

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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Nov 25, 2020 • 51min
500: The Atomic Bomb is Born // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 90 (Eric Ludy)
500: The Atomic Bomb is Born // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 90 (Eric Ludy)
This is a big episode for us on the Daily Thunder team — our 500th! And it is fitting that in our 500th episode we enjoy the 90th episode in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. This is an inspiring uplifting message, reminding us that God is greater than all other powers.

Nov 25, 2020 • 45min
499: On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand (Ephesians 2:19-22) // Ephesians Bible Study 59 (Nathan Johnson)
499: On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand (Ephesians 2:19-22) // Ephesians Bible Study 59 (Nathan Johnson)
Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Ephesians Bible StudyStudy: 59 – On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand (Ephesians 2:19-22)
Jesus is our rock, our fortress, and our cornerstone. In this expositional sermon on Ephesians 2:19-22, Nathan looks at the concept that we are all being built up into a holy temple unto the Lord – with Christ as the chief cornerstone.

Nov 23, 2020 • 44min
498: Sewing an Iron Curtain // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 89 (Eric Ludy)
498: Sewing an Iron Curtain // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 89 (Eric Ludy)
This is the eighty-ninth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he takes us into the critical months of June and July of 1945. Hitler has fallen and Europe is now free . . . or is it? Decisions are being made in this stretch of time that will define the course of nations for decades to come.

Nov 20, 2020 • 58min
497: The Underdog Principle // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 88 (Eric Ludy)
497: The Underdog Principle // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 88 (Eric Ludy)
This is the eighty-eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he rewinds the clock to May of 1942 and reminds us of the turning point in WW2 that took place in and through the Battle of Midway. The United States was on its haunches, and extremely vulnerable to a debilitating defeat at the hands of the Japanese. But, instead of defeat, the most extraordinary thing happened. A victory emerged out of the most impossible of circumstances. Right now in history, it is critical that the Church of Jesus Christ remember that God is the God of the impossible.

Nov 20, 2020 • 42min
496: Whatever! (Philippians 4:8) // The Christian Mindset 12 (Nathan Johnson)
496: Whatever! (Philippians 4:8) // The Christian Mindset 12 (Nathan Johnson)
Whatever. Paul uses this short but powerful word to talk about the endless richness of what our mind is to be set upon. Rather than a limitation, this word is about freedom and possibilities. In this expositional message on the Christian Mindset, Nathan Johnson looks at Philippians 4:8 and the boundaries our minds are to stay within.

Nov 18, 2020 • 51min
495: The Classic Overplay // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 87 (Eric Ludy)
495: The Classic Overplay // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 87 (Eric Ludy)
This is the eighty-seventh installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he rewinds the clock to December 7th of 1941 — of which President Roosevelt famously stated to be “a day that will live in infamy.” Something both terrible and extraordinary happened that day. As grievous as the disaster was in and through the bombing of Pearl Harbor, it was also the wake-up call that the United States needed to rise up and behave as a the noble nation we were commissioned by God to be. And this same pattern can be seen throughout the history of both men and nations — it’s a necessary awakening that occurs through the overreaching of evil.

Nov 17, 2020 • 42min
494: Three Pictures of Our New Reality in Jesus (Ephesians 2:19-22) // Ephesians Bible Study 58 (Nathan Johnson)
494: Three Pictures of Our New Reality in Jesus (Ephesians 2:19-22) // Ephesians Bible Study 58 (Nathan Johnson)
Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Ephesians Bible StudyStudy: 58 – Three Pictures of Our New Reality in Jesus (Ephesians 2:19-22)
In Christ Jesus we experience a brand new reality. And in order to describe this incredible life, Paul gives three pictures to enunciate the depth and profundity of Christianity: citizens, family, a building. In this expositional message, Nathan Johnson explores Ephesians 2:19-22 and describes what it means to be a citizen of the Kingdom of God, a part of God’s family, and an essential part of the building that houses the presence of God Almighty.

Nov 16, 2020 • 1h 2min
493: The Mindset of Victory // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 86 (Eric Ludy)
492: The Mindset of Victory // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 86 (Eric Ludy)
This is the eighty-sixth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he rewinds the clock to May of 1940 and reminds us that the amazing victory over Hitler in Europe gained in 1945 seemed completely impossible only five years earlier when the British Expeditionary Forces were backed up to the sea in Dunkirk. Often, we as the Church will be backed up into an impossible situation. But in that impossible hour, if we humble ourselves, pray and seek His face, and turn from our wicked ways — God will pull off a miracle.

Nov 15, 2020 • 1h 4min
492: An Overview of the Christian Mindset (Philippians 4:4-7) // The Christian Mindset 11 (Nathan Johnson)
492: An Overview of the Christian Mindset (Philippians 4:4-7) // The Christian Mindset 11 (Nathan Johnson)
During Ellerslie’s Man Talk Conference, Nathan gave an overview of the first ten studies in the Christian Mindset series. If you want to gain an overview of what Paul says in Philippians 4:4-7, this is a great way to catch up as we enter into the “whatevers” of Philippians 4:8.

Nov 13, 2020 • 51min
491: Going the Distance (Dan McConnaughey)
491: Going the Distance (Dan McConnaughey)
In this important message, Dan McConnaughey reminds us that we need to not only start well in the Christian life, but even more so, finish the Christian life well. We aren’t called to fall to pieces before reaching the finish line, rather we are to sprint full-speed triumphantly across it.


