Podcast Summary

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Episode: Methods Of Healing, Part Two | Nancy Dufresne | Jesus The Healer Broadcast
Date: July 25, 2019
Host/Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne
Theme: Exploring the Seven Biblical Methods of Receiving Healing

Overview

In this episode, Pastor Nancy Dufresne continues teaching on the seven scriptural methods by which believers can receive healing. Building on the first method discussed previously, she now covers the remaining six, offering biblical insights, practical explanations, and memorable real-life examples. The tone is faith-filled, encouraging, and instructive, aimed at equipping believers to understand and actively engage these God-given avenues of healing.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Method 2: Praying for Healing to the Father in the Name of Jesus

• Scripture Reference: John 16:23
• Key Insight:
  • The new covenant grants believers direct access to God the Father through Jesus’ name.
  • No need for an intermediary; the believer’s right is established because of Christ’s finished work.
• Quote:

  "Now you don't have to go to a man and ask them to go to God on your behalf...we have a right because of what Jesus did for us to come to the Father ourselves in the name." – Nancy Dufresne (02:14)

2. Method 3: The Prayer of Agreement

• Scripture Reference: Matthew 18:19
• Key Insights:
  • Agreement means both parties truly join their faith—not just hope or emotional support.
  • Quantity doesn’t increase effectiveness; biblical agreement is potent with just two people.
  • Importance of church family and having faith-filled friends who genuinely stand in agreement with you.
  • Agreement requires not just a one-time prayer but continued standing and encouragement.
• Memorable Example:
  • Nancy recounts how her husband, Ed Dufresne, would carefully ensure pastors did not change their minds after agreeing in faith for properties or church buildings.
• Quote:
  • "If one's in faith and one's in hope, there's no agreement there." – Nancy Dufresne (06:39)
  • "You want somebody who keeps pushing you in and pushing you in and saying, don't you get out of that rink of faith." – Nancy Dufresne (11:54)

3. Method 4: Healing through Anointing with Oil

• Scripture Reference: James 5:14-16
• Key Insights:
  • The sick person must desire and initiate the act—faith and consent are crucial.
  • The oil isn’t holy itself; it serves as a point of contact to help release faith.
  • The prayer of faith saves the sick—oil is symbolic, not magical.
  • If sin is involved, confession is necessary; unaddressed sin can impede healing.
• Memorable Story:
  • Pastor Nancy recounts a dramatic healing in a church after a woman with cancer confessed her role in causing division through gossip, leading to widespread repentance and a revival of healings.
• Quotes:
  • "It's not oil that heals. It's not oil that's holy. Don't ever fall into the misunderstanding that it's oil that heals or that oil is holy. It is not." – Nancy Dufresne (19:16)
  • "They all just began to get right right there before God...when one woman repented, they had a revival for three months in that church." (23:01)

4. Method 5: Laying on of Hands

• Scripture Reference: Mark 16:18
• Key Insights:
  • Every believer—not just ministers—is authorized by Jesus to lay hands on the sick, with the expectation of recovery.
  • The only scriptural context for every believer to lay hands on others is in healing; be bold and skillful in this method.
• Quote:
  • "We are authorized, every single one of you are authorized to lay hands on the sick. And you have a right to expect them to recover. Amen." – Nancy Dufresne (25:08)

5. Method 6: Gifts (Manifestations) of the Holy Spirit

• Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 12:8–10
• Key Insights:
  • Nine gifts, including gifts of healing and working of miracles, are operated solely as the Spirit wills, not at human will.
  • Usually for the untaught or those new to faith; mature believers are expected to use their own faith.
  • Don’t passively wait for a gift—bring your faith into every situation.
• Quote:
  • "No person controls these...They are controlled and initiated by the Spirit of God." – Nancy Dufresne (25:55)

6. Method 7: Standing on Covenant – Know Healing Belongs to You

• Scripture Reference: Matthew 8:17
• Key Insights:
  • The best method: Knowing by revelation that healing is your right in Christ.
  • Stand your ground against symptoms, knowing Jesus already bore your sicknesses.
  • Authority comes from an understanding of the finished work.
• Quotes:
  • "When you know that healing's been provided for you, you don't have to talk God into it...It is yours by right of birth." – Nancy Dufresne (26:39)
  • "Jesus took ours, that's the devil's, and he's trying to deceive us with what belongs to him." (26:57)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• On the New Covenant Access:
  "We have a right because of what Jesus did for us to come to the Father ourselves in the name." (02:14)

• On Prayer of Agreement:
  "If one's in faith and one's in hope, there's no agreement there...Jesus said it only takes two. It only takes two." (06:39–07:09)

• On True Agreement:
  "You have to stay in agreement. Now that's the key. When they walk away from praying together or agreeing together, then one of them can't walk away and change their mind because then it won't work." (08:20)

• On Finding the Right Prayer Partner:
  "When you feel like bailing, you better know who won't bail in your life, because that's the person you want to go to." (11:36)

• On the Anointing with Oil:
  "It's not oil that heals. It's not oil that's holy. Don't ever fall into the misunderstanding that it's oil that heals or that oil is holy. It is not. It is simply a point of contact so that sick one can feel something on them." (19:16)

• On Sin and Healing:
  "Get it right between you and God...because then the door is open for God to heal." (23:47)

• Story of Church Revival:
  "When one woman repented, they had a revival for three months in that church, healings began. What was it? Others started seeing the danger and the damage." (23:52–24:05)

• On the Laying on of Hands:
  "Every single one of you are authorized to lay hands on the sick. And you have a right to expect them to recover." (25:08)

• On Gifts of the Spirit:
  "No person controls these...They are controlled and initiated by the Spirit of God." (25:55)

• On Healing as a Covenant Right:
  "When you know that, you stand up in the face of symptoms, say, no you don't. You're not deceiving me with that because I am free. I am healed. Hallelujah." (27:21)

Important Timestamps

• Main Teaching Starts: 00:16
• Praying to the Father for Healing: 00:50–02:50
• Prayer of Agreement: 02:51–14:07
• Anointing with Oil: 14:08–23:29
• Laying on of Hands: 23:30–25:31
• Gifts of Healing/Spirit: 25:32–26:38
• Knowing Healing is Yours (Covenant): 26:39–27:21

Conclusion

Pastor Nancy Dufresne passionately lays out all seven biblical methods by which believers may receive healing, emphasizing that faith and covenant understanding are foundational. She encourages listeners to pursue spiritual maturity, fellowship with faith-filled believers, and to actively exercise the authority and tools provided in Scripture for a victorious, healed life.

End Message:
“Stand your ground in faith—healing is your right in Christ!”