Podcast Summary: "Faith Celebrates!" | Nancy Dufresne | Collinsville, Oklahoma | JTH Crusades 2025 | Sunday PM

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Host/Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne
Date: October 14, 2025
Location: Collinsville, Oklahoma – JTH Crusades
Main Theme: The Power of Faith Expressed Through Celebration

Episode Overview

In this dynamic and uplifting message, Pastor Nancy Dufresne teaches on the vital importance of faith expressed through celebration. Drawing from both scripture and personal stories, she powerfully expounds on why believers must not entertain worry, but instead choose celebration as the gateway to manifestation, victory, and living in the fullness of God’s promises. The night is punctuated with memorable stories, practical examples, spontaneous singing, and clear encouragement to make celebration a spiritual habit.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Sin of Worry: Recognizing & Repenting (00:23–16:56)

• Nancy opens with Jesus’ command: "Take no thought for your life" (Mat. 6:25), emphasizing that worrying is not just unhealthy, but is actually disobedience—“the sin of worry.”
• Quote: “Is worry a sin? Absolutely. Because Jesus said, 'Take no thought for your life.' And if He says, don't do it, and we do it...that arrives us at disobedience, which is a sin.” (02:15)
• Worry, she explains, is rooted in both fear and doubt, and keeps the door open to the devil’s harassment.
• We are authorized and commanded not to dwell on anything that troubles us.
• Story: Nancy shares an analogy from her childhood about getting knots out of a necklace—“If you’ll put it in my [her mother’s] hand and leave it there, I can finish it. But if you’re going to take it back, I can’t finish it.” (10:57)
• Application: Casting all your care on God is the only way He can truly "fix it and finish it."

2. Faith as a Door Opener: Manifesting God's Power (16:56–21:44)

• Worry is likened to a closed door that blocks the power of God, using the example of Amazon packages: you can’t take what’s yours if you won’t open the door.
• Quote: “Worry is a closed door between your need and God’s power.” (16:56)
• Affirmation: The congregation is led to declare, “I’m done worrying. It is beneath me, and I choose to not worry ever again... He’s working on it right now.” (17:58)
• Key reminder: Even after casting your care, you must keep your confidence and refuse to take it back by worrying.

3. Celebration as a Spiritual Practice (21:44–57:13)

• Scripture Focus: Luke 4:18 and 2 Corinthians 2:14 (especially Coneybeare translation) as the foundation—Jesus came to "preach deliverance," not just lay hands; the announcement itself contains delivery.
• The anointing destroys yokes instantly; the devil fears the anointing and works over generations to yoke people, but one moment under anointed preaching breaks all that work.
• Preaching and hearing the Word take primacy over rituals or prayer lines for breaking bondage—“They need to hear something from God.” (38:15)
• Celebration: The proper faith response, at all times and circumstances, is to celebrate the victory Jesus has already won.
• Quote: “But thanks be to God who leads me on from place to place... to celebrate His victory over the enemies of Christ. Not try to get free… to celebrate His victory.” (39:52)
• Example: Smith Wigglesworth leaped out of bed and danced for ten minutes daily. “He chooses his flow—celebration flow.” (44:34)
• Joy, rejoicing, dancing, and singing aren’t optional—they are foundational for living in victory.

4. Practical Celebration & Application (57:13–73:47)

• Celebration must be active, not passive—“A silent Christian is a failing Christian.” (42:24)
• Testimony: Dad Goodwin would dance in his office when finances looked low—celebration “brings the money in.”
• Quote: “There is no other route into triumph except celebrating.” (54:12)
• Celebration is not about personality—it's about obedience and stepping into faith.
• The congregation is prompted to dance, sing "I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy" (20:14), and to physically celebrate together.

