A Timely Message Part 2A Timely Message Part 2
Lance Johnson Ministries
When you give your life to Christ, you also give up the old ways of sin that you used to live in. He died a sinner's death in your place so you could be forgiven of everything you've ever done. In today's message, Bishop Lance will encourage you to live l
29:30•27 Sept 2026
A Timely Warning: Truth, Deception and Living Like You’ve Changed
Episode Overview
- Rejecting truth and the conviction of the Holy Spirit gradually opens the door to deception and spiritual blindness.
- Real belief in Christ is shown by obedience; saying you believe while living in open sin is called out as self-deception.
- Bitterness, offence and unforgiveness can feel satisfying, but they are described as sinful pleasures that deepen root issues rather than heal them.
- Sin’s agenda is to make a person a slave, with Satan directing their steps towards destruction and emptiness.
- Lance warns against reshaping God to fit personal desires or culture and urges wholehearted obedience to protect against false teaching and spiritual drift.
“To believe the truth means you obey the truth. If you say, I believe that, but you ain't living it, you don't really believe it.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? Bishop Lance Johnson tackles that question head-on by talking straight about sin, truth and the very real pull of old habits. Drawing from 2 Thessalonians, Romans and John’s Gospel, he speaks to people who say they’ve given their lives to Christ but still cling to patterns that once kept them in chains. His message is blunt: “To believe the truth means you obey the truth.
If you say, I believe that, but you ain't living it, you don't really believe it.” This episode leans into that theme, challenging anyone listening to live like they’ve truly been changed. You’ll hear him unpack how rejecting truth opens the door to deception, step by step. He uses everyday examples – unforgiveness, bitterness, affairs, sexual sin, addictions like porn – to show how easy it is to justify what feels good and then reshape God to fit our preferences.
One striking story centres on a friend in ministry who walked away from his family, convinced his adultery was God’s will. Lance uses this as a sober warning about how far a person can drift when they ignore conviction. There’s plenty of straight talk about the church too.
He warns about being drawn to “itching ears” teaching that never challenges sin, and about the danger of loving darkness while insisting you still love God, all the while resenting anyone who shines light on your behaviour. At its heart, this episode speaks to anyone tired of being, as he puts it, “a dog on a leash” dragged around by sin and shame.
The tone is passionate, urgent and unfiltered, aimed at people who want real freedom and are ready to face hard truth. So, where in your life are you watering what you should be uprooting?
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