How Staying Close to Jesus Empowers a Life of Purity and Power - Bill Johnson Sermon | Bethel Church

Bill Johnson teaches how being close to Jesus empowers a life of purity and power. Walking in purity is not about following a list of rules and working to be ‘good’. Staying close to God is actually what transforms and refines our hearts to live a lifestyle of purity. Our need for purity and holiness is not something that pushes us away from God, but something that actually draws us to Him. Jesus lived without sin, yet sinners were drawn to spend time with Him. It was in His Presence that their hearts were awakened to what must change in their lives. The issue of sin must be taken seriously, and we must be careful not to keep others from experiencing the mercy of God that transforms by ignoring sin.
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Scripture Reference:
1 Corinthians 5-6
Originally shared at Bethel Church, Redding California, on November 20, 2016.
Bill Johnson is a fifth-generation pastor with a rich heritage in the Holy Spirit. He is senior leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California, and is passionate about seeing Revival and God’s Kingdom established and revealed in the lives of individuals, families, communities, and nations. Bill’s teaching on the Kingdom of Heaven, hosting the Presence, and the renewed mind has helped thousands around the world to step into their true identity in Christ, God given purpose, and walk in a supernatural lifestyle displaying both purity and power.
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[@rebekkaswan]

I was healed of a severe gallbladder issue at Bethel Church. What was so amazing to me is that I didn’t even know that I had been healed when I left. A week later, God guided me to eat some fat which I could not eat before and I had zero problems with it.

[@AdrianFrank]

Praise 👏 Jesus!

[@aflowergrowswild]

Thank you, Jesus 👏🏻 🙌🏻

[@SimonWilliamsonhunting]

Only just found you Pastor Johnson, Decided not to listen to rumours and come to the source, Wondeful Teaching,God Bless.

[@bjarturnybb8520]

I was healed of digestive issues while listening to a sermon online a few months ago. I have suffered all my life but it hasnt returned since. Thank you Jesus for healing

[@hilaryclayton9829]

I am the one with the broken right ankle and severely damaged cartilage from a fall off a ladder in Dec '23. Im still unable to walk after 4 operations in 6 weeks and in pain. On 6 July 2024 God dropped the words "A new ankle" into my spirit and this message is confirmation that He means it. Please pray that I fuse myself to His promise and don't give up when the pain gets intense. Thank you!

[@profitwithmdc]

I was healed from lower back pain as Pastor Bill prayed

[@The-Golden-Path]

Wow I receive healing in my back from a fall and my broken right foot also from a fall! Trauma and affliction go in Jesus name!

[@danibrown5462]

This is an INCREDIBLY GOOD MESSAGE OF TRUTH! Praise God for Pastor Bill’s willingness to obey God by teaching the WHOLE TRUTH! Thank you Jesus!!!! ❤

[@markbottoms549]

Indeed clarifying the scripture around the issue of judgement was exactly what I needed confirmation with as it appears many have dumbed it down to fit their narrative

[@honeyb384]

Amen so good Pastor!!! As for me and my house we will serve he Lord in purity and power!!! Amen

[@selletjev]

Thank you for this strong message Bill. Sometimes that is needed. No need to lighten it up, it takes quite some pondering over at least for me

[@trishanoren2437]

Thank you Pastor!!!!😍 Only listened for 26 min so far AND I agree with everything you shared!! Cannot imagine anyone getting upset with what you share…you’ve been Blessed with His Divine Wisdom…speak IN LOVE and if that upsets someone, they need to do a heart check!!!!!!!! Thank you Pastor for all the years you have Blessed me… AND for your wonderful books…STILL On Fire for Jesus…journeying into my 30th year!!!! Look forward to meeting you sooooooo in GLORY!!!!!!!⚓️⚓️⚓️

[@sereneanna4040]

😂🎯 Precisely, why is Bill so Targeted??? I was very blessed by his teachings😊👐✝️👑⚖️🛡🌅🦅💕🕊🕊🕊🎊

[@upschutt4842]

