Don’t Let the Enemy Kill the Christ in You Part 1Don’t Let the Enemy Kill the Christ in You Part 1
Lance Johnson Ministries
Have you ever been outside the city limits and seen the night sky? The number of stars you can see is overwhelming, but it doesn’t even make up a hundred-thousandth of one percent of how many there actually are. When you think about how God created all
29:30•29 Dec 2024
From Spectator to Soldier: Letting Christ Live Through You
Episode Overview
- Being "saved" is presented as the start, not the finish; Christ is meant to be fully formed in a believer’s life.
- Institutionalised Christianity is criticised for keeping people as spiritual infants and spectators instead of active followers.
- God chooses to work through His body on earth, so believers are urged to see themselves as His hands and feet, not passive attendees.
- True spiritual growth requires personal engagement with scripture, rather than total dependence on sermons and church programmes.
- The enemy is described as targeting spiritual maturity, because a believer walking in Christ’s life and authority becomes a real threat to darkness.
“The enemy's not worried about you. You ain't no threat to the devil, but the Christ in you is.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety and faith? This message from Bishop Lance Johnson speaks straight to anyone who’s tired of shallow religion and hungry for real transformation. Drawing on his own background of alcohol and drug addiction, Lance talks about what it means for Christ to actually be formed in a person, rather than them just repeating a prayer and ticking the "saved" box.
You’ll hear him contrast what he calls "institutionalised Christianity" with genuine discipleship. He warns that religion can become "the devil’s abortion clinic" when it leaves people stuck as spiritual infants, saying they’re saved but never growing, never stepping into the will of God, and never becoming sons and daughters who carry real authority. As he puts it, "The enemy's not worried about you.
You ain't no threat to the devil, but the Christ in you is." Using passages from Matthew, Romans and John, Lance explains that God chooses to work through a body, and that body is the church. The focus isn’t on passive attendance or depending on sermons like a bottle of milk, but on learning to "pick up the spoon, the fork, and the knife" and feed yourself from scripture.
He pushes hard on spiritual maturity: growing from sheep to sons, from spectators to active followers of Jesus who are led by the Spirit every day. This episode will likely resonate with anyone who’s come out of addiction or deep brokenness and now wants their life to count for something bigger. It challenges you to move beyond comfort, offence and people-pleasing, into a life where Christ lives through you, your choices, and your daily obedience.
If you’re ready to swap passive religion for a living, breathing relationship with God, this might spark the change you’ve been craving.
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