Podcast Summary: "Answer Your Needs, Part One" | Nancy Dufresne | Jesus the Healer Broadcast

Dufresne Ministries Podcast — June 4, 2020
Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne

Episode Overview

Pastor Nancy Dufresne opens this message by teaching on the believer's inheritance in Christ, emphasizing that healing, prosperity, victory, and peace are already provided through Jesus. The episode centers on learning to access this inheritance, especially in difficult times, by acting on the Word of God, affirming God’s promises, and refusing to be moved by negative circumstances. Key biblical passages referenced include Ephesians 1:3, Psalm 37:18-19, and Genesis 26 (the story of Isaac in famine).

Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Nature of the Believer’s Inheritance

• Already Provided: Nancy underscores that God has “already blessed us”—every spiritual blessing is done and available now (Ephesians 1:3).

  “Who has already blessed us? Who has already healed us? Who has already prospered us? ...This is why so many people...don’t enjoy them, is because they’re not approaching him on the basis it’s already done.” (00:30)

• Living from Completion: Faith means acting like the Word is already true, not working to make it true.

  “Just act like the Word’s true. Just act like it’s true...faith is acting like the Word is true.” (02:00)

Accessing the Inheritance: Faith and Action

• Spiritual Bank Account Analogy: Nancy compares the spiritual inheritance to a bank account—you must make a withdrawal to benefit from what’s deposited.

  “Look at your inheritance as your spiritual bank account...you have to go make a withdrawal on it.” (03:05)

Psalm 37:18-19—Inheritance Is Forever

• Unchanging, Not Circumstantial: The inheritance is not dependent on fluctuating circumstances or “the times”; it stands forever.

  “Times don’t affect inheritance...they’re more aware of the times than of their inheritance.” (04:37)

• Uprightness Matters: Those who receive fully walk uprightly—not perfect, but continually pressing toward God’s way.

  “It’s not somebody who does everything perfectly. It’s someone who says, ‘I’m continually pressing, I’m continually reaching.’” (06:11)

God’s Sufficiency In Famine (Genesis 26)

• Isaac’s Story: During a famine, Isaac intended to flee to Egypt, but God told him to stay in the land of covenant—reminding him of the generational promise.

  “Don’t you redirect because of the times. Don’t you change and add to or redirect what God had already put in your heart.” (13:40)

• Obedience Over Strategy: The devil tries to get believers off the place of covenant using circumstances. Staying where God said brings supernatural provision.

  “...you have to be where God puts you and stay there no matter what, so you don’t forfeit what else is connected to it...” (16:33)

• Multiplication in Crisis: Isaac sowed and reaped a hundredfold in famine—a striking contrast to those around him.

  “He sowed where God told him to be. And famine was still on...Isaac sowed in that land...and received in the same year a hundredfold. And the Lord blessed him.” (22:10) “When the Bible calls you very great, you very great.” (23:35)

• Crisis & Opportunity: Economic hardship doesn’t remove provision; it often transfers resources into the hands of the faithful.

  “The time men are made the richest is the time of financial crisis...all the money’s still here...it’s a shifting of hands.” (25:10)

Speaking to the Need

• The Power of Declaring God’s Word: Believers must confront needs by declaring what God has said—ownership comes as we “say so.”

  “You have to talk to that need what God said to you.” (27:50)

• Psalm 107:2—‘Let the Redeemed Say So’: Nancy stresses the necessity of vocally claiming redemption and inheritance.

  “Your redemption won’t work for you until you say so.” (29:40)

Transferring Covenant Truths to the Next Generation

• Inheritance Requires Continuity: Abraham trained Isaac in covenant truths; each generation must claim and speak God’s promises afresh.

  “He wouldn’t take his blessing and just sit on it. He would pour it into the next generation...” (35:20)

Radical Obedience and Faith in Face of Need

• Faith Defies Logic: Isaac sowed in drought; faith may look foolish but produces miracles when rooted in God’s instruction.

  “How did it look to see a man and his servants out sowing seed in ground that was so utterly dry there was no water to water the seed? ...But if God said. If God said. If God said, you have to hold to what God said.” (38:05)

• Miraculous Outcomes: Isaac’s bold actions led to supernatural increase, silencing critics and validating obedience to God’s voice.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On faith’s posture:

  “Faith is acting like the Word is true. It’s not trying to coerce itself into thinking, you know, believing something different. It’s...treating God like it’s already true.” — Nancy Dufresne (02:05)

• Inheritance is not seasonal:

  “Times don’t affect inheritance...They are more mindful of the times than of their inheritance.” (04:37)

• The danger of leaving your assignment:

  “But don’t you redirect because of the times. Don’t you change and add to or redirect what God had already put in your heart.” (13:40)

• On speaking God’s promises:

  “You have to add faith to the inheritance or you won’t benefit from the inheritance. You have to speak your inheritance. And when it looks like it’s not working, you have to say, ‘My inheritance is forever.’” (31:30)

• Faith in action looks radical:

  “How did it look to see a man ...out sowing seed in ground that was so utterly dry...It looks like a point of mockery...But if God said...you have to hold to what God said.” (38:05)

• Obedience produces miracles:

  “That sowing was a miracle. That reaping was a miracle. That hundredfold harvest was a miracle.” (40:08)

Key Segment Timestamps

• 00:00 – 03:05: Defining spiritual inheritance; faith as acting on what's already true.
• 03:05 – 07:30: Psalm 37:18-19—Why inheritance is forever; “spiritual bank account” analogy.
• 13:40 – 20:40: Genesis 26—Isaac in famine; God's instructions vs. natural reasoning.
• 22:10 – 25:45: Isaac’s obedience results in supernatural abundance; blessings amid crisis.
• 27:50 – 31:30: Speaking God’s promises; letting the “redeemed say so.”
• 35:20 – 40:08: The necessity of generational transfer of covenant; taking bold faith actions that appear radical but receive God’s miraculous intervention.

Conclusion

Nancy Dufresne’s message is a powerful exhortation to recognize what Christ has already provided, hold unwaveringly to God’s promises regardless of circumstances, and boldly declare your inheritance—especially in times of need or lack. The episode teaches that victory is secured not by fleeing adversity but by standing in faith, speaking what God has said, and acting on His Word, even when it appears illogical or impossible to others.