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Any revelation from God's Word that does not lead us to an encounter with God only serves to make us more religious. The Church cannot afford 'form without power,' for it creates Christians without purpose.

Bill Johnson

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Bill Johnson
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 10
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Roseboro
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