Beni Johnson - Walking in the Supernatural: Another Cup of Spiritual Java

Destiny Image Books by Bill Johnson

A Life of Miracles

Dreaming With God

Face to Face

Release the Power of Jesus

Strengthen Yourself in the Lord

The Supernatural Power of a Transformed Mind

When Heaven Invades Earth

Walking
in the
Supernatural

Another Cup of Spiritual Java

Chad Dedmon Kevin Dedmon Judy Franklin
Beni Johnson Bill Johnson Eric Johnson
Banning Liebscher Paul Manwaring
Chris Overstreet Danny Silk

Copyright 2012Bill Johnson

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Contents

Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson

Eric Johnson

Danny Silk

Kevin Dedmon

Chris Overstreet

Banning Liebscher

Judy Franklin

Chad Dedmon

Beni Johnson

Bill Johnson

Paul Manwaring

Kevin Dedmon

Chris Overstreet

Danny Silk

Beni Johnson

Chad Dedmon

Bill Johnson

Danny Silk

Banning Liebscher

Judy Franklin

Chris Overstreet

Eric Johnson

Paul Manwaring

Judy Franklin

Beni Johnson

Bill Johnson

Banning Liebscher

Kevin Dedmon

Eric Johnson

Paul Manwaring

Chad Dedmon

Bill Johnson

Danny Silk

Judy Franklin

Eric Johnson

Kevin Dedmon

Bill Johnson

Banning Liebscher

Paul Manwaring

Bill Johnson

One of my primary jobs is to teach Christians how to discover and spend their inheritance. This basically means teaching people to use the unlimited promises given to us by God to bring about a manifestation of His dominion for the sake of humanity. This is always recognized through purity and power and is motivated by Gods love.

I start with my church family at Bethel Church in Redding, California, where my wife, Beni, and I serve as senior pastors. Then, with the energetic help of many anointed co-leaders, we bring Gods message to the wider field of the worldwide Church. We offer people tastes of the Kingdom, over and over, with endless variations. We are like Holy Spirit baristas offering (free) samples of our Fathers excellent coffee, educating people to appreciate the good stuff and how to bring others into the same experience. As we develop a thriving culture of freely distributing the generous grace of God, we ourselves imbibe, enjoying the unique blend of revitalization and relaxation that can come only from well-paced cups of true spiritual java.

Too much of the Church has left the riches of Heaven sitting in the bank, thinking that we only get them when we die and go there. The belief that Heaven is entirely a future reality has reduced far too many of Gods declarations in Scripture to positional truths that people acknowledge but never experience. It is time for that to change.

Many believers stay immature because they never progress beyond the revelation that they are sinners saved by grace. By progress I dont mean to leave behind, but rather to build upon. Those who progress are those who understand that Gods highest purpose was not merely to forgive us of sin. It was so that He could invite us back into an intimate family relationship with Himsons and daughters, full heirs. John 1:12 says we have the right to become the children of God. When God invites us into relationship with Him, He is inviting us into a process of becoming, of transformation.

This transformation can be measured in our lives because in Jesus Christ we have the model: For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren (Rom. 8:29). We become like Christ, our Elder Brother. We are destined to be fully restored to the image and likeness of God, in which we were originally created. Through salvation, we have also been restored to our original purpose: For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them (Eph. 2:10).

Works cannot save us, but unless we manifest the fruit of good works in our lives, we lack the evidence that identifies us as new creations in Christ. What kinds of good works? It is far too easy to reduce Jesus teaching to what is humanly possible. Besides urging us to feed the poor, clothe the naked, and visit those in need, Jesus specifically used the term good works to describe the miracles, signs, and wonders He performed. He didnt design a new hearing aid or train a guide dog. He healed the deaf and the blind. His good works not only revealed Jesus to be the Christ, they also revealed the nature of His relationship with His Father (see John 14:8-12). Jesus words bring us on board with Him: Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father (John 14:12).

It cant be stated more plainly. Those who believe in Him will demonstrate signs and wonders. Even better, those who believe will walk in the same kind of relationship with the Father and possess the same anointing of the Spirit as He did. We are called to minister as Jesus ministered because, through His death and resurrection, we have access to everything He had available to Him to do good works. He says to us: As the Father has sent Me, I also send you (John 20:21).

He still intends to establish His Kingdom on the earth by co-laboring with His children. He could easily take dominion of the earth in a moment, but His glory and love are most fully expressed when His rule is extended through His covenant relationship with those He made in His image.

Some people have proposed a version of covenantal history based on the failure of humanity rather than the nature of God. Seminarians and historians are taught that Christian revivals typically last two to six years. Revivals, this view suggests, occur mainly to give the Church a shot in the arm, after which everyone should expect business as usual to resume. Historically, this is accurate. But the conclusion is not. The will of God then becomes defined through what the Church has done instead of what God has made available.

God is abundantly good all the time, and His covenant of love endures forever. Because of these qualities He has purposed to fill His earth with people made in His image, walking in right relationship with Him, and exercising their delegated authority over the earth. That is what His Kingdom looks like. This is the normal Christian life. Anything less is going backward.