Podcast Summary: Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne

Episode: 881 | In Christ I Can, Part 121
Date: November 17, 2025
Host: Nancy Dufresne (Dufresne Ministries)

Episode Overview

This episode continues Nancy Dufresne’s long-running teaching series "In Christ I Can." The main theme is the believer’s authority, inheritance, and position “in Christ”—emphasizing not just knowing what belongs to the Christian, but actively responding to and living out that reality. Dufresne unpacks key New Testament scriptures to show that all Christians, by virtue of their union with Christ, are raised and seated far above all forms of opposition, from spiritual forces to life’s daily challenges. The message is faith-filled and practical, focused on renewing the mind and enforcing spiritual victory in everyday life.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Power and Presence of God’s Word

• God’s Power Is Present:
  • Dufresne opens by stirring faith in listeners who may be in difficult health situations, stating, "There’s enough power in every sick room ... to raise up that sick one ... I want to remind you, power is present. That power is there to do a work." (00:10)
  • Memorable moment: She encourages listeners to receive God’s power right where they are:

    "Say, I receive that power. I receive it right now." (00:38)

Being Doers of the Word

• Daily Application:
  • Nancy: “We’re not just waiting for church services to just hold fast to the Word, but it’s the way we live every day. And when we are doers of the Word, it gives us the absolute best life.” (01:00-01:24)
  • The distinction is made between appreciating the Word and acting on it, with emphasis on lifestyle transformation.

Receiving Through Response

• The Principle of Response:
  • Everything received from God is through response:

    “Everything we enjoy of what God’s made ours is a direct reflection of our response.” (03:42-03:46)

  • Salvation itself was received by responding to God’s offer; every other promise and benefit follows the same pattern.

Discovering What Belongs to Us in Christ

• Only the Discovered Is Enjoyed:
  • “Only the parts of God’s word, only the parts of our inheritance that we discover is the parts we’ll enjoy.” (02:45)
• On-going Growth:
  • Listeners are challenged to keep discovering "who we are in Christ, who He is in us, what He will do for us and what He wants to do through us."

Colossians 2:6-10—Complete in Christ

• Living Bible Translation Focus:
  • "Just as you trusted Christ to save you, trust him, too, for each day’s problems...” (06:00)
  • Key insight: Don’t just involve Jesus in a crisis—vital connection to Christ is for every day.
• Quote:

  “He is the highest ruler with authority over every other power. Now that’s who’s in you. What’s that mean? Every other power is a lesser power.” (11:45)

• Practical Application:
  • Believers are not trying to "talk God into giving us something." Everything needed is already placed “in Christ,” and Christ is "in you." (13:05-13:30)
  • All forms of opposition—sickness, fear, lack, depression—are branded as "lesser powers" compared to the power in the believer.

Ephesians 1:20-23—Resurrection Power and Shared Authority

• Christ’s Exalted Position:
  • “God raised Christ from the dead and set him at his own right hand … far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named...” (15:10)
• Quote:

  “When Jesus defeated Satan, it was not a hard struggle ... He was raised far above them because they all tried to stop his raising and they were no worthy opponent.” (17:44)

• Implication:
  • That same surpassing authority and resurrection power is given to believers: “We too are far above all principality, all power, all might dominion. We are far above them because we are one with Christ. We are seated with him. It’s a shared seat of authority. Amen.” (20:04)

Seated With Christ—Not Struggling, But Reigning

• The ‘Shared Seat’ Reality:
  • “It’s not a bunch of little thrones lined up down the row next to Jesus. We are in the same seat that he occupies, the seat of authority, the seat of dominion.” (20:30)
• Key Correction:
  • “We’re not out fighting the devil ... I am fighting the good fight of faith. That is not a fight with the devil. The good fight of faith means to be unswayed from our place that we’ve been raised to.” (21:59)
  • Christians are to enforce—through their words—their finished position "far above" opposition.

