Podcast Summary: Faith Principles | Nancy Dufresne | Mississauga, Canada | JTH Crusades 2024 | Wednesday PM

Date: August 29, 2024
Host: Dufresne Ministries (Pastor Nancy Dufresne)
Location: Mississauga, Canada
Theme: Understanding and Applying Faith Principles for Miracles and Healing

Overview of the Episode

This dynamic episode from the JTH Crusades centers on Pastor Nancy Dufresne teaching and ministering on the foundational principles of faith—how to take hold of God’s promises for healing, creative miracles, and wholeness. The service combines moments of teaching, inspirational testimonies, practical instruction, and a unique segment where multiple ministers deliver powerful "sermonettes" on faith. The focus is on moving believers from passivity to actively taking hold of what God has already provided, highlighting practical faith, the believer’s authority, and the necessity of corresponding actions.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Opening Exhortation & Healing Ministry (00:00–30:04)

Miracles Are Available “Now”

• Pastor Nancy opens the service emphasizing that God is the miracle worker, and believers’ role is to believe, not to “do the doing.”
• Clarifies distinction: “This isn’t a healing, it’s a creative miracle: meaning something is missing, something needs to be put back.” (01:05)

Live Ministry to Individuals

• Nancy Dufresne invites anyone needing a creative miracle (missing organs, body parts) to come forward.
• She takes time to pray over individuals’ specific needs (eyes, knees, colon, ligaments, etc.), releasing faith for miracles and instructing them to focus on thanking God for what He is doing, not to “check” or “measure” what’s happened.

Notable Quotes

• “Our job is to believe. His job is to do the doing.” (03:14)
• “If I could say this, your job is not to measure to see what happened. Your job is to say, ‘Thank you, Father. That power is working in me.’” (04:06)

The Power of Testimony & Continuance in Faith

• Nancy shares a visionary experience of seeing a creative miracle (feet growing out on a man with missing limbs) to build faith for the miraculous today. (07:34–09:30)
• Cites the example of a mother persistently thanking God for her child’s healing, emphasizing: “Faith continues.” (10:21)

Key Insight

• Faith is not measured by instantaneous results; the critical factor is the moment faith is released. Power always begins working at faith’s release.

2. Receiving from God: Instruction for Believers (16:50–30:04)

Teaching from Live Ministry Responses

• Nancy addresses many who come for healing—reminding everyone: “He that believeth hath. It doesn’t say he that seeth hath. At the believing, you’re authorized to say you have it.” (16:44)
• Laying on of hands is presented as the point of contact for faith.

Keys to Receiving

• The only job for those who received ministry: “keep the switch of faith turned on—by what you are saying.” (33:02)
• “Get out of the mental arena. We don’t walk by what we see. Stay in the faith arena, and God can work.” (34:01)
• Corporate agreement: Congregation is urged to “join their faith” with those receiving miracles.

3. Tag-Team Sermons on the Principles of Faith (35:15–93:14)

1. Pastor J. Eberly: Faith Receives What Grace Has Given (35:15–49:56)

• True faith involves taking hold of what God’s grace has already provided.
  • “The giving is God’s part. The receiving is our part.” (36:25)
• Uses example of the woman with the issue of blood: Jesus was not controlling the flow—the woman’s faith was. (47:10)
• “The flow is determined by the take.” (45:31)
• "Crying doesn't lay hold of it; begging doesn't lay hold." (43:51)

2. Nancy Dufresne: Activating Dormant Faith (49:56–60:12)

• Power released via faith never leaves you; it may become dormant but can be reactivated by picking it up in faith again.
• “The problem with the religious world is they focus on God’s part, trying to get God to do His part.” (50:30)
• “God ministers to you through that inward man. Not through the outward man. When the inward man agrees with God, it’s as good as done.” (51:54)
• Shares Jesus’ words to Hagin: “Son, I did this because you asked Me to. You don’t know how I long to do for My children if they would only ask Me and believe Me.” (55:40)

