← Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne Audio Podcast
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Thank you to Kenneth Copeland Ministries for sowing the airtime for this broadcast.
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There's enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one that may be describing you. You may be in a sick room, you may be in a hospital room. And I want to remind you, 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. I receive that power. I receive it right now.
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I receive it right now from the.
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Top of my head. From the top of my head. The soles of my feet. The soles of my feet. Welcome. We're so glad to have you joining us for Jesus the Healer. Come on in. We're having a good time in this series that we've been ministering on called In Christ I Can. And there is so much of all that we're ever going to need in this life. Everything of it is put in Christ. And then God put Christ in us, us in Christ. And he is our treasure box. And everything that God planned for your life, everything that God dreamed for us to have, he put it into Christ. And it is our privilege to learn to draw on the greater one that's on the inside of us. Because if we don't draw on him, we're only thing we're left to draw on is us. And I just know this. There is so much in in Christ that we don't have in us apart from Him. And so we need to live as rich as we are. And that's by drawing on the greater one on the inside of us and putting him to work for us. God has a great plan for your life, but he never intended for you to fulfill it apart from Him. He filled you with Christ because He intended to fulfill the plan through you. So know this. You're not left to yourself, but you are full of the help of heaven. Everything that God planned for you, he has already made yours by putting that in Christ and putting him in you. And because we are in Christ, not only is his ability ours, but his authority is ours. The position that Christ occupies, we also occupy. And you say, Pastor Nancy, how can that be true? We're not his equal. Well, I'll tell you this. We are co heirs with Him. We are joint heirs with Christ is what the Word says. And not only that, he is the head and we are the body. He is the branch and we are the vine. So there is a free exchange of what belongs to the vine, has free flow into the branch. And everything that he is flows freely into our life. And we are as he is, the Word tells us, even as Jesus is, so are we in this world. So that happens because the head and the body share the same victory, share all the same privileges and rights. And he is the head. We're the body what belongs to him. The belongs to us. And we've been looking at, in the most recent episodes, we've been looking at Ephesians chapter one, starting in verse 20, it says that God raised Jesus from the dead and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places. And then verse 21 says this. Far above all principality, power, might and dominion. Those are, if I could say this, rankings or divisions of evil spirits that are. That are an enemy to God. And know this, that Jesus was raised far above them. And because we're in Christ, we too have been raised far above the enemies of God. And because we are far above them, then we are to recognize that we're to live in this life as masters over them. We are not just barely winning over the enemy, but we are far above any opposition that they would bring against. That's why we don't fear. That's why we are not trembling. That's why we are not doubting our victory. Because we know this, that they are no close second. We are far above them. The Word also tells us that God has made us the head, not the tail. What's that mean? We're in front of situations, not behind them. The Word also says we're above and not beneath. So the reigning position that we have been raised to is to be in front of what the enemy would try to do against. To be above, never beneath him. And we could say this. We're not the cleanup crew for the devil. With him going through our lives and causing. Causing havoc and creating chaos and us cleaning up the mess after him. That's not what we're called to do. We're the head. We are not the cleanup crew for what the devil wants to do against our lives. That if we'll follow the Holy Ghost, if we'll have faith in the word of God, that God will help us to stay in front of everything the devil would try to do. And know that doesn't mean the devil won't oppose. It means that we never come under and become subject or get defeated by anything the devil launches against us, no matter what he starts against us. We write the ending. And so because we're in Christ, we're employing him as our victor. And because he's the victor, we share in the exact same victory. Know this, we are not fighting the devil. We are called to one fight and that's called the good fight of faith. It's a fight of words. It's refusing to be swayed off of what God says. That when the devil threatens us or suggests something to us, we answer him with the word of God. And that is how we fight the good fight of faith. When Jesus was in the wilderness and that that's referred to In Luke chapter 4, Jesus