Sunday January 11, 2026Sunday January 11, 2026
Lance Johnson Ministries
We spend our whole lives before Christ in sin…so consequently, we act like the evil and grotesque sin that we commit. In today’s message, Bishop Lance will infer that if we act like sin when we're surrounded by sin, then won’t we act like Jesus when
29:30•11 Jan 2026
Why Ministry Isn’t Enough: Bishop Lance Johnson on Real Change Through Jesus
Episode Overview
- Lasting change does not come from personal discipline or church programmes but from a living relationship with Jesus.
- Treating God as a Sunday visitor keeps people stuck; daily worship, surrender, and time in Scripture reshape character and habits.
- Ministering to Jesus must come before ministering to people, or ministry becomes busy, empty work without anointing.
- Like Mary, choosing to sit at Jesus’ feet is described as the "one thing that is needful", more important than religious busyness.
- As people spend time with Jesus, they become light and salt, offering a life that is attractive, flavourful, and preserving in a broken world.
“You ain't bowing before him every day, surrendering your life. Not my will, but thy will be done.”
What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol and the pull of their old habits? Bishop Lance Johnson brings raw honesty to that question, sharing a message centred on deep relationship with Jesus rather than religious routine or busy church work. Across the episode, you’ll hear him challenge the idea that ministry activity and programmes can change a person. He insists, "Ain't nobody in this room can fix you. You can't fix you. I can't fix you...
The only way to really change is by him." From addiction and brokenness to genuine transformation, he points to daily worship and surrender as the real turning point. Instead of treating God like a Sunday visitor, Lance calls out the habit of "having visitation rights with God on Sunday morning" and urges people to make Jesus their first priority, not an optional extra in an overworked schedule.
He contrasts Martha’s frantic busyness with Mary’s quiet decision to sit at Jesus’ feet, arguing that "she chose the one thing that is needful"—ministering to him before trying to minister to others. For anyone wrestling with addictive patterns, old character traits coming back, or a faith that feels hollow, this teaching pushes you to ask: are you only working for Jesus, or actually spending time with him?
Lance links lasting change, freedom from lust, bitterness and fear, and even courage to face demonic strongholds, to a life soaked in worship, prayer, and Scripture. The tone is direct, passionate, and sometimes confrontational, but always aimed at pushing you towards a more real, everyday walk with God. If you’ve been busy doing "spiritual" things yet still feel empty or stuck, could making Jesus your priority relationship be the missing piece?
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