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
Way of Life in the Shadow of the Cross Ministry Links:
Website: https://shadowofthecross.org/
Podcast: https://wayoflife.podbean.com/
Patron Page: https://patron.podbean.com/wayoflifepodcast
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/jthomasjohnson
Bible Reading Plans: https://shadowofthecross.org/bible-reading-plans/
Books by J. Thomas Johnson:
When God Doesn't Look Like God - Fourth Edition
The very criteria by which many Israelites of the first century AD rejected Jesus, are criteria taught to them by God.
This sermon was preached on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
How did Paul know that the storms on the Mediterranean Sea were going to get worse, and how might we learn from his example?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
When Jesus confronted Paul on the road to Damascus, what did Jesus reveal to him about the true purpose of God for Israel and the Covenant?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
Is there any way in which the prosecution of Paul by the Jewish authorities might be seen as just, and what, if anything, might we learn from what was done?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
Why would God want the distinction between Jewish people and Gentile people to persist in Christian community until Jesus returns?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
How did both the Roman government and the Sanhedrin interpret Paul's message, and did their response make a difference?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
Is a belief in the active involvement of God, angels, and demons in human affairs essential to the Gospel of Jesus?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 1, 2026.
For additional information regarding the spiritual worldview of the Bible and the present involvement of spiritual beings in human experience, see the following:
"Luke Series - Discussion 12: The Spiritual Forces" - https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ery8h-14a837d
Of all the challenges the Gospel of Jesus posed to first century Jewish beliefs about God, what was the challenge that ultimately led to Paul's arrest in Jerusalem?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, July 24, 2026.
When God sends a prophetic forewarning to His people, is it an opportunity to avoid something or a way of preparing them for something that is unavoidable?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
How might Paul's final exhortations to the church help to protect us from false teachers and from false teaching?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
Discipleship to Jesus should have a personal cost, an economic cost, and a social cost. What are these costs, and have Christians been willing to pay them?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
How can miracles be used both to establish faith and to deceive us?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, June 27, 2026.
In today's Old Testament lectionary reading, the prophet Jeremiah cries out to God for rescue. Why did he need rescuing, and what does His prayer mean for us today?
This sermon was preached on Sunday, June 21, 2026.
What is the distinction the Apostles have made between the baptism of John the Baptist and the baptism of Jesus?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
What is our responsibility in sharing the Gospel and/or confronting sin, and how are we to respond to resistance?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
How did Paul proclaim the Gospel in the Gentile context of Athens, and how might his example help us to understand the essentials of the Gospel of Jesus in any context?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
Why did God harden the hearts of so many in Israel against Jesus and the message of the Gospel?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
This was spoken at sunset on 12 Sivan 5786 (May 28, 2026).
What is the Gospel of Jesus, and how does its truth effect the nations, cultures, and economies of the world?
This sermon was preached on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
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