Podcast Summary
Podcast: Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne Audio Podcast
Episode: 875 | In Christ I Can, Part 115
Date: November 7, 2025
Host/Teacher: Nancy Dufresne
Theme: Living in the Reality of Christ in Us—Our Source of Success, Stability, and Resilience
Episode Overview
This episode of Jesus the Healer continues Nancy Dufresne’s long-running teaching series, “In Christ I Can.” Today, Nancy explores what it practically means to have Jesus Christ living inside the believer, with a focus on depending on His power, facing adversity, and understanding the believer’s equal standing “in Him.” The central message is that Christ’s presence is our source and sufficiency—our ability to stand, to endure, and to overcome, especially when facing personal storms or opposition.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
The Power is Present—Right Where You Are
[00:10 – 00:41]
- Nancy opens by encouraging listeners—especially those in need of healing—that “there's enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one.”
- She emphasizes that believers don’t have to strive or “get” something from God; His power is already present and available.
- Quote:
“Believe in what's not trying 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. I receive that power. I receive it right now.” (Nancy Dufresne, 00:16)
The Indwelling Christ—Our True Source of Success
[00:43 – 04:05]
- The episode’s main teaching is “In Christ I Can”—based on Acts 17:28: “In Him we live and move and have our being.”
- God has put the fullness of Himself in us; His success and His ability are within the believer.
- As believers, we act as the “glove” that God fills—His movement gives us life and power.
- We’re meant to draw on Christ, not simply rely on our own human resources.
- Quote:
“God never intended for you to fulfill his plan for your life apart from Him. So he filled you with Himself so that he could fulfill it through you.” (Nancy Dufresne, 03:06)
- The more we acknowledge and yield to Christ in us, the more freely His power flows.
- Daily acknowledgement of Christ’s indwelling is key to living out God’s authored life.
The Equal Playing Field of All Believers
[04:05 – 08:05]
- No believer has “more” or “less” of Christ—each has access to the same Savior and the same indwelling presence.
- Natural attributes—such as education, social status, or nationality—do not affect a believer’s standing or spiritual resources.
- Quote:
“You are on equal playing field with every single other believer. Because Christ is the same in all of us. No one has received more or less of him because he has filled us with Himself. And the success of his is in us.” (Nancy Dufresne, 06:03)
- Our righteousness, sanctification, and holiness are all gifts from Christ that “level the field.”
Shifting Mindsets—Letting God Work Through Us
[08:05 – 10:24]
- Jesus Himself declared, “My Father in Me, He does the works.” Believers should have the same mentality.
- It’s not about us “making things happen”—it’s about drawing on Christ who has already filled us.
- The devil will try to draw us back to the limitations and failures of our “old man” (pre-Christ identity).
- Opposition is normal, especially at times of promotion and advancement.
Facing Opposition and the “Storms” of Life
[10:24 – 22:20]
- Nancy gives a personal testimony of facing spiritual adversity while transitioning to her pastoral calling around age thirty, paralleling the significance of the age of thirty in Scripture (e.g., Jesus’ ministry).
- She faced intense mental bombardment, with the enemy consistently reminding her of weaknesses and failures to hinder progress.
- Reference: 1 Corinthians 16:9—“a great and effectual door is opened... but there are many adversaries.”
- Opposition arises at the door of promotion.
- Adversaries may try to block, hinder, or trouble us even after we advance.
The Four Stages of a Spiritual “Storm”
Matthew 7:24–25 unpacked:
[17:05 – 22:12]
- (1) Rain Descends: The first sign of trouble, external and initially avoidable.
- (2) Floods Come: The attack intensifies—evidence of things being displaced, affecting every area.
- (3) Winds Blow: Invisible but powerful attacks—negative thoughts, voices, pressures.
- (4) Beat on the House: A steady, relentless opposition.
- The outcome: The house (life) built on the rock of God’s Word stands—success is defined not by the absence of storms or feelings, but by standing firm regardless.
Memorable Analogy—The House That Withstood
[20:14 – 24:15]
- Nancy describes her parents’ 120-year-old brick home surviving tornadoes and storms in Oklahoma, sometimes only losing a few shingles.
- Similarly, believers’ lives may lose some “shingles” in storms, but if the overall structure stands, they have not failed.
- Quote:
“It's not what you feel that robs from you... It's are you still standing. And if you can say I'm still standing, everything you might have lost in the storm can easily be put back.” (Nancy Dufresne, 21:22)
- Illustration:
“So what if there's a few shingles that have to be replaced after a storm? If the structure is still standing—that's your life.” (Nancy Dufresne, 21:51)
- God gets the final word—He restores all that was lost, and the devil must “watch him put everything back.”
Practical Takeaways—Living Immovably in Christ
[24:15 – 26:48]
- In Christ, believers possess absolute stability and victory—immovability regardless of opposition.
- Don’t define self-worth by external things, but by who inhabits you—Christ Himself.
- Restoration comes quickly; what is lost is not lost forever.
- Quote:
“The Christ in you is a restorer. He will put back into your life what you thought... the devil had a final word in. God gets the final word.” (Nancy Dufresne, 25:00)
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |-----------|---------|-------| | 00:16 | Nancy Dufresne | “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.” | | 03:06 | Nancy Dufresne | “God never intended for you to fulfill his plan for your life apart from Him... So he filled you with Himself so that he could fulfill it through you.” | | 06:03 | Nancy Dufresne | “You are on equal playing field with every single other believer. Because Christ is the same in all of us. No one has received more or less of him.” | | 12:44 | Nancy Dufresne | “The enemy will oppose you at times of advancement... when God is looking to promote you, take you further into his plan.” | | 17:57 | Nancy Dufresne | “What determined the success of the house in that storm?... If it was still standing... Are you still standing? I am still standing. Then you pass the test.” | | 21:22 | Nancy Dufresne | “It's not what you feel that robs from you... It's are you still standing... everything you might have lost in the storm can easily be put back.” | | 25:00 | Nancy Dufresne | “The Christ in you is a restorer. He will put back into your life what you thought... the devil had a final word in. God gets the final word.” |
Segment Timestamps
- 00:10 – 00:41: Opening word on power present for healing
- 00:43 – 04:05: Living “In Christ”—success, ability, and identity
- 04:05 – 08:05: Equal standing of every believer; gifts of righteousness and holiness
- 08:05 – 10:24: Our need to let Christ work through us; overcoming the old mindset
- 10:24 – 15:00: Personal testimony—facing opposition, spiritual patterns at times of advancement
- 15:00 – 17:57: The four phases of spiritual tests (Matthew 7:24–25)
- 17:57 – 24:15: Illustration of the storm and the enduring house—success is standing firm
- 24:15 – 26:48: Practical encouragement—Restoration in Christ, not being moved by temporary loss or storms
Conclusion
Nancy Dufresne’s teaching in this episode is an uplifting, faith-filled reminder of the preeminence of Christ within every believer. Listeners are encouraged to acknowledge Christ’s indwelling power daily, to stand firm during life’s storms, and to measure their worth not by external circumstances but by the unchanging reality of “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” No matter the depth of loss or opposition faced, restoration and victory are promised because God, not the adversary, gets the final say.