Podcast Summary:

Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne Audio Podcast
Episode 887 | In Christ I Can, Part 127
Date: November 25, 2025
Host: Nancy Dufresne (Dufresne Ministries)

Episode Overview

In this powerful installment of the "In Christ I Can" series, Nancy Dufresne explores the depth of the believer's victory and authority in Christ. She teaches that Christians are not to live in fear or under oppression from the enemy, but rather are authorized to live from a position of mastery and triumph. Drawing upon Scripture, Nancy discusses how to enforce the victory Jesus won, address spiritual opposition, and develop personal faith and authority, emphasizing the importance of right thinking and personal responsibility in living out this victory.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Victory and Authority in Christ

• Nancy opens by reminding listeners that God's healing power is present wherever you are, and encourages active faith:

  "Power is present. That power is there to do a work... Say, ‘I receive that power. I receive it right now.’" (00:19)

• Believers are positioned far above all demonic principalities and powers (referencing Ephesians 1 and 2).
  • Christians are "authorized to live as though we have no enemy" because of the finished work of Christ (02:00).
  • The struggle many believers face is due to not realizing how complete their victory is (02:32).

2. The Real Fight: The Good Fight of Faith

• The only fight believers are called to is the "good fight of faith"—not fighting the devil, sin, or fear, but steadfastly holding to God's Word:

  "The only fight the believer is called to is the good fight of faith. What's the good fight of faith? It's holding to what God said is already ours..." (03:18)

• Symptoms, pain, and fear are described as "temptations to accept sickness"—which must be resisted (04:15).
• Christians are urged not to identify with sickness or defeat ("I refuse to call it mine") (04:25).

3. Seated With Christ—A Position of Mastery

• The same victorious position that Jesus holds is shared by the believer:

  "The same position of victory that is His is ours. And we refuse to entertain anything but victory in our thought life." (05:36)

• Christians are "masters" over the devil, not hoping that he leaves them alone but actively enforcing victory (06:23).

4. Understanding 'Dethroned Powers': Deep Dive into 1 Corinthians 2:6

• Nancy examines several Bible translations to explain that demon powers are "dethroned," "useless," and "doomed to pass away."
  • Moffatt: “Dethroned powers who rule this world” (08:43)
  • Young’s Literal Translation: “Rulers of this age, of those becoming useless” (10:07)
  • Amplified: “Leaders and rulers of this age who are being brought to nothing and are doomed to pass away” (12:02)
  • New English Bible: “Those declining to their end” (19:40)
• The reason "dethroned" powers still dominate is ignorance of what Jesus did (09:50).
• When believers realize their authority, demonic strategies become "useless" (11:05):

  "It's useless to try to work that on someone who knows."

5. Becoming Skillful in Exercising Authority

• Authority is given equally to all believers, regardless of experience (24:00):
  • "Your authority is the same [as any other believer's]. Now, the skill level won’t be the same, but their authority is the same."
• Nancy encourages listeners not to depend on the faith or prayers of others but to develop their own skill in using their God-given authority:
  • "You don't want to be living under the umbrella of someone else's faith. You want to have your own faith. You want to have your own fellowship with God." (22:10)
• Drawing from personal experience, she shares how leaning on her late husband’s faith would have left her unprepared (21:36).

6. Maintaining the Right Mental Attitude

• Wrong thinking is an open door to the devil; right thinking is an open door to God (23:45).
• Listeners are warned not to internalize negative thoughts or threats from the enemy, and to be vigilant over their thought life:

  "The devil wants to do your thinking for you. And he will if you let him." (24:50)

7. The Irreversible Defeat of the Enemy

• Believers are to remind the enemy that his strategies and threats are fruitless:

  "You are declining to your end and you are already doomed to pass away. The sentence has already been spoken. There is no exit plan for you.” (21:23)

• Nancy emphasizes celebrating and enforcing this victory with confidence and joy rather than fear.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On responding to symptoms:

  “Too late, devil. I’m already healed.” (11:31)

• On authority being equal among believers:

  "If you just got saved last night, the authority that belongs to you in Christ is equal to the authority of anyone who's been walking with God their entire life." (23:30)

• On the nature of spiritual opposition:

  “Opposition is just showing up on your front porch. But just because it’s on your porch doesn’t mean it has the right to come in your house.” (26:07)

• On the defeat of demonic powers:

  "Jesus defeated them and brought them to nothing. And with our words, we say, 'You've been brought to nothing, not by me, but by the one who defeated you.'" (26:23)

• On mastering one’s own victory:

  "That’s called being masterful with your victory... not the devil leaving you alone, but you being unswayed by any strategy he launches against you." (15:46)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:10 — The reality and availability of God’s healing power
• 02:00 — Living as though we have no enemy: sitting with Christ
• 03:18 — The “good fight of faith” explained
• 05:36 — The believer’s spiritual position and thought life
• 08:43 — “Dethroned powers who rule this world”—explaining 1 Corinthians 2:6
• 11:31 — Personal testimony: resisting symptoms by speaking faith
• 15:46 — True mastery: victory is enforced, not passive
• 19:40 — The demise of the enemy and wrong thinking
• 21:36 — Personal story: self-reliance in faith, not depending on a spouse
• 23:30 — All believers have equal authority
• 24:50 — How the enemy works through persistent wrong thinking
• 26:07 — Visual analogy: opposition at your front porch
• 26:23 — Declaring the enemy's defeat with our words
• 27:30 — Closing moments: prayer and declaration of freedom

Actionable Takeaways for Listeners

• Acknowledge and receive God’s healing power right where you are.
• Refuse to engage in any spiritual “fight” except the fight of faith—hold fast to what is already yours.
• Recognize and exercise your God-given authority; don’t wait for others to do it for you.
• Guard your thought life, rejecting all ideas contrary to God’s Word.
• Regularly declare the defeat and uselessness of the enemy’s attacks in your life.
• Foster your own walk of faith and victory—don’t depend solely on others, no matter how spiritual they may seem.

Conclusion

Nancy Dufresne powerfully communicates that the believer's victory over the enemy is already won and must be enforced with knowledge, right thinking, and personal spiritual authority. Listeners are encouraged to reject fear and defeat, embrace their mastery in Christ, and be vigilant in their thinking and confession, constantly reminding themselves—and the enemy—of the irreversible triumph of Jesus.

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