The Renewed Mind and Confession

• Sow and Water the Word:
  • Dufresne stresses the need for repeat confession and renewing the mind:

    “Many are trying to produce a harvest on these truths when they haven’t sown the seed of the Word in their heart.” (25:40)

  • Listeners are encouraged to daily speak their standing “far above” struggles until experience aligns with truth.

Living Struggle-Free

• Struggle Is Not the Believer’s Portion:
  • “We have been raised to rule and reign. We have not been raised to struggle in this life. Struggle is wrong for the believer ... Jesus never struggled with things of this world. He dominated. He ruled and reigned.” (27:00)
• Clarified:
  • Opposition still comes, but there need not be personal struggle—believers “sail over it” by engaging their faith and confession.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "There’s enough power in every sick room ... to raise up that sick one ... power is present. That power is there to do a work." — Nancy Dufresne (00:11)
• "Doers of the Word ... gives us the absolute best life." — Nancy Dufresne (01:15)
• "Everything we enjoy of what God’s made ours is a direct reflection of our response." — Nancy Dufresne (03:44)
• "You have everything when you have Christ ... we’re not trying to talk God into giving us something." — Nancy Dufresne (13:05)
• "Every other power is a lesser power ... Anything that flows from the enemy and the kingdom of darkness is far lesser than the power of God that resides in us and that is working for us." — Nancy Dufresne (12:10-12:40)
• "He was raised far above them because they all tried to stop his raising and they were no worthy opponent." — Nancy Dufresne (18:00)
• "We are in the same seat that He occupies, the seat of authority, the seat of dominion." — Nancy Dufresne (20:30)
• "We are not out fighting the devil ... The good fight of faith means to be unswayed from our place that we’ve been raised to." — Nancy Dufresne (22:00)
• "We’re living with things that we are far above. That doesn’t suit the new creature in Christ ... No wonder we’re troubled, because we’re living far beneath what Jesus has raised us to." – Nancy Dufresne (25:10)
• "Struggle is wrong for the believer ... Jesus never struggled with things of this world. He dominated. He ruled and reigned." — Nancy Dufresne (27:00)
• "I’ve already been given victory over all of it. I’ve been raised, you’ve been raised and seated with Christ." — Nancy Dufresne (24:45)
• "You are far above and I’m already through. I said I’m already through. You’re already through ... That’s your inheritance." — Nancy Dufresne (26:35)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:10 – Opening confession and faith-building for the sick; claim God’s present power
• 01:00 – The necessity of being doers of the Word in daily life
• 03:40 – The importance of response in receiving anything from God
• 06:00 – Colossians 2:6: “Trust Him too for each day’s problems”—applied to daily Christian life
• 11:45 – Explaining Christ as "the highest ruler with authority over every other power"
• 13:05 – God put everything needed "in Christ," who is now in us
• 15:10-17:44 – Ephesians 1:20-21; Christ’s resurrection and exaltation, principle of "far above" all opposition
• 20:04 – "We too are far above all principality ... It’s a shared seat of authority"
• 21:59 – Christians are not fighting the devil; enforcing victory via faith and right confession
• 25:40 – "Sowing the seed" of God’s Word produces the fruit of victory
• 27:00 – Stressing struggle-free living as a believer’s rightful position
• 26:35 – Recap and final confessions: Already “through,” standing in victory

Summary Flow

The episode methodically builds a faith case:

• Start: God’s power is real and present for every circumstance.
• Middle: True Christianity isn’t passive; it’s about daily, intentional response to “what is ours” in Christ.
• Peak: Scriptural teaching in Colossians and Ephesians unveils that believers are complete, victorious, and seated in the place of highest authority in Christ—“far above,” not barely above, all opposition and dark powers.
• Application: Victory is enforced by renewing the mind and confessing the Word, not by struggling or “fighting” the devil.
• Conclusion: Believers are called to reign, not struggle, and to experience their inheritance by daily sowing and watering the Word in their hearts.

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Nancy closes by encouraging listeners:

"Jesus is the Healer. God bless you." (End)