Podcast Summary: Faith That Receives | Nancy Dufresne | Miracle Crusade 2023 (Tulsa, OK, Thursday PM)

Date: April 25, 2023
Host: Dufresne Ministries
Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne

Main Theme Overview

This episode centers on what it means to have "faith that receives," a message delivered by Pastor Nancy Dufresne during the Miracle Crusade 2023 in Tulsa. The teaching unpacks the biblical principle of receiving from God by faith—not waiting for visible manifestation or focusing on the process or people involved, but shifting attention to what God has already given. Nancy draws from personal stories, faith giants' testimonies (especially Kenneth E. Hagin), and biblical passages to instruct believers on how to live in the victory provided by God, especially regarding healing.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Faith Focuses on What God Has Already Given

• Receiving vs. Getting: Many believers focus on what is yet to manifest, seeing themselves as needing to "get" something from God. Nancy emphasizes the shift to "I have received" because once God has declared it, victory is already won — manifestation becomes a side issue.

  • Quote: "He said, it is given. All you have to do is receive it. It's not necessary for you to keep bringing up what somebody else's part is in it." ([04:51])

• Checking the Word, Not the Body: People often fall into the trap of scrutinizing their physical state instead of holding onto God’s promises.

  • Quote: “We check the word, we don't check the body. The body is not the source of healing. It's the recipient." ([06:50])

2. The Danger of Middleman Thinking

• Believers can fixate on “manifestation,” who might bring the answer, or when it will arrive, diminishing God's role.

  • “When our attention has gone to the clock or the calendar, we left the place where healing flows from.” ([07:45])

• Analogy to Israel’s journey, citing the mistake of watching the “giants in the land” rather than remaining fixed on “what God said.” ([10:30])

3. Symptoms & Pain as Temptations

• Nancy powerfully frames symptoms and pain not as confirmations of sickness, but as a “temptation to be sick," which must be resisted like any other temptation.
  • Quote: “Symptoms are nothing but a temptation to be sick. Pain is nothing but a temptation to be sick. And what do we do? We resist temptations.” ([11:28])

4. Testimony: Kenneth E. Hagin & Released Faith

• Memorable Story: Nancy shares how Hagin responded to recurring heart symptoms with faith-filled laughter, refusing to accept the devil's lie that he would not be healed that time.
  • Key exchange: "The devil said, this is one night, this is one time you're not going to get your healing. He said, devil, I'm not trying to get my healing. Why would I want to try to get my healing? Jesus already got it for me." ([16:25])
• She emphasizes the victory from “got” versus "get".

5. Faith and “Stuff”: Practical Analogy

• Nancy uses her enjoyment of receiving packages to parallel the spiritual process: an order can be paid for, delivered, and addressed to you, but if you never open the door to receive it, it accumulates outside.
  • Quote: "The word get is a closed door. The word got is the open door. I've got to get it. That's the closed door. No, I've already got it." ([21:52])
• Similarly, worry is a closed door that blocks God’s power.

6. Worry as a Sin & Hindrance

• Healing Flows Where There Is No Worry: Through another Hagin testimony and her own experience in Russia, Nancy underscores that worry must be resisted as a sin for faith to work. She recounts a pastor’s encounter with Jesus, identifying worry as the primary reason believers do not receive what is provided.
  • Quote: "[Jesus] said, this is the primary reason why my people do not receive what's provided for them. What was it? Worry." ([29:19])
• Illustration: A tangled necklace (worry) gets worse when you try to force it (struggle), but letting a parent (God) take it fixes it—if you leave it in their hands.

