BILL JOHNSON
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.
Johnson's father, Melvin Earl Johnson (1929-2004) was the senior pastor at Bethel Church in Redding from 1968-1982 and subsequently became Executive Officer of the Northern California/Nevada District Council of the Assemblies of God. Earl Johnson had four children, all of whom are in full-time ministry.
Bill Johnson and his wife have three children: Eric, Brian and Leah.
Watch Bill Johnson: The Power of Your Words and the Health of Your Soul. Bill Johnson teaches from Proverbs 10 on the power of your words and the health of your soul. Life and death is in the power of the tongue, and Proverbs is filled with instruction and warning about the importance of the words you speak. When you speak words of life, they release healing, abundance, strength, refreshment, and blessing to those who hear them. As you guard your heart and watch what you say, your soul will continually be a spring of life that blesses others.
Watch Bill Johnson: Move From Discouragement Into Hope by Changing the Way You See.
Bill Johnson talks about how to move from discouragement into hope by changing the way you see. Exposure to miracles and the supernatural are supposed to change the way you think and see. When the disciples argued about bread, Jesus reminded them of the miracle He had just performed of feeding 4000 people. He challenged the disciples “Can you not see? Can you not hear? Can you not remember?”. Though you may not always be able to see or hear what God is doing and saying, remembering the testimonies of what God has done, not only for you personally but for His people throughout history, is a choice that is always available. Remembering the testimonies will position you in a place of hope as you anticipate how He will come through in the situation you face. God wants to heal your place of pain and bring you into victory.
Watch Bill Johnson Sermon: Beholding Jesus. We believe the gifts of the Holy Spirit, including healing, deliverance, and prophecy, are still at work throughout the body of Christ. We invite you to come learn how to take risks in your faith, come learn how to move in healing and deliverance, come learn how to hear the voice of God and speak His words boldly to a lost and hurting world.
Watch Bill Johnson Sermon: How to Discern the Word of God and Stand Strong in It. Bill Johnson teaches on how to correctly discern the word of God and recognize when God is speaking to you. Every word you receive from God attracts opposition from the enemy, and you must determine to stand strong in God’s word. It’s in the opposition that you discover the strength of that word, if you do not give up. When Jesus was tempted by the devil in the wilderness, the first words of the enemy were “If you are the son of God..”, right after God had spoken at Jesus’ baptism “This is My beloved Son..”. Don’t be surprised when the enemy challenges what God has spoken to you. Do you recognize when God is speaking to you? Do you discern when His Presence is resting on and wanting to move through the person next to you? Discernment is not only for discerning evil spirits, but also for recognizing when God is speaking. Breakthrough comes as you discern the word of God and His Presence, and stand firmly in it.
Bill Johnson Devotional: Listen to the Voice of Wisdom.
Bill Johnson’s devotional, The Pursuit of Wisdom, is a journey through the book of Proverbs and life of Solomon. This compilation of sessions 9-12 reveals the many ways in which wisdom is speaking to you. Hearing the voice of wisdom comes through stewarding your relationship with the Lord in your every day life. The ways He is speaking to you might surprise you. Wisdom is speaking to you, can you hear it?
Bill Johnson Sermon: Preparing Your Heart for the Fulfillment of God’s Promises.
Bill Johnson talks about how to prepare your heart for the fulfillment of God’s promises. Teaching from the Parable of the Sower, Bill shares on the importance of preparing the soil of your heart to receive and steward the promises of God. Distracted faith is diluted faith, and the distractions of the enemy; the cares of this world, deceitfulness of riches, and the desire for all other things, prevent us from experiencing the fulfillment of God’s promises in our lives. Valuing God’s word and desiring Him above all else positions us to experience what was said of Solomon: everything in his heart came to pass.
Bill Johnson Sermon: Learn How to Recognize the Presence of God. Bill Johnson teaches on the importance of learning how to recognize the Presence of God. Theologically, we know that God is everywhere, but there are measures of His manifest Presence that we can only access as we learn to recognize and become aware of Him. Many people stop short of a divine encounter because they are satisfied with good theology, but the Lord is inviting us into relationship with Him at a level that goes far beyond head knowledge. Bill’s message follows a time of healing ministry
Watch Bill Johnson: The Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom. Bill Johnson talks about the fear of God. Solomon teaches in Proverbs 9 that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. But what does it mean to fear God? Fearing God does not mean being afraid of Him. There is a fear of God that actually draws us to Him. Do you want to build something that lasts and impacts eternity? It begins with the fear of God and wisdom.
Bill Johnson Sermon: Bold Faith Stands on the Shoulders of Quiet Trust. Bill Johnson teaches on faith and God’s priority of trust. Bold faith stands on the shoulders of quiet trust. Faith is not complicated or hard; as believers it is our nature to believe. Our faith comes from a confident trust in who God is. While the enemy works to draw us into fear so that we would forget God’s goodness, reminding ourselves of who God is keeps us in peace and trust, even in difficult circumstances. Bold faith stands on the shoulders of quiet trust is a phrase that Bill Johnson came out of a season of difficulty with. After praying and contending for breakthrough, he realized that quiet trust is the foundation of our faith.