Eric Ludy Sermon Podcast: Church at Ellerslie
499 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 272 ratingsDiscover 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 Mystery of the Body
January 09, 2011 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBThis particular message could easily transform your life. It addresses one of the most important themes in all of Paul's Gospel training and effectively demystifies some of the most complex notions of sin, the flesh, the old man, the indwelling Spirit, and the body. For those of you who have struggled to fully grasp some of the grand themes in many of Paul's writings, this message will help to remove scales from your spiritual eyes.
Depraved Indifference
January 03, 2011 07:00 - 48 minutes - 55.8 MBDue to popular demand, we are making available this message of Eric Ludy's that he delivered in October of 2009. This is the message from which the Ellerslie Short Film, Depraved Indifference, was constructed. In this audio, Eric is speaking at a Pro-Life Gala in Santa Barbara, California. He had originally intended to deliver an entirely different message that night, and yet as he drove from the airport in Burbank, California to Santa Barbara, God placed these words upon his heart. We hope ...
The Limping Bride
January 02, 2011 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBIn no uncertain terms, Jesus says to his disciples, "It's either the world or me—you can't have both; it's either or." When we choose to follow Jesus, like Jacob we are touched in the hollow of our thigh, and in this world's eyes we have a limp. We no longer have that ultra-cool swagger we once possessed. We now appear weak, foolish, lesser, and intellectually inferior. We are now Christians, and there has never been, throughout all of history, anything hip and vogue about following Jesus Ch...
The House of Bread
December 26, 2010 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBIn our western world, very few of us understand the meaning of covenant. And thusly, we struggle to fully comprehend the covenant meal, known in Scripture as “the Lord's Deipnon,” or “the Lord's Supper.” And the strangest thing about it is that the meal Jesus was referring to wasn't bread and wine—the meal was Jesus, Himself, and the bread and wine were merely symbols of his body and blood. Jesus was saying, "My body is real food, and my blood is real drink." And unless we partake of Jesus, ...
Faith of a Five Year Old
December 19, 2010 07:00 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBFeaturing special guest star, five-year-old Hudson Ludy, this message has "little kid" written all over it. And yet is a surprisingly powerful enunciation of some of the most beautiful and complex Gospel Truths.
Does God Still Heal?
December 12, 2010 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBIt took Eric Ludy four years of spiritual wrestling before he was ready to deliver this super-charged message. After all, within a modern Christian system that has been greatly undermined by the "health, wealth, and prosperity gospel”, no one in the "Biblically conservative" camp really wants to touch this issue which lies right smack in the middle of the "Charismatic" and "Faith Movement" controversy. But it's high-time that the Church of Jesus Christ gain a Biblical and sound answer to thi...
Daring to Ask For More
December 05, 2010 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBThere is a common spiritual ache that bonds those of us at Ellerslie together, and that is the longing for more of Jesus Christ. We all, at various points within our spiritual journeys, have wondered if what we see of modern Christianity is all God intended it to be. The question, "Is there more to this thing called Christianity?" pokes at us all. And here in Windsor, Colorado, we have come to the conclusion that there is a lot more of Jesus to be had. We ask daily for Christ to increase wit...
Men of Down
November 28, 2010 07:00 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBA man built by God must know when to draw the steel blade to fight and when to draw the cup of cool water to serve. The two notions (steel and down), though seemingly opposite one to the other, are actually intended by Heaven to be complimentary dimensions of a heaven-constructed man. Whereas last week brought us "Men of Steel," this week's message trumpets the virtue of a man who knows how to be soft when softness is required. Combine "steel" with "down" and suddenly a glorious picture of t...
Men of Steel
November 21, 2010 07:00 - 56 minutes - 64.8 MBThere may not be anything more thrilling than seeing a man living as a man ought to live—strong when he must be strong, weak when he must be weak, firm when firmness is required, and soft at the very moment when softness must be supplied. In this age, when the Church of Jesus Christ walks about with a limp in its gait and a frailty in its wrist, there is a very real and pressing need for God's men to arise and prove their mettle. Men of steel, where are you?
