Daily Thunder Podcast

480: 10 Key Things the Bible Says that Hinders Prayer (Philippians 4:6) // The Christian Mindset 8 (Nathan Johnson)   Our lives as Christians are to be places of prayer – but most of us pray and wonder if God hears us or why He doesn’t respond. In this message from Philippians 4:6, Nathan Johnson talks about what it means to be a place of prayer for all the nations and ten key things the Bible tells us that hinders prayer.

479: If My People Pray // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 85 (Eric Ludy)   This is the eighty-fifth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the seven national days of prayer that King and Parliament called in Great Britain during the years of 1940 to 1945 and the amazing things that happened as a direct result.   

478: Proclaiming Peace (Ephesians 2:16-17) // Ephesians Bible Study 56 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Ephesians Bible StudyStudy: 56 – Proclaiming Peace (Ephesians 2:16-17) Jesus not only IS peace, He also proclaims peace. In this expositional message, Nathan Johnson examines Ephesians 2:16-17 and talks about the power of reconciliation, how it relates to peace, and why it is a beautiful and powerful declaration when we proclaim the Gospel of peace.

477: To the Very End // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 84 (Eric Ludy)   This is the eighty-fourth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he discusses the strange and intoxicating effect of VE Day (Victory in Europe) on the Allies. It was like a sleeping pill. They defeated Hitler, but May 6th, 1945 was not the time to lay down the weapons, curl up in a ball, and take a long nap. Japan was still threatening in the Pacific and a new menace (previously an Ally), known as the Soviet Union, was quickly becoming a hostile element in Eastern Europe. How often we stop short of complete victory because we are satisfied with a partial victory. 

476: An Unfinished Portrait // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 83 (Eric Ludy)   This is the eighty-third installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the strange and history-altering month of April 1945. Three critical world leaders will die in this one month all within three weeks of each other. But there is one death amongst the three that will shock the world more than all the others — the death of President Franklin Roosevelt.  His death in every sense, proved to be "an unfinished portrait”. Eric takes this unique piece of history and ties it into our spiritual lives today, demonstrating how each of our lives can finish strong instead of fade with a premature passing.   

475: A Life of Prayer and Supplication (Philippians 4:6) // The Christian Mindset 7 (Nathan Johnson)   Rather than live in worry, fear, and anxiety, Paul commands Christians to pray about everything—but what does that practically look like and how can we live it out in our lives? In this message on the Christian mindset, Nathan Johnson examines Philippians 4:6 and talks about prayer, supplication, and making requests to God, and in turn discovers that everything in our lives should drive us toward Jesus Christ.

474: The Seven Generals // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 82 (Eric Ludy)   This is the eighty-second installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he parallels the massive Allied front of the British and Americans as they crossed over into Germany in March of 1945 with the massive potential front of God’s Church in the year 2020.  For the Body of Christ to function as an effective military operation, it must coordinate its members, and they must begin to move in unity with one another. It must function in a manner similar to General Montgomery’s “Seven General” system in WW2.   

473: Abolishing the Old Law and Establishing the New (Ephesians 2:15) // Ephesians Bible Study 55 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Ephesians Bible StudyStudy: 55 – Abolishing the Old Law and Establishing the New (Ephesians 2:15) What is the role of the Old Testament Law in our lives and what did Jesus do with it? In this expositional sermon, Nathan Johnson examines Paul’s statement in Ephesians 2:15 and discusses the concept that Jesus not only fulfilled but abolished the Old Law in order to create something entirely new.

472: Caught in the Middle // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 81 (Eric Ludy)   This is the eighty-first installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this stirring episode he explores the pains and sufferings of the Polish people in and through the six terrible years of WW2. First, they suffered under Hitler, and then they suffered under Stalin. Eric parallels this topic of the suffering Poles with that of the plight of the unborn in America today. They represent a people group "caught in the middle" — with their pending extermination determined to be the most convenient and wise course for all involved. The question is: what should the Church do about this travesty? 

470: Ambassadors of Reconciliation—An Issue of Warfare (Dan McConnaughey)   This week we have Alumni here for our Ellerslie Alumni Summit – and in today’s Daily Thunder, special guest Dan McConnaughey talks about an issue for warfare and discusses what it means for believers to be ambassadors of reconciliation.