The greatest commission Jesus gave us is found in the Lord's "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." It is the mandate expressing his heart - that his world would infiltrate, influence, and shape our world. We must discover how heaven functions so we can cultivate heaven's values and realities on earth. As we embrace our assignment from the Lord to represent him, we shape our culture by carrying his glorious presence into the world. In Activating the Supernatural Way of Life, Bill Johnson show us how we, people designed to dwell in God's glory, activate the fire and move of God through the wisdom of God. Step out into the supernatural way of life Nurturing the conditions needed for God's wisdom and values to grow in our homes, churches, and communities. When we experience heaven’s value system and live a presence-based lifestyle, our influence begins to permeate our world. Making God known by living in his favor. By living a life of honor and obedience, we cause God's face to shine on us, to bless us. We became an advertisement for God, pronouncing his greatness and drawing the nations to Christ. Demonstrating the wisdom of God through integrity, creativity, and excellence. We influence the world around us when we represent Jesus well, bring his solutions into the arena, and do it all for his glory. Developing intimacy with God so that we know him and are able make him known. We must learn his ways so that we display his ways. We must know him well so we represent him well. Manifesting God's glory through our obedient acts of faith. As we stay in the perfect flow of the Holy Spirit and fully cooperate with him, we bring transformation to the world around us. "We are a people designed to shape the course of history", and it will come about because the presence of God is upon his people. The glory of God will fill the earth as the people of God walk in his supernatural way of life.
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Bill Johnson and his wife Brenda (Beni) Johnson are the Senior Pastors of Bethel Church in Redding, California. Johnson is a fifth generation pastor. Johnson was born in Minnesota in 1951 and became a Christian as a young child. Soon after, Johnson read seven books on prayer, which significantly affected his perspective and subsequent ministry. Bill Johnson and his wife have three children: Eric, Brian and Leah. Johnson speaking at a conference Bill Johnson and Beni (Brenda) began as singles pastors under his father at Bethel. In 1979, they became senior pastors of Mountain Chapel in Weaverville, California. While pastoring in Weaverville, Johnson attended a 1987 conference led by John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard Church Movement. According to Johnson "A number of healings and manifestations broke out and I didn't know what to do with it. I didn't object to it, I wasn't opposed to it; I just didn't know how to pastor it in a way that it would continue and increase". In 1995, Johnson attended the Toronto Blessing revival at the Toronto Airport Vineyard church. Johnson relates: "In Toronto I said, 'Lord, if You touch me again I will never change the subject.' So I went up for prayer every time it was offered. I didn't have anything dramatic happen, but I came home and said, 'I am going to give the rest of my life to this.'" In February 1996, after 17 years of leading the Weaverville church, the Johnsons were invited to become senior pastors of Bethel. Today Johnson describes Bethel as a church where "everything we do either fuels revival or is fueled by revival." Under his leadership, Bethel left the Assemblies of God in 2006 to become a nondenominational charismatic church. According to a recent book written by Johnson, "Face to Face with God", Bethel is "a church where supernatural encounters with God happen regularly, miracles are common, and the congregation has an infectious passion for spiritual growth." The church has approximately 1,500 members, and a School of Supernatural Ministry. Their Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry has 1,200 students enrolled with over 370 from other countries. Johnson leads a network of churches dedicated to global, multi-generational revival, Global Legacy. Johnson has written a number of books and travels extensively as a featured revival conference speaker. Johnson is also involved with the Northern California Revival Fellowship, a group of north Californian pastors committed to revival. Source: Wikipedia
