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
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
"We can call upon the right name and still be worshipping a false god."
This sermon was preached originally on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Loudon, NH.
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
"Perhaps we need to move from the language of self-esteem to the concept of self-hope."
This sermon was preached originally on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Loudon, NH.
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
"When God calls, the honor lies in following."
This sermon was preached originally on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Loudon, NH.
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
"There are far superior motivations for growth and improvement than discontentment."
This sermon was preached originally on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Loudon, NH.
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
"There is no way of following God that does not involve leadership; but an ungodly leader is as bad or worse than none at all."
This sermon was preached originally on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Loudon, NH.
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
"Israel failed to do as God willed because they did not believe God would help them to do as He asked."
This sermon was preached originally on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Loudon, NH.
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
"Wickedness endures during seasons of God's mercy; but it will not endure forever."
This sermon was preached originally on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene in Loudon, NH.
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
"It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out" (Proverbs 25:2, NRSV).
Preached originally on Sunday, August 8, 2021.
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
"The way of the anti-christ is the road of accomplishing God's aims in rebellious ways."
Preached originally on Sunday, August 1, 2021.
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
"We have been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life."
Preached originally on Sunday, July 25, 2021.
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.