Podcast Summary: Jesus the Healer with Nancy Dufresne

Episode 870 | In Christ I Can, Part 110

Date: October 31, 2025
Host: Nancy Dufresne

Episode Overview

Nancy Dufresne continues her teaching series, “In Christ I Can,” emphasizing the fundamental truth that believers already possess, in Christ, everything they need for life, godliness, and particularly for healing. The episode focuses on moving from being “possessors” to “partakers” of these promises by holding fast to faith and confession, sharing testimonies to illustrate the power of unwavering faith. Throughout, Nancy imparts practical strategies for living a victorious Christian life, particularly in the face of symptoms, opposition, or apparent delays.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Power Is Already Present

• Faith is not about convincing God to act; it’s about receiving what has been provided.
  • “There's enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one... Power is present. That power is there to do a work... It's present right where you're at. Say, I receive that power. I receive that power. I receive it right now.” (00:10)
• Believers are encouraged to declare healing over themselves:
  • “From the top of my head, the soles of my feet.” (00:43)

All Provision Is in Christ

• God has withheld nothing from His people. Everything for life and godliness is provided in Christ.
  • “We don't have to talk God into giving us anything because there's nothing he has withheld from us... He has already given us all things that pertain to life and godliness...” (00:53)
• The ‘treasure box’ analogy:
  • “Jesus is the treasure box that contains the glory of God, contains all the supply of heaven, everything you need for your life. And then God put us in Christ, and he put the treasure box of Christ in us.” (01:39)
• It’s our faith that “spends” what we possess spiritually. Possession does not guarantee participation:
  • “Just because we possess something in Christ doesn't mean we're partaking of it.” (02:14)

Receiving Is Easy—Hold Fast

• Receiving from God is described as “easy”—the challenge is remaining steadfast amidst opposition.
  • “Receiving from God is easy. Receiving what he's already made yours in Christ—it is so easy... If we approach it as hard, we'll treat it hard. Then it becomes something it's not.” (03:13)
• Delays in manifestation are not on God's side, but due to spiritual opposition:
  • “It's not God who is slow in manifesting. It just means we have an enemy that wants to rob from us everything that God has already made ours in Christ.” (04:11)

Faith Requires a Steady Confession

• The importance of not vacillating in one’s confession.
  • “We cannot have a confession that changes or that vacillates... If we change in our confession, that's why symptoms will persist. We have to hold fast to our confession.” (06:15)

Memorable Testimonies

Norval Hayes’ Daughter Healed of Growths (07:08)

• Story: Brother Norval Hayes repeatedly prayed for his daughter’s healing from growths on her hands, but saw no change. In a supernatural encounter, Jesus asked, “How long are you going to put up with those growths on your daughter's body?” revealing that the issue was not God’s willingness, but Norval’s acceptance of the situation.
  • “It's not about getting God to do something. It's about you taking your faith and telling the devil to take his hands off your daughter's body.” (10:58)
• Norval spoke healing over his daughter and thanked God daily for 40 days, despite seeing no change. On the 40th day, all the growths disappeared suddenly.
  • Lesson: Persistence in confession and refusing to be moved by circumstances brings manifestation:
    • “For the next 40 days, Brother Norville, every day just thanked God that his daughter's hands were healed... If you look at in Christ, you know it's already true.” (14:00)
  • “If we will learn to hold fast, we will become a partaker of everything we possess in Christ.” (16:53)

Kenneth Hagin’s Healing as a Teen (19:38)

• Story: Kenneth Hagin was bedridden at 15 with a deformed chest, incurable heart condition, and blood disease. God first convicted him of the sin of worry:
  • “Worry is nothing but the offspring of fear and doubt... Jesus said, take no thought for your life. What is that? He's saying, don't worry about your life.” (19:38)
• Once he cast his cares and repented for worry, heart attacks stopped. Then, he believed for healing before seeing any physical change, acting on faith by getting out of bed.
  • “The Holy Ghost said, now you believe you're healed?... well, anybody at 10:30 in the morning ought to be up and out of bed.” (25:16)
• Full healing came not just by initial faith, but by maintaining one consistent confession. When symptoms returned after he talked about his body rather than the Word, he corrected himself.
  • “He was changing his confession to talk about his body. That's why the symptoms were trying to come back... After he recognized and made that change, then his strength came back and he started recovering...” (23:27)
• Kenneth Hagin defied medical odds, lived a long life, and attributed victory to steadfast faith confession:
  • “I'm not up by willpower. I'm up by faith, and my faith will hold.” (26:37)

Practical Takeaways

Principles for Faith and Healing

• All things are already provided—faith lays hold of them.
• You must hold fast your confession: Don’t change your words based on symptoms or feelings.
• Don’t talk about ‘outside of Christ’ circumstances:
  • “In Christ, there's no pain. In Christ, there's no depression. In Christ, there's no bondages. In Christ, there's no addictions.” (18:00)
• Worry is not only unproductive but a sin because Jesus commanded not to worry.
• Manifestation may not come instantly, but unwavering faith assures its arrival.
• Faith talks about what is true in Christ, not what is apparent to the senses.

Notable Quotes (with Timestamps & Attribution)

• “There's enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one... It's present right where you're at.”
  — Nancy Dufresne (00:10)

• “We don't have to talk God into giving us anything because there's nothing he has withheld from us... He put them in Christ. And then he put Christ in us, and he put us in Christ.”
  — Nancy Dufresne (00:53)

• “If we will learn to hold fast, we will become a partaker of everything we possess in Christ.”
  — Nancy Dufresne (16:53)

• “How long are you going to put up with those growths on your daughter's body?”
  — Jesus to Norval Hayes (Quoted by Nancy Dufresne, 10:58)

• “Worry is nothing but the offspring of fear and doubt… But if we're worrying about it, that's a sign that it's in our hands. And if it's in our hands, he can't work on it because we're holding onto it.”
  — Nancy Dufresne (19:38)

• “I'm not up by willpower. I'm up by faith. And Mr. Smart, my faith will hold.”
  — Kenneth Hagin (recounted by Nancy Dufresne, 26:37)

Important Timestamps

• 00:10 — Affirmation of healing power present
• 00:53–03:14 — Explanation: Christ as the source of all provision
• 06:15 — Teaching: Hold fast to confession, don’t vacillate
• 07:08–16:53 — Norval Hayes’ testimony on his daughter’s healing
• 19:38–26:37 — Kenneth Hagin’s healing journey and practical lessons
• 26:37 — “I’m not up by willpower, I’m up by faith” story
• End — Prayer for healing and exhortation

Tone & Language

Nancy’s tone throughout is compassionate, faith-filled, and practical. The message is positive, accessible, and deliberately focused on equipping listeners, refraining from religious jargon in favor of plain, scriptural teaching.

Conclusion

Main takeaway: Everything believers need for life and godliness, especially healing, is already provided “in Christ.” The key to seeing these promises manifest lies in holding fast to an unwavering confession of faith, not being moved by symptoms, time, or opposition. Through inspiring real-life examples and clear scriptural teaching, Nancy Dufresne empowers listeners to become not just “possessors” but “partakers” of all their inheritance in Christ.

Closing encouragement (paraphrased):

You are not trying to talk God into something—you are holding fast to what’s already yours in Christ. Be whole, be healed, be free in Jesus’ name! (26:52)