Episode Overview

Podcast: Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne Audio Podcast
Episode: 108 | Blind Bartimaeus, Part 3
Date: November 30, 2022
Theme:
Nancy Dufresne delves into the healing account of Blind Bartimaeus from Mark chapter 10, emphasizing the principles of faith, expectancy, speaking God's Word, and what it means to receive—and maintain—healing. The episode explores the practical and spiritual lessons believers can draw from Jesus’ interaction with Bartimaeus and applies them to modern Christian life.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Power is Present for Healing (00:00–02:30)

• Nancy encourages listeners that God's healing power is present everywhere, including hospital and sick rooms.
• "There’s enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one. That may be describing you." (00:05)
• Emphasizes the need to believe that healing is already made available; it's a matter of receiving, not trying to get.

2. Significance of Healing Miracles Recorded in the Gospels (02:30–05:30)

• Of all the miracles Jesus performed, only about 19 individual cases of healing are detailed in the Gospels.
• These specific cases are selected by the Holy Spirit to teach essential principles for receiving and ministering healing.
• "Evidently in those cases, 19 cases is everything we need to know about how to receive healing and how to minister healing." (03:50)

3. Faith Comes by Hearing (05:50–09:30)

• Bartimaeus heard about Jesus—what you hear matters when you need a miracle.
• Encourages listeners to keep hearing the Word, guarding their minds against anything that disagrees with God’s promises.
• "When you need a miracle, there’s only room for what God says." (08:40)

4. Faith Has a Call—Speaking and Acting Out (09:30–13:00)

• Faith calls things that are not as though they were (Romans 4:17).
• The importance of speaking, declaring healing, redemption, and blessing over one’s life.
• "If we don’t say so, it won’t work as it ought. Hallelujah. So faith calls." (11:45)
• Bartimaeus called out for mercy—healing is a flow of God’s mercy.

5. Persistence in Faith Against Opposition (13:00–16:30)

• Others told Bartimaeus to be quiet, but he only called out louder.
• "When circumstances tell you to shut up, when pressure tells you to shut up… Now you know the appropriate approach for you to make—get louder. Call more." (14:40)
• Faith is persistent; opposition should increase your intensity in believing and declaring.

6. The Act of Casting Away the Garment (16:30–21:30)

• Bartimaeus’ garment identified him as a legitimate beggar; casting it away was faith-filled—a sign he would never need to beg again.
• "He cast off his garment saying, ‘I will never need to beg again. I have found Jesus.’" (19:50)
• Practical application: Don’t discard things (like medicine or vices) in hopes of getting faith, but rather, once faith has risen, letting go happens naturally.
• "It’s not casting it off that gives you faith. It’s because you have faith that you cast it off." (21:00)

7. Jesus Asks: "What Do You Want Me to Do for You?" (21:30–29:30)

• Despite Bartimaeus' obvious blindness, Jesus asks what he wants, underscoring the importance of focused faith.
• "He was asking Bartimaeus, what do you have faith for?" (23:40)
• Illustrates with a personal story about a man seeking healing for his shoulders, not his obvious leg injury—people’s focus can differ from their apparent needs.
• "God can only move for you based on what you have your faith on." (27:30)
• Applying this, Nancy emphasizes: Don’t assume what others want when ministering—ask them what they’re believing for.

8. Faith Is Personal & Receiving Is Not Automatic (29:30–33:30)

• Jesus tells Bartimaeus, "your faith has made you whole," highlighting it’s not Jesus’ faith, but the individual's faith that receives.
• "If his faith can make him whole, your faith can make you whole." (31:10)

9. What to Do After Receiving Healing (33:30–37:30)

• Bartimaeus "followed Jesus in the way"—after a miracle, following Jesus and staying in the right spiritual environment are crucial.
• "It matters where you go and what you do after you’re healed." (34:30)
• Living rightly after receiving from God protects what was received from being lost.
• Cites the paralytic at Bethesda: "Go and sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto you." (35:50)
• "Anytime we receive something from God, the devil is busy trying to steal it from us." (34:50)

10. Importance of Connections and Local Church (37:30–45:00)

• Emphasizes connection to local church and spiritual leadership (pastors, spiritual fathers/mothers).
• "Pay attention. Where does God meet your need at? That’s probably the place he wants your life to be hooked up to." (41:10)
• Shares personal stories regarding Kenneth Hagin, her late husband, and Kenneth Copeland’s role as spiritual voices.
• God uses people to speak into our lives; staying connected brings protection, guidance, and ongoing blessing.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Hearing and Faith:
  "It matters what you hear when you need something from God... When you need a miracle, there’s only room for what God says." (08:05–08:40)

• On Speaking in Faith:
  "If the redemption worked automatically, why do we even have to say anything? It doesn’t work automatically. It works at our command. It works at the saying of our faith." (11:20–11:40)

• On Persistence:
  "When opposition tells you to shut up... you know the appropriate approach for you to make—get louder. Call more." (14:55)

• On Bartimaeus’ Garment:
  "He cast off his garment saying, ‘I will never need to beg again. I have found Jesus... He has seen me, he has heard my faith, and I will never need this again.’" (19:55–20:10)

• On Acting When Faith Comes:
  "It’s not casting it off that gives you faith. It’s because you have faith that you cast it off." (21:00)

• On What Are You Believing For?:
  "God can only move for you based on what you have your faith on. He doesn’t just heal needs. He heals where there’s faith for that to be ministered to." (27:30–27:50)

• On Receiving and Maintaining Healing:
  "It matters where you go and what you do after you’re healed. Because... the devil is busy trying to steal it from us." (34:30–34:55)

• On Spiritual Connection:
  "Pay attention. Where does God meet your need at? That’s probably the place he wants your life to be hooked up to." (41:10)

Important Timestamps

• 00:00–02:30: Power present in every sick room—receiving, not trying.
• 05:50–09:30: Bartimaeus’ hearing, focus on God’s Word.
• 09:30–13:00: Faith calls for what’s needed—speaking and declaring.
• 13:00–16:30: Opposition to faith; getting louder in faith.
• 16:30–21:30: Casting off the garment—faith in action.
• 21:30–29:30: Jesus asks, "What do you want?"—personal faith focus.
• 29:30–33:30: Your faith makes you whole.
• 33:30–37:30: What to do after healing—following Jesus, maintaining.
• 37:30–45:00: Importance of spiritual connections and local church.

Takeaways

• Hearing, declaring, and acting in faith are key to receiving and keeping God's promises.
• Persistence matters; opposition is countered with greater faith.
• Know and declare specifically what you’re believing for—faith’s focus determines receiving.
• After a miracle, stay close to God and spiritual leaders; connections are vital for sustaining blessing.
• Jesus is still the healer, and the faith principles highlighted through Bartimaeus are timeless.