Dufresne Ministries Podcast

Episode: Healing Service | Nancy Dufresne | Paducah, KY | Wednesday PM | Miracle Crusade 2022
Date: June 6, 2022

Overview of the Episode's Main Theme

This episode features a live recording from the Dufresne Ministries' Miracle Crusade 2022 in Paducah, KY, as Pastor Nancy Dufresne leads a healing service. The meeting is focused on cultivating faith for healing, the importance of responding to the anointing, and the demonstration of God’s healing power through testimonies, prophetic words, and ministry. The atmosphere is charged with worship, teaching, and hands-on ministry, all emphasizing that God’s healing is available now for those who respond in faith.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Foundation: The Goodness and Faithfulness of God

• Pastor Nancy opens by magnifying God’s goodness and mercy, emphasizing trust in God above any opposition.
  • “I have more confidence that God's goodness is more steadfast than any opposition… God’s goodness is unchanging. And goodness always wins.” (00:28)

2. The Power of Testimony and Faith

• Nancy shares stories about great faith leaders like Dr. Roy Hicks and Aimee Semple McPherson, illustrating the necessity of bold faith and obedience.
  • McPherson's church story: She gave a large sum to a contractor who said it would only dig the foundation, and she remarked, “You dig the hole, God will fill it up.” (02:00)
• The congregation is encouraged to be “hole diggers”—those who make space for God’s miraculous provision.

3. Responding to the Flow of God’s Spirit

• The importance of responding outwardly to the Holy Spirit and the impact of corporate faith is emphasized.
  • “Our response either permits Him to use us as a channel or to bypass us as a channel. So I’ve come tonight to respond. What about you?” (10:45)
• Pastor Nancy relates her experiences with tent crusades, noting how the congregation’s expectation impacts the flow of healing anointing (12:49).
  • “The way we respond affects others.” (16:07)

4. Healing Ministry in Action

• Words of knowledge and specific healing commands are released for various conditions:
  • Neck pain, breast lumps, spine misalignment, shoulders, elbows, ears, waist area problems, pelvis, brain injuries, heart murmurs, lung issues, stomach ailments.
• Instruction is given to “give action” to the healing received—e.g., “Move that neck around… We’re not checking to see if it worked. We’re giving action to that anointing.” (26:22)
• Testimonies are shared from previous crusades (see Notable Moments below).

5. The Power of Words and Faith

• Nancy emphasizes that responding to God’s word—without the need for tangible “evidence”—is a higher order of faith.
  • “We need to learn to respond that words are enough. If you learn to respond… then when you hear your pastor’s sermons, words are enough. You'll receive all you should from sermons.” (34:24)
• She shares about Moses’ transition from acting with a rod to acting with words, relating this to how receiving by faith releases God’s power (36:48).
• “Speak to what you know—God will deal with what you don’t know.” (38:00)

6. The Corporate Anointing and Different Flows

• The importance of corporate faith and various ministry gifts working together is highlighted.
  • “When you have a stream by itself, you get a flow. But when you get multiples coming together, you get a river, you get a greater flow.” (42:25)

7. Financial Testimony and God’s Provision

• Pastor Nancy shares how after her husband’s passing, God provided abundantly for her, including owning three homes, emphasizing:
  • "Obedience to the plan is your wealthy place. You stay with the plan." (43:15)
  • Warns not to limit God’s definition of “rich” (45:00).

8. Celebration of Healings and Faith in Action

• Congregational participation is encouraged—standing, moving, worshipping, testifying to healing received.
• Singing, dancing, and rejoicing erupt as people testify of healing and celebrate God’s deliverance.
  • “It’s called joy unspeakable and full of glory. You can’t speak it, but it’s still gotta come out.” (74:23)

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

Divine Help & The Superiority of God’s Goodness

• “I trust more in His goodness than in the opposition of the enemy.” — Nancy Dufresne (00:28)

The Testimony of Aimee Semple McPherson

• “You dig the hole, God will fill it up.” (02:10)
• “We’re just hole diggers. We just provide a place for Him to fill up.” (03:38)

Creative Miracle Story

• Dramatic account of a baby being miraculously restored in a service led by McPherson:
  • “She just kept worshiping God, because it’s up to Him. He’s the doer… All we can do is be a channel He can perform through.” (08:00)
  • “After 30 minutes, she saw what looked to be invisible hands… the skull of that baby… reshaped… whirlpools formed over the baby’s eye sockets… an arm popped out… a leg popped out… she handed that baby back… completely whole.” (09:55)