Thank you for continuing to stand with me for my breakthrough. God is at work behind the scenes and I am longing to see it in the flesh

[@Rhmadz-s8l]

1️⃣THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the last age is the Age of the Kingdom or Word that Christ brought to purify man" Everything Is Gained Through the Word Almighty God said This WORK is the MAIN WORK of the MILLENNIUM KINGDOM, and if you do NOT FEEL this WORK, therefore you will be WEAK and FALL DOWN IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS and, even worse, will be CAPTIVE by SATAN. GOD CAME TO EARTH MAINLY to speak His WORDS; what you relate to is the WORD of GOD, what you SEE is the WORD of GOD, what you HEAR is the WORD of GOD, what you FOLLOW is the WORD of GOD, what you EXPERIENCE is the WORD OF GOD, and theINCARNATION--GOD'S MAN is the main USE OF THE WORD to MAKE man PERFECT. 🔴🙏 He does NOT show signs and wonders, and especially not do what Jesus did in the past. Although They are God, and both incarnate, Their Ministries are NOT THE SAME. When JESUS ​​CAME, HE DID PART OF GOD'S WORK, and spoke of some diseases----but what was the main work that He could accomplish? What He MAINLY ACCOMPLISHED was the WORK OF CRUCIFIXION. He BECAME THE IMAGE OF SINFUL FLESH to COMPLETE THE WORK OF CRUCIFIXION and REDEEM ALL of mankind, and for the sake of all the SINS of mankind He SERVED THE MOST SIN SACRIFICE. 🙏 This is what He mainly FULFILLED. Finally--lastly, THE WAY OF THE CROSS WAS LAID OUT to GUIDE those who came late. WHEN JESUS ​​CAME, HE MAINLY COMPLETED THE WORK OF REDEMPTION. He redeemed all mankind and BRINGED the GOSPEL of the KINGDOM of HEAVEN to man, and, EVEN MORE, HE BRINGED the KINGDOM of heaven. As a result, those who came after all said, "We must take the way of the cross, and sacrifice ourselves for the cross." 🔴 Of course, Jesus also did some other works and spoke some words to make people repent and confess their sins. But His MINISTRY was still the CRUCIFIXION, and the three and a half years He spent preaching the way was preparation for the CRUCIFIXION that followed afterward. That the few times JESUS ​​PRAYED AGAIN was also for the SAKE of the CRUCIFIXION. 🔴🙏 The LIFE of a NORMAL PERSON HE RULED and His thirty-three years of LIFE on EARTH was MAINLY for the SAKE of completing the WORK OF CRUCIFIXION, which GAVE HIM STRENGTH, which led Him to THIS WORK CAN BE DONE, whose FRUIT is theGOD'S TRUST in Him for the work of crucifixion. NOW, what WORK WILL GOD INCARNATE--MAN FULFILL? NOW God is PRINCIPALLY INCARNATED--MAN to COMPLETE the WORK of "the Word was manifested in flesh," to USE the WORD to PERFECT the Tai, and man ACCEPTS the WORD'S DEALING and WORD'S PERFECTION. 🙏🔴 In His WORDS He is the cause for you to ACHIEVE DESTINY and ACHIEVE LIFE; in His WORD, you SEE His WORK and WORKS. GOD USES THE WORD to CHANGE and refine you, and therefore if you suffer, it is also because of the WORD of GOD. Now, God no longer works with facts, but with WORDS. ONLY after His words reach you can the HOLY SPIRIT work in your WILL, and cause you to suffer pain or feel sweetness. 🔴 ONLY GOD'S WORD CAN BRING YOU TO REALITY, ONLY GOD'S WORD CAN MAKE YOU PERFECT. 🙏 If so, somehow you MUST UNDERSTAND that the WORK that GOD DID in the TIME OF THE LAST DAY IS MAINLY USING HIS WORDS to MAKE EVERY person PERFECT and GUIDE PEOPLE. All the work He does is through the WORD; He does not use facts to punish you. There are times when people oppose God. God does not cause you GREAT suffering, your flesh is not punished or you suffer hardship--but the MOMENT His WORD comes to you, and refines you, you cannot bear it. 🔴 Isn't that right? During the time of the "servants," God said to throw man into a very deep pit. Did man really reach the bottomless pit? By simply using the word to refine man, man has entered a very deep pit. And so, during the last days, when God became flesh, He mainly used the word to fulfill everything to make everything simple. Only in His word can you see what He is; ONLY in His WORDS can you SEE that He is GOD HIMSELF. 🙏 When GOD INCARNATE CAME TO EARTH, HE DID NOTHING else but SPEAK WORDS---therefore THE PROOF WAS NOT NEEDED; words are enough. That is because He mainly CAME to DO this WORK, let people SEE His POWER and HIGH--HIGH POWER in His WORDS, let people see His WORDS HOW HUMBLE HE HIDES Himself, andlet man KNOW His WHOLENESS in His words.🙏 From "The WORD Appears in the Flesh" holy book Fulfilled from (John 1:1,14 "The Word" / "The Word became man") "When he began the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God." ... "The Word became man and he dwelt among us." ... (Revelation 18:9,13) The "Savior" came already in 1991 like a thief, so He prepared us then to be like those waiting for the return of his Lord so that when he comes and "knocks" we can immediately open the door. He came to "save" us by purifying with His Word the kingdom He brought down to earth with His holy name and His totality engraved on, "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD" 💐 This is the fulfillment of "The Letter to the Church of Philadelphia" (Revelation 3:12)"The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will not be removed from it forever. I will engrave on him the NAME of my God, and the name of the CITY of my God, the NEW JERUSALEM that will come down from HEAVEN to My God. I will also engrave my NEW NAME on him." ... And in (Matthew 16:18-19) "And I say to you, you are Peter, and UNDER this rock I will BUILD my CHURCH, and not the power of death will prevail over him. I will give YOU the KEY to the kingdom of heaven: what you forbid on earth you will forbid in heaven and what you allow on earth it will be allowed in heaven." ... The fulfillment of His return is everything recorded in the great book of Revelation (such as these important ones, The Seals, The Bowls of God's Wrath, The Millennium, and The New Heavens and New Earth.) This is the beginning of A Thousand Years of Gathering Spirits that have becomeperfect because of His Word, and the beginning of the 144,000 (Revelation 14:3-4) "The Song of the Redeemed") from the twelve tribes of Israel who faithfully serve the Lamb, the first offerings until the number of 200,000,000 became perfect. (Revelation 6:10-11 and 9:16 "The Seals"). ... Because the Lamb in the middle of the THRONE will be their PASTOR .... (Revelation 7:17)💐

