The Gifts of God - Free Indeed - Ep. 19

Summary

Barry Bennett argues that God should be understood not as a threat or a source of punishment, but as a generous giver. He presents God’s gifts as evidence of God’s goodness and says that receiving them through faith can help believers live with greater confidence, peace, and freedom.

The gifts he highlights include:

• Jesus and salvation: God gave Jesus so people could receive eternal life and be freed from sin.
• Living water and the Holy Spirit: Bennett describes these as God’s life and presence within believers, including spiritual fruit such as love, joy, peace, patience, and self-control.
• Righteousness: Believers can approach God without guilt or fear because their right standing comes through Jesus, not personal merit.
• The Kingdom and its keys: Believers have access to the Kingdom and authority to resist evil and release what is of God.
• Peace: Jesus’ peace can remain steady even when circumstances, health, finances, or the news are unsettling.
• Healing and other good things: Bennett encourages believers to receive God’s gifts and share them with others, for example by praying for and blessing people.
• “All things” from God: Bennett concludes that God has freely given what brings life, blessing, joy, and peace.

Practical Takeaways

• Reconsider beliefs that portray God as angry, unpredictable, or against you.
• Trust in God’s goodness and receive the gifts Bennett describes through faith.
• When facing anxiety or troubling circumstances, draw on Jesus’ peace rather than trying to manufacture peace from circumstances.
• Speak and declare what you believe God has given you.
• Share freely with others through prayer, encouragement, and acts of blessing.

The episode is a Christian teaching rather than a discussion of conventional wellness or productivity methods.

Presenters and Sources

• Presenter: Barry Bennett, an instructor at Caris Bible College in Woodland Park, Colorado.
• Sources cited: Hebrews 6:14; Genesis 22; John 3:16; John 4:10; Acts 2:38; Luke 11:13; Romans 5:17; Ephesians 2:8; James 1:17; Matthew 16:19; Luke 12:32; John 14:27; Matthew 10:8; Romans 8:32.
• Organization mentioned: Andrew Wommack Ministries.