Podcast Episode Summary

Podcast: Bill Winston Podcast – Audio
Episode: The Believer In Charge – Ownership Mentality
Host: Dr. Bill Winston (Bill Winston Ministries)
Date: March 23, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode, “The Believer In Charge – Ownership Mentality,” centers on the biblical principle that believers are destined to operate with an "ownership mentality," taking authority over their lives and circumstances through faith. Dr. Bill Winston teaches that there is an inexhaustible supply for every need, that faith acts as the title deed to God’s promises, and that God expects believers to exercise dominion and actively participate in reversing lack, changing laws, and manifesting heaven's abundance on earth.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Inexhaustible Supply & Accessing God’s Provision

• [00:12] Dr. Winston opens with the declaration that believers have an inexhaustible supply for “everything you will ever need." Most of what is meant for the earth “is not visible yet” and must be accessed by faith.
• He prophesies a coming “greatest manifestation...of the agreement between heaven and earth...since Solomon built his temple… heaven coming to earth.”
• Ownership lost and restored: Adam’s failure to take ownership opened the door for Satan to build his kingdoms. However, through Christ, believers are being restored to rulership.

Biblical Mandate for Dominion

• [02:44] Referencing Jeremiah 1:10, Dr. Winston traces the believer’s mandate to "root out, pull down, destroy...build, and plant."
• He likens Adam’s original task to rulership rather than mere stewardship: “Adam was… a ruler over this earth and God is restoring.”
• Dr. Winston stresses the importance of jubilee—God returning things into their rightful (believers’) hands.

Faith: The Title Deed

• [05:10] Dr. Winston defines faith as “the assurance, the confirmation, the title deed of the things we hope for...the proof of things we do not see.”
  • Quote [06:30]: “Faith is the assurance, the confirmation, and the title deed… Once you have faith, you have the title, and...God gets involved in evicting Satan out of your thing.”
• Courtroom metaphor: Faith must be presented as proof before God, “like a title in the courtroom.”
• The enemy’s chief strategy is to blind believers and keep them from meditating on the Word or perceiving abundance.

No Shortage in the Kingdom

• [07:30] Dr. Winston stresses there is absolutely “no shortage” of anything for God’s children.
• Quote [07:48]: “Your days are pulling up to the gas station, talking about, give me three on three. That’s over.”
• Believers should operate from a mindset of plenty, not lack.

Authority Over Laws & Circumstances

• [08:52] Dr. Winston recalls Daniel (Daniel 6) and Esther:
  • Daniel defied the law that forbade prayer, was unharmed in the lions' den, and the king changed the law.
  • Esther risked her life, but “the king...said, ‘Whatever you want, up to half my kingdom.’ She ended up changing the laws.”
  • Quote [10:50]: “If He’ll change the law for Daniel and...Esther, He’ll change it for Bill Winston.”
• Dr. Winston emphasizes God’s ability to reverse judicial rulings and governmental decisions for believers.

The Judge and Promotion Come From God

• [12:20] God—not men—is the final authority over laws and promotions. Cites Psalm 75 (“promotion cometh neither from east, nor west, nor south… God is the judge… he’ll put one down and lift up another”).
• The importance of being on the Lord’s side; believers are not powerless against unjust or evil laws.

The Kingdom Is Within & Believers Bless Their Environment

• [13:51]–[14:33] Dr. Winston shares a testimony about acquiring a mall and how it stabilized a village’s economy during a mortgage crisis, contrasting the kingdom impact with the world’s way.
• Quote [13:54]: “The kingdom of God is in you. And his kingdom rules over...everything.”

Standing Against the Bully—No Room for Intimidation

• [14:47] Analogy of the bully with a list: Fear and intimidation are tools of the enemy, but standing up in faith causes the enemy to retreat.

God Runs the Church, Not the World

• [15:56] Dr. Winston asserts that “God is not running the world. He’s running the church.”
• “You’re not waiting on God… God is waiting on you.”

