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Eric Ludy Sermon Podcast: Church at Ellerslie

499 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 272 ratings

Discover a Christianity that actually works. These powerful sermons delivered by Pastor Eric Ludy will awaken you to the majesty of true Christianity. God designed Christianity not to be mere theory but a life empowered by His grace, built unshakable upon truth, centered upon Jesus Christ, and poured out for His glory. It is more than academic head-knowledge, it is practical living grounded in the Word of God. These sermons are delivered with soul-stirring passion that will ignite your spiritual fire. Eric Ludy's sermons are a ministry outreach of Ellerslie Mission Society. If you have been blessed by these messages and would like to support this work with a gift, you can do so here.

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The Seat of Fulfillment

April 28, 2022 07:30 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MB

There appear to be two seats in which the Christian can choose to sit. One of them, like the forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden, promises limitless earthly fulfillment while simultaneously accusing God of being a big bummer for prohibiting access to it. Psalm 1:1 describes this first seat as the “Seat of the Scornful”. But, there is another seat. And this second seat is a heavenly seat. And when we choose it over the first seat, God promises to indubitably supply all the fulfillment that He...

The Sign of the Man

April 17, 2022 18:30 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

Jesus declared that just as Jonah was a sign unto the Ninevites, so also would Jesus be a sign to His generation (Luke 11:29-30). This message explores the meaning of the unique phrase, “The Sign of Jonah” and unpacks how this sign works in bringing people unto a dynamic faith. 

Loving the Inconvenience

April 10, 2022 18:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

Inconvenience is something that, as humans, we specialize in avoiding at all costs. And yet, the entire make-up of the Christian life is based upon not just being available to God-orchestrated inconvenience, but wholeheartedly embracing these amazing grace-endowed inconveniences. For in the lustrous folds of these challenges, weights, financial drains and directional detours is the rich consolation of Heaven. 

The Oscar Moment

April 03, 2022 18:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

Many Christians are stuck in “observation-mode” and have a difficulty putting their Christian beliefs into actual practice. They stay seated in the very moment that standing up is most needed. Action-mode is the operationally successful position to have the Christian life in. But, action, in and of itself, doesn’t lead to success. In fact, action absent the love of Christ can wholly undermine the Kingdom cause just as much as non-action can. It is action governed by love that changes the worl...

Capitalizing the “T” in They

March 27, 2022 18:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

It is our human instinct to people-please. And some of us are more vulnerable to this strange phenomenon than others. But it is NOT our human instinct to God-please. Yet it essential for every believer to access the grace to rise above the pressures of the lowercase “t” they and learn to live for the pleasure of the capital “T” They. We are supposed to be avid, love-driven, grace empowered God-pleasers. 

Tactics for the Brave Soul

March 20, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB

This message functions as both a Sunday sermon and the very first episode in Eric Ludy’s spring Daily Thunder series, entitled Becoming Brave, that explores the mechanical construct of spiritual and moral bravery. This initial episode enunciates the biblical foundation for living with heavenly courage in a world gone wrong. To hear the other episodes in this series visit https://ellerslie.com/daily/.

With a Personal Touch

March 06, 2022 18:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB

Why is it that someone can doctrinally understand something out of the Bible, and yet, not seem to be able to grasp that truth in their own personal life? This is a more common problem than most people realize. However, there is an elixir for this strange phenomenon. This message refers to this elixir as, “the personal touch”. It is essential that a student of The Word of God have that the Text personalized to their understanding so that the Bible becomes living to them.

Choosing the Lowly Chair

February 27, 2022 18:00 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MB

Our human propensity is to pick the seat of honor. But Jesus came to save us from our natural propensities and to establish a new and altogether different behavior pattern in our lives. And in this new Kingdom behavior pattern, He intends to, not just convince us of the value of the low seat, but also empower us to select it . . . every time.

The Art of Waiting

February 20, 2022 18:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

Waiting is hard, but it is the thoroughfare through which God brings blessing and beauty into our life. So many of us lose the lustre and the wonder that comes through waiting well, because we drain it through complaint, through frustration, and through self-pity. But, when we wait, as God has asked us to wait, the blessing that comes is always more than worth the challenge inherent in the waiting process.

