Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne:

Episode 120 | Healing & Righteousness, Part 5

Original Release Date: December 16, 2022
Host: Nancy Dufresne (Dufresne Ministries)

Main Theme & Purpose

In this teaching episode, Nancy Dufresne explores the connection between healing and righteousness, focusing on how maintaining a spiritually healthy inner life is essential for receiving and sustaining divine healing. Drawing from scriptural examples, personal stories, and teachings from other ministers, she emphasizes the importance of living a righteous life, hosting the presence of the Holy Spirit, and aligning one’s lifestyle with the Word of God to keep the "door closed to the devil" and enjoy the fullness of what God has provided.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Presence of Healing Power (00:10)

• Nancy opens with encouragement: God’s healing power is present everywhere, and believing what He has already provided is key to receiving it.
  • Quote: “There’s enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one... Power is present. That power is there to do a work. Believe in what’s not—try to get something, but notice that He’s already made it yours.” (00:10)

2. Lessons from Jesus at the Pool of Bethesda (01:45)

• Recap of John 5: Jesus healing a man bedridden for 38 years.
• Key Insight: Healing power is measurable, and the spiritual condition of a person affects their ability to receive.
• After healing, Jesus instructed the man, “Sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee” (John 5:14), highlighting how lifestyle choices impact health.
  • Quote: “If we persist in a lifestyle of sin, it will affect our health, even though we’ve received a miracle from God.” (04:08)

3. The Role of the Human Spirit in Healing (06:09)

• Healing flows from the spirit, not the body or mind.
• Reference to Kenneth E. Hagin’s teaching: “If you will get your spirit where it ought to be, your body will start responding.”
  • Quote: “If you will get your spirit where it ought to be, then your body will start responding.” (08:10)

4. Addressing What God Deals With in Us (08:35)

• God addresses different issues in each season of our spiritual growth.
• Ignoring what God highlights can open the door to the enemy and hinder healing.
  • Quote: “If we’re not going to address what He’s addressing, then we could very likely open the door to the devil.” (09:10)

5. Walking in Righteousness (10:20)

• First Peter 2:24 shows believers are dead to sin and should live unto righteousness as part of their inheritance, not just healed but empowered to live right with God.
• Our manner of living—what we permit—is an outflow of being right with God.

6. Our Bodies: The Temple of the Holy Spirit (12:10)

• First Corinthians 3:16: We are God’s temple; the Holy Spirit dwells in us.
• Need to “house” the Holy Spirit in a manner worthy of Him—by living according to His preferences.
  • Memorable Illustration: Comparing the Holy Spirit to a dove, a skittish bird: “If a dove were to rest upon your shoulder... you would make every step very cautiously with that dove in mind.” (14:55)
  • Quote: “It is important that the Holy Spirit is housed properly in an environment worthy of His greatness.” (13:00)

7. Hindrances to Receiving Healing (17:00)

• It’s not just about asking for healing; it’s about addressing lifestyle issues—offense, unforgiveness, lack of love—all obstruct the flow of healing.
  • “If people don’t make that connection, sometimes they can struggle and struggle and struggle to receive healing.” (17:50)

8. Maintaining a Healthy Spiritual Life (18:50 onwards)

Nancy identifies key areas that keep the spirit, and thus the body, “in order”:

• Giving the Word First Place

  • Matthew 6:33; Proverbs 4:20 (“Attend to my words... For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.”)
  • “When the Word is given its proper attention, the body starts acting right.”

• Exercising Faith

  • Neglecting faith disrupts spiritual order and hinders receiving from God.

• Maintaining Prayer Life

  • Neglecting prayer disconnects us from communing with the One we’re hosting.

• Living Full of the Holy Ghost

  • Ephesians 5:18—being continually “filled with the Spirit” as a daily, ongoing experience.
  • “When you’re full of the right thing, there’s no room for the wrong thing.” (21:00)

• Walking in Love

  • Faith operates by love—lack of love, bitterness, unforgiveness, or strife disrupts spiritual order.
  • Memorable Moment: “The gripers get the vipers,” illustrating that the Israelites’ complaining removed their divine protection and led to disaster. (19:50)
  • Quote: “Faith does not thrive in an atmosphere of complaint, in an atmosphere of strife, in an atmosphere of fear and worry and complaint.” (20:50)

• Guarding Against Fear, Worry, and Doubt

  • Many grow up treating fear as normal, but “Fear is a spirit we have total authority over.” (21:30)
  • Learning to recognize manifestations of fear—depression, anxiety, panic, worry.

• Staying in God’s Plan

  • Veering from God’s plan takes life out of order; long life is connected to His plan.

• Being Willing and Obedient

  • Refusing God’s leading removes us from His place of protection.

• Moral Excellence (Virtue)

  • Second Peter 1:5—Add moral excellence to faith; God’s standards, not society’s, define morality.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Cooperation with God for Healing:
  • “If you will get your spirit where it ought to be, your body will start responding.” (08:10; 20:18)
• The Dove Analogy:
  • “If a dove were to rest upon your shoulder and you wanted it to not leave, you would make every step very cautiously with that dove in mind.” (14:55)
• On Faith and Love:
  • “Faith has no complaint. No, it does not. Doubt and unbelief will complain, but not faith.” (19:45)
• On Complaining and Protection:
  • “The gripers get the vipers because they complained those snakes came in.” (19:50)
• On Fullness as Protection:
  • “When you’re full of the right thing, there’s no room for the wrong thing. Amen. The wrong thing can only get in when there’s less than fullness of the right thing.” (21:00)
• On Fear:
  • “Fear is a spirit we have total authority over. Learn to recognize when fear is acting... Because it’ll show up as depression, it’ll show up as anxiety, it’ll show up as panic, it’ll show up as worry.” (21:30)
• On God’s Plan and Long Life:
  • “God said to me years ago... long life is connected to my plan. When we veer from his plan, we veer from long life.” (23:00)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:10 – Power of God’s presence to heal
• 01:45 – Teaching on John 5 and the pool of Bethesda
• 04:08 – Lifestyle’s impact on healing; Jesus’ warning
• 06:09 – Healing flows from spirit to body
• 08:10 – “If you will get your spirit where it ought to be…” (Hagin quote)
• 10:20 – First Peter 2:24: living unto righteousness
• 12:10 – We are the temple of the Holy Ghost (1 Corinthians 3:16)
• 14:55 – Holy Spirit as a dove; living mindfully of His presence
• 17:00 – Hindrances to healing: offense, unforgiveness, disobedience
• 18:50+ – Spiritual order: Word, faith, prayer, fullness, love
• 19:50 – “The gripers get the vipers”: dangers of complaining
• 20:50 – Faith’s environment and impact of strife/complaint
• 21:00 – Being full of the Spirit; fullness as protection
• 21:30 – Recognizing fear and its manifestations
• 23:00 – Staying in God’s plan for long life

Practical Takeaways

• Prioritize spiritual health to unlock and sustain God’s physical healing.
• Address any area God brings to light—whether attitudes, behaviors, or relationships.
• Regularly feed on the Word, maintain an active faith and prayer life, and stay filled with the Spirit.
• Live a lifestyle of love and righteousness; avoid offense, strife, and complaining.
• Align with God’s plan for your life, as it is the pathway to blessing and long life.

Final Thought

Nancy Dufresne concludes with gratitude for being able to share these truths, reinforcing that true healing and sustained blessing come from a rightly ordered spiritual life—one marked by ongoing responsiveness to God’s direction and the continual hosting of His presence.

“Remember this: Jesus is the Healer. God bless you.” (26:28)