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377: Revival in the Pacific // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 39 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 39: Revival in the Pacific This is the thirty-ninth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the profound way God works in and through desperate times. In May of 1942 the Japanese appeared unstoppable in the Pacific theater and the United States extremely vulnerable. What was needed then is precisely what we as the Church are needing now — a revival in the Pacific.

376: The Wild-Eyed Soldier // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 38 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 38: The Wild-Eyed Soldier This is the thirty-eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the unique mindset of the Japanese soldiers during the war that led them to do such heroic, albeit, crazy things. Japanese thinking in the 1940s had some serious errors inside it, however, there is a remnant in all of it of something extraordinary that is revealed beautifully in the story of one single Japanese soldier named Hiroo Onoda.

375: Rich in Mercy (Ephesians 2:4) // Ephesians Bible Study 41 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Ephesians Bible StudyStudy: 41 – Rich in Mercy (Ephesians 2:4) God is abundant and rich in mercy! This declaration from Paul echos throughout the Old Testament and comes to fulfillment at the Cross of Christ. In this episode, Nathan Johnson takes Paul’s statement and traces it throughout the Old Testament showing that God Himself declares that He is abundant in mercy (Hesed) … and as such, we should recognize that His mercy is even better than life!

374: The Doolittle Riots // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 37 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2  Study: 37: The Doolittle Riots This is the thirty-seventh installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he dives into the uncomfortable territory of racial divide and ethnic dehumanization that worked as a key sub-theme in the entirety of WW2. In our modern day, we could learn a lot from the mistakes of the past. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is still, after two thousand years, the best method for dealing with terrible injustice.

373: Two of the Most Powerful Words in Scripture (Ephesians 2:4) // Ephesians Bible Study 40 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Ephesians Bible StudyStudy: 40 – Two of the Most Powerful Words in Scripture (Ephesians 2:4) The entirety of the Gospel, the summary of God’s mercy and love, the expression of forgiveness and redemption is found within the two small words: “But God.” In this message, Nathan Johnson examines Ephesians 2:4 and looks at the powerful truth these two words hold for our lives.

372: Roosevelt’s Blind Spot // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 36 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 36: Roosevelt’s Blind Spot This is the thirty-sixth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the strange double-standard (a.k.a. blind spot) that can sometimes exist in the Christian life. Eric uses Roosevelt’s controversial executive order in 1942 as an amazing illustration of believing the right things and yet doing the wrong things. As the Church, we are in desperate need of having our blind spots exposed.

371: Blockaded in Brest // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 35 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 35: Blockaded in Brest This is the thirty-fifth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the surreptious plans of Hitler on February 12, 1942 to sneak two German warships through the English Channel right under the nose of the British. A feat that every good British citizen would declare to be impossible. Eric draws a fascinating spiritual parallel in and through this seeming grand triumph of Hitler’s genius.

369: The Sweater Vest // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 34 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 34: The Sweater Vest This is the thirty-fourth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he visits Winston Churchill in one of his most trying moments in the winter months of 1942, when the bullets flying at him are from his own people and not just from the evil Axis powers. During this historic vote of confidence, we see a parallel with the challenges we all face in standing for the Truth of Christ in a hostile age.

368: Living by the Course of the World (Ephesians 2:1-3) // Ephesians Bible Study 39 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Ephesians Bible StudyStudy: 39 – Living by the Course of the World (Ephesians 2:1-3) Our lives outside of Jesus is dead, dark, and depressing. In Ephesians 2, Paul begins by talking about our lives before Christ – in one word: dead. In this message, Nathan Johnson examines Paul’s description of our spiritual deadness outside of Christ … making us realize how much we need Jesus in our lives.

367: The Voyage of Captain Rogers // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 33 (Eric Ludy) This is the thirty-third installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the power of the Gospel as revealed in and through the perilous 3,500 mile journey of a two-storied flying boat across the Atlantic in World War II.