Podcast Summary
Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Episode: In His Presence, Part 1 | Pat Harrison | Ladies Conference 2025 | Tuesday PM
Date: September 16, 2025
Episode Overview
This episode, featuring guest minister Pat Harrison at the Ladies Conference 2025, explores the depth of living and walking "In His Presence"—experiencing ongoing fellowship with God. The message weaves together personal stories, scriptural insights, prophetic words, and practical encouragement to cultivate a lifestyle centered in God’s presence. The recurring theme is that knowing God intimately, not merely knowing about Him, is the key to fullness of joy, spiritual growth, and effective ministry.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
The Supremacy of God’s Presence
- Opening Encouragement: Pat Harrison opens with an exhortation about the unmatched value of God’s presence in the believer’s life (00:09).
- Awareness Everywhere: She illustrates that God’s presence can be experienced in everyday places—hairstylist, grocery store—by intentional practice and awareness (03:05).
- Quote:
"His presence is always a part of me. All the time. I'm aware of his presence. ...I can be in the grocery store and I feel the presence of the Lord. Why? Because he is with me. I have practiced that, and I have learned how important it is to always be in his presence." —Pat Harrison (03:05)
God’s Purpose for Fellowship
- Spiritual Closeness over Activity: Through a prophetic interjection, the message clarifies that God’s desire is fellowship, not performance (07:01).
- Spirit-to-Spirit Communion:
"It's not what you do. It's who you are. And know that I am in you and you in me...Many forget that the whole purpose for my creation of man was for fellowship." —Prophetic utterance (07:01)
- Walking with God Continually: The call is to heed the Spirit and enjoy unbroken communion as God intended with Adam (08:16).
Fellowship and Joy
- Fullness of Joy from Presence: Drawing from 1 John 1:3 and scriptural emphasis, Pat stresses that joy is the byproduct of knowing and fellowshipping with God (08:48).
- Quote:
"In his presence is to know him. ...It's always been such a privilege to call [spiritual friends] my friends...It's unusual for a lot of people because it's spiritual. It is not earthly." —Pat Harrison (03:05, paraphrased)
Three Pillars of Growth: Faithfulness, Mercy, Knowledge
- Scriptural Foundation: Hosea 4:1 cited—lack of faithfulness, mercy, and knowledge of God as the root of spiritual failure (16:00).
- Definitions:
- Faithfulness: Confidence and stability rooted in relationship with God.
- Mercy: Compassion and kindness, received and extended; not getting what we deserved.
- Knowledge: Experiential, relational knowing—not just facts or theology.
- Emphasis: Growth and transformation require all three, centered on knowing the Lord personally.
The Process of Intimacy: Commitment and Discipline
- Intentionality: Regularly ask, listen, and obey—“God, what do you have to say to me?” (22:45)
- Discipline: The move from commitment to discipline is essential—growth does not occur without chosen discipline (24:30).
- Holy Spirit’s Role: The Spirit lives in believers to help them “discipline your carnal self”—their intellect and emotions brought into harmony with God’s will (25:30).
- Quote:
"The Holy Spirit, through your spirit man, can communicate his words, thoughts and attitudes to you fully. But you have to be listening. It takes the commitment to get in the word of God..." —Pat Harrison (27:00)
Obedience and Moving with the Holy Spirit
- Immediate Action: If God speaks, don’t procrastinate—obey promptly (29:00).
- Supporting Example: The woman with the issue of blood received because she acted on what Jesus said (30:15).
- Prophetic Admonition:
"Don't just really make these words a matter of notes. What I'm speaking to you is the word of wisdom...Their spirit words. They've gone already before." —Prophetic utterance (30:15, 32:13)
Knowing God Brings Stability, Maturity, and Miraculous Living
- Deeper Levels: God’s desire is that all his children develop this intimacy—by time, fellowship, doing, and faith (32:13).
- Making the Commitment Real: Stories and prayers for individuals in the audience underscore the lived-out reality of this teaching (e.g., praying for Kylie and Preston, 45:00–52:00).
