Podcast Summary: Healing School #11 | The Woman With the Issue of Blood, Part One

Host: Pastor Nancy Dufresne
Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Episode Release: May 21, 2021

Episode Overview

In this episode, Pastor Nancy Dufresne leads an intimate Bible study focused on the healing miracle of the woman with the issue of blood as described in Mark 5. This is part one of a detailed teaching series called “Healing School,” designed to inspire listeners to release faith for healing by learning from Jesus’ miracles. Nancy emphasizes application: “If we will do what they did, we will get what they got” (06:56).

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Setting the Stage: Reading the Scripture

• Passage Covered: Mark 5:22-34 (00:59–04:45, Amplified version)
• Contextual Overview: Jesus is approached by Jairus, a synagogue ruler with a dying daughter, when a woman suffering for twelve years with a flow of blood risks public exposure to seek healing from Jesus.

2. The Woman’s Courage and Risk

• Jewish Law Implications:

  • The woman was ceremonially unclean and forbidden in public; violating this could mean stoning (07:10).
  • Jairus, present as a synagogue ruler, had the authority to judge her, deepening her fear at testifying publicly.

• Quote:
  “She’s putting herself at risk to get her miracle. She’s having to defy what men have said to approach Jesus, to even be in his presence.” (08:31)

3. Perseverance and Refusal to Accept Sickness

• Enduring Suffering:
  • She sought many physicians, spent all her money, but only grew worse (09:40).
  • “She refused to get used to being sick. She was constantly pushing against this thing.” (10:24)
  • Insight: Nancy warns against resigned acceptance—faith stands against long-standing pain.

4. Sickness as a Thief

• Interpretation:

  • Sickness steals health, finances, family peace—proof it is not from God (12:09).

• Clarification:

  • Doctors are not the enemy; they fight sickness too, but sometimes healing requires more than medicine (13:04).

5. The Power of Believing What You Hear

• Hearing and Choosing to Believe:

  • The woman acted after hearing reports of Jesus’ healings (16:26).
  • “Always be the one who believes the Word.” (18:42)
  • Instruction: Never let your past failures or disappointments turn you into a doubter.

• Quote:
  “Don’t let your history turn you into a doubter. Don’t take past failures and decide you can’t have victory.” (19:42)

6. Action is Integral to Receiving

• Faith as Initiative:

  • She didn’t stay home passively—she pushed herself out physically and spiritually (21:48).
  • “What you receive from God, 90% of what you receive from Him is initiated by you, not by God.” (23:13)

• The Steps of Faith:

  • Natural, practical acts matter: get up, get dressed, leave the house, seek Jesus (26:22).

7. Overcoming Obstacles: Pressing Through the Crowd

• The Multitude:

  • Commentaries suggest up to 10,000 people surrounded Jesus; reaching Him was a remarkable feat (30:39).
  • “Faith isn’t content with the outer perimeters. Faith wants to be right in the middle, up front to see what God is doing.” (32:15)

• Quote:
  “She had to want her answer more than anybody else.” (36:35)

8. The Cost and Hunger of Faith

• A Model of Pursuit:
  • Faith pays the price, spends what it must (finances, strength, risk) to encounter the anointing (34:50).
  • “Faith will do whatever it takes.” (38:20)

9. The Power of the Anointing—Even in Jesus’ Clothing

• Touching the Garment:
  • Nancy explains scripturally how Jesus’ clothes became a “container” of healing anointing (41:27).
  • Reference to Acts 19:11–12, where handkerchiefs and aprons from Paul’s body carried healing power.
  • The principle: the anointing can be transferred by cloth when faith “calls for it.”

10. Speaking Faith and Persisting

• The Woman’s Confession:

  • She “kept saying, If I only touch his garments, I shall be restored to health.” (Mark 5:28, 47:16)

• The Power of Repeated Confession:

  • Facing doubts and fear, she continually declared her faith (49:10).
  • “She said what she believed, not just once, but she had to keep saying it. Her saying kept her moving.” (50:46)
  • Mark 11:23: “He shall have whatsoever he says.”

• Instruction:

  • Nancy encourages listeners to keep saying they believe in the power of God and to act on their faith, regardless of immediate results.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “If we will do what they did, we will get what they got.”
  (06:56) — Nancy Dufresne

• “She refused to get used to being sick. She was constantly pushing against this thing.”
  (10:24) — on persistent faith

• “Don’t let your history turn you into a doubter. Don’t take past failures and decide you can’t have victory.”
  (19:42)

• “What you receive from God, 90% of what you receive from Him is initiated by you, not by God.”
  (23:13)

• “Faith won’t lay down. Faith won’t lay down to what has been pushing against it.”
  (28:01)

• “Faith isn’t content with the outer perimeters. Faith wants to be right in the middle, up front to see what God is doing.”
  (32:15)

• “She had to want her answer more than anybody else.”
  (36:35)

• “Faith will do whatever it takes.”
  (38:20)

• “She said what she believed, not just once, but she had to keep saying it. Her saying kept her moving.”
  (50:46)

Important Timestamps

• 00:59–04:45 — Reading Mark 5:22–34
• 07:10 — Explanation of the Jewish law and significance of being in public
• 10:24 — On refusing to accept sickness
• 16:26 — The importance of hearing and believing testimonies
• 23:13 — On faith initiating miracles
• 30:39 — Describing the size of the crowd and her determination
• 32:15 — The nature of “front-row” faith
• 36:35 — On hungering for answers more than others
• 41:27 — Teaching about the anointing being in Jesus’ clothing
• 47:16 — The woman’s continued confession
• 50:46 — The necessity of continually speaking faith

Summary Flow & Application

Drawing from the miracle of the woman with the issue of blood, Pastor Nancy Dufresne urges listeners to actively participate in faith: hear the Word, believe it quickly, refuse resignation to sickness or defeat, take real, natural steps toward healing, and persistently speak what you believe. The episode weaves scripture, personal application, and practical encouragement in an engaging, faith-inspiring tone that challenges listeners to rise up—spiritually and practically—in pursuit of wholeness.

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