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Lance Johnson Ministries
We live in a world that can often feel chaotic. As Christians, we are called to be in the world, but when we begin to look like the world, we lose our witness. That’s why in today’s message, Pastor Lance reminds us that we are not in this battle alone. Je...
29:30•26 Apr 2026
Putting On the New Garment: Bishop Lance Johnson on Real Transformation
Episode Overview
- Faith in Christ is meant to bring transformation, not just verbal confession or religious routine.
- The Holy Spirit provides power to put off old habits, addictions, and mindsets and to “put on Christ”.
- Institutional religion can offer comfort without change, but genuine Christianity confronts secret sins and calls for a new nature.
- Holiness is not achieved by human effort; it is the result of the Holy Spirit working within a surrendered life.
- Accepting God’s invitation means more than entering the banquet; it means changing garments and bearing the image of Christ.
“Salvation without transformation is not salvation.”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This message from Bishop Lance Johnson speaks straight to anyone who’s tired of religious talk that never seems to touch real-life struggle. Drawing from his own history with addiction and brokenness, Lance calls out a version of Christianity that offers what he calls a “get out of hell free card” but leaves people still chained to old habits, secret sins, and cycles of self-destruction.
He reminds the audience that, “Salvation without transformation is not salvation,” and presses the point that the Holy Spirit doesn’t just forgive; he changes everything. You’ll hear him unpack biblical images of the “wedding garment” and “putting on Christ,” tying them directly to everyday battles with alcohol, drugs, pornography, anger, and compromise.
Lance insists that the same Holy Spirit who helps people speak in tongues is the one who “is going to deal with your porn addiction… your lies… your lack of integrity,” right down to how you show up at work and how you treat your family. This episode has a bold, no-nonsense style. It’s aimed at people who may have tried church, maybe even repeated prayers at the altar, but still feel stuck.
Lance speaks to those who feel like they’ve got “track marks in their arm from yesterday” or needed “a big fat doobie just to get here,” and he refuses to offer a cheap, cosmetic fix. Instead, he points again and again to the power of the Holy Spirit to create a genuinely “new creature” with a new mind, new habits, and a new nature.
If you’ve ever wondered why your faith hasn’t matched the freedom you were promised, this message might just be the nudge to ask: have you accepted the invitation, but left the new garment hanging on the hook?
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