Dufresne Ministries Podcast

Applying The Blood Covenant

Pastor Craig Field | Holy Ghost Meetings 2020 | World Harvest Church, Murrieta, CA

Date: January 10, 2020

Overview of the Episode

This message by Pastor Craig Field focuses on the foundational Christian doctrine of the Blood Covenant—specifically, how understanding and applying the blood of Jesus Christ brings believers into intimacy with God, secures healing, confers spiritual benefits, and enforces victory over the enemy. Drawing from both Old and New Testament scriptures, Field explains how the practice of honoring and consciously applying the blood transforms the believer's daily walk, making the blessings of salvation, healing, and protection real and experiential.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Blood Covenant and Intimacy with God

• New Beginnings and Dedication: Field recounts how God renewed covenants through blood at moments of new beginnings (Noah, Solomon) and major dedications.

• Connection to Intimacy: True intimacy with God is impossible without understanding covenant. Field references Old Testament rituals—the high priest bringing incense and sacrificial blood into the Holy of Holies—to parallel the access believers now have (00:10–08:00).

  "If you don’t understand covenant, you’ll never really understand intimacy... If you don’t know Him, you’ve missed the train."
  —Craig Field (07:11)

2. Typology and Jesus’ Sacrifice

• Moses and the Bronze Serpent: Field unpacks John 3:14, explaining the typology of Moses lifting up the serpent as a foreshadowing of Christ’s crucifixion (08:01–11:12).

• Looking to the Covenant for Healing: He urges listeners to focus not on sickness, but on what the blood has accomplished.

  "If you will just put your attention onto the blood, I’m telling you, something will start to work in your body."
  —Craig Field (11:05)

3. Understanding Covenant through Abraham (Genesis 15)

• God Cut Covenant with Himself: Drawing from Hebrews 6:13, Field clarifies God didn't cut covenant with Abraham's descendants (or believers) directly, but with Jesus as humanity’s representative (13:00–20:00).

• The Mystery of the Trail of Blood: In the Genesis 15 ceremony, God (as a smoking furnace and burning lamp) walked through the blood, foreshadowing Christ taking the curse on Himself.

  "Jesus walked through a blood trail... pronouncing the curses of the covenant on Himself if humanity fails, knowing humanity will fail."
  —Craig Field (19:25)

  "He was taking our place in Genesis 15. And then, of course, years later... He gives Himself to the executioners, and blood flowed, and He walked through His own trail of blood."
  —Craig Field (22:20)

4. Three Attributes of the New Covenant

• Perfect, Eternal, Free:

  • Perfect: Cannot be broken.
  • Eternal: Once for all, never needs repeating.
  • Free: Not based on works, but faith in Christ.
    (26:50–28:44)

  "This covenant is given to us in freedom... we don’t have to do works to earn it. It is an eternal covenant that can never be broken."
  —Craig Field (27:19)

5. Seven Key Benefits of the Blood Covenant (Timestamps note discussion start, specifics follow in sequence)

[31:19]

• Eternal Redemption (Hebrews 9:12; Revelation 1:5; Revelation 5:9):
  Salvation secured by Christ’s blood.

  "The blood provided my eternal redemption."
  —Craig Field (31:30)

• The Indwelling Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13–14):
  The Holy Spirit is the seal and down payment of the covenant.

  "The seal of our covenant... is the Holy Ghost."
  —Craig Field (33:42)

• Revelation of the Word (Hebrews 8:10; Luke 4:4):
  The Spirit writes God’s Word on our hearts, making it living and powerful.

• Access to God’s Presence (Hebrews 9:12; 4:16):
  Believers boldly enter the Holy of Holies.

• Freedom from Sin and Dead Works (Hebrews 9:14; 10:22): Not only are sins forgiven, but the desire for sin is removed.

  "The answer to condemnation is the blood of Jesus... removes the very consciousness and the memory and takes the desire out of you to even want to sin."
  —Craig Field (38:18)

• Full Inheritance (Ephesians 1:18; Hebrews 9:15):
  Consciousness of the blood brings the believer into possession of all God’s promises.

• God’s Regard (Hebrews 8:9):
  God is attentive, caring, and intimately involved.

  "God the Father regards us... He sees my needs and He comes to my aid... The blood covenant has provided a way for God to regard you."
  —Craig Field (47:25)

6. Applying and Honoring the Blood (Practical Testimonies)

• Testimonies of Deliverance: Field relays instances of supernatural deliverance and protection when he consciously applied and spoke about the blood (1:05:15).

• Story: In a demonic encounter, after binding and loosing to no effect, Field is prompted by the Holy Spirit to "talk about the blood," and the demons flee at the proclamation of Jesus’ blood (1:06:20).

• Other story: Pastor Maxwell White applies the blood around his ranch, resulting in three rabid wolves dying at the property line, illustrating the physical power of the applied blood (1:08:40).

  "When you talk about the blood, you’re talking about the covenant that God cut through Jesus. Life is in the blood."
  —Craig Field (1:09:06)

7. Practical Instructions for Believers

• Magnify, Speak, Apply the Blood Daily:

  • Don’t limit consciousness of the blood to communion or church.
  • Speak the blood over yourself, your family, and your needs—health, protection, provision.

  "If you magnify the blood regularly, make much of the blood, speak about the blood... If you magnify it, it will work for you better."
  —Craig Field (1:15:18)

• Healing, Not Just for Sinners:
  The blood gives every believer a "divine right" to healing and wholeness.

  "They have a divine right to healing as much as they have a divine right to salvation."
  —Craig Field (1:20:32)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Meditating the Blood Covenant:

  "You meditate on this and you'll get healed quickly."
  —Craig Field (31:19)

• On Overcoming the Enemy:

  "They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony... When you testify and confess and apply the blood, an overcoming power goes into operation."
  —Craig Field (1:13:40)

• On Skillfulness in the Blood Covenant:

  "We need to be skillful in our revelation of the covenant and of the blood. Skill isn’t something that’s on paper, it’s something that’s in action."
  —Pastor Nancy Dufresne (1:27:10)

Important Segment Timestamps

| Segment | Content | |---------|---------| | 00:10–08:00 | Introduction, establishing intimacy and covenant theme | | 13:00–20:00 | Genesis 15: Anatomy of a covenant; foreshadowing Christ | | 22:20–28:44 | Attributes of the New Covenant and application to believers | | 31:19–47:25 | Seven key benefits of the New Covenant—detailed explanations | | 1:05:15–1:11:35 | Testimonies of the power of the applied blood | | 1:13:40–1:17:40 | Final instructions, practical application, and exhortations | | 1:19:45–1:23:50 | Healing ministry and invocation over the congregation | | 1:27:10–1:31:20 | Closing remarks: the necessity of skillful application and living out the blood covenant |

Takeaways for Listeners

• The Blood Covenant is foundational: True Christian living flows from understanding, honoring, and actively applying the blood of Jesus.
• Every benefit—salvation, healing, inheritance, and protection—is wrapped up in the covenant and accessed by faith.
• Skillfulness comes by practice, not head knowledge: Make much of the blood not just at church, but daily, through prayer, confession, and practical obedience.
• Testify, confess, and meditate on the blood: This deepens consciousness of the covenant and releases its power.

"If you don’t talk about the blood... you will suffer in what the blood can accomplish for you. You must learn to think about it and be cognizant of that blood covenant every day of your life."
—Craig Field (1:13:30)

This episode is a call to rediscover the reality of the Blood Covenant—its purchase, its power, and its practical, daily application—so that believers can step into a new level of spiritual confidence, victory, and intimacy with God.