5. Celebration as a Daily Habit—Homework (73:47–91:17)

• Immediate action is urged: Don’t just celebrate at church—keep celebrating in the car, at home, before bed, and when you wake up.
• Quote: "Because if you don't act on it, the devil comes immediately to steal...The only way to keep a revelation from being stolen is you immediately use it." (71:54)
• Celebration stirs up revelation, brings answers, and keeps you in victory.
• Emphasis is placed on doing “all to stand” (Eph. 6:13)—renewing your mind, meditating on the Word, confession, AND CELEBRATION.
• Practical: “Nothing changes in our life till we change what we’re doing.” (73:48)
• Before healing prayer, Nancy requires all seeking healing to "celebrate your way up here." (75:23)

6. Final Exhortations: Spiritual Focus & Authority (77:33–91:48)

• Spiritual exercise: In the presence of mockery and attack, we are to “make the devil suffer”—celebrating our victories in the enemy’s presence (Psalm 23).
• Christians should not be distracted by political or social commotion—our authority is higher, and we work from “the right hand of the throne.”
• Final key: Symptoms, opposition, and lack are mere distractions—celebration keeps us focused on the finished work of Christ and maintains our position in victory.
• Quote: “How many of you know you can’t worry your way into your answer, but you can certainly celebrate your way into your manifestation.” (92:02)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Worry is the foul offspring of its father, fear, and its mother, doubt.” (13:42)
• "You can’t pray your way into it...the only way is celebration...you have to celebrate your way into that change—that’s an act of faith."' (52:32)
• “Faith is a celebration. If you’re not in celebration, you’re not in faith.” (55:54)
• “Celebration is the only way to get in [to your victory].” (52:18)
• “A silent Christian is a failing Christian.” (42:24; attributed to Leanne)
• “Taste and see—when you start tasting the right flow, it’s going to look like a bit of celebration leaking out.” (48:54)
• “We don’t get distracted from your place. Every Christian occupies a higher seat than the president.” (83:35)
• “Symptoms are nothing but distraction, trying to distract you from your healing, trying to distract you from the wholeness that’s already yours.” (89:00)

Important Timestamps

• 00:23–02:15 | Sin of Worry—Recognizing and calling it out
• 10:57–12:36 | Childhood necklace story—analogy for “leaving cares with God”
• 16:56 | Worry as “closed door” illustration
• 17:58 | Congregation declaration “I’m done worrying...”
• 21:44 | Transition to Luke 4:18 and the job description of the anointing
• 35:35 | Deliverance comes through preaching/announcing, not just laying on of hands
• 39:52 | Coneybear translation: “leads me on...to celebrate His victory...”
• 44:34 | Smith Wigglesworth’s 10-minute dance—choosing celebration daily
• 54:12 | No triumph except through celebration
• 71:54 | Immediate application—using the Word keeps the devil from stealing it
• 75:23 | Healing line: “celebrate your way up here”
• 83:35 | Spiritual authority higher than political authority—don’t be distracted
• 89:00 | Symptoms/lack as distraction—keep celebrating victory
• 91:57 | Closing: "You can't worry your way into your answer, but you can certainly celebrate your way into your manifestation."

Action Steps & Practical Takeaways

• Refuse to worry—call it what it is and leave all cares with God.
• Make daily celebration a spiritual discipline, not just a reaction to good news.
• When facing problems (financial, health, relationships), celebrate the victory before seeing the result.
• Reframe opposition and symptoms as distractions—don’t let them steal your celebration or focus.
• Use audible, visible, and physical expressions of joy—dance, sing, rejoice daily.
• Act immediately on revelation to keep it from being stolen.

Tone & Style Notes

• Highly energetic, lighthearted, but authoritative.
• Practical, story-filled, and frequently humorous.
• Interactive—frequent invitations to participate, affirmations, and declarations.
• Theological points made simply and accessibly.

Final Word:
Celebration is more than praise; it’s the evidence and action of true faith. Refuse to worry, press into God’s promises through celebration, and make joy your daily habit. That’s living the overcoming faith life!