Pleasure in Weakness

February 06, 2022 18:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MB

Weakness is deemed by many as the arch-nemesis of happiness. Most of us would go to great lengths to avoid it at all costs. But in God’s system, earthly weakness (of any kind) is a catalyst to the formation of heavenly strength. And when the believer finally grips this fact, they can begin to take pleasure in this weakness, instead of fight it, beg it to go away, and waste its virtue through complaining. To rightly appropriate the power of weakness is one of the cardinal secrets of a successf...

Soggy Cereal

January 30, 2022 18:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MB

To get the fullness out of your cereal-eating experience, you need to be a man or woman of quick action. If you don’t act in the short window supplied after the milk touches the flakes, the soggy soupy saucy stuff follows. The similarities between cereal eating and following Jesus are profound, and many of us have approached our obedience to Jesus as if it doesn’t matter how long it takes us to act. But, like cereal, there is a window of time when grace for action is being supplied. Let’s lea...

Sweet Words Spoken

January 16, 2022 18:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MB

The human tongue, untamed and unharnessed, is a dangerous thing and is the leading cause of much of the heartache this world currently endures. But as James chapter three states, “Who can tame the tongue?’ The Christian has an answer to that question. God can tame the human tongue. And the Christian's tongue is supposed to demonstrate this fact. The Christian boasts a new tongue set free by the saving power of Christ’s work on the Cross. But, the question is, how many Christians today are are...

Life in Secret

January 09, 2022 18:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

The pop-culture of our day prizes exposure and being noticed. One of the key ideas behind any successful business venture is the marketing plan, and strangely this same notion has crept into the idea of a successful life. It is deemed wise and judicious to "make a name for yourself" and broadcast “you” to the world. Social media is grounded in this entire mentality. But, Christianity is built on a completely opposite premise. It’s built on something known as “the secret place”. It’s founded u...

No More Guff

January 02, 2022 19:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MB

Guff is a fun word to say, but it's not a fun thing to have in your life. The Devil brings guff into our lives and its imperative that we know what to do with guff. Many of us just accept guff as if it were a necessary trial in our lives. But guff must be resisted, it must be opposed, for it is designed to diminish, disturb, and derange the purposes of Christ in this earth. Guff labors to steal the territory that God promised to us and it tries to convince us that God never intended us to hav...

A Tribute to an Amazing Father

December 26, 2021 18:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB

Eric Ludy shares a message from his heart about fatherhood only hours after receiving word that his father had passed away. This is a great reminder of the beauty, impact, and profundity of a life well-lived.

Readiness for Triumph

December 19, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 63 MB

Often times believers get frustrated by the fact that there seems to be no power in their lives. They believe the right things, esteem good theology, and even ponder the beauty of the Truth, but their lives don’t evidence that beauty of the truth in their daily lives. They speak of the importance of love, gentleness, joy, forgiveness, and purity, and yet their daily behavior doesn’t bear witness of these heavenly attributes. So much of this shortfall stems back to the issue of readiness in th...

Spiritual Recalibration

December 12, 2021 18:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MB

Almost every mechanical device, to keep working properly, must be cleaned often and recalibrated to make sure it is functioning at an optimum level and supplying optimum readings. The soul of the Christian is no different. As believers we can often focus on the fact that we are doing “right” and, as a result, miss the fact that there is something “more right” that should be done — this is where spiritual recalibration comes in. 

The Film Crew

December 05, 2021 18:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MB

A film crew is the closest thing I have ever seen to the Biblical function of the Body of Christ. A film crew all works on the same project, all playing unique roles in that project, and labors together as one unit to accomplish something that individually could never be achieved. May the profound function of the Body of Christ once again return to the stage of time and may it work to produce an epic picture of the glory of our King. 

Battle-Forged Friendship

November 28, 2021 18:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

Spirit-built relationships are one of the crowning jewels of a God’s constructed life. But, Kingdom friendships are often surprisingly different from earthly friendships — their focus is different, their expectations are different, and their function is different, because their purpose is different.

Flipping into the Kembu Vam

November 08, 2021 07:30 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB

The Church is currently attempting to survive its challenges instead of attempting to drive its challenges. To "survive our challenges" we try and avoid them at all costs. To "drive our challenges" we audaciously turn all our difficulties into greater strength. Much of the Church is currently in a state of paralysis. But, as the Body of Christ, this is our hour for action and forward movement. The Kembu Vam is the symbol of the power of the enemy. If we truly and genuinely believe our God to ...

