Dufresne Ministries Podcast

Episode: Dominion & Fellowship With God, Part 3
Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne
Date: August 23, 2022
Event: Miracle Crusade 2022 (Fredonia, NY, Tuesday PM Service)

Episode Overview

This episode, led by Pastor Nancy Dufresne, centers on the believer's dominion and fellowship with God—an exploration of mankind's authority in Christ and the vital necessity of close communion with the Father. Pastor Nancy teaches that true mastery of spiritual dominion is inseparable from a living, ongoing relationship with God, and that every Christian is called to walk skillfully in authority by drawing continually from that fellowship.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Divine Authority: The Church’s Unexplored Inheritance

• Pastor Nancy opens with the assertion that the modern Church has not yet fully realized, nor walked in, the authority entrusted to it by God ([01:14]).
  • Quote: “We as a church have authority on the earth that we've never yet realized, authority that we're not using. A few of us have barely gotten to the edge of that authority. But before Jesus comes again, there's going to be a whole company of believers who will rise up with the authority that is theirs. They will know what is theirs, and they will do the work that God intended that they should do.” – Dad Hagin, quoted by Pastor Nancy ([01:27])
• God created man “a little lower than Himself,” crowning mankind with glory and honor, assigning dominion over creation ([02:45–04:30]).

2. Creation & Loss—and Restoration in Christ

• Drawing from Psalm 8 and Genesis 1 & 3, Nancy explains that:
  • Man was made in God's image, given dominion, and placed in fellowship with Him ([04:42–06:18]).
  • Sin caused man to lose his place of dominion, being dominated by Satan instead ([07:00–07:30]).
  • Redemption through Jesus restores believers to dominion and authority (“Man lost his saying and God, Jesus got it back for us. What’s he saying? The dominion, the authority that our words speak and address and change things.” ([08:03]))

3. The New Creation: Jesus as the Firstborn

• Jesus: “the first of a new race of man ... to be born of the Spirit of God in the image of God. A race that would once again reign in life as kings...” ([08:22–08:48])
• It’s not just the end of the story where “we win” (as some say 'read the back of the book'), but “read Genesis 1, We win” ([08:55]).
• Jesus did not just redeem us but modeled the life of dominion; His example shows believers how to live ([09:21]).

4. Righteousness: The Foundation of Bold Dominion

• Our righteousness is a gift, not earned (“Jesus made us righteous with his own righteousness. Not an earned righteousness, but a free gift of righteousness. That’s who we are.” – [10:26])
• Boldness in dominion comes from understanding our righteousness; condemnation or sin-consciousness keeps believers from exercising authority ([11:12–12:42]).
• Notable quote: “One of the greatest acts of faith you can take is that after you have missed God and repented, stand back up on your righteousness as though you never missed it. Why? Because that’s what the blood did for us.” ([12:54])

5. Dominion Belongs to Righteousness

• “Dominion belongs to righteousness. Satan's not righteous. Dominion doesn't belong to him. Dominion belongs to righteousness” ([15:16])
• “God is not mad at you. And the devil, the accuser of the brethren, always paints God as angry at you because of what you've done. But the Lord is good. His mercy endures forever.” ([16:08])

6. The Critical Role of Fellowship with God

• Dominion must flow out of ongoing communion with the Father, as seen in the Garden when God came to walk and talk with Adam and Eve.
• Fellowship provides the wisdom and revelation to express dominion accurately ([16:52–18:10]).
• Jesus exemplifies unbroken fellowship and dependence, often retreating for communion with the Father ([19:32]).

7. Skill With Dominion: Prayer, Fasting, and Communion

• The disciples’ failure to cast out a demon (Mark 9) was not due to lack of authority, but lack of prayer and fasting—insufficient communion ([18:50–19:45]).
• “We don’t do [prayer and fasting] to earn dominion... but in our place of communion, we learn what dominion will accomplish and how to walk in that dominion and exercise that dominion skillfully.” ([18:55])
• “It's our privilege to grow in skill with that dominion, to become masterful with that dominion, that masters that which opposes God.” ([19:41])

8. Jesus: Our Example in Communion

• John 5:19: “The Son is able to do nothing of himself ... He is able to do only what he sees the Father doing.” ([21:13])
  • “It's not enough to know something needs to be done. The skill is, the mastery is in how it's done.” ([21:56])
  • Jesus performed only what He saw and heard in fellowship—He prioritised “how” over “what” ([24:00–28:00]).
• John 7:16: “My teaching is not my own, but his who sent me.”
  • Jesus refrained from ambition and only spoke Heaven’s words ([33:53]).
• Words from heaven produce heaven’s results—“words can only take you to the place where they came from.” ([35:56])

9. The Fruit of Intimacy: Movements in Ministry and Miracles

• The deeper the fellowship, the greater the results—fellowship equips us to know how God would have us exercise our authority ([50:32]).
  • Story: Nancy relates knowing her late husband intimately (“After 30 years of communion... knew what he would do before the event ever occurred. Because communion with someone puts you in a place of knowing.” ([52:46]))
• Spiritual “skill” grows as we learn to “connect the dots” of what the Spirit shows us over time ([54:00]).

