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Sermons and teachings from J. Thomas Johnson, a Christian pastor in the evangelical Arminian-Wesleyan tradition.

J. Thomas Johnson

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    S16 E30 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 30: The Pagan Pursuit of Prediction (Deuteronomy 18:9-22)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 28:34


    Why 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.

    S16 E29 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 29: Leadership (Deuteronomy 17:8 - 18:8)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 28:49


    Beyond 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.

    S16 E28 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 28: The Justice of God (Deuteronomy 16:18 - 17:7)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 17:00


    How 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.

    S16 E27 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 27: The Festival of Sukkot (Deuteronomy 16:13-17)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 27:22


    What 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.

    S16 E26 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 26: The Festival of Sevens - Part 2 (Deuteronomy 16:9-12)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 28:04


    How 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.

    S16 E25 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 25: The Festival of Sevens - Part 1 (Deuteronomy 16:9-12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 20:15


    How might the pilgrimage festivals of Ancient Israel help us to understand what is happening in the natural world today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

    S16 E24 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 24: The Passover (Deuteronomy 16:1-8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 20:07


    What aspects of the Passover should Christians be sure to practice today in our celebration of the Eucharist/Holy Communion? This sermon was preached on Saturday, April 19, 2025.

    S16 E23 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 23: The Sacrifice of God (Deuteronomy 15:19-23)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 22:06


    What might we learn about creation, the cross, and life itself from the Covenant of Sinai's requirement that all firstling males of Israel's flocks and herds be sacrificed to God? This sermon was preached on Saturday, April 12, 2025.

    S16 E22 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 22: The Sabbath Year (Deuteronomy 15:1-18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 18:38


    What can the Covenant of Sinai teach us about God's ethics of hospitality, generosity, and mercy? This sermon was preached on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

    S16 E21 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 21: The Tithe (Deuteronomy 14:22-29)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 25:38


    What is tithing, how did it work in Israel, and how might it apply to Christians today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, March 29, 2025.

    S14 E28 - And the Word of the Lord Came Series - Discussion 28: It's Time to Prepare (March 27, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 1:21


    This word was spoken on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

    S16 E20 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 20: The Benefits of Not Eating Everything (Deuteronomy 14:1-21)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 19:53


    Why did God prohibit Israel from eating certain foods, and are there dietary restrictions we should consider putting into practice today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

    S16 E19 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 19: The Idols of Reverence and Love (Deuteronomy 13:1-18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 28:30


    Who are the two types of people who are most difficult for us to resist if they attempt to lead us into rebellion against God? This sermon was preached on Saturday, March 15, 2025.

    S14 E27 And the Word of the Lord Came Series - Discussion 27: Judgment Has Come (March 11, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 7:11


    This message was delivered on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

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    S16 E18 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 18: The Idols of Syncretism and Spontaneity (Deuteronomy 12:1-32)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 21:59


    What does it mean for contemporary Christians to obey the Covenant of Sinai? This sermon was preached on Saturday, March 8, 2025.

    S16 E17 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 17: The Law of Love (Deuteronomy 10:12 - 11:32)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 16:24


    If Jesus taught us to live by the Law of Love, then what precisely is the Law of Love? This sermon was preached on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

    S16 E16 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 16: By Grace through Faith, Not by Works (Deuteronomy 9:1 - 10:11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 18:40


    How does the Bible's teaching that we are saved by grace through faith, not by works, come together with the Scripture's insistence that God's people must be people who behave as Jesus behaved and walk as Jesus walked? This sermon was preached on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

    S16 E15 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 15: Do Not Forget (Deuteronomy 8:1-20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 23:29


    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.

    S16 E14 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 14: Living without Fear (Deuteronomy 7:12-26)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 23:43


    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.

    S16 E13 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 13: Banished Nations (Deuteronomy 7:1-11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 24:06


    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.

    S16 E12 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 12: Hear (Deuteronomy 6:1-25)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 20:05


    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.

    S16 E11 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 11: The Prophet (Deuteronomy 5:22-33)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 29:07


    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.

    S16 E10 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 10: Love Your Neighbor (Deuteronomy 5:12-22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 16:58


    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  

    A Prayer for the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 7:06


    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.

    S16 E09 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 9: No Other Gods (Deuteronomy 5:1-11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 19:30


    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.

    S16 E08 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 8: Cities of Refuge (Deuteronomy 4:41-49)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 28:26


    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.

    S16 E07 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 7: The Intervention of God (Deuteronomy 4:32-40)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 25:17


    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.

    S16 E06 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 6: The Form of God (Deuteronomy 4:9-31)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 25:00


    Why has God prohibited all who worship Him from utilizing carved or sculpted images in our interactions with Him? This sermon was preached on December 14, 2024.

    S16 E05 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 5: Nothing beyond What Is Written (Deuteronomy 4:1-9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 26:18


    How is it that both Ancient Israel and the Church have fallen constantly into idolatry, and how might we change course in the future? This sermon was preached on Saturday, December 7, 2024.