The Vaccine Dilemma - Part Four - Bonus Thoughts

November 07, 2021 07:30 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

In this short address, Eric Ludy adds some helpful thoughts to his series on the Vaccine — bringing even more clarity to how we as the Body of Christ can walk through this unique situation and stand united throughout. 

Upping Our Game

October 24, 2021 07:30 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MB

There come moments in history when you must choose a side. Are you with Christ or are you with this world? There also are moments in history when the decisions for the Church may not seem as critical and dire, but the decisions made in those times define trajectory, and therefore, represent the difference between spiritual obsolescence or spiritual power. Right now, the Church is in the latter “moment” and we must choose to upgrade our game and not remain static. We cannot remain as we are an...

The Vaccine Dilemma — Part Three

October 17, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MB

The western Church is facing a sizable challenge—a challenge that could easily split us as a body right down the middle. The question of the vaccine seems like such an odd intrusion into our world and decision-making. But, alas, here it is. Many believers got the vaccine right when it was released. Others, waited, hesitated, watched, evaluated, and then decided to get it. And there are still others that feel strongly that they should never get it, even if it means the loss of their job. And s...

When the Soul Dreams

October 10, 2021 18:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MB

The enemy works through intimidation. But the Church mustn’t fall for his ancient schemes. This is the hour for the Church to freshly remember the strong tower in which they dwell and to freshly realize that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the answer to nullifying the power of the enemies scare tactics. It is time for the Church to shine, not shudder.  

The Vaccine Dilemma - Part Two

October 03, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB

The vaccine matter is a bigger challenge in the Church than many people these days realize. And that is due to the fact that, for many, it’s not a matter of mere preference to get it or not get, but of conviction. Conviction is a word that, when used in that context, denotes “backed by conscience” not only by reason. And when men and women have “conviction” it makes working alongside other believers, that don’t share the same conviction, very difficult. There are two distinct groups forming o...

When I am Weak

September 26, 2021 18:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

This particular sermon serves a dual purpose as both a Sunday sermon offered at The Church at Ellerslie as well as an installment (the 13th) in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series entitled, Daring to Do as Stanley Dale. This powerful series about the bold missionary ventures into Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) back in the mid-twentieth century and is sure to deeply stir those that listen. In this episode he explores the rough beginnings of the man, Stanley Albert Dale. And then he demon...

Staring Down the Shock Troops

September 19, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

This message is doubling as both Eric Ludy’s Sunday sermon and the ninth installment in his epic fall Daily Thunder series  entitled, Daring to Do as Stanley Dale. In this particular episode he investigates the astounding spiritual courage and boldness of men and women of God throughout these past 100 years. The series title, Daring to Do as Stanley Dale begins to really take shape in and through this particular message. The time is now for the Church to regain its ancient moxie.  For more in...

The Savior in the Thicket

September 12, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

This message is doubling as both a Sunday morning sermon for the Church at Ellerslie and the fifth episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series, entitled Daring to Do as Stanley Dale, drawing on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the twenty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the 1960’s. In this episode he unpacks the extraordinary providence of God as shown both throughout Biblical history and...

The Legendmaker

September 05, 2021 19:15 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MB

This message is a celebratory mixture of the 700th Daily Thunder episode, The Ellerslie Sunday sermon, and the kick-off day for our Fall 2021 5-week training. This is also the very first episode in Eric Ludy’s epic fall Daily Thunder series, entitled “Daring to Do as Stanley Dale”. This series draws on the boldness and bravery of the fearless missionary ventures to Irian Jaya (Papua New Guinea) during the thirty-five years from WW2 up until the massive harvest of souls in the late 1960’s and ...

Dogged

August 16, 2021 02:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MB

Dogs have a special way of revealing to us dimensions of the Kingdom of Heaven that are hard to comprehend otherwise. One of those heavenly qualities that dogs uniquely demonstrate to us is that of doggedness. The word “dogged” is very apropos for what dogs demonstrate. They don’t give up easily. They stand loyal in the darkest hour. They don’t measure their companionship based on the ease of the journey. And even when standing faithful would mean suffering, they stand steadfast by their mas...

Escaping the Viking Stronghold

August 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

The message of freedom in Christ Jesus has fallen out of favor in the modern Church system. The argument is that "freedom in Christ" is a promise bigger than God can deliver. Such a conclusion is the death knell of Christian vitality. When the Church of Jesus Christ begins putting greater faith in the power of the Devil to hold us in bondage to sin than in the power of Jesus Christ to set us free from it’s hold — darkness will reign, not only in our individual lives, but, in the world about u...