[@dianakatona3945]

Ask him to show you what it he's doing now in the small things and he will show you switch your perception to what heaven is doing and not? What hell is doing? It's where your focus is is where you live

[@aflowergrowswild]

God, thank you for speaking clearly through your word & giving this person a deep intimacy with you. We say yes to a spirit of breakthrough & yes to your miracles in the name, the power, the glory of Jesus. Amen 🙏🏻

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Give God the praise and glory and thank Him in Jesus Christ Name

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Humble yourselves in the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Double the anointing in Jesus Christ Name Says IAM that Iam Amen

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

In Jesus Christ Name Says IAM that Iam Amen and amen God willing 🙏

[@sergiocarrico5556]

Hallelujah ❤❤❤

[@davidwilkes2465]

This was so good!!!!! 🙌

[@donnaloera7195]

Thank you, Pastor Bill , I am studying righteous anger and the difference between man's anger and how we deal with it?? This word has spoken to me in many ways.I appreciate your prayers and help in addressing this matter

[@markbottoms549]

May I ask where you are studying this specific course ? Thanks

[@aflowergrowswild]

God, thank you for giving this person a deep thirst for your word. Thank you for speaking to them through listening to/reading Scripture & healing all of their wounds, from the inside out. Thank you for revealing yourself in new ways & revealing the deep sadness that comes with anger. Thank you for knowing every detail of our being. Thank you for bringing us into alignment with you/your word. We love you, trust you & thank you for driving out the spirit of trauma in the name of Jesus 👏🏻 🙌🏻 Amen

[@MarkPelletier-b9d]

Such a great and timely word. Bill I love your humility and how God's wisdom just permeates from you.

