Sunday October 18, 2026Sunday October 18, 2026
Lance Johnson Ministries
Sometimes the biggest thing holding us back isn't what we lack; it's what we've learned to believe. We start believing we'll never have enough, never be enough, or never become what God has called us to be because that's all we've ever known. But God isn'
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Breaking the Poverty Mindset After Addiction with Bishop Lance Johnson
Episode Overview
- Quitting alcohol or drugs is only one part of "putting off the old man"; God wants every area of life transformed.
- A poverty mentality can exist with or without money and often grows from family history, failure, and religious limitation.
- God may meet people in addiction, brokenness or dysfunction, but the message stresses that He does not intend to leave them there.
- Lasting change requires surrendering every dynamic of life to God, including finances, relationships, hurts and unforgiveness.
- Focusing on a single behaviour, like substance use, without addressing deeper mindsets and obedience is presented as a reason many rehab efforts fail.
“God may have found you broke, but he ain't going to leave you broke. He may have found you in addiction, but he ain't going to leave you in addiction.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This sermon from Bishop Lance Johnson speaks straight into that battle, especially for those who've come out of addiction and still feel stuck in a "broke" mindset about money, relationships, and their own worth. The focus here isn’t just quitting alcohol or drugs; it’s about putting off the "old man" in every area of life.
Bishop Lance makes it clear that dropping substances alone isn’t the whole picture: "Putting off drug addiction is not putting off the old man. That is only one attribute of the old man." He keeps coming back to the idea that God wants to transform mindsets shaped by failure, religion, and family history, especially for people in rehabs and recovery communities who’ve been told they’ll always be poor, broken or addicted.
You’ll hear him challenge what he calls the "poverty mentality"—the belief that you’ll never rise above what you came from. He uses strong examples, like his father who had only a sixth-grade education yet became a successful businessman, and the story of Jesus feeding the multitudes with a few loaves and fishes: God can do something with what you’ve got, but only if you offer it.
For anyone in recovery, this message targets the hidden areas that often get ignored: unforgiveness, old hurts, control, and fear around trusting God with money, relationships, and the future. Bishop Lance insists that God doesn’t just want your sobriety; "He wants every dynamic" of your life, and whatever you truly surrender, He takes responsibility for. The style is direct, passionate, and occasionally confrontational, with light humour and personal asides to people like Lanisha and Pastor James.
It’s aimed at people hungry for more than just "getting off drugs"—those who want their mindset changed as much as their behaviour. If you’ve ever felt stuck in the same patterns after getting sober, this message might make you ask: what mindsets am I still holding on to?
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