Steeled for Action

July 25, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

The American Church seems prone to melting in the day of battle instead of rising up strong and courageous. The work of the Cross supplies us an incredible resolution, a stability of the inner man to take bold steps forward into the fog and difficulty of the spiritual war. Every Christian should crave the substance of this message in their soul and should go after it as a miner would pursue gold. 

The Divine Appraisal

July 11, 2021 21:45 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

In a generation actively engaged in reappraising the value of everything based on cultural correctness and personal whim, is it possible to know the actual value of anything? For instance, is a puddle of water as precious as a human being? Whose to say? Especially if the one answering the question happened to be really REALLY thirsty. When we move away from the standard of Truth (the Bible) and allow for the cloudy perspective and ever-changing emotions of man to determine right from wrong, w...

The Two Tenors

July 04, 2021 22:30 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB

As Christians, is it possible to know for certain that we are “in the faith”, or not? Paul exhorts us to “examine ourselves” to this very end — but what does such an examination look like? The book of 1st John supplies an amazing test for the Christian to help solve this riddle. However, the words of 1st John are so simple and clear that they can prove a strange obstacle to the maturing Christian. In this message, Eric Ludy takes a deep dive into John's words from 1st John with the singular a...

The Battle of Liège

June 27, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 71 MB

The entire Bible is a battleground. But there are certain spots within the text that find themselves in a constant state of war and confusion. The city of Liege, Belgium is like this in and throughout war history — it seems to have a particular knack for finding its ways into the annals of war. And the passage in Hebrews 6:4-6 is like Liège. This passage of Scripture has led to many skirmishes and many stumblings of the saints of God throughout the ages. Satan hates Scripture, but he will oft...

The Better Man

June 20, 2021 18:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MB

According to Scripture our bodies have been bought with a price and they are no longer ours. Technically speaking, they belong to Jesus Christ. But many of us still attempt to live as if this is our life, our talents, our time, and our prerogative. The story of Jonathan in the Old Testament demonstrates this same tension of ownership and right. For Jonathan is the heir apparent to the throne of Saul. But God has rejected Saul and given his throne to a “Better Man”.  Will Jonathan try and hold...

The Strategist

June 13, 2021 18:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

We are in the midst of a spiritual battle. Even the theologically dubious seem to have been won over to this reality in this past year. There is an enemy and he desires the destruction of the Church. But, praise God, the enemy doesn’t just get everything he desires. God has supplied weaponry to His saints and equipped them for every good work. In fact, IF the Church of Jesus Christ heeds the war strategy laid out for us in the Scriptures, then there is no weapon fashioned against us that will...

The End of Ox Carts

June 06, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

In an age of Christian mediocrity it is painfully difficult to aim for something higher and more robust in our Christian experience. We have a tendency to tether ourselves to what is familiar, even if what is “familiar” is pathetic. We often ache for something more, but continue to self-justify the reasons why we aren’t vigorously pursuing something more. This message aims to hit at that which is tethering us to the same-old-same-old in our walk with Christ. Jesus desires us to throw off all...

The Roar of the Lion

May 23, 2021 17:15 - 1 hour - 59.6 MB

Even today, God is speaking to His Children. His primary means of doing this is through His Word. However, the text of the Bible, if left all by its lonesome, hangs heavily like an unwieldy sword in the hand of a listless warrior if it is not coupled with the swinging and parrying power of the Holy Spirit dwelling within the man or woman of God. The Christian is designed to carry a spiritual roar within their souls — a courage, a boldness, a swagger of spiritual confidence, a power of heavenl...

As the Sons of Issachar

May 16, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

The world is changing at warp speed. Is this change good or bad? That depends on how we respond to it. One of the great secrets of the Christian is to know the things that must NEVER change in our lives as well as the things that often MUST change in our lives as this world crazily morphs around us.  The Sons of Issachar were noted in Scripture for “understanding the times in which they lived.” This is an attribute of strength that would serve the Church well at present. Many of us are dizzi...

The Vaccine Dilemma

May 09, 2021 07:30 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

The entire world has gone cuckoo. Or, at least, it would seem that way. And all this cuckoo-ness is forcing us as Christians to face decisions that are new, strange, and perplexing. We can attempt to ignore the issues of our day, but these issues are knocking on our front doors and coming to roost in our living rooms. But more disturbing is the fact that all this cuckoo-ness is breaking the Church of Jesus Christ apart. We are divided over how to handle the cuckoo-ness. This ought not to be. ...