Faith is Action

• “The more you walk, the more you can walk. The more you act, the more you can act.” — Quoting Dad Hagin (16:07)
• “Faith is acting on the Word.” (17:00)

Responding to Words

• “Respond to words. Remember the nobleman? Jesus said, ‘Go,’ and he spoke the word… If you learn to respond that words are enough… you’re on your way to spiritual development.” (34:24)

Receiving is Now

• “Faith is now. I’m healed now. I’m whole now. I’m free now. I’m strong now. It is now.” (58:00)
• “Faith does not wait. Faith arrives.” (59:06)
• "Faith is dealing with the invisible, but it's still yours now because it's purchased." (60:13)

Testimonies of Healing

• Young girl Coventry, healed from epileptic seizures after a word of knowledge the previous year; now fully healed and off medication (48:00–49:51).
• Testimony of a man completely healed from shoulder issues that required surgery:
  • "It flew through me... I jumped up, spun around, and my arms went straight in the air... From that point on, I've never had any pain." (51:00)
  • The humorous detail about now being able to reach his wallet (53:12).

Other Words of Knowledge and Healings

• Healings for necks, shoulders, elbows, ears, waists, pelvis alignment, hearts, jaws, brain injuries, stomach issues, and more (24:21 – 84:37).

Joy in the House

• Dancing and exuberant celebration mark the close of the service (74:23+):
  • “Why do y’all act like that? It’s called joy unspeakable and full of glory.” (74:23)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:28 – Exalting the goodness of God vs. opposition
• 02:00–07:00 – Story of Aimee Semple McPherson, faith to build and “dig the hole”; creative miracle testimony
• 08:00–11:30 – Miracle of the deformed baby healed through worship
• 12:49–16:07 – The way we respond in faith impacts others’ ability to receive
• 24:21–34:24 – Healings called out (neck, breast, spine, shoulder, elbow, ears, waist, pelvis, spine right side, wisdom for couple, mind issues, heart, jaw)
• 36:48–40:48 – Transition from faith in the tangible (rod) to faith in words; believing for healing by the Word alone
• 43:15–45:00 – Testimony of God’s abundant financial provision after husband’s passing
• 48:00–53:12 – Testimony: Coventry healed from seizures; another man’s shoulders healed, detailed testimony
• 58:00–61:41 – Faith is now; receiving healing is an act of believing and acting
• 79:56–84:37 – Ministry to those with brain injuries/diagnoses, arm ailments, and stomach issues
• 74:23–75:44 – Joyful worship explodes, with music, dancing, declarations of healing
• 84:53–end – Final thanks, worship, and closing encouragements

Conclusion

This healing service episode weaves together biblical teaching, powerful testimony, practical instruction, and the demonstration of the Holy Spirit’s healing power. Listeners are continually encouraged not just to hope for a miracle but to act in faith and receive it as already theirs, echoing a consistent, faith-filled, and joyful Pentecostal atmosphere.

Sample Quotes by Speaker & Timestamp

• Nancy Dufresne (00:28):
  “I have more confidence that God's goodness is more steadfast than any opposition that shows up.”

• Nancy Dufresne (10:45):
  “Our response either permits him to use us as a channel or to bypass us as a channel. So I've come tonight to respond. What about you?”

• Nancy Dufresne (16:07):
  “The more you walk, the more you can walk. What's this? The more you act, the more you act… Faith is acting, acting on the word.”

• Healings Called Out (24:21 – 34:24):
  “Somebody's neck is being healed right now... Some woman, your breasts were just healed... Somebody's spine is being straightened up...”

• Br. Lawn's Testimony (51:00):
  “It flew through me just. And I jumped up, spun around, and my arms went straight in the air. And it's like, I am going to praise you. And from that point on, I've never had any pain...”

• Nancy Dufresne (58:00):
  “As long as you say I'm waiting for God, you are pushing it away from your life because faith does not wait. Faith arrives.”

• Nancy Dufresne (74:23):
  “People will say, why do y' all act like that? It's called joy. Unspeakable. And it's full of glory. You can't speak it, but it's still got to come out.”

Summary Takeaway

If you missed this episode, you missed a vibrant, faith-charged celebration and activation of divine healing. The teaching, testimonies, and live ministry are designed to stir your faith: heaven’s supply is available now, not at some indeterminate time. Respond with your heart and actions—heaven is listening.