Luke 12 Part 1Luke 12 Part 1
Lance Johnson Ministries
In today’s message, Bishop Lance will remind us of the central mission he’s been called into, along with every other believer in Jesus Christ. That mission is to spread the Gospel of grace to the ends of the earth. If you stick around through today’
29:30•21 Sept 2025
Bishop Lance Johnson on Real Freedom: Giving God Your Whole Life
Episode Overview
- True salvation is described as a radical inner change, not just repeating a prayer or joining a church.
- Grace is presented as strength to resist sin, rather than permission to keep living in addiction or destructive habits.
- Lasting freedom from addiction is linked to giving God the whole life, not just asking Him to remove one problem.
- Walking in the Spirit is said to stop the "lust of the flesh", making daily surrender essential for staying sober.
- Every person is urged to be ready "all the time" to stand before Christ and give an account for how they lived.
“God doesn’t just want your addiction. He wants your whole life.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This message from Bishop Lance Johnson speaks straight to that struggle, especially for anyone wrestling with alcohol, drugs, or repeated relapse.
Bishop Lance shares from his own experience as a former addict and alcoholic, and he’s blunt about the stakes: "You’re going to give an account to him… What have you done with the days of your life that you have claimed to be a Christian?" His focus is clear – Jesus isn’t just offering a ticket to heaven, but a transformed life where "the power of salvation changes your life" and addiction loses its grip.
Speaking from Luke 12, he stresses the urgency of being spiritually "ready all the time," warning against what he calls a "greasy grace message" that excuses living however you like while hoping for a last‑minute rescue. For those trapped in the cycle of rehab and relapse, he offers a hard but hopeful truth: "God doesn’t just want your addiction. He wants your whole life.
And when you decide to give God your whole life, then he will take your addiction." You’ll hear vivid, relatable examples – from standing in front of a beer cooler and being unable to open the door, to walking past cocaine and saying no because something deeper has changed inside. He contrasts religion that only tweaks behaviour with the Holy Spirit who brings real inner change: "Religion creates behavioural modification.
The Holy Spirit creates spiritual transformation." This message will particularly resonate with people in recovery, family members worried about a loved one, and anyone who’s tired of repeating a sinner’s prayer but seeing no lasting change. It’s direct, emotionally charged, and centred on the idea that genuine faith brings a new purpose, a daily decision to live differently, and a peace that outlasts chaos.
If you’re weary of quick fixes and want to hear a challenge that calls you to give your whole life, could this be the wake-up call you’ve been waiting for?
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