All Things Are Yours

• [16:46] Quoting 1 Corinthians 3:21, Dr. Winston proclaims, “All things are yours.”
• Quote [16:55]: “All things. Now remember there is no shortage.”

The Power of Perception: Believing Is Seeing

• The transformative power of what you believe: “What you believe is what you become. Seeing is believing.”
• The devil’s tactic is to affect your “spiritual sight,” causing you to accept shortage or limitation.

Old Testament Provision Miracles: No Scarcity

• Stories of Elijah and the widow (1 Kings 17): The oil and meal never ran out as she acted in faith.
• The Prophet Elisha (2 Kings 4): The multiplication of oil—there was “no scarcity.”
• Quote [22:41]: “There is no scarcity.”

Removing the Shortage Mentality

• Dr. Winston relates "running out" thinking to jealousy and small-mindedness among preachers.
  • Quote [22:48]: “Well, Pastor Wes, I heard you got a jet. Yep, and it’s paid for… Why don’t you get one? There ain’t no shortage.”

Faith as the Title to Ownership

• [23:39]–[24:10] Dr. Winston compares biblical faith to a title deed in modern ownership: “My car...I own that. I got a title to it. My house...I own that… In the Bible, the title is faith.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [00:12] Dr. Bill Winston:
  “There is an inexhaustible supply of everything you will ever need...by faith, we have to access it and bring it into this physical realm.”

• [05:10] Dr. Bill Winston:
  “Faith is the assurance, the confirmation, the title deed… once you have faith, you have the title...God gets involved in evicting Satan out of your thing.”

• [10:50] Dr. Bill Winston:
  “If He’ll change the law for Daniel and…Esther, He’ll change it for Bill Winston.”

• [14:47] Dr. Bill Winston (bully story):
  “I think sometimes if we’ll just stand up to the bully, he’ll take your name off the list.”

• [16:55] Dr. Bill Winston:
  “All things...Now remember, there is no shortage.”

• [22:41] Dr. Bill Winston:
  “Every time you went back to the jar of oil, what was happening? It was more oil, more oil. Where did it come from? This is not something that’s magic. This is something that’s already put there.”

• [22:48] Dr. Bill Winston:
  “Well, Pastor Wes, I heard you got a jet. Yep, and it’s paid for. Now...Why don’t you get one? There ain’t no shortage.”

Important Segments & Timestamps

• [00:12–02:40] – Inexhaustible supply, accessing provision by faith
• [02:44–05:10] – Biblical ownership mandate (Jeremiah 1:10), Jubilee, Adam’s lost authority
• [05:10–08:51] – Faith as title deed; faith’s role in spiritual “courtroom”
• [08:52–12:00] – Bible examples: Daniel, Esther, God reversing laws, authority over judicial systems
• [13:51–14:33] – Testimony: Economic blessing of a community
• [14:47–16:00] – Standing against intimidation; God’s jurisdiction is the church
• [16:46–18:58] – All things are yours; power of belief; practical application
• [20:25–22:41] – Miracles of provision: Elijah and Elisha
• [22:48–23:39] – Removing “shortage mentality,” abundance for all
• [23:39–24:39] – Faith as the title to ownership; believers in charge

Tone & Language

The episode features a passionate, affirming, and faith-building tone, characterized by Dr. Winston’s energetic preaching style, use of scripture, practical testimonies, and direct challenges to the mindset of limitation. The language is accessible, filled with memorable metaphors and encouragements to take spiritual authority and expect divine provision.

Final Takeaways

• Believers are designed to be in charge—through faith, not circumstances.
• Faith is the “title deed” to every promise of God.
• There is no shortage in God’s kingdom; lack is a mentality, not a reality for the believer.
• It’s time to move from passive hope to active spiritual ownership and dominion.

This summary encapsulates Dr. Bill Winston’s teaching on Ownership Mentality, providing scriptural foundation, practical applications, and empowering insights for believers seeking to walk by faith and manifest heaven’s abundance on earth.