Eric Ludy Sermon Podcast: Church At Ellerslie

In this Resurrection Day sermon, we are reminded by Paul that “if Christ is not risen, your faith is worthless, and you are still in your sins” (see 1 Corinthians 15:17). Pastor Eric Ludy discusses the topic of power and explains the kind of power the grave has and the incredible power our Risen Lord possesses. This message reminds us of the amazing reality of Christ’s unstoppable life and His work upon the cross to set us free from sin and death. Support this podcast

How far are you willing to go to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with others? If we truly understood the power of the Gospel, should we not be willing to walk over broken glass, on hands and knees if necessary, to share the truth with even one soul? In this uncomfortable yet stirring message, Pastor Eric Ludy calls the Church away from passivity and into relentless Christianity. If you have struggled with evangelism or need God to give you His love and passion for others, this message will equip and give you a grand vision for the uncomfortable commission God has given you. Support this podcast

As Christians, a passion for the lost should capture our hearts and cause us to share the Good News with unbelievers. Oddly, it is during the times of suffering and persecution that the Church evangelizes and grows the most. In this message, Pastor Eric Ludy uses an article Richard Wurmbrand wrote about preparing for the Underground Church to describe how we can suffer well, embrace our perilous mission, and use every opportunity to share the truth and life of Christ with those around us. Support this podcast

Difficulty, challenge, and hardship is something we often shy away from—but it can, in fact, be a great blessing and refinement to our lives. In this vulnerable and personal message, Eric Ludy discusses how God has pruned his own life, which in turn allowed Jesus to be seen more clearly. Jesus declared in John 15 that God, the Vinedresser, will prune the branches that bear fruit in order that they might bear even more fruit—and as Pastor Eric reminds us, we as Christians must embrace this pruning as a gift. Support this podcast

C.T. Studd, a famous athlete turned missionary in the late 1800s, was passionate about calling Christians out of their mediocre, lackluster living to a heroic and fervent life. He desired Christians to actually do something rather than be passive in their lives, so he penned a short book called The Chocolate Soldier: Heroism—The Lost Chord of Christianity. In this convicting and arousing sermon, Eric Ludy gives C.T. Studd the pulpit and reads his modern adaptation of Studd’s Chocolate Soldier. As Studd so famously declared, “Before the world, aye, before the sleepy, lukewarm, faithless, namby-pamby Christian world, we will dare to trust our God, we will venture our all for Him, we will live and we will die for Him, and we will do it with His joy unspeakable singing aloud in our hearts.” Will you be a heroic Christian or of the chocolate sort? Support this podcast

Without vision the people perish, and even when we know the vision, it is helpful to be continually reminded of where we are heading. In this “vision casting” sermon, Pastor Eric Ludy uses the seven churches in Revelation to talk about his passion for the Church at Ellerslie and the direction he senses God is leading us toward—simply it is a body that is fervent, a body that has life, a body that continually has intensity for, obedience to, and purity in Jesus Christ. And whether you are a part of the Church at Ellerslie or not, this message will cast a vision for your life. Support this podcast

Everyone loves a good love story, especially if it is true. In this message on Pastor Eric Ludy’s wedding anniversary, he gives a glimpse at the difficulty and pain he and Leslie experienced through the early years of their marriage. In doing so, the grandeur of romance and the faithfulness of God is seen as Eric explains that difficulty is merely the catalyst to extraordinary love and beauty. If you’ve ever experienced difficulty, trials, or hardship, this message will breathe an expectancy for joy and the reward of suffering through every circumstance and situation. Though difficulty is hard, let us embrace it for it contains exquisite benefits. Support this podcast

A recalibration is making small changes to an instrument so it measures accurately. A spiritual recalibration then is to allow the Holy Spirit to make small changes to our thinking, living, and behavior so that we reveal the Kingdom of Heaven correctly. In this fifth study on renewal and revival, Pastor Eric Ludy discusses our continued need for spiritual recalibration. The reality of the Christian life is not one of arrival but of every increasing growth, transformation, sanctification, holiness, and righteousness as God makes spiritual recalibrations in our lives. If you’ve ever longed for something more in your Christian life, this message will reveal how to receive it. Support this podcast

In the year King Uzziah died, Isaiah saw the Lord high and lifted up. Contained in this powerful passage we find “woe,” “lo,” and “go”—and therein the forth step to change the world. Continuing his series on renewal and revival, Pastor Eric Ludy discusses the importance of seeing a clear picture of Jesus Christ (the “woe” vision), responding (lo), and then going forth to share the Good News (go). Christians are “WoLoGo’d (revived in soul, humbled, broken, forgiven, ready, and commissioned to go). If you crave greater intimacy with Jesus Christ, a fuller expression of His life, then you need to understand this forth step. Simply, it is the life of our Lord Jesus poured into human hearts. Support this podcast

