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Dufresne Ministries Podcast

Episode: Taking Our Place In God’s Best | Nancy Dufresne | Collinsville, Oklahoma | JTH Crusades 2025 | Tuesday PM
Date: October 14, 2025

Episode Overview

In this dynamic service from the JTH Crusades, Pastor Nancy Dufresne delivers a message focused on moving into “God’s best”—embracing all that Christ has made available, refusing to settle for less, and cultivating a lifestyle of daily dependence on the Holy Spirit. Joined by leaders and a participating congregation, Nancy weaves together teaching, testimony, and personal ministry with a palpable sense of encouragement and practical instruction for believers to actively lay hold of divine promises in every area of life.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Worship and Sensitivity to the Spirit

[00:00-05:50]

• The service opens with collective worship, emphasizing sensitivity to the Holy Spirit’s specific leading.
• Nancy and others encourage listeners: "Don't be overwhelmed at the vastness of the revelation... the Holy Spirit leads very specifically. All you need to do is...be sensitive to the specific leading of the Spirit." (Nancy Dufresne, 03:05)
• The message: Live moment-by-moment with the Holy Spirit; daily living and daily listening ("That's everyday living with the Holy Spirit." 05:38).

Consistency, Obedience, and “The More”

[08:26-10:15]

• Listeners are called to value consistency and to prepare for "more."
• "In your consistency...continually, every day doing the same thing...the way the Lord has directed you by the Holy Spirit. Obedience is the key, folks. Obedience is the key." (Guest, 09:22)

The Power of the Spirit: Quicken, Restore, Flourish

[10:33-15:44]

• Nancy teaches from Romans 8:11—the same Spirit that raised Christ revives, restores, and makes us flourish.
• "Every day. It's a lifestyle." (Nancy, 13:41), underscoring daily recognition of God making our bodies alive, revived, and prosperous.

Faith in God’s Sufficiency, Healing & Testimonies

[17:35-38:09; 93:27-101:41]

• Scriptural basis: Colossians 2, 1 Corinthians 3, 2 Corinthians 9—We have all sufficiency in Christ.
• “You have everything when you have Christ.” (Nancy Dufresne, 38:09)
• Emphasis on not settling for less, challenging the body of Christ: "No more sickness in the body of Christ would be appropriate to do that." (Nancy, ~33:00)
• Encouragement to build expectation and recognize God’s provision for healing and wholeness.
• A moving testimony is shared by a congregant, “E,” testifying of divine healing and God's intervention in life-threatening situations; see Memorable Moments section.

Operating in God’s Best: Practicals and Pitfalls

[44:31-52:44]

• Nancy addresses the difference between surviving and thriving—God’s “best” means no lack, no sickness, no debt.
• Practical wisdom: Use worldly systems (medicine, loans, etc.) as your faith grows but purpose to move toward God’s sufficiency: “Let’s just not stay on where we’ve always been...let’s go on to his best.” (Nancy, 50:25)
• Noted: “Withholding medicine will not heal you. Taking medicine won't keep you from being healed, but it will help keep down symptoms while you’re believing God.” (Nancy, 50:25)

Faith, Growth, and Following the Spirit

[52:44-77:02]

• The Holy Spirit will always lead you in line with your current measure of faith: “You can’t follow God based on where you want to be in faith. You follow God based on where you are in faith.” (Nancy, ~57:30)
• If you're overwhelmed by a faith project, back up to where you have peace and joy—this is the genuine indicator of being within your faith’s measure (cf. Romans 15:13).
• “Faith is never idle; it’s either increasing or diminishing.” (Nancy, ~74:00)
• Encouragement to keep faith working, both in the local church (corporate projects) and in personal life—momentum is key.
• “God doesn't just want the best for a few—the best is reserved for God’s people. Let’s take our place at the top.” (Nancy, 75:30)

Moving Up Higher: Activating the Word and Response

[77:05-90:00]

• Central call: "Let’s stir ourselves up for that... It cost heaven everything for us to have the best, and let’s not be okay with not having everything God dreamed for his own children." (Nancy, ~75:30)
• A corporate confession and song amplify the commitment to “move up higher.”

Ministry Moments: Healing, Deliverance, and Testimonies

[80:56-102:00]

• Nancy leads in direct ministry for those struggling with depression, harassing thoughts, or needing healing, commanding freedom and wholeness.
• “You can’t cast out an unrenewed mind... You have to respond… We’re going to feed on the Word, speak the Word, celebrate our victory, and walk by what the Word says, not what we feel.” (Nancy, 83:00)
• Participation and expectation are highlighted as necessary for receiving.
• Healing anointing is imparted; people are told to continue speaking what God’s Word says about them (“The anointing going in equals healing…” 91:17).

