Healing School #9 | Jairus' Daughter, Part One

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Host & Speaker: Nancy Dufresne
Episode Date: May 6, 2021
Series: Healing School
Theme: Verse-by-verse study of Jesus’ healing of Jairus’ daughter (Mark 5:22–43), exploring principles of faith, the right approach to God, spiritual leadership, and maintaining belief in the face of adversity.

Main Theme & Purpose

Nancy Dufresne leads a deep, verse-by-verse exploration of the story of Jairus’ daughter as told in Mark 5:22–43, focusing on extracting principles for receiving and ministering healing. The episode is part of the "Healing School" series, designed to help listeners study the healings in Jesus's ministry so they can both experience healing themselves and minister it to others. The teaching emphasizes faith, humility, spiritual leadership in the family, and persevering belief despite contrary circumstances.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Importance of Expectation

• (00:08–01:30) Nancy encourages listeners to expect change when hearing the Word:
  "Expect that every time you sit under the word something in you has changed... Expect a change."
  The approach to healing passages should be careful study, not superficial reading.

2. Studying Jairus' Story (Mark 5:22–43)

• Nancy reads the Amplified translation of the story (from Mark 5:22 onward), setting the stage for a deep dive.

a. Jairus’ Position and Approach (02:00–06:00)

• Jairus is a prominent synagogue ruler; his name being mentioned highlights his importance.
• He humbles himself and prostrates at Jesus’ feet, risking his status and reputation.
• Notable insight:

  "He prostrated himself at Jesus's feet in full public view... What does that give us? The idea that he's worshiping him, he is submitting himself to him. This is always the appropriate approach to God, to Jesus and to the Word—an attitude of worship." (05:10)

• Humility and worship are presented as necessary postures for receiving from God.

b. Spiritual Leadership in the Home (06:15–08:30)

• Jairus prioritizes his daughter's need over his own prominence.
• On spiritual leadership:

  "As the head of his family, it is up to him to lead his family into a place where God can move and bless that family... Every man is the head of the home, but that doesn't mean everything gets done your way. It means you do what's best for everyone." (07:10)

c. Stating the Need & Declaring Faith (Mark 5:23) (08:35–11:40)

• Jairus earnestly tells Jesus his daughter is near death but follows it with a faith confession:

  "Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live."

• Nancy teaches that acknowledging reality is not doubt; faith is in declaring what you believe God will do.

  "It's not speaking doubt and unbelief to acknowledge what it is that you're facing... You always have to follow it up with what you believe about that situation." (09:10)

d. The Role of Confession in Faith (11:45–13:30)

• Faith must be in both the heart and the mouth (Romans 10:10, Mark 11:23).

  "Faith has to be in two places. It has to be in your heart and it has to be in your mouth... That's how you get the faith that's in your heart active." (12:30)

e. Jesus Responds to Faith (v.24) (13:35–14:30)

• Jesus goes with Jairus—faith draws Jesus' involvement.

  "Jesus always responds to faith. Always. There’s never a time that we are expressing or exercising Bible Faith and He doesn’t respond." (14:00)

• Memorable quote:

  "God will pass over a million people just to get to the one with faith."

f. Facing Negative Reports (v.35 & v.36) (14:35–22:00)

• Even as Jairus demonstrates faith, he receives news his daughter is dead.

  "While he was still speaking, there came some from the ruler's house who said to Jairus, 'Your daughter has died. Why bother and distress the teacher any further?’"

• Nancy explains:

  "They don’t believe the same thing Jairus believed. They believe now that all of this has reached an end, your daughter is dead. Dead. Jesus is no longer needed. Now he’s really needed." (15:30)

• Faith isn’t hurried or panicked. Jesus responds to the testimony of the woman with the issue of blood on the way.

