Saturday, October 23, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Amazing Sermon!
This past Sunday Eric gave a message called "The Costly Gospel" and I think it is one of the best sermons that encapsulates what Ellerslie is about.
http://www.ellerslie.com/Eric_Ludy_Sermons/Entries/2010/7/18_The_Costly_Gospel.html
http://www.ellerslie.com/Eric_Ludy_Sermons/Entries/2010/7/18_The_Costly_Gospel.html
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Intercession: made strong, to be poured out
Intercession: to take action for the cause for someone else’s behalf; to have effect or impact in another’s life; to come between; intermediation, intervention, involvement, pleading, petition, entreaty, mediation, arbitration.
Intercession could be simply described as “third-party” praying, but at the same time is much more then that. I know it may sound a little strange but intercession is a key factor in the life of a christian. Although the word “intercession(s)” or “intercessor” is only used 11 times in scripture, the concept or act of intercession is used all over the bible. Abraham interceding on behalf of Sodom and Gomorrah, Moses for the nation of Israel, The sacrificial lamb, the scape goat, Ester for the Jews in Persia, Nehemiah for Jerusalem. Jesus on the cross, the Holy Spirit for us, Paul for the churches, etc... the idea is for a person of a stronger position or state to fight for, to intervene, to moderate for, to plead the case for another. this is exactly what Jesus did for us on the cross; we have sinned against the father (rom 3:23), we have no way to make it right (rom 3:10; 8:8), the holy and righteous judge must have the cost of sin paid for He cannot let sin go without payment, and the cost of our sin is death (rom 6:23a). But Jesus interceded for us, He left His throne, came down to earth to became a man like us (phil 2:7), and then took our place in the court of heaven and said “I will pay their debt” and died on our behalf (phil 2:8). That’s good news! Christ has paid our debt in full and we are free from the law of sin and death (rom 8:2). but it gets even better, He arose from the grave and conquered death so that we could live a victorious life enabled by His spirit (rom 8:11) and right now Jesus is still interceding for us (rom 8:34).
This past Wednesday I had a unique opportunity to practice intercession. One of the students here at Ellerslie is deaf and has tinnitus. so to better know how to intercede for her we used noise canceling ear buds playing a ringing and annoying track to simulate the effect of her tinnitus, plus we had earmuffs on over top of the ear buds to completely block out all sound. after wearing the “deafness” for ten hours that day, it gave me a fuller understanding of what she is going through and how to better pray for her because I know what she is dealing with. God is using this and other opportunities during my stay at Ellerslie to train me into the man of God that He wants me to be. God is making me strong, so that my life can be poured out for others in need, and all for His glory. My name Ben McElmurray and I am an Intercessor in training.
Intercession could be simply described as “third-party” praying, but at the same time is much more then that. I know it may sound a little strange but intercession is a key factor in the life of a christian. Although the word “intercession(s)” or “intercessor” is only used 11 times in scripture, the concept or act of intercession is used all over the bible. Abraham interceding on behalf of Sodom and Gomorrah, Moses for the nation of Israel, The sacrificial lamb, the scape goat, Ester for the Jews in Persia, Nehemiah for Jerusalem. Jesus on the cross, the Holy Spirit for us, Paul for the churches, etc... the idea is for a person of a stronger position or state to fight for, to intervene, to moderate for, to plead the case for another. this is exactly what Jesus did for us on the cross; we have sinned against the father (rom 3:23), we have no way to make it right (rom 3:10; 8:8), the holy and righteous judge must have the cost of sin paid for He cannot let sin go without payment, and the cost of our sin is death (rom 6:23a). But Jesus interceded for us, He left His throne, came down to earth to became a man like us (phil 2:7), and then took our place in the court of heaven and said “I will pay their debt” and died on our behalf (phil 2:8). That’s good news! Christ has paid our debt in full and we are free from the law of sin and death (rom 8:2). but it gets even better, He arose from the grave and conquered death so that we could live a victorious life enabled by His spirit (rom 8:11) and right now Jesus is still interceding for us (rom 8:34).
This past Wednesday I had a unique opportunity to practice intercession. One of the students here at Ellerslie is deaf and has tinnitus. so to better know how to intercede for her we used noise canceling ear buds playing a ringing and annoying track to simulate the effect of her tinnitus, plus we had earmuffs on over top of the ear buds to completely block out all sound. after wearing the “deafness” for ten hours that day, it gave me a fuller understanding of what she is going through and how to better pray for her because I know what she is dealing with. God is using this and other opportunities during my stay at Ellerslie to train me into the man of God that He wants me to be. God is making me strong, so that my life can be poured out for others in need, and all for His glory. My name Ben McElmurray and I am an Intercessor in training.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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Friday, June 25, 2010
Ellerslie's Amazing Beginning
Sorry I haven't had anything yet but there is just so much that is going on and trying to catch up and write about the last few weeks is hard. but what I'll do is give you a general update from Eric Ludy himself.
