Podcast Summary: "Peace For The Mind" | Nancy Dufresne | Tulsa, OK | Tuesday PM | Miracle Crusade 2023

Date: April 25, 2023
Host: Dufresne Ministries
Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne
Location: Miracle Crusade, Tulsa, OK

Overview

Pastor Nancy Dufresne delivers a rich and empowering message focused on achieving and maintaining peace of mind through Biblical principles. Drawing from her personal experiences, foundational scriptures, and the teachings of faith leaders, Nancy equips listeners with practical steps to resist mental torment, overcome fear, and renew their minds with the Word of God. The episode is both deeply spiritual and highly practical, offering tools for immediate application alongside encouragement for a lifelong journey towards mental peace and spiritual maturity.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Importance of Worship and Openness to the Holy Spirit

• Nancy opens by expressing a love for the dynamic, Spirit-led nature of the ministry.
  • “I love coming to church and finding out what we’re going to do. … Isn’t God so impressive that no matter what your need is and no matter what sermon is preached, your answer shows up in a service when you’re expecting.” (01:34)
• Honors faith mentors: Gives special recognition to Sister Pat Harrison for imparting a love for the Holy Spirit.

2. The Kingdom of God Is "At Hand"

• Everything needed is within reach.
  • “If this tissue is at hand, what’s this mean? I can pick it up and use it anytime I want. Everything of the kingdom is at hand… waiting for your hand of faith.” (04:30)
• Emphasis on faith and expectation.

3. Teaching on the Mind

• Reveals God’s direction to spend significant time teaching about the mind, citing 80 episodes dedicated to this topic.
  • “Because wrong thinking is the devil’s open door. And if we think right, we close the door to him.” (07:10)
• A renewed mind is the key to shutting down enemy attacks—be it in health, finances, or relationships.
• Quote:
  • “Any Christian who’s in bondage is not in bondage to the Devil. They are in bondage to an unrenewed mind.” (08:30)

4. Bondage and Deliverance Are Linked to Knowledge and Thoughts

• Cites Hosea 4:6:
  • “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Notice the Devil’s not mentioned—we’re not destroyed because of the Devil, but when we don’t know something.” (10:50)
• Renewing the mind runs ignorance out and opens doors to God.

5. Move Past Reliance on Fads or Only the Gifts of the Spirit

• Shares Dad Hagin’s (Kenneth Hagin) warning about fads (like “getting loose”) and how only the Word truly brings lasting change.
  • “You’re expecting to do through the laying on of hands what only my Word will do for people.” (13:40)

6. Defeating the Devil through a Renewed Mind

• Repetition does not equal truth:
  • “No lie he tells you works [when you think right]... Repetition does not equal truth.” (15:41)
• Fear comes by hearing, just as faith does. The enemy uses repetition of negative thoughts.

7. Practical Steps for Mental Freedom

• Nancy outlines three key steps to overcome mental attacks:
  1. Answer every wrong thought with the Word.
  2. Tell the spirit (source) of fear to leave.
  3. Worship—connects you to your spirit where faith resides.
• Quote:
  • “I just told you three steps to how to never, never be troubled in your mind again. But you have to practice it.” (21:01)

8. Addressing Suicidal and Oppressive Thoughts

• Brings up the reality of suicidal thoughts and the need to separate oneself from them—recognizing that not all thoughts are from oneself but from the enemy.
  • “All thoughts that come to you did not come from you.” (22:15)
• Receiving help from others through prayer/ministry is temporary—lasting freedom comes from renewing the mind daily.

9. Ongoing Assignment: Renewing the Mind

• Cites Romans 12:2:
  • “Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind… Take on God’s thoughts.” (25:00)
• Spiritual maturity is a lifelong process of feeding on the Word and putting it into practice.
  • “God is not raising spiritual cripples to where we have to lean on someone else.” (26:36)

10. Applying the Blood of Jesus—The "Delete" Button

• Describes the blood of Christ as the ultimate eraser of past wrongs and traumatic memories.
  • “Your computer [brain] also has a delete button and it’s called the blood of Jesus.” (39:25)
• Repentance should lead to moving forward, not continual rehashing of the past.
  • “Every time you talk about something of the past, you bring it to your presence… Only the blood can delete it.” (41:00)

