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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S16 E43 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 43: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself (Deuteronomy 24:5 - 25:4)
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28:35When 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.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E42 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 42: Divorce among the People of God (Deuteronomy 24:1-4)
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23:28Is 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-c622c9By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E41 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 41: Sordid Gain (Deuteronomy 23:15-25)
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14:41How 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.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E40 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 40: Cleanness in the Camp (Deuteronomy 23:9-14)
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19:41What 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.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S14 E34 And the Word of the Lord Came Series - Discussion 34: Words for God's Children and for God's Enemies (August 6, 2025)
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11:06The words in this message were received from the Lord between 2020 and 2023.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E39 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 39: Grudges, Forgiveness, and the Justice of God (Deuteronomy 23:1-8)
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25:46What 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.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S14 E33 And the Word of the Lord Came Series - Discussion 33: A Word for God's People (July 31, 2025)
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1:48The 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).By J. Thomas Johnson
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S14 E32 And the Word of the Lord Came Series - Discussion 32: A Word for the Nations (July 30, 2025)
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6:44The 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).By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E38 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 38: A Permanent Bond (Deuteronomy 22:13-30)
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32:22Does 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.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S14 E31 And the Word of the Lord Came Series - Discussion 31: A Word for Indonesia (July 22, 2025)
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S16 E37 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 37: Faithful Vulnerability (Deuteronomy 22:6-12)
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25:07How 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.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E36 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 36: Sex, Gender, and the Purposes of God (Deuteronomy 22:5)
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23:13Why 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.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S14 E30 And the Word of the Lord Came Series - Discussion 30: A Word for Argentina (July 10, 2025)
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S14 E29 And the Word of the Lord Came Series - Discussion 29: A Word for Venezuela (July 8, 2025)
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S16 E35 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 35: My Brother's Keeper (Deuteronomy 22:1-4)
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19:46How 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.By J. Thomas Johnson
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Our Bible Reading Plans Are Updated (June 30, 2025)
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1:36Way 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 Patron Program: https://patron.podbean.com/wayoflifepodcast J. Thomas's Books: When God Doesn't Look Like God: https://www.amazon.com…
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S16 E34 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 34: Household Culture Redirected (Deuteronomy 21:10-21)
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28:45How 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.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E33 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 33: The Sanctity of the Dead (Deuteronomy 21:1-9, 22-23)
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24:00How 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.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E32 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 32: Rules of War (Deuteronomy 20:1-20)
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22:12How might the Covenant of Sinai's rules of war direct Christians today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, June 14, 2025.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E31 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 31: Contentment and the Kingdom of God (Deuteronomy 19:14)
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21:29Why was Israel not to move boundary markers, and what might that mean for Christians today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, June 7, 2025.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E30 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 30: The Pagan Pursuit of Prediction (Deuteronomy 18:9-22)
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28:34Why did God prohibit the Israelites from peering too deeply into the future, and what does that mean for those of us who follow Jesus today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, May 31, 2025.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E29 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 29: Leadership (Deuteronomy 17:8 - 18:8)
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28:49Beyond the qualifications for leaders, does the Bible allow for individuals to serve in greater leadership roles like that of Pope or the Patriarch of Constantinople? This sermon was preached on Saturday, May 24, 2025.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E28 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 28: The Justice of God (Deuteronomy 16:18 - 17:7)
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17:00How do we know what is just, and will God bless us for whatever justice we pursue? This sermon was preached on Saturday, May 17, 2025.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E27 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 27: The Festival of Sukkot (Deuteronomy 16:13-17)
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27:22What does it really mean to worship God in spirit and in truth, and how might the yearly schedule of Israel help us to know what it means to be disciples of Jesus? This sermon was preached on Saturday, May 10, 2025.By J. Thomas Johnson
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S16 E26 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 26: The Festival of Sevens - Part 2 (Deuteronomy 16:9-12)
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28:04How was the Festival of Shavuot (or Sevens) fulfilled in the year Jesus died, rose bodily, and ascended into the heavens, and what might that fulfillment mean for us? This sermon was preached on Saturday, May 3, 2025.By J. Thomas Johnson
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