Podcast Summary: "Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne"

Episode: 843 | In Christ I Can, Part 83
Date: September 24, 2025
Host: Nancy Dufresne (Dufresne Ministries)
Theme: Discovering and Living From Our Identity "In Christ"

Overview

In this installment of the ongoing "In Christ I Can" series, Nancy Dufresne explores the profound transformation that occurs when believers understand and apply their identity in Christ. Drawing from scripture, personal anecdotes, and historical examples, Nancy unpacks the treasures found in a renewed mind and warns against falling back into the "old man" patterns of thought. The message is practical, encouraging, and rooted deeply in both biblical teaching and real-world application.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Ever-Present Power of God (00:10–00:43)

• Opening Encouragement: Nancy assures listeners that healing power is available wherever they are—particularly for those feeling confined by illness.
  • Quote (Nancy): "There's enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one that may be describing you... I receive that power. I receive it right now." (00:10)

The Series: "In Christ I Can" (00:43–02:10)

• Purpose: The series is about understanding everything that belongs to believers because of their position in Christ—not just knowing it intellectually, but letting it set the course of their lives.
• The Role of Repetition: Nancy encourages meditating on the Word by revisiting messages that resonate.
  • Quote (Nancy): "When you hear it, God authors something in you. Light dawns on you... meditate on the Word; hear it over and over and take it into your life." (01:23)
• Author and Finisher: Christ not only authors faith within believers but wants it to become the core of their daily lives, producing finished outcomes.

Meditating, Not Just Reading (02:10–03:13)

• Highlight: Nancy references George Mueller, who stated, "I don’t read through the Bible. I meditate my way through the Bible." (02:49)
• Main Point: Transformation comes from internalizing and meditating on the Word, not rushing through it.

Identity: Living “In Christ” vs. the Old Man (03:14–10:45)

• Colossians 2:3 - Treasures in Christ: In Christ are all "the treasures of divine wisdom… comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God."
  • Quote (Nancy): "So it is our pleasure and our privilege to be able to dive into what’s ours in Christ. Why? So that we don’t live less than we are, so that we live as rich as we are." (05:16)
• Practical Application: One can be saved (in Christ) but still live from an "outside of Christ" mindset by holding onto old thought patterns and self-image.
• Changing Self-Image: True change comes not from counseling the old self, but seeing oneself through the lens of Christ's finished work.
  • Quote (Nancy): "You cannot counsel yourself into a good self-image. You have to see yourself as in Christ... I am not letting the old man define me." (09:27)

Old Covenant vs. New Covenant Identity (10:46–12:55)

• Righteousness Defined: Under the Old Covenant, righteousness was accounted to individuals like Abraham. Under the New Covenant, believers are literally “in Christ” and are righteous because of what Jesus did.
• Practical Advice: When you see “righteousness” in the Old Testament, you can substitute “in Christ” for yourself.

Freedom from Slavery: The Exodus as a Spiritual Type (12:56–17:38)

• Moses as the Free Man: God used the only free Hebrew (Moses) to bring others out of bondage, underscoring that "only a free man can lead others into freedom."
  • Quote (Nancy): "God was not making Moses free for his own good only. He was making him free because he had a nation in mind." (15:58)
• Personal Application: Our freedom is not just for ourselves, but for the benefit of others God brings into our lives.

The Wilderness Mentality: Failing to Renew the Mind (17:39–23:10)

• Coming Out Whole and Wealthy: The Israelites left Egypt healthy and rich, but their thinking remained bound.
• Key Point: They did not reach their potential because they refused to renew their minds—despite evidence of God’s provision.
• Joshua and Caleb: Out of approximately 3 million, only these two renewed their minds and entered into God’s promises.
  • Quote (Nancy): "Two out of three million... they took what God said and meditated on it... and never let it go." (21:30)

Complaining vs. Gratitude (23:11–25:40)

• The Danger of Complaining: Nancy draws parallels between the Israelites complaining about heavenly manna and believers complaining despite Christ’s provision.
• Sin Consciousness vs. Righteousness Consciousness: The devil uses old patterns, faults, and failures to bind believers in shame and condemnation—contrary to their new nature.
• Action Step: "Put on the new man" by refusing offense, unforgiveness, and negative emotions.
  • Quote (Nancy): "In Christ, no one is in offense... because the love of God's on the inside of me and love will not let me enter the flow of the old man." (25:04)

Living From Identity: Ruling & Reigning (25:41–27:13)

• No Victims in Christ: Nancy forcefully rejects victim mentality; instead, believers are called to rule and reign by embracing their "in Christ" identity.
• Summary Statements:
  • "We look so much better in Him than outside of Him."
  • "In Him there's no shame, no condemnation, no guilt... the blood of Jesus put it back as though I never missed it."

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Living Out Faith:
  "When Jesus is the author, he doesn't just want things authored in us. He wants it so much a part of our being that... it changes the outcome of our situations." – Nancy Dufresne (01:12)
• On Meditating the Word:
  "It's not about how much can we read in a day and get it checked off. It's how much do we get in us, how much lands on the inside of us." – Nancy Dufresne (02:53)
• On Self-Image:
  "You can't dress up the old man and make him look any better... God didn't try to make the old man better. He did away with him and put you as a new man in Christ." – Nancy Dufresne (09:57)
• On Freedom’s Purpose:
  "When God made you free, it was not just with you in mind. It was so everyone he brought you into contact with would come into the same freedom." – Nancy Dufresne (15:58)
• On Refusing Complaints:
  "Heaven opened up and fed them every day and they still found complaint with it. Everything of Christ can belong to us, but if we don’t renew our minds... we can complain just like they did." – Nancy Dufresne (21:45)
• On Identity and Condemnation:
  "The old man lives under condemnation. The new man is righteous in Christ. So the devil’s wanting you to constantly feel a sense of condemnation, shame, guilt—all of that is the mindset of the old man." – Nancy Dufresne (23:43)
• On Refusing Offense:
  "When the opportunity to be offended comes... you say, 'Devil, that's the old man. The new man doesn't do that. In Christ, I am not offended.'" – Nancy Dufresne (25:04)

Important Timestamps by Segment

• 00:10 – Healing power available now and prayer of reception
• 01:20 – The importance of meditating repeatedly on the Word
• 02:49 – George Mueller on meditating through the Bible
• 05:16 – Treasures in Christ and practical implications
• 09:27 – Breaking from poor self-image by embracing the “new man”
• 15:58 – Moses' freedom and the responsibility to lead others
• 21:30 – Joshua and Caleb's example; only they renewed their minds
• 23:43 – Recognizing the devil’s tactics of condemnation
• 25:04 – Living free of offense, unforgiveness, and the “old man”
• 27:13 – Closing and preview of future episodes

Tone & Style

• Language: Warm, conversational, filled with scripture-based encouragement and an emphasis on practical outworking.
• Tone: Uplifting, gently corrective, urging believers to aim higher and live from their true, Christ-given identity.

Summary Statement

This episode is a heartfelt call to believers to live from their identity in Christ, reject the limiting patterns of the "old man," and fully receive the treasures—wisdom, righteousness, freedom—given through Christ. Nancy Dufresne encourages continued meditation, practical renewal of the mind, and walking out the finished work of Jesus, so that not only personal lives but also those of others might be transformed.