policy of dealing with the devil was to say, it is written, he always went back to what God said. Said what God says is the final outcome. What God says is the final authority. And so when we speak the word of God that we write the ending by what God says. And so we are to be unswayed off of the word of God. And the devil's always trying to sway us away from what God says. But the renewed mind is holding to what God says and speaking what God says in the face of any opposition. Because we are not trying to beat the we are not trying to win against him. We're not trying to break through against him. Jesus already broke through. And we are raised and seated with Christ in heavenly places. I want to read to you what 1st John 4:4 says. This is the amplified classic translation and it says, little children, you are of God, you belong to Him. Look at this. And have already defeated and overcome them. What's this mean? We're not fighting against the devil. We are occupying the victory that Jesus made. We're not trying to win the ground. Jesus already won it. And we're refusing to be swayed off of victory territory. And then it goes on and says this. We have already defeated and overcome them, the agents of the Antichrist or the anti anointing. Because he who lives in you is greater, mightier than he who is in the world. So know this, we are not trying to win against the devil. We don't have to hold out against the devil and he has to hold out against us because we are the ones in command. Jesus gave us the victory that put us as the head and not the tail above and not beneath. We were looking on the previous episode at the book of James in chapter four and verse seven, the King James translation says this. Submit yourselves therefore to God. So that's the first action. Are we in agreement with God? Are we compliant with God? Are we obedient to God? Because when we're in the place of obedience. It is a place of protection for us. And when we're in obedience to God, notice this. We can resist the devil and he will flee from us. So if you say, pastor Nancy, I've been endeavoring to stand my ground and resist the devil, but nothing's changing. Go back and check. Are you submitting to God? Are you in agreement with what he's dealing with you about? Are you obeying how he's leading you? Because we have to be on the territory of obedience to God. That's when our authority works for us. And I want to read another translation. And it says this. Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil. Refuse to do what the devil wants. And as a result, he will run away, away from you. Notice he won't just walk away. He won't just casually leave. It says he will run away. Why will the devil run from us when we resist him in the name of Jesus? Well, dad Hagin was quoting one time, one particular translation, and it says this, that the devil will flee from you as in terror. So notice he is terrified of what happens to him when he encounters the name of Jesus. I want you to see something that I want to read out of First John, chapter 2, and verse 27. First John, chapter 2, verse 27. This is the King James translation. And it says, but the anointing which you have received of him abideth in you. Notice this. There is an anointing that dwells on the inside of you. It doesn't just come to visit and comes and goes. No, it abides in you. What is the anointing of God? It is the power of God. That anointing will bless, that anointing will increase. But that anointing will also be a destruction to its enemies. And so the Word tells us in the book of Isaiah, the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. Now listen to that. The yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. If you've ever seen anything that was destructive, if you've ever seen any kind of video footage that would show maybe them blowing up a building, sometimes they'll do what they call imploding a building. If they need the land, they need the property to develop, and there's an old structure there, they'll put dynamite strategically in that building, and it will destroy that building. And when you watch something like that, you see how far reaching that destruction is. Well, the Bible says that the anointing destroys the yoke. If you ever were. If I could say this, if you've ever seen a car accident or been in a car accident or something that was destroyed. No one enjoys the process of destruction. Well, I want you to know neither does the Devil. He does not enjoy when something of his work is destroyed and it's the anointing that will destroy his work. The Devil is afraid of the anointing. And don't you doubt it. And guess what? The anointing is in you. He's afraid of that anointing that's in you. He's afraid of the authority of the name that you carry. And he so shuns the destruction of the anointing that what the anointing will work against him, that when you resist him, he will flee from you as in terror because he doesn't want to come in contact with that anointing. I want to read to you something further here. We have to remember this, that Satan remembers when Jesus defeated him. He was stripped, he was completely reduced to nothing. And you say, well, Pastor Nancy, if Satan was destroyed, how come he is working so much harm in this world? If he has been defeated, he has been