Podcast Summary: Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne
Episode 852 | In Christ I Can, Part 92 | October 7, 2025
Host: Nancy Dufresne, Dufresne Ministries
Main Theme
This episode of "Jesus the Healer" with Nancy Dufresne continues the series "In Christ I Can," focusing on the abundance believers have in Christ—not only for themselves, but to be a blessing to others. Nancy teaches on the importance of recognizing and activating all that belongs to us in Christ, renewing our thinking from limitation and lack to abundance, and the biblical principles of giving and generosity, especially within the context of local church and divine connections.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. The Power of God’s Presence and Receiving by Faith
- Nancy opens by emphasizing that divine healing power is always present where you are—whether at home or in a hospital.
- Quote [00:13]: “Power is present. That power is there to do a work… Say, I receive that power. I receive it right now.”
- She stresses the need to actively lay hold of what is ours by faith, rather than passively waiting for God to do something.
2. Our Identity and Inheritance “In Christ”
- Nancy reviews the foundational truth that believers are new creatures in Christ and co-heirs with Him.
- Quote [02:07]: “Everything that belongs to Him belongs to us. Think of that. Everything that is His has been made ours and it’s not ours for the earning. He gifted us with it.”
- She explains that God placed all He wanted us to have inside Christ, and now Christ is in us and we are in Christ, giving us access to every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3).
3. Manifesting Abundance Requires Our Participation
- She explains that, although abundance is ours in Christ, we must “partake” by acknowledging every good thing within us (Philemon 1:6).
- Quote [05:50]: “It’s not automatic; it’s to be acknowledged. Many times people think, well, if God wants me to have it, He’ll give it… But to activate it, you have to acknowledge what He made yours.”
- This activation happens through speaking words of faith and refusing to accept lack, struggle, or poverty mentalities.
4. God’s Will Is Abundance So We Can Bless Others
- Nancy highlights that God is “a God of more than enough.”
- Scripture Reference [07:56]: (John 10:10) “I am come that you might have life, and have it more abundantly.”
- She points out that having just enough limits our ability to help others.
- Quote [08:48]: “When there’s an abundance, there’s enough for you and for someone else… God wants you flowing, receiving abundance and flowing in abundance. Because then it not only blesses your life, but it blesses other people’s lives.”
5. The Mindset of Being a Blessing Wherever We Go
- Nancy teaches that believers are “authorized to bless” everywhere they go, not just to get their own way.
- Quote [12:54]: “Every place we’re at should bloom because we’re there. And I would say this, that’s called having a mindfulness of being a blessing.”
- She describes how the blessing on our life should impact every environment, bringing peace and stability.
6. Challenging Limited, Self-Focused Thinking
- Nancy shares a memorable story of a pastor’s wife challenging her husband’s desire to live simply and alone:
- Quote [15:51]: “‘Isn’t that selfish? If you just lived like that with barely having enough and you just lived off by yourself, what kind of blessing could you be to people… if you only got enough turnips to feed your life?’”
- She calls believers to think beyond their personal satisfaction and to continually seek to be a blessing.
7. Giving With Purpose: Tithes, Offerings, and Generosity
- Nancy stresses giving should start with the tithe to your local church (“storehouse”), referencing Malachi.
- Quote [22:49]: “The tithe is the first tenth, not the last tenth… And if you will tithe first, you’ll always have enough to tithe.”
- She draws on Kenneth Copeland’s teaching: “Basically, our tithe is boomeranging back into our life and it’s providing a place for us to continue to grow in God.”
- Offerings and generosity also extend to “divine connections”—those pastors and teachers God uses to speak into our lives.
- Quote [24:55]: “I want to fund that voice, because I need their voice in my life. So I’m generous… I first want to fund divine connections in my life of my local church. I want to bless my pastor…”
8. Breaking Poverty Mentality—For Yourself and Others
- Nancy notes that even those who are generous with others but feel unworthy to receive for themselves may still be operating with a poverty mentality.
- Quote [26:05]: “Even though you can be generous with everybody around you, if you’re not generous toward you… that's still poverty mentality.”
- She encourages listeners that God can fund needs for you and others; believing for abundance is not selfish, but scriptural.
9. The Redemptive Work of Jesus Includes Abundance
- Nancy concludes by underlining that Jesus bore lack on the cross so believers never have to do without.
- Quote [27:05]: “Jesus was made poor, that we might be made rich… He paid it so that you could never do without again.”
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
- Receiving God’s Power Right Now [00:13]:
- “Say, I receive that power. I receive that power. I receive it right now.”
- Our Identity “In Christ” [02:07]:
- “Everything that is His has been made ours and it’s not ours for the earning. He gifted us with it.”
- On Acknowledging What’s Ours [05:50]:
- “To activate it, you have to acknowledge what He made yours.”
- God’s Purpose for Blessing [08:48]:
- “He said, I have blessed you so that you can be a blessing.”
- Mindfulness of Being a Blessing [12:54]:
- “Every place we’re at should bloom because we’re there.”
- Challenging Self-focused Simplicity [15:51]:
- “‘Isn’t that selfish? …if you only got enough turnips to feed your life?’”
- On Tithing First [22:49]:
- “And if you will tithe first, you’ll always have enough to tithe.”
- On “Divine Connections” [24:55]:
- “So I’m generous… I want to fund divine connections in my life of my local church. I want to bless my pastor...”
- Breaking Poverty Mentality [26:05]:
- “Even though you can be generous with everybody around you, if you’re not generous toward you… that's still poverty mentality.”
- Jesus Bore Our Lack [27:05]:
- “Jesus was made poor, that we might be made rich… He paid it so that you could never do without again.”
Key Timestamps for Important Segments
- [00:13] – Declaring God’s healing power is present for all
- [02:07] – Our inheritance and identity in Christ
- [05:50] – How to partake of what’s ours by acknowledging it
- [07:56] – Jesus’ promise of “life more abundantly” (John 10:10)
- [12:54] – Mindfulness of being a blessing wherever we go
- [15:51] – Story of challenging self-focused, limited living
- [22:49] – Principles of tithing and giving to the local church
- [24:55] – Funding divine connections and spiritual voices
- [26:05] – Addressing poverty mentality regarding self
- [27:05] – Jesus’ redemptive work including abundance
Summary
Nancy Dufresne’s teaching in this episode centers around the scriptural truth that God has made every spiritual (and material) blessing ours "in Christ." She urges listeners to actively acknowledge, claim, and operate in this abundance—not only for personal needs but to become a continual blessing to others, especially through the local church and to those God divinely connects to us. Nancy dismantles mindsets of scarcity, encourages radical generosity led by the Spirit, and grounds all teaching in the work of Christ, who has provided more than enough for every believer.