Podcast Summary: "The Goodness Of God" | Nancy Dufresne – JTH Crusades 2024 – Thursday PM

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Host: Dufresne Ministries / Pastor Nancy Dufresne
Date/Location: October 14, 2024 | Collinsville, Oklahoma (JTH Crusades)
Episode Theme: Understanding, receiving, and walking in the unchanging goodness and mercy of God, overcoming condemnation, and receiving healing.

Episode Overview

In this heartfelt and Spirit-led episode, Pastor Nancy Dufresne teaches on the foundational truth of God's goodness and mercy, emphasizing their ever-present role in believers’ lives. She addresses common struggles with condemnation, self-judgment, and the accusations of the enemy, encouraging listeners to skillfully receive and walk in God’s mercy—especially when seeking healing. The teaching transitions into a practical demonstration, as Nancy ministers to those seeking healing, sharing personal testimonies, and offering powerful words for the congregation.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Nature of God's Goodness

• Scriptural Foundation:
  • "Oh, give thanks unto the Lord for He is good." (1 Chronicles 16:34, Psalm 118:1) [02:31]
    • Nancy makes a clear distinction: God doesn’t just do good, He is good by nature.
    • “He can’t do anything but good because that’s all He is, is good. We don't have to talk Him into goodness... Anything that is not of the flow of goodness, God had nothing to do with.” [02:45]
• Application:
  • Only goodness can flow from God; believers don’t need to talk God into being good.
  • Anything that isn't good does not originate from God.

2. Understanding God’s Mercy

• Mercy Defined:
  • God’s mercy is “His goodness in action.” It has “so many flows in our life.” [05:40]
  • “Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. Why? Because every day needs His goodness and His mercy.” [06:25]
• Becoming Skillful Receivers:
  • We must become skillful at receiving goodness and mercy by actively engaging our faith—thinking, speaking, and meditating on them daily. [07:00]
  • “We think of His goodness and mercy in general terms... we don’t really actively use our faith to receive them.”

3. The Tactics of the Enemy: Accusation and Condemnation

• Devil as 'Accuser of the Brethren':
  • The enemy’s chief tactic is persistent, personalized accusation (Rev. 12:10).
  • He constantly reminds believers of failures to hinder faith and block them from God’s blessings.
    • “Quit taking counsel from the greatest failure. The Word calls the devil 'the accuser of the brethren'... That’s his tactic: to accuse, to accuse, to accuse.” [09:35]
• Defense:
  • When accused, remind yourself of God’s goodness and mercy that already dealt with sin and failure.

4. Correction as an Expression of Love

• Correction = Love:
  • “For whom the Lord loves, He corrects...” (Proverbs 3:12, Amplified)
  • “Correction is a flow of the love of God... He's always given us something to work on. He won't leave us like he found us. Isn't He so good?” [15:00]
• Season of Correction:
  • Seasons of correction are times of acceleration—God prepares us for “the next” by dealing with things that hinder our faith.
  • “Know this—God's accelerating something because He's trying to get you ready for the next.” [23:50]

5. Righteousness and Identity in Christ

• Righteous by Gift, Not Works:
  • “You were born into righteousness at the new birth... You can’t be less righteous or more righteous. You’re either righteous or you’re not.” [17:20]
• Standing Against Condemnation:
  • “When you establish who you are in Christ, that you are the righteousness of God, you stop being kicked around by a poor self-image.” [18:05]
  • No one but yourself can hold you back from God’s plan.

6. Running to God, Not From Him

• Testimony of Correction:

  • Nancy shares a personal experience where Jesus appeared and said:
    • “You have failed many, many times... but I never have. So I share my success with you.” [28:10]
    • This “success” is righteousness, goodness, and mercy.

• God's Consistent Goodness:

  • Even after failure, God’s response is always goodness and mercy—not withholding.

