Bill Johnson Quotes - Page 2

Much of today’s church relies more on a book the early church didn't have, than the Holy Spirit they did.

I try to live in such a way that nothing gets bigger than my awareness of God presence on my life.

Every loss is temporary. Every victory is eternal.

Who I am in Christ is amazing. Who Christ is in me is the real story. It is beyond amazing.

Our identity sets the tone for all we do and become. Christians who live out of who they really are cannot be crippled by the opinions of others. They don't work to fit into other people's expectations, but burn with the realization of who the Father. says they are.

Rule with the heart of a servant. Serve with the heart of a king.

God has called us into a place of tenderness, when nobody is looking, when there are no great decisions to make, when it’s just him and me in a hotel room, with no one to pray for, no one to preach to. When it is just two people in a room, that’s where you learn. That’s where you learn his heartbeat. That’s where you learn the presence. That’s where you learn the voice. It’s in the moments when nobody is watching, nobody is evaluating how good you’re doing. When it is just you and him.

What is the will of God? On earth as it is in heaven. If it doesn’t exist there, it’s not supposed to exist here. If it does exist there, it’s supposed to exist here.

Your courage draws people out of complacency into their destiny.

No one has ever overdosed on encouragement.

Anything you think you know about about God, that you can't find in the person of Jesus, you have reason to question.

If you engage with the Holy spirit because you want to merely be effective in ministry, then you're developing professional intimacyand what do we call people who are intimate as a profession?

There’s something amazing about unbelief – it is able to fulfill its own expectations. Unbelief is safe because it takes no risk and almost always gets what it expects. Then, after a person gets the answer for their unbelief, they can say, I told you so.

Many stop short of a divine encounter because they are satisfied with good theology. The word of God is to lead us to the God of the word.

We owe the world an encounter with God

The mind is either at war with God or it is being renewed. There is no middle ground.

We need to remain childlike. Children don't dream of being insignificant.

Obedience is not measured by our ability to obey laws and principles, obedience is measured by our response to God’s voice.

God doesn't have to try to do supernatural things. He is supernatural. He would have to try to not be. If He is invited to a situation, we should expect nothing but supernatural invasion.

Any area of my life for which I have no hope is under the influence of a lie.

God is not pre-occupied with sin, He’s already dealt with it.

Don't let your past dictate your future.

The best way to prepare yourself for your own miracle is to rejoice in somebody else's.

To have divine favor on your life means you'll attract extraordinary opposition

Perfectionism is the counterfeit of excellence. Excellence is Kingdom, while perfectionism is religion. What ever you do, do it with all you might, and as unto the Lord. That is excellence.