Way of Life
Sermons, teachings, and biblical discussions with J. Thomas Johnson--a pastor for 16 years in the Church of the Nazarene and 5 years in the United Methodist Church, an instructor in Biblical Hebrew at Nazarene Theological Seminary for 4 years--B.A., Gordon College; M.Div. Nazarene Theological Seminary
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Episodes
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
"Jesus has invited us to imagine a kingdom not of this world--a kingdom we have never seen, nor could we imagine."
This sermon was preached on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Marcellus, NY.
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
What did Paul mean when he said that all who allow themselves to be circumcised are under a curse?
The first version of this sermon was preached on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Loudon, NH.
However, given my growth in understanding since that time, I have substantially reworked the original sermon. Therefore, this version is, for the most part, an entirely different sermon. This updated version was preached on Monday, September 16, 2024.
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
If we are to accept the Lord's call to be a prophetic people in a season of judgment, then we must repent and cry anew for holiness of heart and life.
This sermon was preached on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
When the people of God find themselves in the midst of a culture under the judgment of God, how are we to live?
This sermon was preached on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Camillus, NY.
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
When a Christian confesses that Jesus is Lord, what are we meant to be saying?
This sermon was preached on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Camillus, NY.
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
If our presentation of the Gospel does not offend or enrage, perhaps we have misunderstood it.
This sermon was preached on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Camillus, NY.
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Jesus has warned us to be vigilant during times of tragedy, for it is then that we are most susceptible to temptation.
This sermon was preached on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Camillus, NY.
This sermon was first preached in 2015 as part of J. Thomas's series through the book of Mark.
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
If we truly wish to be part of a community who follows Jesus, then we must be willing to live wholeheartedly in the ways in which He has instructed us. Shall we begin?
This sermon was preached on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Loudon, NH.
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
If we are to prepare ourselves for Jesus' return, we must struggle to lay down the idol of family, ensuring that God alone is Lord.
This sermon was preached on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Loudon, NH.
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
If Jesus is to be our Lord, then we must forsake our worship of the idol of control.
This sermon was preached on Sundays, December 4 & 11, 2016 at New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Loudon, NH.
J. Thomas Johnson
J. Thomas Johnson grew up in Massachusetts. He is a graduate both of Gordon College in Wenham, MA (B.A.) and of Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO (M.Div.) where he taught biblical Hebrew from 2006-10. His first full-time pastorate began in 2000, and during his 20 years of pastoral service, he pastored churches in Illinois, Missouri, New Hampshire, and New York.
In March of 2021 J. Thomas resigned his credential as an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene in order to follow God’s call on him to leave the denomination in which he was raised. He continues to preach and teach the Scriptures in diverse venues.