Sunday December 28, 2025Sunday December 28, 2025
Lance Johnson Ministries
Jesus came to trade places with you. What an incredible, awe-inspiring truth. It’s perplexing that the Son of God – the One who has existed in unity with the Creator of all things – cared enough about the human race to take on a broken body and suff
29:30•28 Dec 2025
Trading Your Addictions for Freedom with Bishop Lance Johnson
Episode Overview
- Real faith involves trading addiction, anger, anxiety, and poverty for Christ’s freedom, peace, and richness.
- Holding back even "one thing" from God can feel like keeping everything and blocks deeper relationship and freedom.
- Holiness is measured by Jesus alone, not by church culture, denomination, or the behaviour of people around you.
- True transformation affects character, relationships, work habits, and how you treat others, not just substance use.
- Seeking Jesus for who he really is leads to willing sacrifice, generous living, and lasting inner change.
“You're going to give him your drug habit and he's going to give you freedom.”
What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol, drugs, and self-centred living? This fiery message from Bishop Lance Johnson centres on a simple but challenging idea: "Jesus came to trade places with you." From there, the whole talk becomes about exchange – brokenness for wholeness, addiction for freedom, self for surrender. Drawing from Luke 18, Bishop Lance contrasts a religious rich man with Zacchaeus, a "chief among sinners".
The religious man knows the rules but clings to "one thing" he won’t give up. Zacchaeus, on the other hand, just wants to see Jesus "for who he really is" and ends up giving away his wealth without being asked. That contrast hits hard for anyone stuck in addiction or destructive habits yet trying to keep a religious façade. There’s plenty here for people wrestling with alcohol and drug issues.
Bishop Lance calls out bondage directly: "If you're living in bondage to dope, you don't have God's best. If you're a slave to a bottle of Budweiser, you don't have God's best." He insists that real faith isn’t just about ditching substances; it’s about a complete change in character – how you treat your family, your boss, your waitress, even how you show up for work.
You’ll hear blunt, no-nonsense preaching with lines like, "You're going to give him your drug habit and he's going to give you freedom" and "Religion is behavioural modification. Christianity is spiritual and life transformation." The style is loud, passionate, and confrontational, aimed at people who are tired of half measures and ready for full surrender.
If you’re wondering whether holding back that "one thing" is keeping you from real freedom, this message might leave you asking: what would it mean for you to give him everything?
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