In this continued series on revival and renewal, Pastor Eric Ludy talks about a third element essential in every movement of God—a full surrender to Christ and living on purpose. It is the declaration of “Yes, Lord!” as we give access to the Holy Spirit to come into our bodies and master us. We yield the control position and we become His bond-slave. Our time is no longer our own. Our gifts and abilities are no longer our own. Our money is no longer our own. Our lives are no longer our own. In short, we have a new purpose under the mastery of the Holy Spirit. This isn’t a mystical or mysterious thing, but a call to live “on bread and water.” If you seek a freshness, renewal, or revival in your own life, this series of sermons is a “must listen.” Support this podcast

Last week Pastor Eric Ludy preached on our desperate need for revival. In this follow up message, Eric gives the second step toward changing the world—what he calls the “test of Mt. Carmel.” Examining the story of Elijah and Mount Carmel, Pastor Ludy gives the steps to becoming “carmelized” and the key to greater focus and intimacy with Jesus Christ. How far would you be willing to go, what would you be willing to set aside, and what is too great a sacrifice to seek Christ and see revival stir in our midst once again? May we set aside every diversion and run with endurance, looking unto Jesus, the Author and finisher of our faith. Support this podcast

With a deep passion for revival in our nation, our church, and his personal life, Pastor Eric gives a stirring message on revival and how we can go after it. Using the principle and illustration of farming, Eric not only addresses what revival is but he reveals how revival comes about. Yet before revival can happen in our nation or churches, it must start with us—as such, Pastor Eric calls the church to heed Hosea 10:12 and “break up your fallow ground” by listing a series of sins, behaviors, attitudes, and motives that must be rooted from our lives. This list to break up the fallow ground itself is worth listening to the entire message for—but in so doing, may God stir the embers of your heart and awaken you to your need of revival. Support this podcast

In 2 Corinthians 12:9, Jesus told Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Yet how many of us want to only focus on our strength, rather than His? In this sermon, Pastor Eric Ludy expounds on the four mindsets of the triumphant—using the story of King Jehoshaphat at one of his weakest times, to remind us that God is not afraid of our weaknesses and He Himself must become our sole solution. And at the end of the sermon, Eric gives a series of repentance points that can be used to press you toward Christ even more. Support this podcast

Are you willing to be numbered amongst the foolish? It is something most people shy away from, yet something we must pursue. Using the story of Jonathan and his armor-bearer, Pastor Eric Ludy reveals in this sermon how choosing what the world deems foolish is actually the key to audacious faith. Learn the five elements of “pulling a Jonathan” and then choose to walk the narrow, foolish, way. Support this podcast

Tireless. Even hearing the word makes most eyelids heavy. But spiritually, we are called to have no “down time” in our souls—we are to be always ready, always alert, always and constantly moving forward in our spiritual lives. The Bible has a lot to say about the sluggard, both physically and spiritually, and in this stirring sermon, Pastor Eric Ludy gives a study in spiritual constancy and calls believers to pick up the tent sakes and exercise godliness. As Christians we are to be built for anything and everything, are you? Support this podcast

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In a continuation from last week’s sermon, Pastor Eric Ludy gives another intimate message for the Church at Ellerslie, casting a vision for how God desires to shape and use this particular church body. Using a picture given in Isaiah 3, Pastor Ludy talks about the loss of the eleven strengths of ancient Israel and shows how these strengths are needed today in this generation—it is a call for godly men and wise to rise and return to the “desiderio domini”—the ache for the return of Jesus Christ. Support this podcast

In this intimate message for the Church at Ellerslie, Pastor Eric Ludy casts a vision of eleven things the Church at Ellerslie should become and grow into. While all eleven statements are grand in scope, some may think the eleventh is perhaps an oddity in the mix—to be the happiest church in the world. This isn’t a commission to put on fake smiles but rather to be a church which showcase the full grandeur and greatness of God Himself. Support this podcast

There is a tension in Scripture—Christians are supposed to be constant and consistent (ie: without change), but they are also supposed to grow, mature, and … yes … change. In this sermon, Pastor Eric Ludy examines change from a Biblical perspective and argues that there are two kinds of change, one of which is necessary for the Christian’s life. It is true that God does not change, and yet He seeks to change us. Support this podcast

You are in a spiritual battle and there is a real enemy seeking to destroy you. Yet in Christ, we need not fear for He has given us the ability to stand valiant and victorious in His power and might. And Paul wrote, “the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds…” (2 Corinthians 10:4). In this practical and equipping sermon, Pastor Eric Ludy talks about the spiritual battle, our war chest of tools to fight and stand immovable, and gives practical examples of how to handle the enemy’s attacks in our lives. If you seek greater strength and triumph in your spiritual life, listening to this sermon is a must. Support this podcast