The Warfare that comes with Obedience Part 2The Warfare that comes with Obedience Part 2
Lance Johnson Ministries
Many Christians hold the opinion that salvation revolves around Jesus rescuing you from your sins and guiding you back toward the heavenly path. But have you considered how it also brings some responsibilities your way? In today’s message, Bishop Lance
29:30•13 Apr 2025
Obedience, Spiritual Warfare and Growing Up in Faith
Episode Overview
- Salvation involves responsibility and daily obedience, not just the promise of heaven.
- Ministry begins at home, in how parents raise their children and love their spouses.
- True spiritual authority in deliverance comes from a life submitted to God, not loud aggression.
- Greater obedience and influence often bring stronger, more targeted spiritual attacks.
- Believers need mature, trained people around them during warfare rather than sharing battles with everyone.
“The devil is not threatened by the aggression of my voice. He is threatened by the submission of my life.”
What are the common struggles and victories in addiction recovery? Bishop Lance Johnson brings both experience and straight talk as he links obedience, spiritual warfare, and everyday family life. Coming from a past of alcohol and drug addiction and a dramatic encounter with Jesus in 1990, he speaks as someone who's seen both bondage and freedom up close. Across this message, Lance challenges the idea that grace means zero responsibility.
He insists that salvation isn’t just about going to heaven; it’s about "the will of the Father being done in your life" right now. You'll hear him stress that obedience starts at home, long before anyone grabs a microphone: parenting, marriage, and work life are presented as the first battlefield.
As he puts it, "You can't change a nation if you can't change your home." He shares vivid, sometimes shocking stories from three decades of deliverance ministry, underlining why submission to God matters before stepping into spiritual warfare. One of his core points is that disobedience opens the door to darkness, while a life yielded to God becomes a genuine threat to the enemy: "The devil is not threatened by the aggression of my voice.
He is threatened by the submission of my life." Lance also talks about how increased obedience can bring harsher attacks, using Saul’s early ministry as an example and warning that real spiritual pressure can make even strong believers want to quit. He stresses the need for mature community in those seasons, urging people to stop broadcasting their battles to everyone and instead surround themselves with grounded, well-trained Christians.
If you're on a journey out of addiction or simply trying to grow up spiritually, this message pushes you to ask: how submitted is your life, really, and who’s in your foxhole when the warfare hits?
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