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 Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
"God speaks to prepare us, if we have ears to hear."
Preached originally on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
"We must all be aware of where we live and where we are on the wheel of history."
Preached originally on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
"We must learn to be humble and allow God to be the one to lift us up."
Presented originally on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
"The tests of God are many and varied, and during 2020 He has tested the church."
Preached originally on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
"Today we will talk about God's judgment on nations."
Preached originally on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
"The first idol of humanity and the last, is the idol of self. We want to be worshipped."
Preached originally on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
"Why does God speak to people in visions and dreams? Why does God send prophets?"
Preached originally on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
"It takes risk to take God at His word, and there is no walk of faith that won’t put us at risk."
Preached originally on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
"We have been polluted…only God’s Spirit and God’s Word can filter out the toxins."
Preached originally on November 1, 2020 at Christ Community Church of the Nazarene in Syracuse, NY.
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
This sermon was preached originally by John Wesley sometime between 1763 and 1773. The language was updated, edited, and preached by J. Thomas Johnson on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Marcellus United Methodist Church in Marcellus, NY.
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.