- Miracles and Responsibility: Happy (speaker E) encourages listeners to "pick up the axe"—be ready for supernatural interruptions and miracles as they live in His presence (78:23).
Practical Illustrations & Testimonies
- Ministry and Loss: Pat shared about personal loss, encouraging others (e.g., Carolyn Savelle) to find strength and guidance in God’s presence rather than stress and natural reasoning (18:30–21:30).
- Marriage Application: The importance of mutual commitment and spiritual discipline in marriages—true intimacy comes from both partners knowing God and letting the Holy Spirit transform their carnal nature (37:40).
- Childhood Lessons: Pat recounts her father’s example of seeking God, impressing on her the value of time and commitment to God from an early age (62:00).
Living Inaccessible to the Enemy in God’s Presence
- Nancy Dufresne’s Testimony:
"If you would live in my presence, you wouldn't even have to listen to that. ...It's your fault that you're hearing it because you're too accessible." —(89:20)
- Scripture Reference: Psalm 91 — Living ‘inaccessible’ in the presence of the Lord; adversity falls away at His presence.
- Ultimate Goal:
"We must know God and his innermost nature to make him known to the world. So you can see why the Church has not made him known to the world, because there's not that depth of knowing Him. They know about him, but they don't have that depth of knowing him..." —Pat Harrison (41:30)
Memorable Quotes and Moments
- “In his presence is fullness of joy.” —Prophetic utterance (02:07)
- “Anyone can have this relationship that desires to follow God, to know God in a way that you've never known him before.” —Pat Harrison (08:48)
- “Bringing your intellect and your emotions in tune, perfect harmony with the will of God...That's what he wants you to let him help you do. Change your carnal self.” —Pat Harrison (25:30)
- “When you speak forth the word of God, the Holy Spirit moves to cause it to happen. Why? Because it's truth. And he is the spirit of truth.” —Pat Harrison (43:00)
- “When I speak, you move. You don't have to think about it. You don't have to pray about it. When he speaks, you move.” —Pat Harrison (55:00)
- “There are axes in your life that are about to float...Nothing's holding back this church. ...It's our duty and it's our right to live supernaturally.” —Happy (78:23)
- “If you would live in my presence, you wouldn't even have to listen to that [the enemy’s lies]...we shall be inaccessible in the presence of the Lord.” —Nancy Dufresne (89:20)
- “This is what eternal life is. Knowing him. ...God leads us to people who will lead us to Him.” —Nancy Dufresne (90:53)
Important Timestamps & Segments
- 00:09 – Pat Harrison’s opening: The supremacy and privilege of God’s presence
- 03:05 – Practicing awareness of God’s presence in daily life
- 07:01 – Prophetic word about fellowship and spiritual communion
- 16:00 – Three pillars of growth: Faithfulness, mercy, knowledge
- 25:30 – The role of the Holy Spirit in helping believers discipline their carnal self
- 29:00 – Immediate obedience and acting on God’s instructions
- 32:13 – God’s call: Developing intimacy takes time, faith, and fellowship
- 37:40 – Application to marriage and relationships
- 41:30 – Knowing God to make Him known
- 45:00–52:00 – Personalized prayers and impartation for individuals (Kylie, Preston)
- 62:00 – Childhood lessons on committing time to the Lord
- 78:23 – Happy’s exhortation: Miracles, “axes that are about to float”
- 84:05 – Nancy Dufresne: Only ministry from the heart changes lives
- 89:20 – Living inaccessible in God’s presence, Psalm 91 application
- 90:53 – Eternal life is knowing God
Conclusion & Takeaways
The heart of this message is simple yet profound: true transformation, joy, and effectiveness flow only from intimate fellowship with God. Living continually "in His presence" is both a choice and a discipline, requiring faithfulness, mercy, and growing in genuine knowledge of Him. The Holy Spirit is our helper in this—drawing us deeper, helping us discipline our flesh, and enabling us to walk supernaturally. Through stories, teaching, and prophetic words, listeners are called to greater commitment and to immediate, confident obedience to God’s voice.
“This is life eternal: that they might know Thee, the only true God...” (John 17:3, discussed at 90:53).
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