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Focus on Jesus the author and finisher of your faith

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Be ye holy as Iam holy

[@vickitabor8789]

‼️This is sooo good‼️ The Body of Christ needs to know where to draw the line regarding purity..We are not to disassociate with unbelievers and their purity issues, but a totally different story when it’s the believer. You teach the tough stuff so well! 💯🎯💯 #KeepingHisBodyhealthy

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Healed

[@josaunders4292]

Amen. Love this truth

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

God will Judge those on the outside

[@olympiasanchez1561]

One of the best teaching 🙏

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Thank you Jesus Christ abba Father God Thank you LORD God in Jesus Christ Name Says IAM that Iam

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

God s Unmerited favour

[@Elizabeth-mh5zc]

This is so good!

[@StacyeDavis]

Thank you Jesus for the spirit of trams to leave my neck from car wreck and from right broken foot and from failed back syndrome the spirit of trams in Jesus name

[@aflowergrowswild]

God, thank you for healing this person in entirety in the name, poeer & authority of Jesus Christ 🙏🏻 All the glory be to You, Lord 👏🏻 🙌🏻

[@EricaThibodeaux-ux4xu]

Amen. Such a powerful message of purity & grace.

[@StacyeDavis]

And left hip thank you guys

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Go in Jesus Christ Name

[@petroshingalana8556]

Beautiful to see! The works of Jesus Christ 🙌

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Holiness next to Godliness

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Cleanse the thoughts and heart s mind soul and Spirit in the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord

[@Andfollowlove]

I'm looking forward to the day if it is the Lord's will to move or travel and be under the Holy Spirit teaching in Bill Johnson living days. If this seed is the Father's seed I say thank you in advance. In Jesus Name. YHWH Your Presence is so sweet and refreshing to me. I am drawn to love and You Heavenly cause me to want to change from the inside out.

[@dver89]

Thank you Lord for this sermon.

[@sereneanna4040]

I hàd perceived, endured... and finally overcome, emerged the Victor 🛐🛐🛐📖📖🗝🗝🌅🦅💕🕊🕊🕊😊🎊

[@margamatyas2508]

Thank you!🤗

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Draw near to me and I will draw near to you

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Pray 🙏

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

It is the Lord

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Repent of your sins And whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved and if you confess with your mouth and believe in thine heart that God raised Jesus from the dead you will be saved Today is the day of salvation

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

In feet

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Pray for salvation

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Bind us together with chords that cannot be broken

[@ryanehlis426]

This is a very good message, yes Bill protect those trees 🌲 😂

[@Rebeccabecc]

❤-Amen

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

The Word of God in Jesus Christ Name Says IAM that Iam Amen and amen God willing 🙏

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Pray

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Refinerers fire

[@sereneanna4040]

Purity aka Sanctification led us to Power 🛐🛐🛐📖📖🗝🗝👑⚖️🛡🌅🦅💕🕊🕊🕊😊 As I seek God diligently and draw near to Him, intentionally. I begin to Partake of His Divine Nature😊 NB: God is very Lovin and Faithfull. He was with me in my darkest moments 🛐🛐🛐 Once, I could feel His Presence while prayin ❤❤ Altimately, we are to be more Christ Like✝️ And this is by Grace thrù The Holy Spirit Indwellin, Poured Uon us as we Persistenly Seek God🛐🛐🛐

[@beverlyhudson2363]

Need prayer for my spine,arms/shoulder-constant severe pain.Thanks and God bless!

[@tisacaruso9010]

We declare you healed and whole in Jesus name!