10. Receiving, Responding & New Flows in the Spirit

• Genuine faith shows through response—“we measure the receiving by our response. Faith is a response.” ([71:17], [74:49])
• Illustrative story: Pastor Nancy's grandson “Bear” at a Bills game, showing uninhibited, full participation ([74:49]), encouraging us to respond enthusiastically in faith.
• The importance of not limiting God to familiar methods—being open to new ways the Spirit moves (“Hollywood’s not going to up God... the Bible is full of things never seen. There's your precedent. The Bible is full of first times.” – [68:51])

11. Healing Ministry & Miraculous Flows

• Corporate ministry time with “waves of healing moving through the congregation” ([78:45]).
• Listeners, both present and watching remotely, are called to respond in faith, receive healing, and act in ways they could not before ([80:12–84:22]).
• “I say, be healed in Jesus name from the top of your head to the soles of your feet... Right where you're at, say, I take it. I take it. I take it. I thank you that I’m whole.” ([82:14])

Notable Quotes (with Timestamps & Speaker Attribution)

• “God has made man a little lower than himself. He crowned man with glory and honor. God made man to have dominion over the works of God’s hands.”
  — Nancy Dufresne ([03:47])

• “Dominion fits us. And we're not talking about your personality. We're talking about our position in Christ... We were made to dominate. We are not made to be dominated by anything contrary to the flow of God.”
  — Nancy Dufresne ([05:00])

• “When condemnation comes, you have to answer based on your righteousness, not based on your past, not based on where you missed it.”
  — Nancy Dufresne ([13:08])

• “God's not mad at you... The devil, the accuser of the brethren, always paints God as angry at you because of what you’ve done. But the Lord is good. His mercy endures forever.”
  — Nancy Dufresne ([16:08])

• “It's not enough to know something needs to be done. The skill is, the mastery is in how it's done.”
  — Nancy Dufresne ([21:56])

• “The Son is able to do nothing of himself... but only what he sees the Father doing.”
  — Jesus (quoted by Nancy, John 5:19, Amplified) ([21:13])

• “Faith is a response. It’s a response. And God is going to have many a variety of ways to meet people's needs just simply because it's all Bible based, but simply because he so desires that no one be left out.”
  — Nancy Dufresne ([74:49])

Timestamps For Key Segments

• [01:14] – Authority of the Church / Psalm 8
• [06:18] – Adam & Eve: Dominion, Loss, and God’s Restoration Plan
• [08:22] – Jesus: Firstborn of a New Race / Dominion Restored
• [11:12] – Righteousness, Condemnation, and Authority
• [15:16] – “Dominion belongs to righteousness.”
• [16:52] – Fellowship with God: Foundation for Wisdom and Dominion
• [18:50] – Example of the Disciples’ Failure: The Need for Communion
• [21:13] – How Jesus Walked in Dominion: Only What He Saw & Heard from the Father
• [28:00] – Illustrations: Family, Ministry, and the Importance of “How”
• [33:53] – Jesus Stating: “My teaching is not my own...” / The power of Heaven’s Words
• [50:32] – Results of Intimacy and “Connecting the Dots” in Ministry
• [71:17] – “Faith is a response.” How we receive is measured by our response
• [78:45] – “Healing waves” ministry and participation of congregation
• [84:22] – Testimonies of Healing & Encouragement to Respond Physically

Memorable Moments

• Bear’s Buffalo Bills Story ([74:49]): Pastor Nancy joyfully tells of her grandson dancing at the football game to illustrate childlike, uninhibited responsiveness—an image of how we should respond to God.
• Healing Waves ([78:45-84:22]): Powerful collective moment as healing is ministered through “waves” and people are encouraged to act on their faith, reporting immediate testimonies of healing.
• Encouragement to Respond: “Somebody needs to do something... whether it’s swing an arm, whether it’s jump up and down. Do something you could not do before, because in this setting of corporate faith, it’ll be easier for you.” ([85:55])

Closing Takeaways

• Dominion is your spiritual birthright—exercise it by knowing who you are in Christ.
• Lasting, effective authority is developed through ongoing, living fellowship with God, not mere formula or position.
• Jesus is your example: only do what the Father reveals, speak Heaven’s words, and love the people you minister to.
• Corporate and individual faith both demand active response—don’t be a passive spectator in your spiritual walk.
• Expect God to move in new ways; be open to the Spirit’s diversity and new manifestations.
• Righteousness is the platform for boldness—refuse condemnation, meditate who you are in Him, and walk out your dominion in humility and love.

Further Resources:
Pastor Nancy referenced a free download of “In Him” scriptures at dufresneministries.org to build up your sense of righteousness and identity in Christ ([59:15]).