Podcast Summary

Our Place In Him | Nancy Dufresne | Prayer Conference 2025 | Tuesday PM

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Host/Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne
Date: April 16, 2025

Main Theme & Purpose

This episode, delivered by Nancy Dufresne during a Prayer Conference, centers on understanding and living from our identity "in Christ." Rather than focusing only on the act or outcome of prayer, Nancy guides listeners to the foundational truth that our effectiveness in prayer and faith begins with recognizing and establishing who we are in Him. The session examines how identity, revelation, and renewed thinking deeply influence spiritual results—wholeness, provision, authority, and spiritual maturity—emphasizing meditation, fellowship, and practical application in daily life.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Foundation: Identity in Christ

• Nancy stresses that many faith "problems" are actually identity problems.

  "People think they have faith problems when they have identity problems. They have forgotten who they are." (10:26)

• Living "in Christ" means wholeness, not struggle, lack, or limitation.
• Every challenge (health, provision, love, authority) resolves itself when approached from the foundation of being in Christ.

2. Faith, Wisdom, and the Renewed Mind

• God’s realm is the spirit, faith, love, and miracle realm—all accessed via His wisdom (21:35).

  "Wisdom is the mind of God... The highest order of faith is to take on His thoughts about who we are in Christ."

• Human reasoning and unrenewed thoughts block access to spiritual results.
• The mind must be renewed to see, agree with, and act on what God says about us.

3. The Power of Revelation & Meditation

• Revelation is what makes spiritual truth personal, empowering, and "spendable" (32:05).

  "Any revelation that a preacher has... Only the Holy Ghost can make it revelation to you. Until it lands in you, it's not revelation." (32:54)

• Meditation (focused repetition of truth) is how revelation deepens.
  Nancy encourages focusing on the specific truth that brings light, replaying it repeatedly instead of skimming widely.

4. Taking Your Place—Establish Yourself in Righteousness

• Quoting Isaiah 54:14 (Amplified): "You shall establish yourself in righteousness..." (53:10)
• "Establishing" is the believer's responsibility; righteousness is a gift, but its practical effect depends on our awareness and affirmation.
• Answer wrong thoughts and accusations with truth about your righteousness and position in Christ.

5. Practicalities: Living Every Day "In Him"

• Speak and act from your "in Christ" identity—whether facing financial needs, health issues, or emotional struggles.
• Example from Kenneth Copeland: God told him to give $50,000 he didn't have. He responded:

  "In Christ, I have it." (08:05)

• Jesus’ own example: "My Father in me, He does the works." (56:45)
• Fellowship vs. Relationship:
  • Relationship is legal and unchanging (God is Father; we are children).
  • Fellowship is the daily experience, influenced by intentional pursuit and hunger:

    "Fellowship is what happens within the relationship. They're not the same." (01:24:00)

• Quoting Maxime (interpreter):

  "I can do all things through the One I know so well." (Philippians 4:13) (01:22:00)
  Knowing strengthens us; weak fellowship yields weak ability.

6. Fruit of the Spirit & Divine Ability

• Human discipline cannot manage the flesh; God gave us temperance (self-control) as a fruit of the Spirit (01:10:00).
• Overcoming addiction or indiscipline is achieved by drawing on the divine resources placed within us.

7. Authority Over the Devil

• The devil’s power persists through our ignorance or lack of use of our position in Christ (01:35:00).
• Demonic strategies are rendered useless once we walk in who we are.

  "Every attack against your life, turn it useless... It's up to you to know something so that what he uses doesn't work." (01:40:40)

• The devil is "declining," being "brought to nothing" as believers exercise their authority.
• Don’t emphasize the act of prayer over feeding on the Word; effective prayer flows from knowing and establishing your position.

Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On Wholeness:

  "Jesus did not offer, 'Do you want to feel better?' He walked up to the man at the pool of Bethesda and said, 'Wilt thou be made whole?' He offers us wholeness. He purchased wholeness." (05:30)

• On Meditation:

  "Repetition is meditation. Whether it's worry... or the Word." (38:45)

• On Establishing Righteousness:

  "You shall establish yourself in righteousness... How bad do you want it? It's yours, but to establish it in you is your work." (53:22)

• On Divine Ability:

  "He gave you his own faith. He gave you his own love... All you have to do is pick the fruit." (01:12:30)

• On Fellowship:

  "The degree of strength we receive is determined by the degree we know Him, by the strength of our fellowship with Him." (01:25:15)

• On Spiritual Authority:

  "Our talk has to be filled with 'in Him'... You better know this when you go to prayer." (01:42:00)

Important Timestamps for Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | |----------------|----------------------------------------------| | 00:00–05:30 | Introduction, setting: prayer & the "in Him" theme | | 05:30–12:50 | Wholeness in Christ vs. struggle & lack | | 12:50–22:00 | Identity, faith problems, and divine thought | | 22:00–32:54 | The mind of God, wisdom, and renewal of mind | | 32:54–43:00 | Meditation and repetition as spiritual disciplines | | 53:10–58:00 | Establishing self in righteousness & responding to accusation | | 01:10:00–01:13:00| Divine temperance & overcoming the flesh | | 01:22:00–01:25:15| Fellowship vs. Relationship; Maxime’s quote | | 01:35:00–01:40:40| Demonic opposition, spiritual authority, making the devil's schemes useless | | 01:42:00–end | Praying the Ephesians prayer, ministering, practical application |

Conclusion

Summary of Action Steps and Encouragement:

• Take regular, focused time to meditate on truths about who you are in Christ.
• When facing any area of struggle, immediately assert your position: "In Christ, I am whole / have provision / have victory."
• Respond to self-doubt, accusation, or negative circumstances by speaking the truth of righteousness and authority.
• Cultivate fellowship with God; your daily strength, effectiveness, and spiritual capacity rise with your awareness and intimacy.
• Draw from the fruits of the Spirit within, rather than human effort, especially for discipline and deliverance.

"Let's practice bringing him into every flow of our daily life. How about tonight when you go home... I'm going to go to sleep in Him tonight. I'm going to rest as one in Him tonight." (01:53:40)

Nancy closes by praying Ephesians 1:17–19 over the listeners, affirming revelation of our identity and inheritance "in Christ" as the axis for all growth, authority, faith, and fellowship.

Further Resource

For scripture references, meditations, and "in Him" confessions, visit Dufresne Ministries website.