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
Episodes
S16 E43 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 43: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself (Deuteronomy 24:5 - 25:4)
When God asks us to love our neighbors as ourselves, He has not left us to decide what that means for ourselves. God has told us specifically how to love our neighbors as ourselves. How are we doing?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 30, 2025.
Is divorce allowable for followers of the One, True God? Are there any consequences for those who divorce and/or remarry?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 23, 2025.
Here is a link to J. Thomas's sermon on 1 Corinthians 7:10-16:
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-7nvzg-c622c9
How have we accumulated our wealth and possessions? Have we benefited from practices prohibited by God, or have we acquired what we have by ways approved by God and intended by Him?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 15, 2025.
What do God's requirements with respect to human excrement and sexual excretions tell us about God and about what He expects from us?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
The words in this message were received from the Lord between 2020 and 2023.
What does God's judgment of Ammon and Moab have to do with the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats? How do God's rules about participation in the assembly of Israel apply to Christians today?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
The LORD spoke this word on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 (21 Sivan, 5785 on the Hebrew Calendar), and He has bid me to declare it today, July 31, 2025 (6 Av, 5785).
The LORD spoke this Word on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 (23 Iyar 5785 on the Hebrew Calendar), but He asked Me to proclaim it today on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 (5 Av 5785).
Does male-female sexual intimacy create a permanent bond which cannot be dissolved? If that is true, then how should we live?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
How are Christians to live today in light of the Covenant of Sinai's requirements for hunting, building codes, farming, garment-making, and horticulture?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
Why did God differentiate humanity into male and female, and is this differentiation essential to who we are?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
How might the requirements of Sinai help Christians today to understand what Jesus meant by loving our enemies?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
Way of Life in the Shadow of the Cross Links:
Website: https://shadowofthecross.org/
Bible Reading Plans: https://shadowofthecross.org/bible-reading-plans/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/jthomasjohnson
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J. Thomas's Books:
When God Doesn't Look Like God: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9SK17BB
And the Word of the Lord Came: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D95MZ3XC
How might the Covenant of Sinai's strange requirements for slavery, polygamy, and becoming a parental informant help us to better understand God's intentions for humanity?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
How might God's commands to Israel with respect to corpses help us better to understand Him and better to live?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
How might the Covenant of Sinai's rules of war direct Christians today?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
Why was Israel not to move boundary markers, and what might that mean for Christians today?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
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