11. Choosing Your Flow—Peace and Joy over Grief

• Shares personal testimony of losing her husband and choosing the flow of the Spirit (righteousness, peace, and joy) instead of grief.
  • “Every circumstance you face in life will not offer you peace and joy… I got my own.” (31:12)
• “You are authorized to never worry again… But you can’t just stand inactive—what you don’t resist has permission to stay.” (33:00)

12. Feeding on the Word: Spiritual Self-Sufficiency

• Reinforces the need to “stock the shelves” of your heart with the Word, giving the Holy Spirit something to work with.
  • “He can only work with the Word and to the measure the Word’s in us.” (35:53)

13. Ministry Time (Deliverance, Healing, and Worship)

• Call for those with suicidal thoughts, depression, persistent fear, or addiction to come forward for prayer. (45:00–56:00)
• Emphasis on worship as a key to sustaining freedom: Regular exhortations to sing, give thanks, and continue in joy.

14. The Present Move of God and the Call for Boldness

• Prophetic declarations about the move of God—“It’s time for miracles… The flow of the miraculous is waiting for you…” (73:05–78:00)
• Encouragement to “move forward” and participate in the awakening and boldness of this hour.

15. General Salvation Call

• Invitation to receive Christ personally with a prayer of salvation extended to listeners in person and online. (82:03–86:18)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• “Any Christian who’s in bondage is not in bondage to the Devil. They are in bondage to an unrenewed mind.” (08:30) — Nancy Dufresne

• “Our greatest defense against the devil is a renewed mind. Because when you think right, no lie he tells you works.” (15:24) — Nancy Dufresne

• “Repetition does not equal truth… Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. The devil works the same exact ways that God works… So what’s his strategy? Repeat it, repeat it, repeat it.” (15:56) — Nancy Dufresne

• “What is a spiritual giant? One whose heart and mind agree.” (20:50) — Nancy, recalling Dad Hagin

• “You have to answer wrong thoughts. Tell the spirit that’s trying to trouble you to leave in Jesus name. And then worship, because you’re connecting your tongue to your spirit, and that’s where your faith is.” (21:08) — Nancy Dufresne

• “Anything God’s blessed you with, the devil’s busy trying to steal it from you. … We’re refusing our freedom and our healing to be stolen from us.” (29:08) — Nancy Dufresne

• “If I’m going one day troubled and harassed, it’s not because the devil’s my problem. It’s because I’m doing it wrong.” (30:20) — Nancy Dufresne

• “Your computer also has a delete button, and the brain of man has a delete button, and it’s called the blood of Jesus.” (39:25) — Nancy Dufresne

• “No matter what you’ve done, I just know what Jesus has done.” (44:15) — Nancy Dufresne

• Prophetic: “It’s time. It’s time. It’s time for miracles, for the power to flow, for the curse to depart, and what’s missing to grow. The flow of the miraculous is waiting for you. What will you do?” (73:05–77:00) — Ministry time chorus

Key Timestamps for Major Segments

• 00:00–04:30 — Opening: Worship, introduction, honoring mentors
• 04:30–08:30 — The Kingdom “at hand”, faith, and expectation
• 08:30–13:40 — The necessity of renewing the mind; testimonies and personal experiences
• 13:40–21:01 — Practical steps to freedom: answer thoughts, resist spirits, worship
• 21:01–29:08 — Ministry to those oppressed, especially by suicidal thoughts; renewing mind as ongoing work
• 29:08–35:53 — Spiritual self-sufficiency, dealing with adversity, feeding on the Word
• 35:53–44:15 — The blood of Jesus: deleting the replay of past trauma and sin
• 45:00–56:00 — Ministry/prayer line for freedom, deliverance, healing
• 62:00–73:00 — Prophetic declarations and impartations (The Glory, The Latter Rain)
• 73:00–81:30 — Worship and ministry in song: “It’s Time for Miracles”
• 82:03–86:18 — Salvation call and closing

Conclusion

This episode offers a clear, empowering path for believers struggling with mental unrest, fear, or oppression. Through a mix of foundational teaching, practical steps, and spiritual ministry, Nancy Dufresne encourages listeners to take responsibility for renewing their minds, resist fear with authority, and never settle for less than peace, joy, and freedom. She reminds us that through Christ’s sacrifice and the ongoing practice of the Word, true and lasting peace is not just possible—it is our divine right.

For further teaching, listeners are directed to free resources at dufresneministries.org, including booklets and teaching series on "How to Keep Your Healing."

Nancy Dufresne’s tone throughout is warm, faith-filled, practical, and uncompromisingly rooted in scripture and personal testimony.