Podcast Summary: Forgiveness & Healing | LIVE w/Nancy Dufresne

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Host: Nancy Dufresne
Episode Date: February 19, 2022

Episode Overview

Nancy Dufresne delivers a live teaching focused on the inseparable connection between forgiveness, faith, and healing. Drawing heavily on Mark 11:22–25, she explores how unforgiveness hinders faith—and, subsequently, how it can block healing and blessings in a believer’s life. Through biblical exposition, personal anecdotes, and well-known testimonies, Nancy provides practical guidance for living free from offense and walking fully in God's blessings.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Foundation: Faith and Forgiveness (00:50–04:10)

• Nancy opens by reading Mark 11:22–25, emphasizing that Jesus’s core teaching on faith concludes with a direct command about forgiving others.
• Key insight: Faith ("talking to the mountain") and prayer ("believe you receive") are connected, but both can be blocked by harboring unforgiveness.
  • "Unforgiveness is the primary thing where most people miss it. And that's why Jesus singled out this." (03:30)
• She likens faith to the "pipeline" for conducting "business with heaven," warning that unforgiveness clogs this flow.

2. Unforgiveness: A Major Hindrance (04:10–09:40)

• Unforgiveness is not just a minor issue—it "opens the door to all kinds of difficulty" and blocks spiritual and physical blessings.
• Memorable moment: Nancy calls unforgiveness “a killer,” explaining the spiritual consequences.
  • "Unforgiveness is no joke. Unforgiveness will bring...It’ll open the door to all kinds of difficulty in your life." (06:25)

3. Corrie Ten Boom’s Story: The Power of Forgiving the Unforgivable (09:40–17:40)

• Detailed retelling of Corrie Ten Boom’s harrowing experience during WWII, her suffering in a concentration camp, and her subsequent worldwide ministry.
• Transformative moment: Corrie is confronted by the guard who tortured her sister, now a Christian seeking forgiveness.
  • Corrie feels hatred rise up but prays: "Of my own, I cannot forgive him...but, Jesus, you’re in me. And I’m willing for your forgiveness to flow through me to this man." (14:40)
  • Nancy notes the difference between feelings and will: Corrie chose to forgive and the love of God flooded her feelings.
• Insight: True forgiveness is a choice, empowered by the love of Christ within, not by feelings.

4. Practical Steps and Real-Life Testimonies on Forgiveness and Healing (17:40–28:50)

• Nancy shares a testimony from Kenneth Hagin ("Dad Hagin") about a woman who suffered a lingering physical condition. Upon forgiving her estranged brother, her symptoms vanished.
  • "She went back...when she woke up from her nap, every single symptom was gone...just getting into the flow of forgiveness got her into the flow of healing." (25:40)
• Application: Physical and mental freedom often follow the act of choosing to forgive, even without direct prayer for healing.
• Warning: Unforgiveness is dangerous—“not toward the person you have unforgiveness toward, but in your own life” (26:30), as it opens doors to Satan and blocks healing, prosperity, and peace.

5. Forgiveness as a Daily, Deliberate Choice (28:50–38:20)

• Instruction: Forgiveness must be intentional and proactive—decide ahead of time to not allow offense to take root.
  • "Decide that before the opportunity to have unforgiveness comes...If you haven’t already decided your response, you’re likely going to choose the wrong one in the heat of that moment." (36:00)
• When memories, feelings, or the devil try to bring offenses back to mind, resist by declaring your choice to forgive.
• Don’t wait for others to repent before forgiving them—free yourself through forgiveness.

6. Keys to Maintaining a ‘Forgiveness Lifestyle’ (38:20–45:05)

• Stop talking about offenses, refuse to rehearse them, and don’t recount painful episodes to others.
• Forgive as God forgives: He remembers sins no more, so do not bring up forgiven wrongs in future disputes.
• "When the enemy tries to bring thoughts reminding you...you say, 'No, devil, I’ve forgiven them...I don’t care what feelings may say. I have chosen to forgive them and therefore they are forgiven by me. I release them.'" (40:20)
• Pray for those who have wronged you, whether or not they’ve ever asked for forgiveness.

7. Checkpoints for Healing and Blessing (45:05–51:10)

• Nancy, echoing Dad Hagin’s wisdom: "Whenever sickness tries to attach itself to me, I first check my love walk."
• If hindered in your health or blessings, examine whether offense, unforgiveness, or disobedience are present; address the root to unlock the remedy.

8. Final Encouragements and Call to Action (51:10–End)

• "We can easily and freely forgive because the love of God is on the inside of us and that love is what we forgive with." (52:45)
• Make an unwavering decision to never harbor offense—this safeguards your faith, health, and blessings.
• "Remember what I said. Forgiveness is a choice. It’s not a feeling. So don’t just go by what you feel. Go by what you choose, and your feelings will come in line." (53:50)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On how unforgiveness blocks faith:
  "Unforgiveness is an enemy to your faith. It will keep your faith from working." (03:42)
• Corrie Ten Boom’s resolve:
  "Of my own, I cannot forgive him. But Jesus, you’re in me. And I’m willing for your forgiveness to flow through me." (14:40)
• On the nature of forgiveness:
  "Forgiveness is a choice. It is not a feeling." (19:45)
• On checking for unforgiveness:
  "One of the first places within that love walk to check is make sure you’re not in unforgiveness towards someone." (47:25)
• Summing up the principle:
  "Decide long ago that I would not open the door to those things... I refuse to have unforgiveness." (51:00)

Key Timestamps

• Mark 11:22–25 exposition: 00:50–04:10
• Corrie Ten Boom’s testimony: 09:40–17:40
• Dad Hagin healing story: 22:50–27:40
• How to ‘walk out’ forgiveness daily: 36:00–46:00
• Advice on preemptively choosing forgiveness: 51:00–53:00

Summary Takeaways

• Unforgiveness is a primary spiritual hindrance—blocking faith, healing, and blessing.
• Forgiveness is an act of will empowered by God’s love within, not dependent on feelings or the other person’s repentance.
• Regularly examine your "love walk"—be proactive in forgiving to keep every channel to God’s promises open.
• Let go of past hurts and refuse to repeatedly revisit or retell stories of offense.
• Decide today that you will always choose forgiveness; this is vital for sustaining faith and receiving all God’s best.

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