7. Receiving Is Spiritual First, Not Physical

• Nancy teaches that receiving is first an act of the spirit, not of the senses. Faith lays hold in the invisible.
  • "Receiving and manifestation are two different things. ... Receiving is a spirit action. ... And it can't manifest until you perform the act of receiving it." ([46:40])

8. Practical Acting on Faith: Confession

• Faith is action: speaking and calling forth what is not yet seen.
  • Romans 4 Example: Abraham's faith is cited—he called himself the father of many nations before seeing any outward manifestation.
• Jesus is High Priest over our confession—not just our faith, but words spoken in faith.
  • "He can't fulfill as high priest anything you haven't said. He can only fulfill what you've confessed." ([60:44])

9. Don’t Compare or Analyze Others

• The enemy tries to shift believers’ focus to others’ experiences, especially failed healings. Nancy strongly warns against considering “why someone else didn’t receive”—it’s a private matter between them and God.
  • Quote: “You don’t know what went on in the inner chamber of their heart. ... I don’t have to answer for anything else but me. And it’s between me and him.” ([73:40])

10. The Centrality of Faith in Christian Life

• The entire Christian walk—salvation, healing, provision—flows through faith, and, in particular, faith that acts (speaks, receives, thanks).
  • Quote: "Everything hinges on faith. ... If you don’t teach faith, your people can’t receive." ([80:57])

11. Closing Exhortation

• Persist in calling, thanking, and acting as though it’s already done. Stand immovable on God’s Word, regardless of what is visible or felt.
  • Quote: "We hold to nothing but the Word. The only thing we're interested in is what God said. Amen." ([87:00])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• Faith’s Single Focus:

  • "Faith is only occupied with one thing. What has God given? Faith is not occupied with the calendar. Faith is not occupied with the clock." ([06:03])

• Resisting Temptation:

  • "Symptoms are nothing but a temptation to be sick. Pain is nothing but a temptation to be sick." ([11:28])

• Ken Hagin’s Laugh:

  • "He said, I'm laughing at you. ... Because you said this is one time I'm not going to get your healing. ... I'm not trying to get my healing. Jesus already got it for me." ([16:25])

• On Worry and Trust:

  • "Worry is nothing but jerking on the problem, making it tighter." ([36:22])
  • "If you'll give it back to me and leave it there, I'll fix it. But if you're gonna take it, I can't help you. That's what worry is, us taking it and him not being able to help us." ([38:51])

• The Power of Confession:

  • "He's the high priest over those words. ... He can't fulfill as high priest anything you haven't said. He can only fulfill what you've confessed." ([60:44])

• The Importance of Faith-Pulpits:

  • "Fill your pulpit with faith messages. But to fill your pulpit with faith messages, you've got to fill yourself with it." ([80:57])

Important Segments With Timestamps

• [04:51] – Difference between “going to give” and “already given”; shifting language for receiving.
• [11:28] – Symptoms and pain as mere temptation; how to resist.
• [16:25] – Kenneth Hagin’s testimony on laughing at the devil.
• [21:52] – Analogy of receiving packages; language shift from “get” to “got”.
• [29:19] – Jesus appearing to a pastor in Russia; worry as major hindrance to receiving.
• [36:22] – Story of untangling the necklace; letting God handle your cares.
• [46:40] – Distinction between receiving (spirit) and manifestation.
• [60:44] – Confession as released faith; Jesus as High Priest over our confession.
• [73:40] – Not comparing your faith or situation to others’.
• [80:57] – Closing: centrality of faith, charge to pastors, and the importance of the message.

Final Takeaways & Tone

The episode is both instructional and inspirational, blending practical faith principles, personal stories, and humorous, relatable analogies. Nancy’s tone is authoritative, warm, and maternal, encouraging listeners not only to believe, but to act—particularly through confession, resisting worry, and rejoicing before any physical sign. The message is clear: everything God has for you is already given; our only job is to receive it by faith and act accordingly.

How to Apply

• Stop focusing on when or how manifestation will happen; say, “It is given, I receive it now.”
• Resist checking your symptoms or circumstances; check the Word.
• Mark worry for what it is—a sin and a closed door.
• Keep rehearsing and speaking what God has promised.
• Rejoice and act like you “got it”, even before you see it.
• Never compare your experience to someone else’s.
• Persist in faith, filling your life (and, for leaders, your pulpit) with the Word.

“We hold to nothing but the Word. The only thing we're interested in is what God said. Amen.” ([87:00])