defeated, but he has not yet been imprisoned. One day he will be imprisoned. But those who know that he's been defeated, that he has no way of dominating them when we know and we enforce our victory. Now what is the Devil counting on? He's counting on the ignorance of men so that he can continue to work against them. Because most men don't know that the Devil has been defeated. And so the Devil can dupe them and deceive them. He robs, he steals, kills and destroys from them simply because they don't know something. Now we know what it says in the book of Hosea, chapter four and verse six, it says God is speaking. And he said, my people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge. It's not the. It's not destroyed by the devil. It's not knowing that the Devil has already been defeated, that people are destroyed. They're cut off from the blessings of God. But that doesn't need to be the case. We need to find out what has been made ours. Because we're in Christ and because we are in Christ, that no weapon formed against us will prosper. And know this, we are never to fear the Devil. Demons are afraid of us because we're carriers of the anointing of God that works destruction against their works. And they fear the name of Jesus because Satan remembers when Jesus, when Jesus overcame him, defeated him, and paraded him as a defeated foe through the regions of the unseen world. So Know this, no more than you like facing destruction. The devil doesn't like to face destruction. Satan doesn't want to have the devastation of the anointing of God coming against his work. And so he runs in terror when somebody knows how to draw on that anointing that's in them and put the anointing of God to work for them. Now I remember hearing one leading pastor years ago, he was teaching his congregation. He was telling about a particular vision that he had. He said one day, he said as he was praying, God showed him a vision and he saw a herd, so to speak, a horde of demons walking down a residential street. And he talked about that there were ranks of those evil spirits. Well, in Ephesians 1, verse 21, it talks about rank, it talks about that we've been raised far above all principality, power, might and dominion. There are evil rulers of this world, spiritual wickedness in high places. These are different ranks of demons. And so this pastor saw at the front of this group of demons that were walking down a residential road, there were commanding demons that were over the lower ranking demons. And as he's walking down the road, and I'm telling you this not to make you devil conscious, but to make you aware of the authority of the church in Christ, but as these, this herd of demons was walking down the road, that those demons in command were saying, these two demons, you go into that house and trouble that house, then they walk down to the next house and he would assign two demons to go into that house and trouble that house. Or he'd say go into that house in trouble and said he did that with every home that they walked down and said all of a sudden they came to one room or one house and that the demons that were heading that up didn't, didn't assign any demons on this particular house. And this pastor was watching this vision unfold and he said that the lower ranking demons asked the commanding demons, do you not want us to go in this house? And he said, don't you ever go into that house. He said, the people who live there know about a name and said, if you go in that name into that house, you will regret going into that house because it will be a torment to you. And they walked past it. Well, what was that? That was the house of a believer who knew their authority in Christ. And God was showing this pastor that demons fear those who know their authority in Christ, those who take their place, and those who use the name of Jesus with skill, and those who know how to draw on the Anointing of God that's on the inside of them. Because you have an anointing on the inside of you. Listen. When Jesus was in his earthly ministry and he would deal with people who were demon possessed or demon oppressed, we find this so much of the time that they would begin to scream out, they would call out, they would throw this person down in fits. Why was it. It was their last ditch effort in that. In that display of their terror. But notice that there was never a time Jesus was afraid in the presence of a demon they were afraid of. Well, I want you to know you're one with him, you are a joint heir with him. They are afraid of you. Don't you ever fear anything that comes out of the kingdom of darkness, because you've already been translated into the kingdom of his dear Son. And none of the kingdom of darkness has authority to work on you and to have dominion over you. The Word tells us that even sin shall not lord it over you. So know this, you have been raised far above seated, far above all principality, power, might and dominion. And in every encounter with any enemy, with any opposition, always approach them, look at them, remember them, speak of them as they are a defeated foe. Jesus utterly defeated them. So when opposition shows up, you say, I already know that you are utterly defeated. And because Jesus, who is my master, made me master over you, and so you are to resist. I remember that