Ellerslie's Amazing Beginning
Three weeks ago I walked up onto the platform of our campus chapel and stood in front of our inaugural Ellerslie student body for the very first time. The beauty and power resident in that holy moment overcame me and for the first three to five minutes all I could do was cry. It was quite a humbling beginning, but those minutes will always be counted among some of my life's most precious. Seventeen years of wrestling prayer has led to this and it would seem that God wanted me to feel every inch of the awe and amazement. Tears streamed down my face all night long. That was how Ellerslie started off. And awe and amazement have been our companions throughout the first three weeks.
Every single person on campus daily (near 65 people) are glowing, and each one stutters in their attempt to articulate what is happening amongst us. It's holy, beautiful, authentic, and an all-out-worship and adoration of our mighty King Jesus. Not many of us are used to seeing the Body of Christ in this light - everyone turned outward, everyone longing to see their brother and sister through, everyone desirous to get smaller and smaller so that Jesus Christ might get bigger and bigger.
Last Wednesday morning (June 16th), God came to Ellerslie in fire. For twelve straight hours sins were confessed before the body and light was allowed in to the darkest corners of the human soul. It was agony and ecstacy. One student after the next stood in line, waiting for the mic, knowing that they had to make things right - student after student declaring that they wanted nothing to stand in the way of what Jesus was desiring to do in this earth. Thirty-three students asked to be baptized in water that day. Many of them were baptized when younger, but there was such a strong impulse within them to make a heavenly declaration of their "death in Jesus Christ" that they wanted to do it once again, and this time, with gusto. The following morning (Thursday), hour upon hour passed with the entirety of the school prostrate, crying out for Jesus to come and have them, weeping for Him break through the husk of their humanity, and yearning for Him to make them into modern-day burning bushes - testimonies of what the fire of God will do in a man or woman. And, oh how our God answered. It has been heaven come to earth. There is a deep love here on campus; for Jesus; for one another; and for those in need of Jesus. And all I can say is, if this is how it is starting, what does God have in store for this work? Truly we serve an awesome God.
With fear and trembling,
Eric Ludy
Ellerslie's Amazing Beginning
Three weeks ago I walked up onto the platform of our campus chapel and stood in front of our inaugural Ellerslie student body for the very first time. The beauty and power resident in that holy moment overcame me and for the first three to five minutes all I could do was cry. It was quite a humbling beginning, but those minutes will always be counted among some of my life's most precious. Seventeen years of wrestling prayer has led to this and it would seem that God wanted me to feel every inch of the awe and amazement. Tears streamed down my face all night long. That was how Ellerslie started off. And awe and amazement have been our companions throughout the first three weeks.
Every single person on campus daily (near 65 people) are glowing, and each one stutters in their attempt to articulate what is happening amongst us. It's holy, beautiful, authentic, and an all-out-worship and adoration of our mighty King Jesus. Not many of us are used to seeing the Body of Christ in this light - everyone turned outward, everyone longing to see their brother and sister through, everyone desirous to get smaller and smaller so that Jesus Christ might get bigger and bigger.
Last Wednesday morning (June 16th), God came to Ellerslie in fire. For twelve straight hours sins were confessed before the body and light was allowed in to the darkest corners of the human soul. It was agony and ecstacy. One student after the next stood in line, waiting for the mic, knowing that they had to make things right - student after student declaring that they wanted nothing to stand in the way of what Jesus was desiring to do in this earth. Thirty-three students asked to be baptized in water that day. Many of them were baptized when younger, but there was such a strong impulse within them to make a heavenly declaration of their "death in Jesus Christ" that they wanted to do it once again, and this time, with gusto. The following morning (Thursday), hour upon hour passed with the entirety of the school prostrate, crying out for Jesus to come and have them, weeping for Him break through the husk of their humanity, and yearning for Him to make them into modern-day burning bushes - testimonies of what the fire of God will do in a man or woman. And, oh how our God answered. It has been heaven come to earth. There is a deep love here on campus; for Jesus; for one another; and for those in need of Jesus. And all I can say is, if this is how it is starting, what does God have in store for this work? Truly we serve an awesome God.
With fear and trembling,
Eric Ludy
- To Listen to Eric's Sunday morning message, enunciating the happenings of this past week - click here
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