Episode Overview

Title: Praise & Worship, Part One | Nancy Dufresne | Jesus The Healer Broadcast
Date: August 22, 2019
Host/Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne

This episode centers on the transformative power of praise and worship in the life of a believer. Pastor Nancy Dufresne explores why worship is essential for experiencing God's blessings, how it creates an atmosphere for the Holy Spirit, and practical guidance on engaging in true, effective worship. Through teachings, personal experiences, and scriptural references, Nancy emphasizes that worship is more than an act—it's a spiritual force unlocking God's presence and protection.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Insufficiency of "Basic Love" and the Call for More Worship

• Observation: Many Christians live below their spiritual privileges—experiencing poverty, sickness, and defeat—not because they don’t love God, but because they don’t worship Him enough.
  • Quote: “My children basically love me, but they live in poverty, sickness and defeat...because they don't worship me enough.” (00:16, Nancy Dufresne)
• Explanation: God isn't saying His people don't worship at all, but that there's a measure to true worship that must be met to see His blessings manifest.
  • Insight: The amount and quality of worship directly impacts the flow of God’s anointing and blessings.

Worship as the Atmosphere Changer and Yoke Breaker

• Reference: The anointing destroys the yoke (citing Dad Hagin).
  • “Praise brings the anointing, and the anointing destroys the yoke.” (01:08)
• Process for Victory:
  • Speak to the problem (“answer it”) (Mark 11:23).
  • Command the enemy to leave: “Shut up and get out.” (04:03)
  • Worship God persistently to fill the spiritual atmosphere and create a barricade against the enemy.
    • “If you’re going to quit worshiping, you’re going to quit winning.” (07:10)
• Practical Advice: Extended and repeated worship raises a spiritual barricade the enemy can't penetrate.
  • Not a one-time or short-lived effort; sometimes it means days or weeks of worship.

The Role of Worship Before Other Spiritual Practices

• Distinction: Faith, confession, and prayer are vital, but none substitute for worship.
  • “Faith confession and praying for the sick are no substitute for worship. They have their place... But you need to worship me more. And you need to teach my people to worship me more.” (02:07)
• Instruction for Leaders and Parents: It's essential to teach people—especially children—how to worship deeply.

True Worship—Spirit and Truth

• Scriptural Basis: John 4:23-24—True worshipers worship in spirit and in truth.
  • Quote: “True worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth... If your spirit isn’t involved, it’s not true worship.” (14:45)
• Heart Engagement: Worship requires genuine, wholehearted involvement—not just outward gestures or emotionalism.
  • “We know how to look like we’re worshiping, but our hearts are somewhere else. And it takes a discipline to pay attention... What’s your heart doing?” (16:25)
• Role of the Word: The more Word you carry, the deeper and broader your worship expression.

Worship as the Engine of Faith

• Insight: Worship stirs faith into movement.
  • “The quickest way to get your tongue hooked up to the faith that’s in your heart is start worshiping.” (18:50)
• Practical Step: Before making requests in prayer, spend time worshiping to get into the Spirit.

Corporate and Private Worship—The Call for Wholeheartedness

• Scriptural Reference: Psalm 111:1 “I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright.”
  • Application: It is inappropriate to assemble without personally participating in wholehearted worship. Full attention and heart engagement are required to experience spiritual victory and comfort.
  • “Worshiping God is not only your total vacation from, but it’s your escape from all difficulties in life.” (20:15)
• Encouragement: United worship can lift those struggling to focus or engage on their own.

Practical Dynamics of Spiritual and Mental Engagement in Worship

• Reference: 1 Corinthians 14:14-15—Praying and singing with both spirit and understanding.
  • Quote: “When you just pray in the Spirit or worship in the Spirit in other tongues, your mind is unfruitful... When you’re going through a test, you don’t need your mind bypassed. You need help.” (22:27)
• Advice:
  • Worship both in tongues and in your native language, especially when facing mental attacks or trials.
  • Remind God of His past acts and promises—worship in truth using both His Word and His previous interventions in your life.
  • “Father, I remember when you did this for me. That’s called worshiping Him in truth.” (24:45)

The Principle of Remembering and Recalling God's Past Acts

• Testimony: If you recall and speak often of God’s past miracles, you invite repeated divine interventions.
  • “What you recall gets repeated. If you will remember past movements, there will be multiple movements like that.” (25:30)
  • God told Ed Dufresne: “If you would talk more about those angels... the angels would do more of it.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "[God said,] ‘They don’t live in heaven’s blessings because they don’t worship me enough… They don’t worship me long enough for the anointing to come and break the yoke.’" – Nancy Dufresne (00:28)
• “You need to worship me more. And you need to teach my people to worship me more.” – Nancy Dufresne (02:07)
• “If you’re going to quit worshiping, you’re going to quit winning.” – Nancy Dufresne (07:10)
• “The prayer of praise and worship is to be the bookend to every prayer you pray.” – Nancy Dufresne (12:48)
• “If your spirit isn’t involved, it’s not true worship… If your heart isn’t engaged, it’s false worship.” – Nancy Dufresne (16:00)
• “The quickest way to get your tongue hooked up to the faith that’s in your heart is start worshiping.” – Nancy Dufresne (18:50)
• “Worshiping God is your vacation place… a place you not only visit but live at.” – Nancy Dufresne (20:15)
• “What we remember and worship Him with, He will repeat it.” – Nancy Dufresne (25:55)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:16 – Theme introduction: The insufficiency of basic love and the necessity of more worship.
• 02:07 – Distinguishing faith/confession/prayer from worship; call to action for more worship.
• 03:48-07:10 – Three steps to victory in trials (answer the test, command the devil to leave, worship as the barricade).
• 12:48 – Praise and worship as the bookends of all prayer.
• 14:45 – True worshipers: meaning of spirit and truth.
• 16:00-18:50 – Heart engagement in worship and the crucial role of faith.
• 20:15 – Corporate worship and its power to lift burdens.
• 22:27 – Spiritual vs. mental engagement in worship; why singing with understanding is critical.
• 24:45 – Worshiping in truth; recalling God’s past acts.
• 25:30 – Principle: “What you recall gets repeated.”

Takeaways

• Worship is not just a spiritual exercise; it is the engine that brings God's presence, power, and protection into the believer's life.
• True worship requires the heart and spirit; mechanical or emotional displays aren’t enough.
• Corporate worship is powerful and can help lift individuals into the spiritual realm when they’re struggling.
• Remembering and speaking of God’s past faithfulness in worship invites future miracles.
• Persistent, wholehearted worship builds a spiritual barricade that blocks the enemy and secures lasting victory.