Podcast Summary: “Jesus the Healer with Nancy Dufresne”
Episode 860 | In Christ I Can, Part 100
Date: October 17, 2025
Host: Nancy Dufresne (Dufresne Ministries)

Episode Overview

In this milestone 100th episode of the "In Christ I Can" series, Nancy Dufresne delivers an uplifting and deeply practical teaching on the rights and riches believers have “in Christ.” She emphasizes the foundational role of fellowship with God, the power and love available through Jesus, and the importance of a renewed mindset anchored in spiritual identity rather than circumstance. Central to her message is the idea that recognizing who we are “in Christ” strengthens us to overcome every challenge and receive all that God promises, with a particular emphasis on the revelation possessed by the Apostle John about God’s love.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Power is Present for Healing

• Nancy begins by affirming the reality and accessibility of God’s healing power, stating it is available in every sick and hospital room.
• (00:10) “Power is present. That power is there to do a work, believe in what's not. Try to get something, but notice that he’s already made it yours. It’s present right where you’re at. Say, I receive that power." — Nancy Dufresne

2. Learning to Hear from God in the Word’s Atmosphere

• Nancy shares her experience that answers from God often come not just through the preacher’s words, but also internally from the Holy Spirit during times of teaching.
• (00:58) “God can even open up just in this setting of the teaching of the Word, and you’ll hear things specifically for your life that didn’t come out of my mouth... Write them down.” — Nancy Dufresne

3. Celebrating the “In Christ” Series

• Nancy congratulates listeners on reaching the 100th installment of the “In Christ” series, underscoring the unsearchable riches found in Christ, and encourages believers to develop a practical spiritual habit of approaching everything from the position of being in Christ.
• (02:21) “Let us have and develop this spiritual habit and mindset and the words to start everything that we face as: in Christ, I can do this. In Christ, I have the answer for this.”

4. Resources: “In Him” Scriptures

• The ministry offers a free download of around 130 “In Him” Scriptures to help believers reinforce their identity in Christ. Nancy highlights these as essential spiritual nutrition.
• (05:02) “We have what we call in Him Scriptures...that tell us who we are in Christ, what belongs to us in Christ, what He will do through us. Feed on those.”

5. John’s Revelation of God’s Love

• Nancy expounds on the unique revelation the Apostle John had about being “the disciple that Jesus loved,” his deep awareness of God’s love, and how this became his defining conviction.
• John’s writing, especially his Gospel and Epistles, emphasize God’s love more than any other.
• She recounts the story of a paralyzed young woman healed at baptism, whose first words were, “Jesus, I love you and thank you. You’re not mad at me.”
• (09:23) “The devil is always misrepresenting God to us... John had a revelation: God loves me. It is so important that in Christ you understand you are so loved by the Father.”

6. Faith and Love—Not Accusation

• Nancy observes that great leaders of faith are “firmly rooted in the understanding that God loves me,” and do not join the enemy in self-accusation.
• (12:16) “They don’t turn in against themselves and become a co-laborer with the accuser of the brethren, accusing themselves. They see themselves as the love target.”

7. Overcoming Opposition Through Identity

• Nancy points out the unmartyrable endurance of the Apostle John, connecting it to his revelation of God’s love and his in-Christ identity, contrasting it with the fate of the other apostles.
• (15:37) “Let’s become skillful, let’s become knowledgeable of what belongs to us in Christ. Because that automatically puts us in a place of such skill in the face of opposition.”

8. The Centrality of Fellowship with God

• Among all in-Christ benefits, Nancy says the highest is fellowship with God Himself—the source and goal of eternal life.
• (17:26) “Of all the things that belong to us in Christ, the highest and the best is fellowship with the Father Himself.”

9. Lessons from John 17: Knowing God is Eternal Life

• Nancy spends time walking through Jesus’ prayer in John 17:1–3, emphasizing that eternal life is about knowing God, not just a one-time experience or transaction.
• (25:12) “‘This is eternal life: that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.’ Fellowship with God—this is eternal life.”

10. Motive Matters: Living to Glorify God

• Nancy emphasizes that the motive for every action—especially in ministry, but also in everyday living—should be to glorify God. God weighs motives above achievements.
• (22:46) “Motive is everything to God, and don’t you forget it... I never write books to make money, but to help people... Guard your motive above all things.”

11. Look Past Opposition to the Reward

• Using the example of David vs. Goliath and Jesus’ attitude toward the cross, Nancy encourages listeners to look past obstacles and focus on the reward and fruit on the other side.
• (24:54) “‘Looking unto Jesus...for the joy set before him endured the cross.’ It wasn’t the cross that was the joy, it was what was beyond the cross.”
• (26:08) “There’s a reward to the other side of opposition. If you get occupied with opposition, opposition can rob you of that reward. But if you’ll treat that opposition as nothing... you’ll get the reward.”

12. Walking Boldly—Magnifying Who Is In Us

• The episode closes by calling believers to approach life, opposition, and the enemy with the knowledge that Christ is in us and has already won the victory.
• (27:18) “When we magnify who’s in us, instead of what’s against us, we treat the devil as he is—a defeated foe in every encounter.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On revelation in God’s presence:
  “Many times God will say something to me that didn’t come out of their mouth... Write them down.” (00:58)
• On God’s love for the broken:
  “‘Jesus, I love you and thank you. You’re not mad at me.’... Healing is a flow of the love of God.” (10:35)
• On spiritual habits:
  “In Christ, I have it all. In Christ, I have every single need met.” (27:06)
• On the importance of motive:
  “I never, never pick up a pen... and say, I think I can make money off of this.” (22:55)
• Facing challenges:
  “If Christ didn’t give it to us, we got no business with it.” (16:05)
  “Every opposition is trying to hide something from you... Your job is to hold your attention on what’s for you and who’s in you.” (24:33)
• Eternal life defined:
  “‘This is eternal life: that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.’” (25:12)

Timestamps of Key Segments

• 00:10 – Power present for healing; “I receive that power.”
• 02:21 – Emphasis on the “in Christ” mindset and confession
• 05:02 – “In Him” Scriptures, resource for listeners (free download)
• 09:23 – Story of a paralyzed woman healed at baptism
• 12:16 – Bold faith comes from knowing God’s love
• 15:37 – John’s survival and revelation of God’s love; importance of knowledge in Christ
• 17:26 – Highlighting fellowship with God as central blessing
• 22:46 – Motives matter—actions done for God’s glory
• 24:54 – Look beyond opposition; Jesus and David as examples
• 27:06 – Practical application: confession “In Christ, I have it all”

Conclusion

Nancy Dufresne’s 100th “In Christ I Can” episode is a dynamic, scriptural reminder of the believer’s spiritual inheritance, focusing on the treasures, identity, and power found in Christ. Listeners are encouraged to root their mindset in the reality of being in Christ, prioritize fellowship with God above all else, and approach every challenge with unwavering confidence in God’s love.

Resources Mentioned:

• Free “In Him” scriptures: [DufresneMinistries.org]
• Books: “Faith in the Power of God,” “I Have a Supply,” available at DufresneMinistries.org and JesusTheHealer.org

Closing Reminder:
“In Christ, I have it all. In Christ, my every need is met.”
“Jesus is the Healer.”