A Friday Night in the Promised Land
November 14, 2010 07:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBThe great preacher, Leonard Ravenhill, once stated that the American church has exchanged a true and lasting Godly peace and joy for the counterfeit form of peace and a counterfeit form of joy found in Hollywood entertainment and professional sports. Psalm 16 claims that "In God's presence is fullness of joy and at His right hand are pleasures forevermore." The question is, "Do we actually believe it?" Is it really possible to find fulfillment in God's presence alone? Just imagine if the ans...
Stable-Born, and on Purpose
November 07, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 33.9 MBThe Bible reveals our God to be so far above us in regality, purity, power, mind, strength, love, and wisdom. He is perfect—without an Achille's heel, without a gap of vulnerability, without a trace of weakness. Our God—rock- like and immovable—was moved by love to come to this earth and rescue us. And to pull off this extraordinary rescue, our God deigned it right take on the utter weakness of our humanity. He came, knowing full well the cost of such a venture. He purposely chose the route....
Reckoning With Truth
October 31, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBThis last week was an extraordinary one on the Ellerslie campus. God's presence was sweet and intimately near, but also deeply soul-searching and convicting. It was an entire week on our faces, beholding the holiness and yet also the amazing grace of our Beloved. Amidst this campus- wide revival, the enemy attempted with great energy and ammunition to counter the forward steps of the saints. This led to a showdown, a classic gunslinging shootout between the best lies of Hell and the best Tru...
The Miracle of Adoption
October 24, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 34.2 MBAdoption is one of the centerpieces of the Gospel. And it is important to note that the idea of adoption strikes the Christian at two levels. The first being in our own personal adoption as believers to the Heavenly Father. And the second being in adopting the burden and love of God for the vulnerable around us, willingly becoming a conduit of the love and mercies of our Heavenly Father by inviting "outsiders" to become "insiders" in our homes and churches. If you desire to know the heart of...
Extraordinary Courage
October 17, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBAs strange as it may seem, there is a pattern for "dying well" and "dying triumphant" found in the pages of Scripture. And this pattern is evidenced in the deaths of the greatest and most godly men and women throughout the ages. For instance, Stephen was stoned, James (the brother of John) was beheaded, Peter was crucified upside down, Paul was beheaded, Philip was crucified, Matthew was slain with the sword, James (the brother of Jesus) was stoned and clubbed, Matthias was stoned and behead...
Of Pink Ribbons and a Bloody Cross
October 10, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 28.8 MBWARNING: This message contains forthright and unabashed answers to very uncomfortable questions and in no way is politically correct. This month is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and thusly our country is lacquered in pink and laced with pink ribbons. There is every corporate and political advantage to "pink-wash" your product or campaign. How should a Christian deal with this issue? Should we leverage this cause to our advantage? Should we be marked with pink, race for the cure, and seek th...
The Work of the Believer
October 03, 2010 06:00 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MBThere is a strange paranoia in the modern church regarding the idea of spiritual "work." To lift a finger in spiritual labor has been classified as "legalism" by many, and of course, none of us wish to be legalists. The key to removing the paranoia is to clearly define "God's work" as contrasted with “the believer's work." For the problem of legalism arises when believers attempt to do God's work instead of their work as assigned clearly by God for them to be doing. So the question is, “What...
The Foreign Mercenaries
September 26, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 34.3 MBTo join God's armed forces, God asks of his soldiers that everything precious to them be left behind—father, mother, wife, and even children. Everything must be counted loss. And the recruit must realize that sorrow and sufferings are guaranteed companions in the ensuing enlistment period. With such an extreme and high cost, why is it that countless multitudes of fighting men and women have counted it the highest privilege to serve this King in battle and gladly die for His fame to be spread...
The Legendary Stone
September 19, 2010 06:00 - 52 minutes - 24 MBWhen we think of Jesus as a rock, most of us imagine a big lump of granite. But not all rock is created equal. And our God is no ordinary rock; He is the Rock of rocks. In Scripture, there is an amazing term utilized: “adamant.” This fascinating word is a wonderful invitation into a majestically expanded understanding of the strength and power of our almighty God.
