Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne – Episode 788

"In Christ I Can, Part 28" (July 9, 2025)

Episode Overview

In this installment of her "In Christ I Can" series, Nancy Dufresne underscores the boundless privileges and care that belong to all believers through their union with Christ. The episode focuses on discerning and appreciating God’s daily care—His involvement not just in emergencies, but in the everyday details of life. Through personal stories, scriptural examples, teaching, and memorable anecdotes, Nancy encourages listeners to invite God into every circumstance, great or small, and to cultivate an awareness of His abundant and lavish provision.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. God’s Ever-Present Power and Care

• Nancy opens with a reminder: “There’s enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one. That may be describing you.” (00:10)
• Emphasizes that God’s healing and help are always present—believers are to receive, not strive, for what’s already theirs in Christ.

2. Honoring the Word & Daily Relationship With Jesus

• “Those who honor Me, I will honor. When we show honor to the Word, the Word will honor us.” (00:52)
• Nancy urges listeners not to limit fellowship with Christ to church or emergencies but to draw upon Him for “daily supply, daily ability, and daily grace.” (01:38)

3. Scriptural Foundation: Colossians 2:6 (Living Bible)

• Key verse: “Just as you trusted Christ to save you, trust Him too for each day's problems.” (02:08)
• Insight: Salvation is continuous; Jesus is Savior in daily life, not just a past event.

4. Inviting Jesus Into Life’s Details

• Believers are encouraged to involve Jesus “in everything”—not just big crises, but in “what we eat and what we drink… the details of life.” (03:19)
• “Turn your attention toward Him all throughout the day, and not just at a moment of crisis.” (03:59)

5. Practical Testimonies: God in the Everyday

• Nancy shares personal stories revealing God’s practical involvement:
  • Lost Coat Returned: After her husband left his coat on an airplane during ministry travel, they arrived home to find it hanging in the closet. Nancy attributes this to “angels” and the Father’s care, not because it was “life and death,” but as a sign of God’s interest in “the details of our daily life.” (05:08)
  • Credit Card Story: She recounts handing her son a credit card at the ATM, only to find it later sitting undisturbed on her car tire after driving home. She sees angelic intervention as an expression of “the Father’s care… making my life easier. I had enough on my plate without having to deal with that.” (12:06)

6. Parenting with God’s Help

• Nancy describes raising her sons largely as a single parent due to her husband’s travel schedule, crediting the Holy Ghost with giving wisdom in parenting decisions, such as weaning her son off the bottle. “Because I involved God in the everyday, simple moments of life.” (10:10)
• She reminds parents: “Don’t leave Him out of the parenting moments. You need divine help in parenting.” (09:30)

7. God’s Care in Loss and Provision

• After her husband’s passing in a plane crash in 2011, Nancy describes how “the Father’s care started long before that event… God endeavored to work, to rescue us from that day.” (16:10)
• The guidance and comfort she received post-tragedy were evidence of God’s continual care. She refused to embrace fear, even when deciding to receive another airplane for ministry travel: “When God gave us that airplane, He said, ‘it’s My care for you.’” (18:20)

8. Lavish, Not Stingy, Care

• Nancy calls God’s care “lavish”: “He will spend what… spend lavishly on you to take care of you. Think about it, the price He paid for us…the blood of His own Son. Do we think that now…He’s going to cheapen His care for us?...He’s every bit as lavish.” (22:50)
• Encourages listeners to recognize even mundane provisions—being able to pay bills and feed a family—as “the Father’s care.”

9. Recognizing and Talking About God’s Care

• Tells how God told her late husband that if he would “talk more about those angels that paid off the [church] building, they’ll do more of it.” Speaking about God’s works and care gives “permission to work.” (24:50)
• “If you’ll talk more about how the Father takes care of you every day, you’ll recognize it more and more every day, and you’ll be able to receive more of it.” (25:16)

10. Scriptural and Historical Examples

• References to Hebrews 1:14 on angels as ministering spirits, and to Luke’s account of Jesus feeding the 5,000:
  • Highlights a quote from Dr. Bill Winston: “Jesus discerned his provision.” The disciples failed to recognize God’s care in the “five loaves and two fish,” but Jesus did, showing how perception of God’s care unlocks miracles and provision. (26:35)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On God’s Power Right Now:
  • “Say, I receive that power. I receive it right now… from the top of my head, the soles of my feet.” (00:39)
• On Involving God Daily:
  • “Jesus wants to be brought in on everything… too many times when something is small, if we’re not careful, we tend to leave Him out.” (03:17)
• On Parenting & God’s Plan:
  • “Our home life needed to look like the plan of God. It did not need to look like everybody else’s home.” (09:00)
• On the Father’s Care in Small Things:
  • “It was just a demonstration of His desire to not be left out of the everyday moments of our life.” (06:20)
  • “I wasn’t impressed that an angel got involved. I was impressed that my Father noticed.” (14:40)
• On the Loss of Her Husband:
  • “God will always keep us in front of things. Don’t you ever think that when something caught you off guard, it caught Him off guard. It never did.” (16:36)
• On Lavish Provision:
  • “The price He paid for us to be born into His family was the price of blood… do we think…He’s going to cheapen His care for us?” (22:50)
  • “He will spend the wealth of this earth to bless you. Because His care is abundant, but His care is lavish.” (23:34)
• On Recognizing Miracles:
  • “Every day miracles are coming to you or going past you. But many times people don’t discern that their answer, their provision is in the daily care of their Father.” (26:54)

Key Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:10 — God’s power in every situation, opening call to receive.
• 02:08 — Main scripture for the episode: Colossians 2:6.
• 05:08 — Testimony: Lost coat returned by angels.
• 12:06 — Testimony: Lost credit card and angelic care.
• 16:10 — Reflecting on her husband’s death and enduring the loss with God’s comfort.
• 18:20 — Discussion about receiving a new airplane as an expression of God’s “care.”
• 22:50 — God’s “lavish” care explained.
• 24:50 — Angels and the importance of speaking about God’s works.
• 26:35 — Illustrations from scripture: Jesus feeding the 5,000 and the need to discern God’s care in what seems insufficient.
• 26:54 — Quote from Oral Roberts on daily miracles.

Conclusion

Nancy Dufresne’s teaching in “In Christ I Can, Part 28” powerfully affirms that belonging to Christ means living in continual awareness of the Father’s loving care. Listeners are encouraged not to restrict God’s involvement to crisis moments, but to continually recognize, give thanks for, and speak about His provision—whether in the return of a lost item, wisdom in parenting, comfort in grief, or financial blessing. Through faith and a perceptive heart, believers tap into a life marked by God’s ongoing, lavish care, available every day.

“Jesus is the Healer. God bless you.” (End of message)