Americanized

May 02, 2021 07:30 - 1 hour - 80.5 MB

America is an amazing country, with an amazing heritage. And yet, somewhere along the journey it lost its compass. America’s north star used to be God’s glory. Now it’s self-entitlement. Modern America is now officially ruled by its stomach, its appetites, and its desires. And we are baiting the rest of the world to follow suit. How does a country so set-apart and different in its origins — so godly and good natured in its disposition, become like all the rest? The sad tale of America’s fall...

When a Pastor Lives a Double Life

April 25, 2021 07:30 - 1 hour - 86.9 MB

The “double-life” has become all to common amongst the leaders of the church today. Many are upright, pure, and morally sharp when in the public eye, but then behind closed doors, become something altogether different. Simply put, this duplicity destroys the witness of Christ and it undermines the Church. It’s a hazardous, toxic lifestyle that is not a part of true Christianity. The Church cannot and must not shrug its shoulders at this dangerous trend toward a passive acceptance of hypocris...

The Brilliance of Weakness

April 18, 2021 17:30 - 1 hour - 56 MB

Weakness is sort of like manure. According to most people manure is generally considered a stinky thing — something to get rid of and purposely avoid stepping in. But there are some that look at manure and don’t think “stinky” when they see it — they think “valuable”. A gardener searches high and low for manure, and even is willing to pay top dollar to get it. Why? Because it is an amazing fertilizer. It’s turns struggling gardens into flourishing gardens. The same is true with weakness. W...

In an Age of Shrinking Wafflers

April 11, 2021 07:30 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

It would seem that Christianity has gone milk-toast. It’s soggy in the very places it should be stout, and it is timid in the very sectors of culture that it must be bold. So many modern Christians have not been constructed for trials and tribulations and, as a result, their unsteady and uncertain foundations are beginning to show in this hour of testing. But God has a remedy for this. His Holy Spirit was given to the Church to bring a deep soul-level certainty of faith that removes all milk-...

The Hanging of Haman

April 04, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

The enemy is working overtime attempting to discourage the saints of God. His disinformation campaign is loud and incessant, beckoning believers to lay down their spiritual weapons and accept imminent defeat. And this is why a message like this is critical for this hour of need. We, as the Church, must be reminded that our God specializes in impossible situations and has a perfect track record throughout history in turning the enemy’s boastings into eaten crow. Our God is a winner. He won at ...

An Exceedingly Great Army

March 28, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

Human propensity leads us to attempt to do marvelous things for God . . . but without the enablement of God. This mistake is likely the one most often made in the life of the Christian — having great intentions to live triumphantly for Jesus without the necessary power to perform any of these great intentions.  In the book of Ezekiel chapter thirty-seven we see God’s pattern for constructing His heavenly army. At the start of chapter thirty-seven, we see an army in a useless condition, then a...

Living Dangerously

March 21, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 58 MB

As humans, our motto in response to the Holy Spirit’s petition for those much-needed life alterations, tends to be, “Not yet”. "Not yet" is a well-known phrase baked deep in the self-tendencies of our nature. We are wired to procrastinate on those difficult steps of obedience that lead to robust life changes. What’s funny is we really do want the change to happen and we crave the freedom and fruitfulness the change would bring about. But to actually activate the change is hard and is often me...

The Ultimate Action Figure // The Dangerous Edge 05

March 07, 2021 17:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB

Christianity is all about obedient action. But that “obedient action” hinges upon the readiness of the believer to instantly spring to life at every turn. Like a lion pacing longingly in its cage craving release, so is the Christian supposed to pace back and forth in that challenging zone of spiritual waiting and be always prepared to instantly jump into action-mode when commanded. 

Fighting Like a Guerrilla // The Dangerous Edge 04

February 28, 2021 07:30 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MB

We as Christians can easily stagnate in our forward march. We find something that spiritually works and then camp right there. But God is a fan of forward movement. As a result, in the life of Christian service, there can be a lot of goodbyes to old dusty patterns and fresh hellos to new places of dependence and challenge. God is calling His church forward — and to go where God is taking us we need to put off our old ways and be ready to adapt His thrilling new ways.