• Warning Against Sin-Consciousness:

  • If every prayer starts with repentance, “you’re sin conscious... That’s a lack of knowing what His blood did for us.” [30:00]
  • After repentance, faith is needed to declare: “The blood has cleansed me of that, and I am right with God—it’s as though I never missed it.” [31:45]

7. Responding Right to Correction and Change

• Open or Closed by Correction:
  • “Tests and trials or correction will either close you up or open you up... If we go to God closed up, He can’t do for us what He wants.” [34:10]
• Revelation:
  • Drawing back from God is a sign of listening to the accuser, not the Father.
  • “If I’m drawing back, that’s a sign I’m listening to the accuser, not the One I’m reaching out to have fellowship with.” [37:25]
• Spiritual Maturity:
  • When you miss it, run to God, knowing “you’ll be met with goodness and mercy.”

8. Faith for Healing, Miracles, and Restoration

• Faith, Not Performance:
  • The devil uses performance-based thinking to disqualify believers from healing or miracles.
  • “That’s why we have His righteousness, not ours.” [53:25]
• Encouragement for Real-Life Needs:
  • “If we miss it, run and say, ‘I missed it’ and know you’ll bump right into goodness, not a finger in your face.” [43:15]
  • “You can't break something He can't fix.” [48:17]

9. Healing Ministry Demonstration

([54:25 onward])

• Nancy leads prayer and prophesies healing over individuals—addressing various needs with authority, compassion, and expectation.
• Notable instructions for those receiving healing:
  • Don’t be distracted by concerns (falling, getting up).
  • Confess in faith:
    “When hands are laid on me, the healing power of God will go into my body. It will drive out pain and symptoms, sickness and disease, and I shall be whole. I’m a receiver. Today is my receiving day...” [56:37]
  • Encouragement to act on the anointing—move, do something new as faith is released.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On God’s Nature:

  • “He can’t do anything but good because that’s all He is, is good.” [02:45]

• On Guilt and Self-Image:

  • “If I did it right all the time, I wouldn’t need a Savior. But I qualify for a Savior—and devil, you don’t have one. I do.” [28:48]

• On Correction and Growth:

  • “No one else can hold you back. Only you. Only me.” [26:10]

• On Repentance:

  • “It’s strength that repents; weakness won’t. Strength will.” [27:45]

• On Running to God:

  • “The one who longs for my fellowship has never met me in a way that is to imply I need to draw back and hide from Him.” [38:00]
  • “When you miss it, run to the One who showers the goodness and the mercy!” [39:31]

• On Healing and Restoration:

  • “You can’t break something He can’t fix.” [48:17]
  • “God has so many spare parts waiting for faith to lay hold of them. So easy for God.” [1:22:35]

• Testimony Recount:

  • Jesus to Nancy:
    “You have failed many, many times, but I never have. So I share my success with you.” [28:10]

Key Timestamps

• 00:00-05:40 – Opening worship, scripture focus on God’s goodness.
• 07:00-10:30 – Accusation of the enemy; learning to use faith for God's goodness.
• 15:00-18:05 – Correction as an aspect of God's love; righteousness in Christ.
• 23:50-26:10 – Seasons of correction and preparation for promotion.
• 28:10 – Profound personal testimony: Jesus shares His success/righteousness with Nancy.
• 34:10-39:31 – Drawing near vs. drawing back; responding to correction in faith.
• 48:17 – Assurance: “You can’t break something He can’t fix.”
• 53:25-54:25 – Transition to healing ministry: importance of seeing self as righteous.
• 56:37 – Healing faith declaration for the prayer line.
• 1:02:00 onward – Individual words of knowledge, healings, and prophetic encouragements.

Conclusion

Pastor Nancy Dufresne’s teaching powerfully reminds listeners that God’s goodness and mercy are constants; they aren’t earned by perfection or performance but are gifts to be received. She urges believers to resist condemnation and accusation, to run to God with confidence, and to boldly receive both correction and blessing. The episode crescendos with real-time ministry—laying on of hands, faith confessions, prophetic encouragement, and numerous testimonies of God’s healing power and miraculous intervention.

Memorable Final Exhortation:
“Jesus, it matters to us the great price you paid, and we received of the flow tonight of that which was purchased for us. And we honor that price. We thank you that we're whole.” [1:49:00]

For Listeners:

This episode is a stirring, hope-filled call to embrace God’s unfailing goodness, confidently receive His mercy (especially after mistakes), and expectantly lay hold of every blessing—including healing—He graciously provides.