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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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    S18 E14 Acts Series - Discussion 14: The Thirteenth Apostle (Acts 9:10-31)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 17:35


    What does the election of Saul/Paul teach us about the Lordship of Jesus and the authority of the Church? This sermon was preached on Saturday, February 21, 2026.

    S18 E13 Acts Series - Discussion 13: The Scattering of the Church (Acts 8:1-40)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2026 19:37


    What can the evangelistic ministry of Philip tell us about God, the Kingdom of God, and what it means to be a disciple of Jesus? This sermon was preached on Saturday, February 14, 2026.

    S18 E12 Acts Series - Discussion 12: Unintentional Rebellion (Acts 7:54 - 8:3; 9:1-9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2026 17:13


    Is all the sin the same before God, or are their categories of sin that must be considered separately? This sermon was preached on Saturday, February 7, 2026.

    S18 E11 Acts Series - Discussion 11: The Peril of Prejudice (Acts 6:1 - 7:54)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2026 19:07


    How did old prejudices harm the early church and inhibit the reception of the Gospel? This sermon was preached on Saturday, January 31, 2026.

    S18 E10 Acts Series - Discussion 10: No Ears to Hear (Acts 5:12-42)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2026 23:36


    What can some early misconceptions about the Gospel of Jesus teach us about following God today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, January 24, 2026.

    S17 E39 Theology Shorts - Discussion 39: The Eucharist and the Passover

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2026 2:47


    How does the Feast of Passover help us to better understand the Eucharist or Holy Communion?

    S18 E09 Acts Series - Discussion 9: The Pursuit of Honor (Acts 4:32 - 5:11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2026 16:42


    What does the behavior of Ananias and Sapphira along with God's response teach us about greatness in the Kingdom of Heaven? This sermon was preached on Saturday, January 17, 2026.

    S17 E38 Theology Shorts - Discussion 38: Why Did Jesus Say He Came to Bring a Sword?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 2:54


    If Jesus came to bring peace, then why did He say He came to bring a sword?

    S17 E37 Theology Shorts - Discussion 37: Why Did Judas Betray Jesus?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 2:48


    Why and how did Judas Iscariot betray Jesus?

    S18 E08 Acts Series - Discussion 8: The Fermentation (Acts 4:23-31)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2026 15:50


    What does the initial isolation of the Church tell us about the advance of the Kingdom of God and God's will for us today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, January 10, 2026.

    S18 E07 Acts Series - Discussion 7: Praying, Speaking, or Acting in the Name of Jesus (Acts 4:1-22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2026 20:04


    What does it mean to pray, speak, or act in Jesus' Name, and are all people authorized to do it? This sermon was preached on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

    S18 E06 - Acts Series - Discussion 6: The Blessings of the New Covenant (Acts 3:1-26)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2025 15:38


    What do the merciful healings of God reveal to us about Jesus and about His kingdom? This sermon was preached on Saturday, December 27, 2025.

    S17 E36 Theology Shorts - Discussion 36: Understanding the Trinity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 2:51


    What do Christians mean when we say that God is 'Triune'?

    S18 E05 Acts Series - Discussion 5: The Beginning of the Church (Acts 2:37-47)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2025 17:29


    Why do the instincts of God's people, even those of us in the Christian Church, so often run contrary to God's expressed desire and will? This sermon was preached on Saturday, December 20, 2025.

    S18 E04 Acts Series - Discussion 4: The Redemption of Israel (Acts 2:22-40)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2025 25:36


    In and through Jesus what has God done uniquely for the people of Israel? This sermon was preached on Saturday, December 13, 2025.

    S18 E03 Acts Series - Discussion 3: The New Covenant (Acts 2:1-21)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2025 21:57


    What do the ways in which God manifested His presence on Pentecost reveal to us about God and about the New Covenant of Jesus? This sermon was preached on Saturday, December 6, 2025.

    S17 E35 Theology Shorts - Discussion 35: What Should Church Leaders Be Called?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 2:58


    According to the teachings of the New Testament, what should church leaders be called?

    S12 E39 Awaken! (John 1:1-18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 23:20


    Awaken, children of God! The Day of Adonai is at hand.

    S17 E34 Theology Shorts - Discussion 34: What Did Jesus Mean by, "Den of Robbers?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 2:59


    What did Jesus mean when He said that the Temple was being used as a "Den of Robbers?"

    S18 E02 Acts Series - Discussion 2: Faithful Decisions (Acts 1:15-26)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2025 18:39


    What is an Apostle, and are there any living on earth today? And what might we, in the Christian churches today, learn about decision making from the Apostles of Jesus? This sermon was preached on Saturday, November 29, 2025.

    "Babel Revisited - Second Edition" Is Now Available!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2025 1:31


    Available today at Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2GQYQYM "How do the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation instruct us today? What are the four kingdoms prophesied by Daniel? Who is the beast of Revelation? What is the Abomination that Causes Desolation? What are the Seventy Sevens? BABEL REVISITED - SECOND EDITION explores these questions and more as we dig deeply into the dreams, visions, and oracles preserved for us in the First Testament Book of Daniel."

    S18 E01 Acts Series - Discussion 1: Waiting on God (Acts 1:1-14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2025 22:06


    Why did Jesus spend so much time proving He was raised 'bodily' from the dead, and why does God seem to take so long to fulfill His promises? This sermon was preached on Saturday, November 22, 2025.

