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
Saturday Apr 12, 2025
Saturday Apr 12, 2025
What might we learn about creation, the cross, and life itself from the Covenant of Sinai's requirement that all firstling males of Israel's flocks and herds be sacrificed to God?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
Saturday Apr 05, 2025
Saturday Apr 05, 2025
What can the Covenant of Sinai teach us about God's ethics of hospitality, generosity, and mercy?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
What is tithing, how did it work in Israel, and how might it apply to Christians today?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, March 29, 2025.
Thursday Mar 27, 2025
Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Why did God prohibit Israel from eating certain foods, and are there dietary restrictions we should consider putting into practice today?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
Who are the two types of people who are most difficult for us to resist if they attempt to lead us into rebellion against God?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
What does it mean for contemporary Christians to obey the Covenant of Sinai?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
If Jesus taught us to live by the Law of Love, then what precisely is the Law of Love?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
How does the Bible's teaching that we are saved by grace through faith, not by works, come together with the Scripture's insistence that God's people must be people who behave as Jesus behaved and walk as Jesus walked?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
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.