Luke 12 Part 2

Luke 12 Part 2

How do individuals turn their lives around after addiction? This sermon-style episode from *Release the Roar* follows Bishop Lance Johnson as he shares a fiery message rooted in his own history with alcohol and drug addiction and his encounter with Jesus in 1990. You’ll hear a bold challenge: salvation isn’t just about getting a ticket to heaven, it’s about a total life change.

Bishop Lance insists, "If your salvation did not change you, you did not get salvation," stressing that real faith means the Holy Spirit living inside you and reshaping your behaviour – from walking past the beer cooler you’ve opened for years to saying no to cocaine or the club. A big focus is on daily choices. He talks about beating his body "into submission every day", taking up the cross, and deciding each morning to chase after God.

For anyone battling addiction, he offers a hard-hitting perspective: going to God for help with one addiction while keeping the rest of life back doesn’t work. As he puts it, "God doesn't just want your addiction. He wants your whole life." The episode also looks at backsliding, inheritance, and the danger of thinking the grass is greener outside God’s will.

Bishop Lance contrasts temporary, circumstantial peace from substances or success with the steady joy and peace that come from what he calls the "prince of peace", even in the middle of chaos, shattered marriages, or financial pressure. This is aimed at people who are tired of repeating prayers that don’t seem to stick, especially those wrestling with alcohol or drugs, and anyone frustrated by religious routines that never talk about true inner change.

If you’ve ever wondered why altars, recovery plans, or "trying harder" have failed you, this intense message asks one uncomfortable but crucial question: are you ready to give God your whole life – every single day?