Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne

Episode 144 | Established In Righteousness, Part 4

Date: January 19, 2023

Main Theme

This episode continues Nancy Dufresne’s teaching on being “established in righteousness” as a believer in Christ. Focusing on the practical and spiritual power of knowing your righteousness, Nancy illustrates how this foundational truth affects faith, identity, our mental health, and victorious Christian living. Special attention is given to overcoming condemnation, fear, oppression, and negative self-image by applying the blood of Jesus and renewing the mind.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Righteousness: Identity and Boldness in Christ

• Righteousness As A Gift
  • We are righteous not because of good works, but because Jesus did everything right.
  • “Righteousness is a free gift from Jesus. It’s not something we’ve earned. It’s not something we can do enough good works to make ourselves righteous. It’s something that Jesus made a free gift of ours. We’re not righteous because we’ve done everything right. We are righteous because Jesus did everything right.” (02:00)
• Effect on Faith
  • A lack of righteousness consciousness weakens faith, leading to withdrawal rather than boldly receiving from God.
• Practical Application
  • Encourages listeners to study “in Him” scriptures from the Epistles, available as a free resource on her website, to solidify this new identity.

2. Isaiah 54:13-14 – Peace and Being Established

• Spiritual Peace Linked to Righteousness
  • “All thy children shall be taught of the Lord, and great shall be the peace of thy children... In righteousness shalt thou be established.” (07:10)
  • True peace and freedom from oppression and terror come when one’s righteousness in Christ is established inwardly.
• Personal Responsibility
  • It’s not enough to be made righteous by Jesus; believers must 'establish' this truth in their own thoughts and words.

3. The Armor of God – Ephesians 6:10-18

• The Breastplate of Righteousness
  • The breastplate guards the vital organs; spiritually, it shields the spirit by enforcing one’s standing in Christ.
  • “You have to put on the breastplate of righteousness. You can’t just confess and say, ‘I put on the breastplate of righteousness,’ but you have to know who you are in Christ.” (13:30)
  • Emphasizes the ongoing, conscious application of righteousness by speaking the Word over oneself (“I am a new creature in Christ…”).

4. Repentance, Forgiveness, and The Blood of Jesus

• Confession and Cleansing
  • When sin occurs, quick confession is encouraged to avoid giving the enemy a foothold.
  • “If we confess our sin, he is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness...” (1 John 1:9, 18:40)
  • “So since we’re cleansed, now we’re righteous again. What is it that cleanses us? The blood of Jesus.” (19:10)
• Breaking the Power of Regret, Shame, and Mental Replay
  • The mind stores all memories; the blood of Jesus functions as a ‘delete button,’ removing the burden and negative replay of the past.
  • “It’s not through what we do... it’s the blood of Jesus that cleanses.” (21:00)

5. Testimonies & Illustrative Stories

• Personal and Family Testimonies
  • Shares her husband Ed’s family story, illustrating the destructive effect of shame and an unresolved past (“one thought undealt with to rob you of the best life”). (17:30–20:20)
  • Shares Ed Dufresne’s vision of a cracked bust representing faults being filled by the blood of Jesus:
    • “All of a sudden, blood started oozing out of all those cracks and filling in completely. And God spoke to him and said, ‘The blood of Jesus makes up all the difference.’” (22:30)
• Practical Example of Overcoming Troubling Thoughts
  • Recounts how praying in the Holy Spirit and applying the blood purged her own mind of hurt from past relationships (24:06–25:40).
• Advice from Norvel Hayes
  • “The way to get the hurt out, take time to pray in the Holy Ghost... You have divine help; get the hurt out. And it’s not by your effort, it’s just by you yielding to the help of heaven.” (25:50–26:20)

6. Practical Steps and Exhortation

• How To Apply These Truths:
  • Meditate on “in Him” Scriptures.
  • Confess and believe in your new identity.
  • Apply the blood of Jesus by faith to the mind and conscience.
  • Use prayer in the Holy Spirit to remove lingering pain and mental residue.
  • Pray against tormenting thoughts, declaring, “the blood of Jesus purges the replay of the mind.” (26:45–27:20)
• Declaration Prayer:
  • “The blood of Jesus, it purges. It cleanses me. It purges the replay of the mind. It purges my conscience from all those dead works so that I can serve the living God without any memory or troubling of the past.” (26:52)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “When someone struggles with a bad self image, it’s because they’ve not yet seen themselves in Christ as they ought to. When you find out who you are in Christ, all bad self image is done away with.” (06:15)
• “God’s not mad at us.” (10:30)
• “If we don’t confess it, we put weapons in the devil’s hand against our life. He will use that against us.” (14:50)
• “It only takes one thought undealt with to rob you of the best life.” (20:40)
• “The blood of Jesus makes up all the difference.” (22:40)
• “Your past is worth one thing: forgetting.” (23:35)
• “You have divine help: get the hurt out. And it’s not by your effort, it’s just by you yielding to the help of heaven.” (26:00)
• “Jesus is the healer.” (27:20)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Righteousness as Identity — 00:10–07:00
• Isaiah 54 and Establishing Peace — 07:00–09:30
• Armor of God (Ephesians 6) — 09:30–14:00
• Confession, Forgiveness, and the Blood — 14:00–22:00
• Testimony (Ed Dufresne’s Family and Vision) — 17:30–23:10
• Dealing With Troubling Thoughts — 23:10–26:00
• Declaration and Closing Prayer — 26:45–27:20

Conclusion

Nancy Dufresne passionately teaches that being established in righteousness is crucial for living a victorious Christian life, walking in peace, and overcoming the enemy’s attacks—particularly in the area of the mind. Through practical advice, scripture, testimony, and prayer, she encourages listeners to consciously “put on” their righteousness, apply the blood of Jesus by faith, and utilize prayer in the Spirit to walk in total freedom and healing.