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 Feb 15, 2025
Saturday Feb 15, 2025
Why did God create the earth as it is? Why did God create humanity and place us upon this earth?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
Saturday Feb 08, 2025
Saturday Feb 08, 2025
We worship what we fear. If we wish to live a life free of fear, we must come to fear only the One, True, God.
This sermon was preached on Saturday, February 8, 2025.
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
How has Israel's displacement of the seven nations of Canaan fulfilled God's plan to save all nations and bless them through Abraham?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, February 1, 2025.
Saturday Jan 25, 2025
Saturday Jan 25, 2025
Why have so many forgotten God's Name, and why do those who remember fear to pronounce it?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
Saturday Jan 18, 2025
Saturday Jan 18, 2025
Why does God send prophets; does God still send prophets; and how do we distinguish true prophets from false prophets?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, January 18, 2025.
Saturday Jan 11, 2025
Saturday Jan 11, 2025
What can the Ten Commandments tell us about loving our neighbors both in Ancient Israel and today?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, January 11, 2025.
J. Thomas's other sermons on Sabbath eluded to in this discussion can be found at the following links:
Foundations Series - Discussion 2: Margin (Leviticus 19:9-10)
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-na8b3-dc2c46
Living with Margin Series - Discussion 2: A Margin for Contentment (Exodus 20:8-17)
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-2e5j6-12ec736
Luke Series - Discussion 42: Law, Mercy, & the Justice of God (Luke 13:1-17; 14:1-6)
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-anvcq-15dca8c
John Series - Discussion 21: Sabbath (John 7:14-24)
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-advuu-ef733b
1 Corinthians Series - Discussion 32: Sabbath Faith (1 Corinthians 16:1-4)
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-advuu-ef733b
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
This prayer was first prayed on February 21, 2021. It was a prayer for then, is a prayer for now, and will be a prayer for the days to come.
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
Saturday Jan 04, 2025
Why are the Ten Commandments different in Judaism, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism; what exactly did God require of Israel; and what does God require of Christians today?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, January 4, 2025.
Saturday Dec 28, 2024
Saturday Dec 28, 2024
Why did God command Israel to establish six 'cities of refuge', and what might they tell us about murder, capital punishment, and eating meat?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, December 28, 2024.
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Why did God choose the people of Israel, and what does that mean for those of us who have been grafted into Israel by faith in Jesus?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, December 21, 2024.
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.