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398: The Old Lion // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 51 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: The Old Lion   This is the fifty-first installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he unpacks Winston Churchills dangerous bout with pneumonia in the critical war months of 1943 and then parallels that with the Church’s dangerous bout with comfort and correctness in the year 2020.   

397: Casablanca // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 50 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 50:Casablanca   This is the fiftieth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he dives into the tumultuous waters of contention, division, and denomination in the Body of Christ today. In paralleling the modern Church with the Allied forces in January of 1943, a fascinating picture emerges. Casablanca was the place where a common vision and purpose statement was forged amongst America, Great Britain, and the Free French. The Church is in desperate need of our very own Casablanca Conference in this hour.  

  396: Seeing Yourself and the Gospel in Genesis 1-2 // Jesus in the Old Testament 6 (Nathan Johnson)Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Jesus in the Old TestamentStudy: 6 – Seeing Yourself and the Gospel in Genesis 1-2 We are all familiar with the creation story … God creates everything in six days and rests on the seventh. But this is more than a historical record of our beginnings, this is also a picture of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Not only does God speak light into our spiritual darkness, He also brings about a daily work of sanctification. In this episode, we look at the genealogy of Adam in Genesis 5 and then focus our attention on Genesis 1-2 and find ourselves and the Gospel contained therein.

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394: In the Beginning // Jesus in the Old Testament 5 (Nathan Johnson)Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Jesus in the Old TestamentStudy: 5 – In the Beginning “In the beginning” … those few words that begin our Bible are well known to all of us, but we often miss how this points to Jesus Christ. In this episode as we look at Jesus in the Old Testament, Nathan Johnson gives a quick view of Jesus did before Creation and then talks about how we can see the life and work of Jesus in this “beginning” statement.

393: Before Alamein // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 48 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 48: Before Alamein This is the forty-eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he examines the critical hinge point in the war for Great Britain that unfolded in a place called El Alamein. Up until October 23, 1942 everything militarily for Great Britain had basically proven disastrous. And though this long season of difficulty was arduous for the Brits, it also served a tremendous purpose. And so in our lives, the season “before Alamein” has tremendous worth and it causes us to more fully appreciate and value of the victory that unfurls “after Alamein”.

392: Stuck on Sledgehammer // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 47 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 47: Stuck on Sledgehammer   This is the forty-seventh installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores how the diplomatic convincing work of Winston Churchill on Joseph Stalin in August of 1942 parallels how the Holy Spirit labors to convince us of the efficacy and reasonableness of surrendering to the rulership of Jesus Christ. 

391: The Battle of Five Kings // Jesus in the Old Testament 4 (Nathan Johnson)Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Jesus in the Old TestamentStudy: 4 – The Battle of Five KingsScripture makes it clear that all things are beneath the feet of Jesus. In the Old Testament, this is portrayed in an incredible way through Joshua's battle with the "five kings." In this episode, Nathan examines Joshua 10 and ties it into the New Testament concept that all things (including His enemies) have been placed beneath the feet of King Jesus.

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388: Healing the Bitter Waters of Your Life // Jesus in the Old Testament 3 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Jesus in the Old TestamentStudy: 3 – Healing the Bitter Waters of Your Life God loves to heal – not just physically but also emotionally, mentally, and foremost spiritually. As we continue our study of seeing Jesus in the Old Testament, we look at an incredible story in Exodus 15 where God heals the bitter waters, making them sweet. It this episode, Nathan looks at this passage where God reveals His Name as "Jehovah Rapha” (The God Who Heals), and explains that God not only heals, but also longs to bring forth healing in our lives through the life and death of Jesus Christ.