Dufresne Ministries Podcast

Episode: The Violence Of Faith, Part Two | Nancy Dufresne | Jesus the Healer Broadcast
Date: September 17, 2020
Host/Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne

Episode Overview

This episode continues Pastor Nancy Dufresne’s powerful teaching on “The Violence of Faith.” Pastor Nancy explores the biblical principle that faith is not passive or timid, but a dynamic and forceful act of “taking” what God has already provided. Drawing from scriptural examples, personal stories, and practical revelation, she encourages believers to activate their inheritance with persistent, bold faith, refusing to let opposition, the flesh, or the world steal what belongs to them.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Understanding “The Violence of Faith”

• Reference: Matthew 11:12
• From John the Baptist until now, "the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force."
• Nancy explains: “The force of faith is what he’s talking about, that we take it by force. Spiritual violence is a taking.” (00:08)
• Definition of Spiritual Violence:
  • To get possession of
  • To take hold of forcefully
  • To take despite violent opposition
• Pastor Nancy stresses that God has already made all things available; they must be actively taken by faith, not passively awaited.

2. What Opposes the Believer’s Faith

• Three arenas:
  • The flesh
  • The world
  • The devil
• “You have to exercise your victory over those three arenas.” (04:50)
• Pastor Nancy warns listeners not to underestimate the “stealing” effect of the flesh—comfort and passivity—and urges forceful faith even over personal inclinations.

3. Faith is Not Passive; It Initiates

• 95% of what you receive from God is initiated by you (08:13):
  • “People are sitting back and waiting for God to initiate provision in their life… but God is waiting for you to take it.”
  • God’s blessings are available and waiting; believers must seize them by faith.

4. Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1–8)

• Persistence Wins the Promise
  • Pastor Nancy reads and expounds the parable, emphasizing the widow’s refusal to be dismissed (10:30).
• “This gal was a taker… faith refuses to put up with what doesn’t belong to it. Faith refuses to do without what does belong to it.” (13:15)
• “The one who shows up wins. You have to show up with your faith, you have to show up with your worship.” (17:36)
• The unjust judge only acts because of her continual coming—not because he is just or compassionate.

Notable Quote

"God goes where faith puts him. When you start putting your faith in a certain direction, power starts working from that direction." – Nancy Dufresne (14:58)

• Application:
  • Aggressive, persistent faith cannot be denied.
  • Don’t wait for favorable circumstances; take what’s yours by faith every day.

5. What “Violent” Faith Looks Like

• Not mannerly, not passive, not waiting—the kind of faith that refuses to be dismissed.
• “If we're not that threatening, we don't want it that bad. And Jesus is saying, this is the kind of faith you have to have.” (22:00)
• Persistence in faith (Amplified: “Will he find persistence in faith on the earth?”—Luke 18:8).

6. The Woman with the Issue of Blood (Mark 5)

• Example of Bold, Inconvenient Faith
  • Despite physical weakness, stigma, and legal prejudice, she persists and acts (24:30).
  • Faith overcomes inconvenience and opposition: “Faith cannot rest on convenience… this woman, she crawled. She was a crawler.” (25:15)
• She faces not only public rejection but legal danger—Jairus, the synagogue ruler, could have condemned her—but her desperation and faith overcome these.

7. “Stomp Your Foot and Say, Get!” Story (Smith Wigglesworth anecdote)

• The story of the woman commanding her stubborn dog to go home and relating that attitude to dealing with the devil and symptoms (29:50).
• “That’s the way you gotta talk to the devil. Stomp your foot and say, get. Get out of my life. Get off my back. Get out of my finances… You just have to be aggressive about it.” (31:23)
• Lasting change comes when you’re “done” tolerating the problem. Persistent problems will linger “like that little dog” until you forcefully reject them.

8. The Power of “Calling” What Belongs to You

• Abraham’s Example
  • God’s promise to Abraham (Genesis 12, 15, 17): though God promised nations and a son, Abraham calls himself “childless” for 24 years until his name is changed (34:00–37:30).
  • “What you call yourself is what you’ll be. You call yourself sick, you’ll be sick. You call yourself broke, you’ll be broke. How do you have a violent faith? You change what you’re calling.” (37:03)
• “Once you start calling, it won’t take long. If you’ll be like that woman… Jesus said, speedily, speedily it will happen when you take that approach.” (39:00)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Spiritual Violence and Taking:
  • “If you don’t take them, you won’t have them. Even though they belong to us, they won’t show up until we do some taking.” (01:45)
• On Passivity:
  • “Faith is not a casual halfhearted appreciation. It’s more than appreciation, thank God. But you can’t just sit and appreciate it and think it’s going to show up.” (03:00)
• On Persistence:
  • “If you’re not bothering the devil every day—bother him. How? By talking what God says.” (22:35)
• On Faith and Boldness:
  • “The longer you walk with God, the bolder your faith has to become. If it's not becoming bolder, you’re doing without.” (20:52)
• On “Calling”:
  • “For 24 years, nothing showed up. So many Christians live for years with nothing showing up. Why? They haven’t reverted to calling.” (39:09)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:08 – Foundational text: Matthew 11:12 and definition of “spiritual violence”
• 04:50 – Three sources of opposition: flesh, world, and the devil
• 08:13 – Faith initiates inheritance (95% initiated by you)
• 10:30 – Reading and expanding Luke 18:1-8 (persistent widow)
• 17:36 – The power of showing up with faith and worship
• 22:00 – How aggressive faith looks in daily life
• 24:30 – Woman with the issue of blood: overcoming the laws, crowd, and self-doubt
• 29:50 – The Smith Wigglesworth “stomp your foot” story
• 34:00 – Abraham’s journey: the necessity of “calling” what God has spoken
• 39:00 – How aggressive faith accelerates manifestation

Takeaway

Pastor Nancy Dufresne’s message is a rallying call for believers to abandon passive, wishful faith, and instead adopt a bold, persistent, and “violent” faith that takes hold of God's promises forcefully. She urges listeners to call what belongs to them, refuse to be denied, and persist until the manifestation comes—because “speedily it will happen when you take that approach.”

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