Podcast Summary

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Host: Nancy Dufresne
Episode: New Year's Eve: Word For 2024 | Nancy Dufresne
Date: December 31, 2023 (Published January 16, 2024)

Episode Overview

This special New Year’s Eve message from Pastor Nancy Dufresne delivers a prophetic word for 2024, focusing on the themes of mounting up, divine strength, the power of choice, and manifestations of God’s presence. The message unpacks Isaiah 40:31 as the "homework" for 2024, calling listeners to occupy a higher spiritual flow through intentional communion with God to keep pace with the last-days harvest and experience greater miracles, glory, and fruitfulness—without weariness.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Opening Prayer and Atmosphere of Expectation (00:00–03:15)

• Nancy expresses gratitude for God’s blessings and goodness in the past year and sets a tone of faith and expectancy for 2024.
• The congregation is encouraged to anticipate not only a good New Year’s Day, but a blessed entire year.
• “We’re expecting. We’re expecting great things.” — Nancy Dufresne (01:00)

2. Prophetic Declaration: Year of Greater Manifestation (03:18–05:09)

• Pastor Noel delivers a spontaneous prophetic word:
  • “You see the tip of the increase. But greater increase is coming. Oh, greater glory. Greater glory. Greater increase and greater glory… This is the year of manifestation. A year of greater manifestation. The greater, greater increase. Oh. In miracles. Oh, my God.” (03:27)
• Emphasis on greater glory, miracles, and healings—not just for services but for daily life.

3. Main Teaching: Mounting Up on Divine Strength (05:09–1:15:00)

Text: Isaiah 40:31

• Theme: The supernatural exchange of human and divine strength (“renew” in Hebrew means “exchange”), enabling believers to mount up like eagles.
• Key Insight: God isn’t just blessing our human strength—He offers His own strength through close fellowship.

“This is not just poetic license here. This is God’s flow that He’s offering us… it’s divine strength imparted.”
— Nancy Dufresne (07:00)

Choice is Restored Through the New Birth

• Human temperaments and natural traits do not have to dictate your life; as a new creation, you choose your flow.
• Memorable Example: Not having a fixed, unchangeable temperament (e.g., being a “morning person” or not).

“A new creature chooses everything of their life.” (14:45)

• Application: Your words and choices matter; stop excusing attitudes and patterns by upbringing or personality.

Life in the Spirit—A Privilege and Necessity

• The New Testament’s emphasis is on living by the Spirit, not by the flesh or mind.
• Memorable Quote:
  “The life of the believer is a life of choice, not a life of chance.” (15:30)
• Christians often struggle because the mind or flesh is master, but God intended for the spirit to lead.

Practical Paths to Divine Strength & Pace (25:00–40:00)

• The pace of God’s plan (and the end-time Church) requires running—but not human rushing.
• Example: Elaborate wedding or childbirth—pace accelerates as the event nears.
• The only way to keep God’s pace without burnout is to ‘mount up’ daily through fellowship with God.

Ministering to the Lord: The True "Waiting" (40:00–55:00)

• Waiting on the Lord is not passive; it’s active ministry to Him, which results in a divine strength exchange.
• Quote from Brother Hagin: “So many ministers are living tired… that’s because they’re living natural, low.”
• Divine strength is not a result of just confession—must partner your actions with time in His presence.
• “Divine races call for divine strength.” (51:30)

Historical Examples: George Müller and Spiritual Priorities (55:00–1:01:30)

• George Müller’s letter: The soul’s care comes first, above even a mountain of ministry work.

“No amount of work can make up for the neglect of meditation in the Holy Scriptures and for the neglect of prayer.” (57:30)

• Miracles and power are multiplied to the degree reverence and honor are restored, both personally and in the congregation.

Miracles Flow From Fellowship and Reverence (1:01:30–1:11:30)

• Testimony of Kathryn Kuhlman: “Her fellowship with God made it easy for others to receive their miracles.”
• Miracles can’t bypass reverence—restoration of honor and reverence brings restoration of power.
• Individual daily flow contributes to (and limits) the corporate flow.

Living Inaccessibly to the Low Flows (1:11:30–1:23:00)

• Psalm 91: Those who dwell in the secret place are “inaccessible” to the flows of calamity, defeat, mental fatigue, or the world’s patterns.

“If I’m troubled, it’s because I’m living low… Occupied with the flow where troubling happens.” (1:15:45)

• Choosing your flow: Even in crisis (personal testimony of husband’s diagnosis), Nancy intentionally chose the peace and joy flow before leaving the doctor’s office.

