hanging of Haman - Part 3 of 5 (Eric Ludy & Nathan Johnson)
This is the third installment in a five part series entitled The Hanging of Haman. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, and guests unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled The Hanging of Haman (which he delivered on Sunday, April 4, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast).

Apr 6, 2021 • 14min
594: Staring Down the Ring Wraiths // The Hanging of Haman - Part 2 of 5 (Eric Ludy & Philip H)
This is the second installment in a five part series entitled The Hanging of Haman. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, and guests unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled The Hanging of Haman (which he delivered on Sunday, April 4, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode explores the five key devilish operations of the Kingdom of Darkness that have conspicuously emerged in this past year and how the Christian is built to respond to these heralds of doom.

Apr 5, 2021 • 24min
593: When the Lights Go Out // The Hanging of Haman - Part 1 of 5 (Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, & Leslie Ludy)
This is the first installment in a five part series entitled The Hanging of Haman. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, and guests unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled The Hanging of Haman (which he delivered on Sunday, April 4, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode explores Christian’s all-important first response to bad news, dour projections, and prophecies of gloom. When the lights go out in this world, they are not supposed to go out inside the Christian.

Apr 2, 2021 • 14min
592: The Happy Soldier // An Exceedingly Great Army - Part 5 of 5 (Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson, & Philip H)
This is the fifth and final installment in a five part series entitled An Exceedingly Great Army. In this series Eric Ludy, Nathan Johnson (and guests) unpack the thoughts and ideas of Eric’s full-length message entitled An Exceedingly Great Army (which he delivered on Sunday, March 28, 2021 - see Eric’s sermon podcast). This particular episode talks about the extreme joy and delight that all believers in Jesus Christ are bestowed — a joy and delight that few Christians today have ever understood or taken part in.