    S17 E33 Theology Shorts - Discussion 33: What Did Jesus Mean by "Do Not Judge"?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 2:15


    Are Christians really not to judge anybody about anything, or did Jesus mean something else by, "Do not judge"?

    S16 E54 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 54: The Fickleness of Awe (Deuteronomy 34:1-12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 21:27


    Why did the same people who praised Moses and Jesus for their miracles so often disobey and disagree with their teachings? This sermon was preached on Saturday, November 15, 2025.

    S16 E53 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 53: Blessings and Curses (Deuteronomy 32:48 - 33:29)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2025 22:36


    How might Moses's final blessings to the tribes of Israel both challenge and encourage us today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, November 8, 2025.

    S17 E32 Theology Shorts - Discussion 32: Why Can't We Serve both God and Wealth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 2:57


    Why has Jesus insisted that His disciples cannot serve both God and wealth?

    S17 E31 Theology Shorts - Discussion 31: Who Are the Seven Churches of Revelation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 2:39


    Who were the seven churches of Revelation, and how should we read and understand today what Jesus said to them?

    S17 E30 Theology Shorts - Discussion 30: What Is Faith?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 2:58


    What does the Bible mean when it says that salvation is by grace, through faith, not by works?

    S17 E29 Theology Shorts - Discussion 29: What Are Daniel's Seventy Sevens?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2025 2:58


    What are the seventy sevens prophesied by the angel Gabriel in Daniel, and when will they be fulfilled?

    S16 E52 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 52: The Spirit of the Law (Deuteronomy 31:30 - 32:47)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2025 25:36


    What is the true heart and spirit of the Law that is fulfilled by the Gospel of Jesus Christ? This sermon was preached on Saturday, November 1, 2025.

    S16 E51 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 51: Life without Moses (Deuteronomy 31:1-29)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2025 26:04


    How did life and relationship with God change for Israel once Moses died, and how has that prepared God's people for Jesus? This sermon was preached on Saturday, October 25, 2025.

    S14 E36 And the Word of the Lord Came Series - Discussion 36: The Abomination That Causes Desolation Clarified (October 23, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 1:20


    What is the Abomination That Causes Desolation? Here is some further clarification.

    S16 E50 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 50: The Covenants of God (Deuteronomy 30:15-20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2025 24:27


    How are we to understand the relationships between all the covenants God has made with humans throughout history, and what does God expect of His people today? This sermon was preached on Saturday, October 18, 2025.

    S14 E35 And the Word of the Lord Came Series - Discussion 35: A Warning to the Nations (October 16, 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 1:06


    S16 E49 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 49: The Hope of Repentance (Deuteronomy 30:1-14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2025 21:52


    What parts of the journey to follow God are attainable in this life, and which parts are ongoing? This sermon was preached on Saturday, October 11, 2025.

    S17 E28 Theology Shorts - Discussion 28: Why Do the Wicked Prosper?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 2:55


    Why do the wicked so often prosper, and the godly so often fall behind socially and economically?

    S17 E27 Theology Shorts - Discussion 27: Who or What Is Satan?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 2:43


    Who is Satan according to the Christian Bible?

    S17 E26 Theology Shorts - Discussion 26: What Is Repentance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 2:35


    S17 E25 Theology Shorts - Discussion 25: What Is Baptism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2025 2:42


    What is baptism for Christians?

    S16 E48 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 48: Freedom from Liberty (Deuteronomy 29:2-29)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 17:07


    If liberty is death, then we must recognize that true freedom comes from which God we serve. This sermon was preached on Saturday, October 4, 2025

    S17 E24 Theology Shorts - Discussion 24: Are There Still Prophets?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 2:56


    Are there still prophets from God today?

    S17 E23 Theology Shorts - Discussion 23: What Is a Prophet?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 2:44


    What is a prophet, according to the Christian Scriptures?

    S17 E22 Theology Shorts - Discussion 22: Does God Speak through Dreams?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 2:49


    Does God still speak to people through dreams today?

    S17 E21 Theology Shorts - Discussion 21: Are All Humans God's Children?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 2:57


    Are all humans really God's children and, therefore, brothers and sisters?

    S17 E20 Theology Shorts - Discussion 20: What Is the Truth about Tithing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 2:58


    What does the Bible really say about tithing?

    S17 E19 Theology Shorts - Discussion 19: When Does Music Become Idolatry?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 2:59


    When does music become idolatry for Christians?

    S17 E18 Theology Shorts - Discussion 18: Are There Idols Today?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 2:30


    Are there idols still in use today even in Western cultures?

    S16 E47 Deuteronomy Series - Discussion 47: God's Expectations for Nations (Deuteronomy 26:16 - 29:1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 14:21


    What were God's expectations for Israel, and what does that mean for God's expectations for all nations on earth? This sermon was preached on Saturday, September 27, 2025.

    S17 E17 Theology Shorts - Discussion 17: What Are Idols?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2025 2:44


    What are idols, and for what are they used?

    S17 E16 Theology Shorts - Discussion 16: What Are False gods Really?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 2:57


    What are false gods really, according to the Christian Scriptures?

    S17 E15 Theology Shorts - Discussion 15: What Is Idolatry?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 2:59


    What is idolatry, and might we be participating in it inadvertently?

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