Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In the CrossFit world of athletic fitness, a WOD is a “Workout of the Day.” A "Hero WOD" is an amped up version of a WOD. It’s a commemorative workout that honors a fallen hero. Performing a “Hero WOD” is a wonderful way to the describe the daily Christian life. It’s intense, it’s difficult, it’s sweat-inducing, and it is all done to honor the Ultimate Hero, Jesus Christ. This message emphasizes the athletic dimensionality of the Christian experience—pointing to the exercise of prayer as one of the chief ways the Christian can honor “The Fallen and Resurrected Hero” and change the world while they are doing it.
This message was given at the Church at Ellerslie on May 18, 2025
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:28 A Workout
6:18 The Oppression of "Doing"
10:09 Uppercase and Lowercase Work
12:36 Knowing Our Work
16:10 The Medieval Battle
23:11 The W.O.D.
24:00 The Hero W.O.D.
26:23 Four Inspiring Ingredients of a Hero WOD
28:27 A Hero W.O.D. is...
30:47 The Shorty
33:29 The Spiritual W.O.D.
34:42 The Ultimate Hero W.O.D.
41:19 One Week in the Dominican Republic
48:28 Spiritual Daily Workouts
49:59 The In-The-Core Pattern
55:15 Knowing His Work and Knowing Our Work
In the CrossFit world of athletic fitness, a WOD is a “Workout of the Day.” A "Hero WOD" is an amped up version of a WOD. It’s a commemorative workout that honors a fallen hero. Performing a “Hero WOD” is a wonderful way to the describe the daily Christian life. It’s intense, it’s difficult, it’s sweat-inducing, and it is all done to honor the Ultimate Hero, Jesus Christ. This message emphasizes the athletic dimensionality of the Christian experience—pointing to the exercise of prayer as one of the chief ways the Christian can honor “The Fallen and Resurrected Hero” and change the world while they are doing it.
This message was given at the Church at Ellerslie on May 18, 2025
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» Subscribe to the Eric Ludy Sermon Podcast on your favorite podcast app to get the sermon audios delivered to your device each week: https://eric-ludy-sermons.captivate.fm/listen
» Take these messages deeper and be discipled in person by Eric, Leslie, Nathan, and the team at Ellerslie in one of our upcoming discipleship programs – learn more at: ellerslie.com/be-discipled
» Receive our free “Five Keys to Walking Through Difficulty” PDF by going to: ellerslie.com/subscribe
» If you have been blessed by Ellerslie, consider partnering with the ministry by donating at: ellerslie.com/donate
» Discover more resources, books, and sermons from Eric Ludy by going to: ellerslie.com/about-eric-ludy
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:28 A Workout
6:18 The Oppression of "Doing"
10:09 Uppercase and Lowercase Work
12:36 Knowing Our Work
16:10 The Medieval Battle
23:11 The W.O.D.
24:00 The Hero W.O.D.
26:23 Four Inspiring Ingredients of a Hero WOD
28:27 A Hero W.O.D. is...
30:47 The Shorty
33:29 The Spiritual W.O.D.
34:42 The Ultimate Hero W.O.D.
41:19 One Week in the Dominican Republic
48:28 Spiritual Daily Workouts
49:59 The In-The-Core Pattern
55:15 Knowing His Work and Knowing Our Work