3. Pastor Craig Field: The Authority that Expresses Faith (60:17–72:25)

• Anything that takes all responsibility off the believer reflects a religious spirit.
• Highlights the centurion’s faith: understanding and exercising authority is great faith. (61:40)
• Example stories of commanding the enemy/diseases to leave via spoken faith; believing and saying in authority.
• Norvel Hayes’ story: “You, not me, are putting up with the growths on your daughter.” Use your authority. (69:11–70:33)

Notable Quote

• “When you believe and you speak, you must really believe that what you say will obey you—anything, cancer, demons, anything.” (68:47)

4. Nancy Dufresne: The Power of Confession (72:25–78:32)

• Words in heaven are always fulfilled; believers must treat their words as true and act on God’s word.
• Faith is acting like God’s word is true—confession moves us past opposition until manifestation arrives.

5. Pastor Edwin: Faith Must Have Corresponding Action (78:36–89:14)

• Faith without action is dead—abraham “took God at His word, and this act of faith was credited as righteousness.” (Romans 4:3)
• Uses examples from the Gospels: “Stretch forth your hand.” Miracles manifest when we act on Jesus’ instruction.
• Actions differ for every situation; listen to the Spirit for your step of faith.

6. Nancy Dufresne: Concluding Activation (89:14–End)

• Leads the congregation in confession: “I have the faith of God in me… I live acting like the Word is true…”
• Importance of maintaining a regular diet of teaching on faith and healing: “Without faith, we can’t conduct business with Heaven.” (93:14)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Miracle Ministry:
  “Our job is to believe. His job is to do the doing.” — Nancy Dufresne (03:14)

• On Receiving:
  “Faith is the victory. Faith is what receives… There’s a difference between something being given and that thing being received.” — Pastor J. Eberly (35:16)

• On Confession:
  "Believing is acting like God’s Word is true." — Nancy Dufresne (72:48)

• On Authority in Faith:
  "Great faith is when you believe it will obey you… Anything—cancer, demons, anything—will obey you if you speak." — Pastor Craig (68:47)

• On Acting Faith:
  "Faith will not produce until it’s acted on." — Pastor Edwin (85:33)

• On the Inward Witness:
  "God works with man from the inside out… When the inward man agrees with God, it's as good as done." — Nancy Dufresne (51:54)

• On God’s Desire:
  “You don’t know how I long to do for my children if they would only ask Me and believe Me.” — Jesus to Kenneth E. Hagin, shared by Nancy (55:40)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:00–03:30 — Opening Worship and Introduction to Creative Miracles
• 03:30–13:00 — Live Ministry, Testimonies, and Faith Instruction
• 16:50–30:04 — Receiving, Maintaining Faith, Practical Instructions
• 35:15–49:56 — Pastor J. Eberly: Faith Receives What Grace Gave
• 49:56–60:12 — Nancy Dufresne: Dormant Faith, God’s Part vs. Our Part
• 60:17–72:25 — Pastor Craig: Faith & Authority, Commanding Results
• 72:25–78:32 — Nancy Dufresne: The Power of Words & Confession
• 78:36–89:14 — Pastor Edwin: Faith without Action is Dead
• 89:14–End — Final Activation, Congregational Confession, Practical Encouragements

Structure & Flow

• Language & Tone: Warm, direct, faith-filled, and practical—marked by personal stories, call-and-response, and encouragement for immediate application.
• Style: Interactive ministry, tag-team teaching, call for communal and individual response.

Practical Takeaways

• Miracles and creative acts are accessed by faith—faith receives, thanks, and continues.
• The process starts from the inside out; faith takes hold before any visible change.
• Authority belongs to every believer; use your words and believe those words will affect circumstances.
• Actions, whether through confession, movement, or following God’s specific instruction, activate faith.
• Stay in faith, keep confessing, and join with others in faith for their miracles.

For Further Study

• Mark 11:23–24
• Romans 4:3
• Hebrews 11:1
• James 2:17 ("Faith without works is dead")
• Stories by Kenneth E. Hagin, Norvel Hayes

Visit dufresneministries.org for resources, upcoming meetings, and testimonies.

Episode Theme:
“Faith is taking what grace has already provided. Your miracle begins at believing. Act as if it’s yours—because in Christ, it already is.”