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Christians owe a debt to the world and by that he means an encounter with God through signs and wonders.
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According to Johnson, the church has failed the world because we have not given them adequate signs and wonders. “When miracles are absent, so is the glory of God”. He goes on to say that “it is impossible to give an adequate witness of God without demonstrating his supernatural power”. He argues for the necessity of signs and wonders for God’s glory and his nature to be revealed. What does Bethel mean by revival? Signs and WondersĪccording to Bill Johnson, “Revival is the atmosphere in which Christ’s power is most likely to be manifested”. But what exactly does Bethel mean by revival? BSSM spawns hundreds of similar schools around the world, including in Melbourne and in other cities in Australia. Bethel also runs their own “Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry (BSSM)” which teaches people to perform miracles and bring revival. Kingdom Invasion in Singapore draws thousands, as will Awakening Australia later this year. They run “revival” conferences and rallies all over the world. They see themselves as having “a global impact” as “a revival resource and equipping centre”. If you log onto Bethel’s website (), their mission is clear: to bring revival to Redding and to the whole world. In fact, the leader of Bethel Church, Bill Johnson, is the main speaker at Awakening Australia. My main contention with Awakening Australia is that it is part of a hyper-charismatic ‘Signs and Wonders’ movement with its epicentre at Bethel Church in Redding, California. One comes from God, the other is of human origin. There is, however, a huge difference between revival and revivalism, as Iain Murray famously put it. There is, however, a huge difference between revival and revivalismĪs a pastor of an Australian church, I too am passionate to see revival happen in Australia. My aim in writing this article is to share concerns about this movement.Īs a pastor of an Australian church, I too am passionate to see revival happen in Australia. While revival, unity and nationwide prayer are good goals for Christians to have, I am unable to support Awakening Australia. They are “raising up a nationwide prayer mandate for the salvation of our families, friends and our country”. They believe that God clearly told them 100,000 Australians would come to God in 2018. “Australia for Jesus” is the motto of Awakening Australia, an event that seeks to unite every denomination under one mission: to bring revival to Australia. In the wake of an overwhelming response from readers, we are grateful to those who have offered additional information and pointed out mistakes* in the original version of this article (published Sept 20, 2018).