4. Cultivating Spiritual Sensitivity and “Mounting Up” as a Habit (1:23:00–1:37:00)

• Recounts stories of historic faith leaders like Smith Wigglesworth: Skill in the Spirit is developed by perpetual, responsive yielding.

“Every time the Spirit moved on me, I responded. And I kept responding.” (1:30:00)

• The “most miserable person” is not an unsaved sinner, but a Christian living outside God’s presence and plan.

Jesus & The Horror of Losing God’s Presence (1:34:00)

• Hebrews 5:7–9: Jesus “was heard because of his reverence… and shrank from the horrors of separation from the bright presence of the Father.”
• Application: If Jesus valued God’s presence, how much more should we make it our chief pursuit?

5. Actionable Word for 2024 (1:37:00–end)

• 2024 is the year to mount up—deliberately turn to God, minister to Him, and run the divine pace for the last-days harvest.
• Strong call to make Isaiah 40:31 personal and corporate homework for the entire year.
• Miracles, provision, fruitfulness, and the “higher flow” are all found in the place of waiting on and acknowledging God.

“Who is it that can run without weariness, walk without fainting? Those who have mounted up. And how do you mount up? Waiting on Him.” (1:41:00)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the power of choice:
  “By not choosing, you are choosing. You’re choosing to let inborn, natural flows determine the direction of your life.” — Nancy Dufresne (19:00)
• On the role of the spirit:
  “Your spirit is master. Your mind is to be your servant, and your body is to be your slave, carrying out what you command it to do. But many people are living with their body as master, their mind as master, and it’s not qualified to be master.” (26:00)
• On waiting on the Lord:
  “Waiting on the Lord is ministering to Him... and those who take time to minister to Him, there’s a harvest… divine strength.” (43:30)
• On miracles and reverence:
  “When reverence and honor are restored, there will be a restoration and multiplication of the miraculous power of God.” — Brother Hagin (quoted, 1:03:00)

Important Timestamps

• 00:00–03:15 – Opening prayer and faith for 2024
• 03:18–05:09 – Prophetic declaration: “Greater glory” for 2024
• 07:00–18:00 – Main teaching: Isaiah 40:31, the divine exchange of strength
• 19:00–25:00 – The gift of choice; new creature realities
• 40:00–51:30 – Practicality of ministering to the Lord and living in the Spirit
• 55:00–1:01:30 – George Müller’s letter & prioritizing the soul
• 1:03:00–1:11:30 – Restoration of reverence brings miracles
• 1:15:45–1:23:00 – Testimony: choosing peace in crisis
• 1:30:00–1:34:00 – Cultivating spiritual response: example of Smith Wigglesworth
• 1:41:00–end – Closing word: 2024 is the year to mount up, “run faster,” and bring personal and corporate supply

Final Takeaway & 2024 "Homework"

Isaiah 40:31 is the spiritual homework for 2024.
Spend intentional time ministering to the Lord, acknowledging His presence, and allowing the divine strength exchange to take place. This is how you will mount up, run with (not against) God’s pace, and become both a recipient and a vessel of greater manifestations, miracles, and fruitfulness—without weariness.
— “This is not just for preachers… It’s for our everyday life… and we take our place in your presence.” (1:44:00)

Summary Table

| Segment | Topic/Highlight | Timestamp | |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------| | Opening Prayer & Expectancy | Setting hope and faith for 2024 | 00:00 | | Prophetic Declaration | “Greater glory,” miracles, and increase prophesied | 03:18 | | Main Teaching | Mounting up; divine exchange and the power of choice | 05:09 | | Miracles & Reverence | Miracles flow from honor and personal fellowship | 1:03:00 | | Testimonies & Personal Application | Choosing the right flow in adversity | 1:15:45 | | Spiritual Sensitivity & Habits | Cultivating responsiveness to God’s Spirit | 1:30:00 | | Action for 2024 | Isaiah 40:31 as a theme; call to “mount up” | 1:41:00 |

Tone: Warm, reverent, expectant, and practical—direct yet encouraging, in Nancy Dufresne’s distinctive style.
Memorable Closing:

• "So, what is it for 2024? Mounting up. Why? So we can run fast. Amen. Producing more fruit and running faster, without weariness." (1:44:30)

Recommended Action:
Re-listen and meditate on Isaiah 40:31. Commit to a daily habit of turning to God in spirit, ministering to Him, and making your spiritual "flow" your top priority in 2024.