Podcast Summary

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Episode: Healing Service & The Seven Companions Of Faith, Part Three | Nancy Dufresne | Jesus the Healer Broadcast
Date: March 12, 2020
Host/Speaker: Nancy Dufresne

Episode Overview

This episode is a blend of a healing service and Bible teaching, led by Nancy Dufresne. The first part of the episode focuses on a healing flow, with specific words of knowledge for various physical ailments and instructions for receiving healing. In the second part, Nancy begins a teaching series titled "The Seven Companions of Faith," highlighting Second Peter 1 and the list of qualities that must support faith for it to be effective.

Nancy’s tone is faith-filled, encouraging, and pastorally direct, interweaving practical ministry with scriptural teaching.

Key Segments & Discussion Points

1. A Move of Healing Power

(00:09 – 15:11)

• Words of knowledge for healing: Nancy and the team call out physical conditions such as neck and back pain, jaw issues, ongoing headaches, lumps in breasts, spinal misalignment, and more.
• Instructions to the congregation:
  • Be receptive and cooperate with the healing power present.
  • Act on faith—“Move it around. Do something you couldn't do before” [01:22].
  • Healing is not limited to those physically present, but “for anyone who will receive it” (livestream included) [03:16].
• Explanation of receiving by faith: The emphasis is on releasing faith verbally and physically, taking ownership of healing by speaking and acting (“I take it. It’s working. It’s moving for me” [00:59]).
• Power is everywhere: “The power of God is present everywhere whether you feel it or not. Why is the power present everywhere? Because the Holy Ghost is present everywhere” [03:52].
• Miracles require response: “Power is waiting for your response... Power moves towards those who will respond to it” [08:06].

Notable Quotes and Moments

• On acting in faith:
  “We're not checking to see if it worked. We're giving action to that anointing. Amen. When we believe, we receive it. We believe it's doing a work. Therefore, we can do what we could not do before.” [01:24]
• On the universality of healing power:
  "It's not limited to a time, a service, or a calendar. Amen. The power of God is present everywhere." [03:47]
• On miracles:
  “Every day, miracles are coming to you or going past you. Don't let anything go past you that you need for yourself... You say, I take it.” [06:02]
• On God’s ability:
  “You say, well, a certain body part has been destroyed or removed. God's got more. God's got more body part. He knows how to put new ones in. Amen. Amen. Don't talk yourself out of receiving what you need just because it's hard for man.” [11:29]
• Testimonies: Congregants are invited to raise their hands if they experience change. Others are instructed to look around at the hands for encouragement. [13:17–13:37]
• Encouragement to continue in thanksgiving:
  “Just keep worshiping him, thanking him that that power is working as you do. Every bit of that will be washed out... The more you pour in that healing power, the more it flushes out the symptoms, the pain, the disease, the sickness.” [14:31]

2. The Seven Companions (Supports) of Faith

(15:16 – 26:52)

• Importance of Faith:

  • Faith is presented as essential for every aspect of Christian life: “Faith is the currency of heaven, and that's how we conduct business with heaven.” [15:16]
  • Faith alone requires supports; otherwise, it is compromised.

• Scripture Foundation:

  • Focus on 2 Peter 1:5–10—"Giving all diligence, add to your faith..." [16:51]
  • There are seven qualities listed (“the seven companions of faith” or "support beams" for the bridge of faith).
  • Without these supports, faith is unstable.

• Faith as a Pipeline or Bridge:

  • “Faith is simply a pipeline. The power of God reaches your need through this pipeline of faith... Faith is a bridge... Even so, the spirit realm connected to the natural realm. Your faith bridge is what does that.” [16:58]
  • If supports are missing, the bridge is compromised.

• First Companion: Virtue (Moral Excellence):

  • Moral excellence is the first support to be added to faith; without moral excellence, faith is hindered.
  • Importance of morality:
    “God is a moral God. Morality matters. I said morality matters. I know society makes light of moral issues. Society...blurs the lines of what's moral and immoral. Because they don't want anyone to feel bad. God didn't want you to feel bad either. That's why he says, live moral.” [18:35]
  • Benefits of righteousness:
    • Jesus loved righteousness and hated iniquity—this is linked to having the anointing and joy [20:30].
    • “If you love clean living and you love being clean, joy will be the flow of your life. But if you hang out and participate with things that are not clean, you're going to be depressed, oppressed. And the devil's got a right to attack you because you're on his territory.” [22:41]

• Separation from Sin:

  • Consecration and self-separation from sin are emphasized. “Consecration means to separate ourselves. God's not going to separate you. He tells us to separate ourselves.” [24:10]
  • Moral excellence must exceed common standards; legality does not equal morality.

• Motivation for Morality:

  • “He’s letting us know that we have to separate ourselves. Not because he's trying to punish and make life hard. He's trying to keep us. He's trying to keep us away from things that harm our lives and destroy our lives and make life difficult and trouble our lives.” [25:00]
  • “We don't hate people, but we hate that which is wrong. Amen. Why? Because that which is wrong harms people.” [26:11]

Memorable Quotes with Timestamps

• Act on Faith:
  "Move it around. Do something you couldn't do before. We're not checking to see if it worked. We're giving action to that anointing. Amen." — Main Speaker/Preacher [01:22]

• On Universal Availability:
  "The power of God is present everywhere whether you feel it or not. Why is the power present everywhere? Because the Holy Ghost is present everywhere." — Main Speaker/Preacher [03:52]

• On Receiving Miracles:
  “Every day, miracles are coming to you or going past you. Don't let anything go past you that you need for yourself.” — Main Speaker/Preacher, citing Richard & Oral Roberts [06:02]

• Faith as a Bridge:
  "Faith is a bridge... Even so, the spirit realm connected to the natural realm. Your faith bridge is what does that." — Main Speaker/Preacher [16:58]

• On Morality:
  "Morality matters. I said morality matters. I know society makes light of moral issues. Society...blurs the lines of what's moral and immoral... God didn't want you to feel bad either. That's why he says, live moral." — Main Speaker/Preacher [18:35]

• On Righteous Living:
  “If you love clean living and you love being clean, joy will be the flow of your life. But if you... participate with things that are not clean, you're going to be depressed, oppressed. And the devil's got a right to attack you because you're on his territory.” — Main Speaker/Preacher [22:41]

Important Timestamps

• 00:09 – 15:11: Healing ministry, specific conditions called out
• 15:16 – 26:52: Teaching on faith and its essential companions/supports (with focus on virtue/moral excellence)

Summary Takeaways

• The healing ministry emphasized is participatory—faith is not passive but requires physical and verbal action.
• Miracles are available to all, without limit of time, space, or individual specificity; God’s power is ever-present, but faith is the "magnet" that draws it in.
• Faith is essential but insufficient on its own; it must be supported by seven qualities (virtue/moral excellence being the first).
• Moral excellence, or living by God’s higher standard of righteousness, is non-negotiable for strong, active faith.
• Righteous living is not about earning God’s favor but staying under his protection and blessing, and out of the enemy’s territory.
• The episode closes in a practical/encouraging tone, urging listeners to consecrate themselves and live morally for a joyful, victorious life.

This episode provides both an atmosphere of immediacy (through the healing ministry) and solid biblical teaching (on building and supporting faith), imparting hope, practical steps, and scriptural foundations for wholeness and victory.