Podcast Summary: "Open Your Mouth Wide, Part Two"

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Host: Pastor Nancy Dufresne
Episode: Jesus the Healer Broadcast
Date: February 23, 2022

Episode Overview

This episode, led by Pastor Nancy Dufresne, explores the biblical mandate from Psalms 81:10: "Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it." Pastor Nancy unpacks what it means to fully accept God's invitation to think, speak, and believe beyond self-imposed limitations. She draws on Jewish rabbinical commentary, stories from her life, and practical faith principles to encourage listeners to agree with and declare God’s promises—making space for the impossible in both personal life and the Church.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Breaking Free of Limiting Systems

(00:19 – 02:16)

• Pastor Nancy emphasizes how believers are no longer bound by the systems of their upbringing, economy, education, or environment.
• "You're not limited to the system you were raised in... God’s put you into a whole other system.” (00:25)
• The focus is on being teachable—allowing God’s wisdom, not past experiences, to set the standard.

2. Jewish Rabbinical Commentary on Psalms 81

(02:16 – 08:28)

• Nancy reads four perspectives from Jewish rabbis about God's intentions in Psalm 81:
  • God’s Benevolence: God continually seeks ways to make life more pleasant for each person as they enter new seasons.
    • “He’s continually searching...because you come into a new season. What will please them?” (04:22)
  • Elevation to a Higher Plane: God lifted His people to a supernaturally higher existence, not just physically out of Egypt.
  • Provision Tied to Listening: Every heart's desire fulfilled, provided we listen—just as Israel left Egypt lacking nothing (health, wealth, provision).
    • “When God brought them out, not one feeble one among them... 400 years of back pay in a day.” (06:10)
  • Encouragement to Desire Big: God urges expansive desires and promises the resources to fulfill them for the faithful.

3. The Problem of Small Thinking

(08:28 – 13:00)

• Pastor Nancy uses a story of Dr. Yonggi Cho and Disneyland:
  • Cho wept upon entering because, “If a man without God can do this, how much more...?” (09:51)
• She asserts that believers’ desires are often too small due to limiting beliefs or fear of asking big.
• “Impossible is only a word for mankind, not for the divinity.” (12:10)

4. Personal Story: The Academy Building & Generosity

(13:01 – 16:28)

• Nancy shares how God asked her if she wanted a large property as a ministry dormitory. “He didn’t ask me, can you afford that? All he needed was my mouth—open wide.” (14:35)
• Compares this trust to her late husband’s generosity, underscoring that God intends to provide what He prompts us to desire and declare.

5. Faith Is Released Through Saying, Not Just Knowing

(16:29 – 19:19)

• Faith is more about what you say than the size of your faith.
• “Quit focusing on the size of your faith and focus on your saying.” (17:29)
• God’s plan requires “a wide open mouth”—not just for personal life but for impacting others.

6. The Importance of Listening to the Spirit

(19:20 – 21:32)

• Faith must be based on what the Spirit reveals, not just personal wants.
  • “Faith works where the will of God is known…not apart from the leading of the Spirit.” (19:45)
• She stresses the necessity of being Spirit-led when believing for the impossible.

7. Illustration: The Cooking Competition Analogy

(21:33 – 25:07)

• Nancy recounts a TV show where a contestant failed to leverage a world-class chef’s expertise, asking only for fruit to be cut, missing out on far greater possibilities.
  • “You had a genius walk into your kitchen and you reduced it…She opened her mouth small when she could have opened it wide.” (24:05)
• Applies this to Christian life: “Greater is He that’s in you… Don’t carry on with your recipe, tear that thing up and say ‘You lead me.’” (24:50)

8. Testimony: God’s Sufficiency in Leadership Challenges

(25:08 – 27:00)

• After her husband’s passing, Nancy faced overwhelming ministry projects and debts but chose to follow the Holy Spirit’s leading.
• “Within a year, all of it was completed... Why? Because you can open your mouth wide when you know what the spirit is telling you.” (26:10)

9. It’s Not Enough for God to Speak—We Must Speak Too

(27:01 – 29:05)

• She references Hebrews 4 to underscore that God’s promises require our active agreement through words and faith.
  • “You have to hook on the faith that’s in your heart through your wide open mouth…” (28:30)
• Mix faith with God’s Word to unlock its power.

10. Speaking Out for the Church and Revival

(29:06 – 31:12)

• Nancy prophesies a coming revival operating at “full potential power,” emphasizing the role of bold, faith-filled speech.
  • “All previous revivals wrapped up into one…But it’s going to have to be met with somebody who’s saying it.” (30:08)
• Encourages listeners to practice bold confession in personal faith projects and for the collective vision of the church.

11. Practical Application & Challenge

(31:13 – 33:35)

• Gives a “homework assignment” to make a list of faith projects, discussing them as a family—including children.
  • “Your faith needs a faith project…What are you saying as a family? Get their mouth in on it.” (32:12)
• Reminds that we are now citizens of the “kingdom of more than enough.”
  • “You’ve been delivered from the kingdom of not enough into the kingdom of more than enough.” (33:30)

Notable Quotes & Moments

• On limitation:

  "You're not limited to the system you were raised in…You're not limited to the system of education or no education." (00:25)

• On God’s provision:

  "All that is His is yours, and He wants you to have it." (04:56)

• On asking big:

  “Our desires are too small. Our thinking is too small. Our mouths are too closed.” (10:45)

• On faith:

  "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say… Quit focusing on the size of your faith and focus on your saying." (17:29)

• On spiritual genius:

  "Greater is he that's in you… A genius walked into my kitchen. I don’t know it all." (24:50)

• On spiritual growth:

  "If your faith is not growing, your spiritual life is not growing." (32:01)

• On divine invitation:

  "Open your mouth wide. How can you? Because you're not in a kingdom that limits you anymore." (33:30)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:19 Breaking free from limitations
• 02:16 Four rabbinical commentaries on Psalm 81
• 09:51 Dr. Yonggi Cho at Disneyland—expanding desires
• 14:35 Personal story: Academy building and the power of saying “yes”
• 17:29 The importance of words vs. faith size
• 19:45 Faith and leading of the Spirit
• 22:00 Cooking show analogy—limiting God
• 26:10 Ministry leadership testimony—Spirit-led provision
• 28:30 Releasing faith by agreeing with God’s word
• 30:08 Last-days revival and the need for bold speaking
• 32:12 Homework: Make your faith projects list
• 33:30 Stepping into the “kingdom of more than enough”

Final Takeaway

Pastor Nancy invites listeners to:

• Allow God to reshape their expectations and speech beyond earthly limitations.
• Follow the Spirit’s leading for every “impossible” faith project.
• Actively confess, believe, and partner with God’s promises—opening their mouths wide so that He, the limitless provider, can fill them.