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366: The Soul of Litvinov // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 32 (Eric Ludy) Spaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 32: The Soul of Litvinov This is the thirty-second installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he builds an beautiful parallel between the Heavenly Father's shocking pursuit of the filthy prodigal son and Franklin Roosevelt’s shocking pursuit of the soul of Maxim Litvinov.

365: I AM the Vine // The I AM Statements of Jesus 11 (Nathan Johnson)   Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: The I AM Statements of JesusStudy: 11 - I AM the Vine   In this concluding message of the I AM series, we look at Jesus’ declaration that He is the Vine and we are the branches.

364: The American Supply // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 31 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: The American Supply   This is the thirty-first installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the profound parallel between the untapped American manufacturing potential in 1941 and the oft-untapped potential of Throne Room of Grace that has been opened up to us via the shed blood of Christ. Great Britain was desperate for military supplies in December of 1941, just like each one of us is desperate, in May of 2020, for the weapons of warfare that are mighty to the pulling down of strongholds.

363: I See Dead People (Ephesians 2:1-3) // Ephesians Bible Study 38 (Nathan Johnson)Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Ephesians Bible StudyStudy: 38 – I See Dead People (Ephesians 2:1-3)At the start of Ephesians 2, Paul establishes a contrast from the life we once lived in sin and the flesh and the life we now have in Christ Jesus. In this beginning message to the second chapter of Ephesians, Nathan Johnson looks at the first three verses and discusses the difference between life and death, God’s purpose for our lives, and the great problem He dealt with on the cross.

362: The Map Room // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 30 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 30: The Map Room   This is the thirtieth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he examines Churchill’s passion for a map room that, in 1941, gave him a global minute-by-minute picture of the various theaters of war throughout the world. Eric parallels this with the spiritual function of “remembrance” in a Christian’s life and stirs the believer to begin building their very own map room.  

361: The Atlantic Hunting Grounds // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 29 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 29: The Atlantic Hunting Grounds This is the twenty-ninth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the idea of mental focus and soundness of mind, using a parallel between Churchill’s dangerous crossing of the Atlantic in December of 1941 and our dangerous crossing of our own life’s dilemmas in the year 2020. The Christian is empowered by the Holy Spirit to maintain a “sound mind” always, even when being hunted by U-boat Wolfpacks.

360: The Honorable and the Outrageous // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 28 (Eric Ludy) Speaker: Eric Ludy Series: Spiritual Lessons from WW2 Study: 28: The Honorable and the Outrageous This is the twenty-eighth installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he creates a division between good and evil in WW2. Utilizing Emperor Hirohito in Japan and his deceptive antics on December 7, 1941 as the chief illustration, Eric reminds Christians that there IS a definition of right and there IS a definition of wrong behavior — there is a definition of good and there is a definition of bad that stands firm throughout the passing of time. This message is ideally suited for the age of relativism in which we are all currently living.

???: I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life // The I AM Statements of Jesus 10 (Nathan Johnson)   Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: The I AM Statements of JesusStudy: 10 - I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life   While we all know the verse “Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’” (John 14:6), how many of us understand what Jesus means when He calls Himself the Way, Truth, and Life? In this message, Nathan Johnson examines this verse and emphasizes that any time we build our lives on anything but Jesus, we find it to be false and leading to dead.

This is the twenty-seventh installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he unpacks the story of General Auchinleck in the Mediterranean theater and his choice to go aggressive instead defensive at a pivotal moment in November of 1941. As the Church, we are at a similar pivotal point in our history.  Which way will we turn? 

357: The Fullness of God’s Purpose (Ephesians 1:23) // Ephesians Bible Study 37 (Nathan Johnson) Speaker: Nathan JohnsonSeries: Ephesians Bible StudyStudy: 37 – The Fullness of God’s Purpose (Ephesians 1:23)At the end of Ephesians chapter one, Paul declares the purpose of God is that we (the church) might be filled with the fullness of God. What a marvelous reality that we as believers have access to! The God of the universe wants to indwell our lives and showcase Himself in and through us. In this study, Nathan Johnson explores this concluding passage of Ephesians one and exhorts us to live filled with the fullness of God.