    S16 E04 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 4: An Unforgiveable Sin? (Deuteronomy 3:23-29)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 30:29


    Why did God refuse to forgive Moses, and what might that mean for us? This sermon was preached on Saturday, November 30, 2024.

    S16 E03 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 3: Displacing the Demonic (Deuteronomy 1:46 - 3:22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 39:24


    Why did God call the Israelites to attack some nations while avoiding others? This sermon was preached on Saturday, November 23, 2024.

    S16 E02 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 2: Fearing the Nephilim (Deuteronomy 1:19-45)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 34:24


    Who were the Anakim, why did Israel fear them, and do we still fear them today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, November 16, 2024.

    S16 E01 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 1: The Governance of the Godly (Deuteronomy 1:1-18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 25:26


    What might the administrative organization both of Moses and of the Apostles teach us about leadership in Christian communities today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, November 9, 2024.

    A Podcast & Personal Update (November 7, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 7:32


    J. Thomas's books can be ordered from Amazon.com at the following links: "And the Word of the Lord Came..." : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D92ZVM4N "Babel Revisited": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GTRGT32 "A Faithful Person, Who Can Find?": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KLFKQQK "The gods of the West": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B75VGYK4 "When God Doesn't Look Like God": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB55YV8R    

    S15 E71 Luke Series - Discussion 71: The Fulfillment of Jesus (Luke 24:13-53)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 21:38


    What exactly is the Gospel of Jesus, according to Luke? This sermon was preached on Saturday, November 2, 2024.

    S15 E70 Luke Series - Discussion 70: The Hesed of God (Luke 23:50 - 24:12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 31:04


    What might the resurrection of Jesus teach us about the nature of reality? This sermon was preached on Saturday, October 26, 2024.

    S15 E69 Luke Series - Discussion 69: The Concealment of God (Luke 23:32-49)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 25:36


    Why did God conceal Himself so thoroughly in the Person of Jesus that most of His contemporaries had no idea Who He was? This sermon was preached on Saturday, October 19, 2024.

    S15 E68 Luke Series - Discussion 68: The Lamentation of Jesus (Luke 23:26-31)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 33:45


    On His way to die, why did Jesus tell the women of Jerusalem to weep? This sermon was preached on Saturday, October 12, 2024.

    S15 E67 Luke Series - Discussion 67: The Verdict (Luke 22:63 - 23:25)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 31:58


    How did God become humanity's enemy, and what has led both our ancestors and ourselves to condemn God to death? This sermon was preached on Saturday, October 5, 2024.

    S15 E66 Luke Series - Discussion 66: The Sifting (Luke 22:31-62)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 21:03


    How did Satan effectively sift Jesus' disciples as wheat? This sermon was preached on Saturday, September 28, 2024.

    S15 E65 Luke Series - Discussion 65: Greatness in the Kingdom of God (Luke 22:24-30)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 16:20


    According to Jesus, what kind of experience, skill, and character qualify a person for leadership in the Kingdom of God? This sermon was preached on Saturday, September 21, 2024.

    Luke Series - Discussion 64: The Body and Blood of Jesus (Luke 22:7-23)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 24:51


    When Jesus said, "This is my body," and, "This is my blood," what did He mean? This sermon was preached on Saturday, September 14, 2024.

    Let It Go (September 9, 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 1:25


    This word was received on Monday, May 16, 2022, and it was declared on Monday, September 9, 2024.

    Luke Series - Discussion 63: Testing the Spirits (Luke 21:37 - 22:6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 25:41


    What did Luke mean when he said, "Satan entered into Judas," and can the same thing happen to us? This sermon was preached on Saturday, September 7, 2024.

    Luke Series - Discussion 62: The Beginning of the End (Luke 21:7-36)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 26:00


    What do Jesus' prophecies of the end times tell us both about our history and about our future? This sermon was preached on August 31, 2024.

    Luke Series - Discussion 61: Beautiful Abominations (Luke 20:45 - 21:6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 18:38


    How might we know if what we have built for God truly honors God? This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 24, 2024.

    Luke Series - Discussion 60: Creativity, Prophecy, and the Spirit of God (Luke 20:41-44)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 24:36


    When a person reaches deep for inspiration, with whom are they communing? This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 17, 2024.

    Luke Series - Discussion 59: This Distorted Image (Luke 20:27-40)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 24:28


    When Jesus said that there will be no marriage in heaven, what did He mean to reveal to us? This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 10, 2024.

    Luke Series - Discussion 58: Life in Exile (Luke 20:20-26)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 20:08


    How does Jesus' response to the question of paying taxes help us to understand what it means to live as exiles in the world? This sermon was preached on Saturday, August 3, 2024.

    Luke Series - Discussion 57: Credentials (Luke 20:1-19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 29:32


    Who authorizes a prophet, and how might Jesus have proven His credentials? This sermon was preached on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

    Luke Series - Discussion 56: The Offer of Jesus (Luke 19:28-48)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 24:56


    When Jesus rode a formerly unridden foal of a donkey into Jerusalem, what did He come to offer us? This sermon was preached on Saturday, July 20, 2024.

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