Podcast Summary: "Answer It!, Part Three" | Nancy Dufresne | Jesus The Healer Broadcast

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Host/Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne
Date: August 15, 2019

Overview

This episode continues Pastor Nancy Dufresne’s series on faith and spiritual authority, focusing on the believer’s responsibility to “answer” and counteract negative thoughts, words, and spiritual attacks. With a strong emphasis on praise, worship, and the power of spoken words, the episode offers both teaching and live ministry moments, including words of knowledge for healing and practical instructions on resisting fear and oppression.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Importance of Continuous Praise and Focus ([00:16])

• Pastor Nancy begins by referencing Psalm 34:1: "His praise shall continually be in my mouth."
• Emphasizes that ongoing worship:
  • Keeps the devil out: “If we will continually worship the Lord, we are continually keeping the door closed to the devil. The devil can't get in. When God is being glorified, when God is being magnified, when God is getting our attention, the thing that allows the devil in is when he gets our attention.” ([00:16])
  • Focuses our attention on God, not the opposition.

2. Personal Example of Facing Fear ([01:25])

• Nancy shares a story of spiritual challenge:
  • While finishing a ministry project, she experienced a spiritual attack in the form of negative suggestions (fear of financial trouble and embarrassment for the ministry).
  • Realized that she needed to explicitly answer not only the spirit of fear but also the specific words spoken: “I answered the spirit, but I didn’t answer the words, you understand?” ([02:19])
  • Once she countered the words directly—declaring blessings and success—the “movement of those words” stopped.

3. The Strategy of the Enemy: Suggestion and Words ([03:45])

• Key Lesson:
  • The enemy’s primary remaining power is the power of suggestion: “The only power he has left is he suggests wrong thoughts.” ([04:52])
  • One cannot “out-think” negative words and suggestions; you must answer them verbally: “You cannot out-think words. The devil will try to give you a thought. You can't out-think thoughts. You speak to words. You speak to thoughts…” ([03:45])
• Memorable quote:
  • C: "He's all talk. That's what that means." ([04:52])
  • B (Nancy): "He's all talk. But you have to answer wrong thoughts." ([04:56])

4. Worship as a Means to Stay in the Faith Arena ([05:00])

• Worship keeps faith active and keeps focus on God, not the problem (“the mountain mover, not the mountain”).
• Referenced teachings from Brother Norvel Hayes:
  • God told him, “My children basically love me but they live in poverty and sickness and defeat. They don’t live in heaven’s blessings because they don’t worship me enough. … Teach my people to worship me more, I’ll do great and mighty things for them.” ([06:14])
• Teaching from Dad Hagin (Kenneth Hagin)
  • “Praise brings the anointing. And the anointing destroys the yoke.”
  • Worship until the anointing comes, then the anointing will destroy the problem.

5. The Role of Words in Spiritual Authority ([07:09])

• Continues emphasizing the believer’s responsibility to speak faith-filled words, answering negative spiritual suggestions, and aligning their confession with God’s promises.

Live Ministry & Words of Knowledge (Healing Segment)

Pastor Nancy begins ministering healing to the audience and viewers, calling out specific conditions ([07:37] onwards):

• General healing declaration: “[I] speak for the power of God to go in and do a work in their lives… Bodies healed right now. Somebody’s neck…” ([07:37])
• Neck & shoulder healing:
  • “Somebody’s neck is being healed right now. Just move it around.” ([07:46])
  • “There’s even power right now moving on your shoulder…” ([07:56])
• Knee healing:
  • “Somebody with their knee… You’ve had great difficulty with your knees… kept you in mostly a crippled type condition. And I speak to those knees, you be healed in Jesus name, everything restored…” ([09:22])
• Wrist healing:
  • “Somebody’s wrist right now that’s watching. You’re receiving healing right now in that wrist. Just take it. Move that wrist around…” ([10:03])
• Healing in female organs/reproductive restoration:
  • “Someone who’s watching in the female organs. You’re being healed right now… there’s angels right now right where you’re at, and they’re repositioning those things… in the female organs… you better be careful because they’re put back. God puts them back…” ([10:37]-[11:03])
• Ear problems & deafness:
  • “I speak to those ears, somebody with ear problems. Every bit of that difficulty… deafness, you come out in Jesus name.” ([11:47])
• Back mobility:
  • “Whoever has lost mobility just in their back… move it from right to the left, to the front to the back…” ([12:11])
• Foot pain or injuries:
  • “The bottoms of someone’s feet, God is moving on your feet right now…” ([12:44])
• Throat condition:
  • “Someone’s throat is being healed right now… difficulty swallowing… That process is stopped now. Whole in Jesus name.” ([13:12]-[13:54])
• Strong tangible sense of anointing:
  • “You can tangibly sense something coming over you… That’s the anointing coming on you. Now respond to that…” ([14:11])
• Marriage/family restoration:
  • “There’s somebody watching that. It looks like your marriage has ended. Keep your faith on it… and God will put that thing back together.” ([15:23]-[15:59])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On defeating spiritual attack:
  “You cannot out think words. … You speak to words. You speak to thoughts that the devil gives and you stop their movement.” ([03:45] - Nancy Dufresne)
• On worship:
  “Worshiping God holds your attention on the answer instead of the opposition.” ([04:56] - Nancy Dufresne)
• On God’s desire for worship:
  “If you’ll teach my people to worship me more, I’ll do great and mighty things for them.” ([06:25], quoting Norvel Hayes’ account)
• On the role of praise:
  “Praise brings the anointing. And the anointing destroys the yoke.” ([06:27], referencing Kenneth E. Hagin)
• On walking in authority:
  “When the devil’s talking, you do some talking… God can anoint… the words that we say.” ([07:27])
• On healing ministry:
  “When hands are laid on me, the healing power of God will go into my body. It will drive out pain and symptoms, sickness and disease, and I shall be whole. For I believe in the power of God.” ([17:35] - Congregational Declaration)

Healing Service – Key Segment Timestamps

• Teaching on answering wrong thoughts/words: [00:16]–[07:30]
• General healing ministry begins: [07:37]
• Words of knowledge for specific healings: [07:46]–[15:16]
• Marriage restoration word: [15:23]–[15:59]
• Congregational declarations for healing (in-person): [17:35]–[18:46]
• Prayer over prayer cloths for healing: [19:39]–[21:41]
• Prophetic personal ministry (“change is coming for you”): [22:40]–[25:06]
• Church-wide prayer of thanks for healing and new phase: [26:54]–[27:10]

Conclusion & Takeaways

• Believers must use their authority in Christ to answer and cancel negative words and suggestions, both inward and outward.
• Continuous praise and worship create an atmosphere where the enemy is resisted and the presence and power of God are manifested.
• The anointing is accessed and released through worship, spoken faith, and obedience—destroying yokes and bringing healing.
• Faith declarations and responsive actions ("I receive it!") are vital to receiving from God.
• Several live words of knowledge and healings were ministered, with an encouragement for listeners to respond by faith wherever they are.

If You Only Remember One Thing:

“You cannot out-think words. You speak to words… and you stop their movement.” ([03:45] - Nancy Dufresne)