[@aflowergrowswild]

Complete healing in the name, power & authority of Jesus Christ! 🙌🏻

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

The heart

[@thomasmoore7976]

I need prayer for my left ankle. I’ve suffered with a veinous ulcer for two years now. My workplace has taken away insurance so I am unable to afford a doctor visit. God bless!

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Lord

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

(1 Corinthians)

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Hands ingrafted in the vine

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Serve the Creator , not the creation

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Church over pray over your city Where two or more are gathered together there am I in there midst

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

The three corned stool pray and read the Bible Start in New Testament and have Holy Communion in Jesus Christ Name Says IAM that Iam Amen and amen

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

And document it

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Yea Bill Iron sharpens iron

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

And mother

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

And move couldn't do before

[@AdamEvans-g6l]

Who is able to help share?

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

What would Jesus do

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

And muscle in the back

[@deniserobertson7146]

We had a young man who grew up in church get his girlfriend pregnant. She was a non-believer. He continued to serve in the church while they had a baby. I left this up to my Pastor to deal with. It bothered me that the young man was working/serving in the church while living in fornication. This young couple just recently got married, but it took over a year. If a Believer is living wrong, then they should not be serving in the church at all. I would like to see leadership take a stricter stance on this! A little leaven will leaven the whole lump!

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Pray and dissolve

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Children

[@violetdetre4850]

Pstr Bill, what do you mean by spend the day with him instead of for Him. I've been a Christian from 8yrs old and am curious about how you, yourself, do that

[@WorshipHim15]

when you spend the day for Him you walk out in obedience to love Him. When you spend the day with Him you are encountering His heart of love for you. The best place to discover how much He loves you is through the Bible. The Bible is the place of encounter of the heart of God. always expect to receive something. Sitting down with your Bible and then asking God to reveal Himself to you as you read it is the best way to start spending the day with Him.

[@aflowergrowswild]

Spend the day with him, as if you could physically see him with you. Read with him, talk with him, listen, commune.

[@dver89]

One of the pastors at Upper Room (Lorisa Miller) put it this way: doing things for God is not the same thing as loving God. Loving God through your praise, worship, prayer, exaltation, song, dance, etc. is loving God. The Christian walk begins with that. Jesus said the first and greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. To love a human being is to give them positive attention that is for their benefit, growth, encouragement, comfort, etc. It is personal, and the personal nature of this is no different with God. To love God is to talk to Him, sing to Him, inquire of Him, spend time with Him, etc. It ministers to His heart when His children come to Him wanting to spend time with Him, ask Him things, hear from Him, learn from Him, receive encouragement, joy, and strength from Him. So many people who work in ministry get burned out. Why? Because they think doing things for God is the same thing as loving Him. So they got lost in the doing, and therefore they stop getting filled by Him and receiving His joy through simply expressing their love to Him and spending time with Him.

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Something to do with children

[@sereneanna4040]

Incidently, the Word of God is a Two Edged Sword! It judges both the preacher and the hearer! 📖📖🤔 NB: God also do not tolerate preachers who are teachin Anythin Not of The Bible!!! Indeed, Judgement had come and it begins in the House of The Lord!!!🛐🛐🛐 * There are church teachin/approvin polygamy!!!🤦 ** There some which are very legalistic!!! Very put off and many had left that church🤦 ***There are some which claim that their church is The Only 'Holy' one???🤦 Therefore, we must study the bible vvery carefully!!! Bcos Anythin Not from the bible is Evidently Satanic, Fleshly, Earthly ... Wisdom🥺🙃🤦 Pure Religion is very Sincere, Harmless, Full of Mercy, Love. Its The Way of Jesus 👐👑✝️⚖️🛡❤️❤️🕊🕊🕊🌅🦅😊 "For without peace and holiness, no one shall see God."

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

And you have lost already

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Should you be ashamed

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In Jesus Christ Name Says IAM that Iam Amen and amen God willing 🙏

[@ArchieLea-ft7dr]

Be ye holy as Iam holy

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Pray

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Pray