Podcast Summary: "We Are Already Delivered, Part Two"
Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Host/Speaker: Nancy Dufresne
Air Date: April 22, 2019
Series: Jesus The Healer Broadcast
Episode Overview
In this episode, Nancy Dufresne unpacks the powerful biblical truth from Colossians 1 that believers are already delivered from the kingdom of darkness and have been translated into the kingdom of God’s Son. She emphasizes that victory, healing, provision, and freedom are present-tense inheritances for Christians—not distant hopes to strive for. The episode challenges listeners to shift their mindset, guard their thoughts, and engage their faith wholeheartedly to experience the reality of what Christ has already provided.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Foundation Texts: Our New Kingdom Reality
(00:17–05:00)
- Nancy centers the message around Colossians 1:12-13 and echoes this with Ephesians 1:3.
- She elaborates using the Amplified Bible’s phrasing to stress that God has "delivered us from the control and the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us into the kingdom of His Son."
- Her main point: Christians are not working their way out of darkness—they have already been transferred by God’s action.
Quote:
"There’s no room for what didn’t originate with Him. There’s no place in His presence for something He didn’t author."
— Nancy Dufresne, (01:40)
2. Kingdom Mindset vs. Need Mindset
(05:00–07:30)
- Many Christians continue to worry and fear because they're still thinking in terms of their "old kingdom."
- Nancy advises to become "kingdom-minded, not need-minded."
- She encourages listeners to have conversations filled with what the kingdom of God contains—provision, freedom, health—instead of rehearsing lack.
Quote:
"The reason people are worried is they’re thinking about the wrong kingdom. The reason people are fearful is they’re thinking about the kingdom they no longer belong to."
— Nancy Dufresne, (03:32)
3. Activating Deliverance Through Thanksgiving
(07:30–10:20)
- Thanksgiving is a key for activating faith and realizing the benefits of deliverance.
- When fear or symptoms confront a believer, Nancy recommends to thank God out loud for what has already been done.
- Recurring problems are not "ours" to fight; we simply enforce our freedom by reminding ourselves of our new identity.
Quote:
“So many times people are trying to get free from something, not realizing they’re already free.”
— Nancy Dufresne, (08:58)
4. The Example of Israel—Progress vs. Mental Battles
(10:20–14:35)
- Nancy uses Israel’s deliverance from Egypt and the crossing of the Red Sea as a metaphor.
- Even when the enemy (Egyptians) appeared threatening, Israel’s freedom was real—they were "already delivered."
- Miracles often occur as we continue moving forward, not by stopping to "fight" past bondages or present symptoms.
Quote:
"Just because you can still see the Egyptians doesn’t mean you’re back in Egypt. Just because you can still feel pain doesn’t mean you’re back in sickness."
— Nancy Dufresne, (13:21)
5. Guarding Your Thought Life: The Door Metaphor
(14:35–18:50)
- Wrong thoughts (worry, fear, lack) are likened to unwanted houseguests.
- Nancy asserts that each person is the custodian of their mind and has the authority to "open or close the door."
- Allowing wrong thinking is compared to letting someone take over your home.
Quote:
“If you can open the door to wrong thinking, you can close the door to wrong thinking. In fact, no one else can close it for you, if you’re the one that opened it.”
— Nancy Dufresne, (16:50)
6. Living Heaven on Earth
(18:50–21:05)
- Ephesians 1:3 declares that believers are already blessed with "every spiritual blessing in heavenly places."
- "Everything that heaven itself enjoys" is available to the believer now, except the location.
- Nancy emphasizes the importance of blessing and thanking God to begin living in the realities of heaven's provision now.
Quote:
“In other words, we can live heaven before we go to heaven. There’s none of heaven that has been withheld from us except the location.”
— Nancy Dufresne, (20:22)
7. Wholehearted Faith: "Do You Want to Be Well?"
(21:05–27:30)
- Teaching from John 5 (the man at the pool of Bethesda), Nancy highlights the significance of desire in receiving from God.
- She shares stories (Ed Dufresne’s healing services, the girl in a wheelchair) to illustrate that manifesting God’s provision requires genuine, wholehearted desire and participation.
- God provides, but people must want and lay hold of what’s available—halfhearted efforts result in little change.
- She candidly recounts her own experience with back pain, recognizing halfhearted faith and describing how renewing her focus led to healing.
Quote:
“It won’t come just because God provided. God’s provided it. But that’s not what causes it to come into manifestation in your life. It’s your faith…”
— Nancy Dufresne, (27:08)
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
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On shifting mindset:
"We are to be kingdom-minded, not need-minded. Because God changed us, made us new creatures in Christ. Why? So that we could operate efficiently and effectively in the new kingdom."
(Nancy Dufresne, 05:41) -
On enforcing freedom:
“When you understand and give thanks for it, giving thanks for it activates your faith toward it.”
(10:07) -
On stewarding your mind:
"You are the steward, the custodian of your body, of your home, of your life…don’t let it in. You better recognize if this didn’t come from the kingdom of God, it’s not getting in."
(15:05) -
On taking personal responsibility:
“God will allow you to have everything you’re okay with. If you’re okay with having unpaid bills, he’ll let you have them…But if you ever decide ‘I’m done’…God’s power will back you up.”
(24:44) -
On wholehearted desire and faith:
"When you give a wholehearted effort to what God’s provided for you and says is yours, it won’t be long till your answer will show up."
(26:30)
Important Timestamps
- 00:17: Opening scripture reading (Colossians 1) & foundation of deliverance
- 03:32: Teaching on kingdom vs. need mindset
- 08:58: Thanksgiving activates freedom
- 13:21: The Israelites: "Just because you can see the Egyptians..."
- 16:50: Guarding the mind: the door analogy
- 20:22: "Live heaven before we go to heaven"
- 22:40: Jesus’ question—"Do you want to be well?" and real-life healing stories
- 26:30: Personal testimony on wholehearted faith and healing
Tone and Language
Nancy Dufresne’s teaching is practical, direct, and faith-filled. She uses vivid examples and humor—such as the healing line story and the home-invasion analogy—to drive home her points. Her tone is both encouraging and challenging, urging listeners to own their position in Christ and pursue all that God has provided with determined and wholehearted faith.