Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne Audio Podcast

Episode 818 | In Christ I Can, Part 58 (August 20, 2025)

Overview

In this episode, Nancy Dufresne continues her long-running series "In Christ I Can," focusing on the transformative power of understanding and living out our identity in Christ. She emphasizes the importance of renewing the mind, skillfully yielding to the Holy Spirit, and living free from anxiety. Using key "in Him" scriptures, Nancy encourages believers to meditate on their inheritance in Christ, let go of past failures, and continually press forward in faith, regardless of mistakes or challenges.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Christ’s Power is Always Present

• Nancy opens by reminding listeners:

  "There’s enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one that may be describing you. ... Power is present. That power is there to do a work ... He’s already made it yours. It’s present right where you’re at. Say, I receive that power. I receive it right now." (00:10-00:41)

• Emphasis: Healing and provision are not distant but already available in Christ; the key is receiving and acknowledging what has already been given.

2. Living and Operating 'In Christ'

• Nancy underscores the shift from self-reliance to Christ-reliance:

  "To live as one in Christ means this: I’m going to let him flow through me. It’s not us trying to live apart from him, but him getting his way through me." (01:29-01:49)

• Application: We're called not to act from our flesh or old patterns but to consciously draw upon and yield to the indwelling Holy Spirit—every day, not just during crises.

3. Finding and Meditating on ‘In Him’ Scriptures

• Nancy encourages believers to look up scriptures that declare who we are in Christ and keep them at the forefront:

  "We’ve made available ... a small booklet ... that just has a few of what we call the ‘in him’ scriptures ... Why do we want you to load them? Because we want you to meditate on them. Speak these to yourself. ... You establish these truths in your spirit." (02:36-03:40)

• Free Resource: jesusthehealer.org offers a downloadable booklet of "In Him" scriptures.

4. God is at Work Within Us (Philippians 2:13)

• Nancy reads various translations of Philippians 2:13 to show that God not only calls us but empowers us:

  "For God is at work in you. What a great thing to fill your mouth with. God’s at work in me. ... He helps you to want to do it, and he helps you do what he wants you to do." (05:14-06:04)

• Notable Quote:

  "He will not manipulate your will, but he’ll keep showing you the great things he has for you." (06:50)

• Insight: God is continually working not only to direct our actions but to shape our desires so that we willingly align with His will.

5. Forgetting the Past and Pressing Forward (Philippians 3:12-14)

• Nancy unpacks Paul’s attitude toward the past and the future:

  "I do not claim to have received all that God has for me ... but I am always moving forward to take hold of everything that Christ Jesus had planned to give me when he laid hold of my life." (09:49-10:20)

  "My whole being stretches out toward what lies before me. My whole striving is for the prize ... the call from the heavenly heights to become one with Christ." (13:08-13:54)

• Key Insight:
  Pressing forward is not self-effort for God’s approval, but determination to lay hold of what Christ has made available, pushing past the flesh, past wrong thinking, and opposition.

6. Rewriting Thinking by Meditating on Truth

• Nancy notes:

  "These are the things that will rewrite how you think. When you get these truths on the inside of you, you quit believing and listening to the opposition and the accusations of the enemy against you." (15:56-16:07)

• Application: Meditating on the truth of who we are in Christ silences condemnation and accusation, fostering renewed, victorious thinking.

7. Becoming Skillful at Casting off Anxiety (Philippians 4:6-7)

• Nancy highlights the essential command to refuse worry:

  "Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything. We can stop there and camp. ... What am I fretting about? ... That would include anything I’ve done wrong." (16:21-16:54)

• Key Point: Even if we've created a mess through our own decisions, anxiety obstructs God’s help. Believers are authorized to refuse worry and lean into grace, even when they've made mistakes.

8. A Memorable Testimony: Kenneth E. Hagin’s Hospital Encounter

• Nancy shares a powerful story:

  "He [Brother Hagin] slipped on ice and ... fell and he injured his arm. ... While he was riding in the car to the hospital, God spoke ... 'your arm isn’t broken. ... Don’t worry about it and I’ll talk to you about it later.' ... He [Jesus] said, 'You’re to be commended for not worrying.' Now listen to that. It mattered to Jesus that he didn’t worry.” (18:09-21:14)

• Lesson: Jesus cannot manifest or speak to us in the spirit of worry or fear; worry closes the door to the flow of God’s power and presence.

9. Disobedience and Divine Protection

• Nancy continues:

  "This accident happened to you because you got in disobedience. ... Accidents don’t just happen because they’re part of our life. ... When we’re in disobedience, we’re off of God’s territory." (22:00-23:10)

• Insight: Disobedience exposes us to danger—not because God removes His care, but because we step outside of His protective boundaries. Nevertheless, even when we’ve missed it, Jesus says, "Don’t worry about it," emphasizing God’s readiness to help if we stay out of worry.

10. Practical Steps to Stay Out of Worry

• Nancy instructs:

  "If you’re to receive help, get rid of worry. How do you get rid of it? Say I refuse to worry. Worry is a fear. Fear, I take authority over you. I will not worry." (24:51-25:12)

• Application: Speaking to and rejecting worry is an act of faith that opens the channel for God’s help and healing.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "In Christ, that’s how we’re to live. As rich as we are, we have to find it out so that we can spend it." (00:49)
• "We need to hold fast to who we are in Christ." (03:07)
• "God is at work in you ... He helps you to want to do it, and He helps you do what He wants you to do." (05:21-05:34)
• "Your past is worthy of one thing: forgetting it. That’s what our past is worthy of." (13:35)
• "Worry is nothing but an outflow of fear. It’s a symptom of fear." (21:16)
• "If you’re to receive help, get rid of worry." (24:51)

Important Timestamps

| Segment Description | Timestamp | |-----------------------------------------------------|---------------| | Power for healing present now | 00:10-00:41 | | Living ‘in Christ’ and letting Him flow through us | 01:29-01:49 | | Free resource: ‘In Him’ Scriptures | 02:36-03:40 | | God working in us: Philippians 2:13 | 05:14-06:50 | | Pressing toward Christ’s call: Philippians 3:12-14 | 09:49-13:54 | | Meditating on truth to overwrite old thinking | 15:56-16:07 | | Refusing worry: Philippians 4:6-7 | 16:21-16:54 | | Kenneth Hagin’s testimony: worry blocks God’s flow | 18:09-21:14 | | Disobedience and divine help | 22:00-23:10 | | Steps to reject worry and fear | 24:51-25:12 |

Conclusion

Nancy Dufresne passionately exhorts listeners to live out their union with Christ by meditating on God’s Word, shifting focus from mistakes or opposition, and steadfastly refusing worry. By doing so, believers authorize God’s power to work in their lives—bringing healing, restoration, and victory, regardless of past failures. The episode’s central plea: Don’t let anxiety, fear, or the past rob you of the fullness of what is yours 'in Christ.'

Additional Resource:
Free booklet of “In Him” scriptures at: jesusthehealer.org

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