Podcast Summary: Sharing In Jesus' Success, Part Three | Nancy Dufresne | Jesus the Healer Broadcast

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Host/Speaker: Nancy Dufresne
Episode Date: December 19, 2019

Episode Overview

In this episode, Pastor Nancy Dufresne explores the profound concept of "Sharing In Jesus' Success," focusing on the believer's identity in Christ and the practical steps required to experience the success Jesus intends for His followers. Drawing primarily from Joshua 1:8, she outlines the roles of our words and thought-life in manifesting the victory and righteousness already provided to us through Christ. The teaching is both practical and inspiring, inviting listeners to an active, faith-filled lifestyle.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Jesus Shares His Success with Us

• Nancy Dufresne recounts a significant personal encounter with Jesus after repenting for sins of omission.
  • Jesus said: "You have failed many, many times."
  • Nancy's response: "Yep, that's what I was talking to you about."
  • Jesus continued: "But I never have. So I share my success with you." (02:00)
• This success is not based on our perfect behavior but on Jesus' finished work.
  • "We succeed because He did everything right." (03:02)

2. Our Role in Walking Out that Success

• Success is not automatic; it is a divine gift that must be expressed through action and alignment with God’s Word.
  • "The success already belongs to us because we belong to Him. But we have to do some things to experience the success He made ours." (04:10)
• It’s not about earning righteousness—receiving and responding to it matters.

3. Biblical Definition of Success

• Refers to Joshua 1:8, highlighting God’s definition over the world’s:
  • "'What you did for Jesus is the only thing that’s going to matter.'" (05:20)
• God wants us to succeed in all areas of life, not just spiritual endeavors.

4. The Power and Responsibility of Our Words

• Success within us must be expressed through the words we speak.
  • "We have to add our faith, our doing, our speaking to that success so that it can come out, so that it can become evident." (07:12)
• Negative words—complaint, doubt, offense—suppress divine success.

Memorable Quote:

• "Your supply is not in your money. Your supply is in your mouth." (16:00)

5. Scriptural Instructions for Success (Joshua 1:8)

• First Instruction: Word in Your Mouth

  • “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth…” (11:50)

  • Success begins as a lifestyle of speaking the Word—not just in crisis but always.

  • "If you only apply the word and put it in your mouth at times of crisis, then forget about it. At times of peace, your peace is going to be short lived." (12:40)

• Second Instruction: Meditate Day and Night

  • “But thou shalt meditate therein day and night…” (17:00)

  • Meditation is more than mental exercise; it's a continual, mindful reflection that anchors God’s Word in spirit and mind.

  • "What we know makes the difference between a bird that says it and a human that says it... We have to have the thoughts of God that back up the words we say." (18:45)

6. Disciplining the Mind—Developing Faith Thoughts

• It's not enough to have “faith words” if there are not “faith thoughts” supporting them.
  • "Just as you would no longer say something that is vile with your mouth, you've got no business thinking it either." (20:10)
• The success God offers waits for those who discipline their thought lives as well as their mouths.

7. The Process and Power of Meditation

• Meditation is likened to how people worry: repetitive, focused thought—but in God's direction.

• True spiritual change happens when God’s Word moves from the mind to the spirit through constant meditation.

  • "Meditation drives the word beyond the mind and down into the spirit of man. That's how you get it in your heart." (22:41)

  • "You can't spend what's not yours. You have to take time to make the word yours. And how do you make the word yours? Meditating on the word causes the word to get in you and you to get in that word." (24:46)

8. The Analogy of Spiritual Nourishment

• Just as the body only receives energy from food it consumes—not what is merely seen—so believers receive spiritual benefit only from the Word they take in and meditate upon.
  • "Your body gets no energy from the food that you see on the table. You had to get it in you..." (26:08)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |-----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 02:00 | Nancy Dufresne | "You have failed many, many times. But I never have. So I share my success with you." | | 03:02 | Nancy Dufresne | "We succeed because He did everything right." | | 04:10 | Nancy Dufresne | "The success already belongs to us because we belong to Him. But we have to do some things to experience the success He made ours." | | 16:00 | Nancy Dufresne | "Your supply is not in your money. Your supply is in your mouth." | | 18:45 | Nancy Dufresne | "What we know makes the difference between a bird that says it and a human that says it... We have to have the thoughts of God that back up the words we say." | | 20:10 | Nancy Dufresne | "Just as you would no longer say something that is vile with your mouth, you've got no business thinking it either." | | 22:41 | Nancy Dufresne | "Meditation drives the word beyond the mind and down into the spirit of man. That's how you get it in your heart." | | 24:46 | Nancy Dufresne | "You can't spend what's not yours. … You have to take time to make the word yours." | | 26:08 | Nancy Dufresne | "Your body gets no energy from the food that you see on the table. You had to get it in you for it to draw the life out of that food..." |

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:08–05:00: Personal testimony, Jesus’ words on shared success, introduction to foundational principles
• 05:00–08:00: Biblical definition of success vs. worldly definition; introduction to righteousness as a gift
• 08:00–13:00: The necessity of mixing faith/action with the Word; Hebrews 4 insight
• 13:00–17:00: Joshua 1:8 as the roadmap; the mouth as the first step toward success; practical example with IRS letter
• 17:00–20:30: Transition to meditation as the second instruction; contrast between rote confession and spiritual meditation
• 20:30–27:10: The discipline of thought life, the power of meditation, analogy of eating the Word for nourishment

Conclusion

Nancy Dufresne's message centers on the reality that Jesus has secured success for every believer, but faithful expression—through our words and our meditation on God's truth—is required to walk in it. The practical framework outlined in Joshua 1:8 provides a step-by-step path: start with your mouth, continue with your thoughts, and meditate until the Word becomes alive in your daily experience. Listeners are left with both encouragement and a challenge: success is available, but responsibility lies in our discipline over our words and minds.