The Exchanged Life
September 12, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBOver and over again throughout Christian history, mighty men and women of God have singled out one very specific spiritual action as the "Christian secret" to their personal triumph and effectiveness in the kingdom of Heaven. Hudson Taylor, Leonard Ravenhill, A.W. Tozer, D.L. Moody, Oswald Chambers, John Bunyan, C.T. Studd, Amy Carmichael, Ian Thomas, and countless more all point to the very same thing. So, what is it?
Hero-Training
September 05, 2010 06:00 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBPlain and simple: God builds heroes. He doesn't build self-centered egotists nor self-obsessed circus clowns—He builds men and women who have wholly forgotten themselves and are ready to spend and be spent for the glory of almighty God. And He calls such a masterpiece a "Christian."
Praying Through
August 29, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBThe historic concept of "praying through" has gone missing in our modern- day version of Christianity. But "praying through" was the essence of the George Muller, Rees Howells, John Hyde, Hudson Taylor, William Booth, Leonard Ravenhill, C.T. Studd model for effectual fervent praying. How do we get this powerful, wrestling, persistent prayer back to the center of Christian life in our day?
The Etceteras
August 22, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBWe have a dorm wing on our Ellerslie Campus that we know as "The Etceteras Wing." It's a strange name, yes, but it has deep significance among us. In the early 1900's, the great missionary, C.T. Studd, coined the phrase "The Etceteras" when referring to the men and women called to give up their lives as death-defying missionaries. And to be quite frank, Studd's description of what makes up an "Etcetera" is something that each and every one of us on the Ellerslie campus longs to see formed wi...
The Old Ground
August 15, 2010 06:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBThe Old Ground is the place where lame walk and blind see. It's the place where the poor and the least are seen as royalty. It's the place where a handful of fish and bread feed a multitude of hungry. It's the place where helpless little lambs gain the faces of lions and march victoriously on the gates of hell. It's the place of God's presence in a flame of fire. It's holy ground. The Old Ground is the ancient message of the Gospel, and oh, how dearly it is needed in our day.
Majesty Lost
August 08, 2010 06:00 - 58 minutes - 27 MBThe Irish Elk once roamed the forests of Eurasia, boasting a head over ten feet in height and a rack of antlers that sprawled twelve feet in width. Even the thought of such a creature elicits awe and admiration. But the Irish Elk is no more. It is extinct. And its grandeur is merely a thing of legend and its rack of glory is now only an entry in the fossil record. And like the Irish Elk, a brawny, lionhearted, outrageously triumphant form of Christianity once roamed planet earth. But as of t...
The Measurement of a Man
August 01, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBJust as there are gradients to the color blue, there are gradients to the grandeur and substance of a Godly man. On a scale of 1 to 10, Jesus ranks a ten—the deepest and richest royal shade of blue, so to speak. He was the perfect man, demonstrating the heavenly hues of majesty and holiness. Jesus has set forth a pattern of manhood, and it is a standard so far beyond the average pew-sitting man of our day. So, the question is, “Are we to ignore Christ's righteous pattern or are we to expect ...
The Faces of Lions
July 25, 2010 06:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBThe ancient war-cry of the Hebrew nation was, "Rak Khazak." And today, those fiery words still turn Israeli soldiers into steely fighting machines. It was first introduced by Moses in his Deuteronomic commission and then carried on by Joshua as he stepped into the Promised Land with the face of a lion. Translated into English, the words mean "be strong and of good courage!" Those ancient words have prefaced supernatural victory time and again throughout history. And they are the very words n...
The Costly Gospel
July 18, 2010 06:00 - 58 minutes - 27.1 MBIf the power of the Gospel is to be fully realized in the life of a believer, that believer must first be emptied. The principle of the Gospel is always "first death, then life." Mary of Bethany took her most precious possession (the alabaster jar of spikenard) and poured it out upon Jesus's feet. Those near the scene grumbled that the cost of such a precious treasure was wasted in that fashion, but Jesus responded by declaring that such an act was a clear enunciation of the Gospel life. Tak...
The Heavenly Place
July 11, 2010 06:00 - 54 minutes - 25.2 MBThe Gospel is more than forgiveness; it is a blood-speckled avenue into the fullness of the person of God. This is a message about living where God lives and comprehending the amazing truth that God Almighty wishes to enter in and take control of our very lives. This is the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to the saints.