  "Faith is never uneasy. Faith is not panicked. Faith isn’t pushing things and trying to make them happen." (16:45)

• Witnessing another’s healing—while waiting for your own—builds faith:

  "When you’re believing God, get around a place where you can hear the testimonies of what God has done for others. It will fortify your faith." (18:00)

g. Overhearing, but Ignoring—Dealing with Fear (v.36) (22:05–25:30)

• Jesus tells Jairus:

  "Do not be seized with alarm and struck with fear. Only keep on believing." (22:15)

• Nancy underscores:

  "You're going to hear what the devil says... but true faith just ignores them and keeps on believing." (23:00)

• Fear may come, but you don’t have to yield to it. Feeling fear is not failure.

  "He’s not telling him, ‘Don’t feel it.’ He’s saying, ‘Don’t yield to it.’" (24:00) "Just because you can feel it, doesn’t mean you received fear." (24:10)

• Even when Jesus is present, fear shows up. Nancy illustrates:

  "Jesus was standing there and fear showed up. While Jesus is standing there with Jairus, fear showed up. So just because it shows up, doesn’t mean Jesus isn’t still occupying. It doesn’t mean that the word isn’t working." (25:10)

h. Ignoring Fear is an Answer to Fear (25:35–26:20)

• There’s a place where you ignore fear completely—that’s your answer.

  "Just turning your back and walking off unaffected. ... Jesus showed us how he dealt with fear. He ignored it. It got none of his attention." (25:40)

i. Keep On Believing—Faith as a Lifestyle (26:20–27:30)

• Jesus’ instruction: "Only keep on believing."
• Believing isn’t a one-time event; it’s a continual stance.

  "He didn’t tell him, keep on feeling. ... This is up to what you believe, not up to what you feel. ... Keep on believing. ... Believing is not a one-time action. It’s something we keep on doing. It’s a lifestyle." (26:45)

• Hold on to your original faith confession—circumstances try to shake it, but your words of faith matter:

  "The only way that can change is if we quit saying it. The more we say it, the more we have it." (27:15)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Studying Healing:

  "We don't want to just skim over these healing passages. We want to study them... because if we do, we'll be able to receive healing and we'll be able to minister healing to someone else." (00:50)

• On Faith amid Bad News:

  "True faith just ignores [negative reports] and keeps on believing." (23:00)

• On Experiencing Fear:

  "Just because you can feel it, doesn’t mean you received fear." (24:10)

• On Spiritual Leadership:

  “Being head of the family means you do what's best for everyone in the family. That's what we see Jairus doing. He's laying down his career, his prominence, his position and says, 'I will lead my family into a life of faith.'" (07:25)

• On the Power of Your Words:

  "You have to say what you believe before you see what it is you're believing for." (12:00)

• On Continual Belief:

  "Believing is not a one-time action. It's something we keep on doing. It's a lifestyle." (26:50)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:08 — Setting the expectation for study and change
• 02:00 — Reading Mark 5:22–43 (Amplified)
• 05:10 — Jairus’s humility and approach to Jesus
• 07:10 — Leadership in the home and choosing faith for the family
• 09:10 — The importance of acknowledging reality but speaking faith
• 12:30 — Faith must be both in the heart and mouth
• 14:00 — "God will pass over a million people just to get to the one with faith."
• 16:45 — Faith’s composure under pressure
• 18:00 — Power of testimonies to fortify faith
• 22:15 — Jesus' instruction: “Do not be seized with alarm and struck with fear. Only keep on believing.”
• 24:00 — Dealing with fear: don’t yield to it, despite feeling it
• 25:40 — Ignoring fear as an answer
• 26:50 — Faith as a continual lifestyle

Summary

This teaching by Nancy Dufresne is a deeply practical, faith-building exploration of the story of Jairus’ daughter, highlighting how humility, right priorities, the role of spiritual leadership in the home, and unwavering faith—even in the face of worsening circumstances—connects believers to God’s healing power. Listeners are encouraged to study healing miracles diligently, approach Jesus with worship and openness, speak faith before seeing results, and continually "keep on believing" regardless of what fear or negative reports may arise.