Daily Thunder Podcast

503: A Tribute to Churchill // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 92 (Eric Ludy)

 

This is the ninety-second installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he walks through the month of June and July of 1945 from the perspective of Winston Churchill. After five years of standing up for Great Britain, seemingly all alone against the evil Nazi Empire, on July 26, 1945 Churchill is voted out of office. The sudden end of his prime ministership was startling to both him and the world. 

502: The Truman Warning // Spiritual Lessons from WW2 91 (Eric Ludy)

 

This is the ninety-first installment in Eric’s series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW2. In this episode he explores the Potsdam Declaration given to the Japanese on July 26th, 1945. It essentially said, “We demand unconditional surrender from Japan otherwise Japan will be destroyed.” It’s an apocalyptic sort of moment in history. Nuclear power is about to be unleashed on a country and that country shrugs its shoulders, disbelieving the threats. There is a Potsdam Declaration to this entire earth that many are shrugging their shoulders towards at present. It is imperative that the people of this earth awaken to their sin, humble themselves, and unconditionally surrender to the King of all kings. 

 

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Ellerslie! In this special thanksgiving message, Nathan talks about what thanksgiving is biblically, and reminds us that more than a day we celebrate, it is the lifestyle of every believer. Throughout the message, Nathan highlights the language and communion of thanksgiving and gives three practical ways we can develop a life of thankfulness. 

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.  

Speaker: Nathan Johnson
Series: Ephesians Bible Study
Study: 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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.  

Speaker: Nathan Johnson
Series: Ephesians Bible Study
Study: 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.