Immovable
July 04, 2010 06:00 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBThe Emergent Church has proposed the outrageous notion that God's Word is evolving and each subsequent generation is responsible for interpreting God's Truth for their time. But the Word of God itself is in complete opposition to such a notion of a "changing" God and a "relative"Truth. Our God is the same yesterday, today, and forever—in Him is no variation nor shadow of turning. Our God is revealed as a rock, and He is immovable. His nature is perfectly consistent from generation to generat...
The Almighty Defense
June 27, 2010 06:00 - 54 minutes - 25 MBThe Apostle Paul mentions a certain sword, shield, helmet, breastplate, belt, and shoes in Ephesians, chapter six. He refers to them as the believer's "armor." Paul clearly commands us to dress ourselves in this "armor" in order that we may effectively fight this spiritual battle in which we find ourselves currently employed. However, even with the presence of a clear command, many Christians today are under the impression that this "armor" is merely for little kids in Sunday school class, a...
An Amazing Week at Ellerslie
June 20, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBWe experienced something very sacred in our midst this past week at Ellerslie. It was a powerful move of God upon our students and staff. It was a campus-wide revival that led to entire days of confession of sins, entire days of worship, and entire days of prayer. Here is the testimony as shared this past Sunday at the Church at Ellerslie (including student testimony). This service, as recorded here, was followed up with three hours of worship, confession of sins, and confession of faith. NO...
His Beautiful Feet
June 13, 2010 06:00 - 42 minutes - 19.6 MBThe book of Romans, chapter ten, makes a statement that is a bit unusual. "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the Gospel of peace." At the pedestrian level of thought, "feet" are not typically considered beautiful. And the reason we don't understand this concept is because we don't understand the Biblical significance of feet. To the Hebrew mind, feet are more than just a body part; they are a symbol of something extremely powerful. So, as the idea of feet is Scripturally unlocke...
Forgiving
June 06, 2010 06:00 - 52 minutes - 60.2 MBWe as humans can forgive those that wrong us, but we lack the ability, the power, and the love to forgive the way God forgives. Human forgiveness relinquishes resentment and anger, but it can't remove the magnetic pull of remembrance. Human forgiveness leaves us free from the rot of bitterness, but it does nothing to bring heavenly love into the soul towards the one who wronged us. God forgives unlike any man ever could. And His forgiveness must be a hallmark of grace within our souls as Chr...
Wonderful Counselor
May 30, 2010 06:00 - 47 minutes - 21.9 MBWe as humans have problems. We have issues, and this world has a name for every single one of them—and not only a name for them, but also a man-crafted “solution” for each one. Yet every solution offered by man is nothing more than a counterfeit to the real solution that God has made available through the person of Jesus Christ. As Christians, we must learn to always turn to Jesus Christ and His Word first for our solutions rather than to earthly substitutes. He is our all in all. And He is ...
The Hands of Zerubbabel
May 23, 2010 06:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBThe Old Testament is burgeoning with amazing pictures of Jesus Christ. Our Lord lives within the pages of ancient Scripture, He's hidden within every story, His nature captured within every proverb, and his person is interwoven in all of Jewish history. And one of the most precious is the picture of the "Rebuilder." Zerubbabel championed the cause of the return to Jerusalem from the 70-year exile and he led the very first band of Jews back. But he did more than that. He also led the rebuildi...
Within the Ranges
May 16, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 31.4 MBThe manly stuff is missing from Christianity these days. It's missing from our disposition towards compromise, it's missing in our defense of purity, and it's missing in our proclamation of the Gospel. We no longer have a growl for God's glory—the growl that has always marked the Church triumphant. This message, building upon Paul's forceful command in 1st Corinthians 16:13, is a call for the Bride of Christ to "be a man" and stand up to fight for the sacred Truths that are under attack in o...
Praying Specifics
May 09, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBWhen prayers are general in their make-up and theme (ie. God bless this world), there is no possible way to trace God's response. But specific praying is traceable and thusly more audacious in its trust. Specific praying, when done in accordance with God's Biblical pattern, is the way in which faith grows. For our God is a prayer-answering God, and He delights to prove to His children that they are right in trusting Him. So, if you are needing that nudge forward in the realm of specifics and...