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

Quotes with Timestamps

• "Don't be overwhelmed at the vastness of the revelation...the Holy Spirit leads very specifically... just be sensitive to the specific leading of the Spirit."
  — Nancy Dufresne, 03:05

• "Obedience is the key, folks. Obedience is the key."
  — Guest, 09:22

• "You have everything when you have Christ."
  — Nancy Dufresne, 38:09

• "No more sickness in the body of Christ would be appropriate to do that."
  — Nancy, ~33:00

• "Withholding medicine will not heal you. Taking medicine won't keep you from being healed, but it will help keep down symptoms while you’re believing God."
  — Nancy, 50:25

• "Faith is never idle; it’s either increasing or diminishing."
  — Nancy, ~74:00

• "You can’t follow God based on where you want to be in faith. You follow God based on where you are in faith."
  — Nancy, ~57:30

• “Let’s not accept less than everything. Everything that's in the kingdom is more than sufficient.”
  — Nancy, 52:44

• "You can’t cast out an unrenewed mind...You have to respond… We’re going to feed on the Word, speak the Word, celebrate our victory, and walk by what the Word says, not by what we feel.”
  — Nancy, 83:00

• "It’s when you get thrilled with the word that it works for you."
  — Nancy, 101:09

Memorable Testimonies

• A powerful testimony is shared by “E,” a congregant who was healed of a knee problem and a major heart condition after trusting God, celebrating in hospital, and declaring God's goodness.
  E (93:27–101:41):
  "Every time I turn around and I try to help my mother... Did you have pain in your knee when you came in tonight? I was hobbling... I couldn't jump like that... Let's see you jump like that..."
  (After recounting her previous heart healing.)
  "I don't know what to tell you, but we could not find nothing, absolutely nothing. Your heart’s as smooth inside and working excellent."
  — The testimony electrifies the room and punctuates the theme of taking one’s place in God’s best.

Important Timestamps

• Worship & Openness to the Spirit: 00:00–05:50
• Practical teaching on obedience & preparation for more: 08:26–10:15
• Word Study—Romans 8:11 (Quicken, Restore, Flourish): 10:33–15:44
• Teaching on sufficiency and living in God's best: 17:35–38:09
• No more sickness in the body of Christ: ~33:00
• Scriptural confessions of completeness: 38:09–44:31
• All Sufficiency, Moving to Higher Level: 44:31–52:44
• Faith’s Growth & Staying in Your Measure: 52:44–77:02
• Song & Commitment to Move Up Higher: 77:05–80:56
• Ministry for Depression, Harassing Thoughts, Healing: 80:56–92:46
• Healing Testimony (E): 93:27–101:41
• Closing Thoughts & Practical Application: 101:41–end

Structure & Flow

• Opening: Worship and invocation of the Holy Spirit.
• Teaching: Alternation of biblical teaching, Spirit-led encouragement, and practical exhortation around living in abundance, health, and daily guidance from God.
• Scripture Readings: Deuteronomy 28, Colossians 2, 2 Corinthians 9, Luke 17, and more, used to build a foundation for faith in "God's best."
• Faith Development: Realistic approach to growing faith and why not everyone immediately walks in “the best.”
• Testimonies & Application: Real-life stories and specific ministry (laying on of hands); encouragement to apply teaching daily.
• Ministry Time: Corporate deliverance and healing; activation for audience participation.
• Closing: Challenge to action—stirring oneself to take place at “the top,” with reminders that God’s best is for all, but must be actively received.

Tone and Language

• Warm, faith-filled, conversational, yet practical.
• Uses everyday language: “love,” “darling,” “honey,” with humor and story.
• Frequent encouragement, affirmation (“so good!” “Hallelujah!”).
• Transparent about faith processes—acknowledges struggle, but keeps focus on God’s faithfulness and sufficiency.

Takeaways for the Listener

• Living in God’s best is your birthright, but must be pursued—don’t settle!
• Faith is a journey: Trust God where your faith is now and keep growing.
• Daily dependence on the Holy Spirit leads you into specific victory for today.
• Apply the Word & speak in agreement with God’s promises, not your symptoms or limitations.
• Participate with a local church faith community—there is corporate and individual “more.”
• Every testimony of God’s faithfulness is fuel for your expectation.
• God’s provision covers every area: spirit, soul, body, and resources.
• There’s no shame in using support “in the world” while growing—God meets you where you are, but calls you higher.

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