Wings as Eagles
April 25, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBGod is in the business of building spiritual athletes—men and women who are ready for spiritual battle and honored to fight therein—men and women who refuse to grow weary even though there are justifiable reasons for fainting and giving way to exhaustion. This is the message for those moments when the enemy is whispering, "Just give up... just give in... just go to sleep... just lay down your sword." For the Christian's answer must be a resolute "NO!"
The 9 Lies
April 18, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 29.9 MBThe Christian man or woman represents the greatest threat to Satan's agenda and thusly they are the brunt of his most cruel energies and most cunning stratagems. But we are not left without a defense. The book of Nehemiah showcases how this battle works. Those opposed to Nehemiah were determined to stop the building of the walls of Jerusalem, and in their opposition, they attempted to cajole Nehemiah with nine distinct lies. These lies are the very same ones used against you and me today. Fi...
In the Name of Jesus
April 11, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBTo pray “in the name of Jesus” is not merely spiritually sounding verbiage implemented by dutiful Christians to properly conclude their prayers at the dinner table. Rather, it’s life, it’s power, and it’s spiritual authority granted the believing man to move forward God’s agenda on this earth. When a Christian man or woman properly leverages the name of Jesus, the world changes, mountains are moved, demons are stripped of their power, and darkness is overcome by light.
In Christ (2010)
April 04, 2010 06:00 - 1 hour - 29 MBThe Apostle Paul startles the modern-day believer with his enunciations in Romans, chapter six. He declares that our “old man” was crucified with Christ two thousand years ago at Calvary. If that were true, then why do so many of us feel that our “old man” is still very much alive within us? Paul declares that we are now dead to sin, so why is it that many of us are still so alive to it? These are critical questions in need of a strong answer today. And the answer is life-altering. NOTE: plea...
The Blood
March 28, 2010 06:00 - 49 minutes - 22.6 MBThe blood of Christ is efficacious, which means it is able to perform on our behalf—it is downright, supernaturally effective. It can and will accomplish everything God promises that it will. And God’s promises regarding the blood of Jesus Christ are rather amazing!
Promise
March 21, 2010 06:00 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MBGod has promised, but is He trustworthy to back up His promises? Many today, even within the realm of Christianity, question whether He is. But as it proclaims in Numbers 23:19, “God is not a man that he should lie, neither the son of man that he should repent. Hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” The promises of God (which are replete throughout Scripture) are not merely given to us: we must come to them and obtain them. There is a Promise...
The Test of Faith
March 14, 2010 07:00 - 42 minutes - 19.3 MBFaith is not a heavenly recommendation, but a heavenly requirement. In fact, it’s impossible to function as a real Christian in this earth without it. We’re not talking about the sort of pseudo-faith that crumbles at the first sign of resistance, but rather the intrepid stuff that refuses to back down even when the mountains are crumbling to the sea. As Christians, we need to have this mighty substance packed within our souls—it’s our armor, it’s our strength, it’s our real-world currency in...
Fatherly
March 07, 2010 07:00 - 46 minutes - 21.1 MBThe Fatherly nature of God is the touchstone for our confidence. Our God is unchanging, and if it is true that He is who He says He is, then we can place the entirety of our trust in His amazing nature. And He is legally bound never to fail us when we place our hope in Him.
21 Father Truths
February 27, 2010 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBThe basis of our faith is in the nature of our God. And the basis of God's nature is found in the fact that He is first and foremost a father. The word "Ab" (Father) is the first word in the Hebrew language; similarly, the first words in our new birth are to be "Abba."
Consecration
February 21, 2010 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBEntire givenness to the will and agenda of Christ Jesus—that's the essence of Christianity. To many this sounds like the oppressive whim of a taskmaster god, but to those made alive by the grace of our God, such a life is considered the ultimate privilege.
The Word of God
February 14, 2010 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBEverything in the Christian faith hinges on the validity and trustworthiness of the Bible. This amazing supernatural book is certainly worthy of our confidences, but there are few today in the Church an have an intelligent answer for why.
The Mighty Intercessor
January 03, 2010 07:00 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBJesus is our strong man—the one who took the blow meant for us. And He desires to train up His followers to model the same disposition—men and women made strong in order that they might spend their strength on behalf of the weak.