dad Hagin was talking about a time when he had an experience. He was at a pastor's house one night after a service. He was staying as a guest in their home. And before going to bed that night, the pastor said that he would pray with his daughter before he put her to bed. So he just said to Brother Hagin, why don't we all just kneel down here in the kitchen and we'll pray together. Then my daughter can go to bed. And so they did. And Brother Hagin said, the moment my knees touched the floor, he said I was in the spirit. And he said, God spoke to me and said, I'm going to teach you about evil spirits and demon powers and how they work to get hold of people, even Christians, if they'll let him. Now, let me clarify something. Can a Christian get a devil in them? Well, let's talk about that, because you have to understand this, that no Christian in their spirit can have a devil. Why? Because they are the dwelling place, the temple of the Holy Ghost. Well, can a. Can an evil spirit attach themselves to a Christian's body? Well, yes, because that's why many times There will be physical conditions because a spirit is attaching themselves to that body. Just because an evil spirit attaches itself to someone's body doesn't mean he's in their spirit. Because the spirit, the body, is not the real you, the spirit is the real you. Now can a Christian get a devil in their mind? If they listen to him, then the devil can infiltrate his thought life and trouble his mind. And sometimes you'll see Christians, they'll get into a great state of depression, oppression. And can they resist? Yes, they can resist. And that's why the Word tells us, submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee. If the devil could not have a possibility of attaching themselves to you, why would you have to resist them? You have to resist because they want to attach. They cannot be in your spirit, but they will try to attach themselves to someone's body or try to infiltrate their thought life. And then how do they do that? If you listen to them, but resist them and notice that he will flee from you, as in terror, as one translation says. So, so as dad Hagin was having this experience and God said to him, I'm going to show you how evil spirits will try to get a hold of Christians minds. Try to get, you know, get control of someone, even a Christian, if they let them. And so I won't go through the whole thing, but in the, in the, in this experience where God was, Jesus actually appeared to brother Hagin and was teaching him and talking to him about the authority of the believer, how we can resist, how we close the door to the devil against our mind and our body. But while Jesus was appearing to him and talking to him, an evil spirit came in and stood in between Jesus and Dad Hagin. And so he, Brother Hagin said he put out like a smokescreen so that he could no longer see Jesus. This evil spirit did. And then he said he could hear Jesus talking, but he couldn't see him any longer. And then that evil spirit just started saying yackty yack, yakety yack, over and over. What was he doing? He was trying to interrupt the sound of the words coming in. And brother Hagin said, he said he's thinking to himself, I'm missing what Jesus is saying because this evil spirit is interrupting. He's trying to interfere with him hearing what Jesus said. And he said Jesus never even stopped talking. He said he just kept talking. What was that? Jesus ignored the devil. He was completely unmoved that he was present and operating. But brother Hagin said, I'm thinking to Myself. Why doesn't Jesus stop and deal with this? Because I'm missing some instruction. I'm missing things that Jesus is teaching me and I need to hear this. How come he's not dealing with him? And he said, Jesus just kept on talking. And then Brother Hagin said, out of desperation, he said, I finally said to that spirit, you stop in Jesus name. And he said all of a sudden that spirit fell to the ground and started trembling violently all over. And then he said, and not only do you stop, but you leave this property. And he said that that evil spirit got up and ran. He said he didn't just walk away, he ran as in terror. Then Jesus said something to Brother Hagin after that evil spirit left. And he said, if you hadn't have done something about that devil. He said, I couldn't have. And Brother Hagin said, now that can't be true. He said, what do you mean by that? He said, it means you wouldn't. It didn't mean you couldn't. He said, no, if you hadn't have done something about that devil, I couldn't. And he said, how come you're saying that? He said, what do you mean you couldn't? And he said, I have given you the authority in your own life. And he said, I don't have the same authority you have. I handed it to you. And if you're not going to resist the devil and you're not going to use your authority, he said, then I. It's not my place to, because I've already handed it over to you. So people will say, why did God let this happen to me? Well, we have to realize if we're, if something is happening many times we're not using our authority as we ought. It's up to us to use our authority. Because Jesus said, behold, I give you power or authority to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy. Do you know, I own a. I own a vehicle and there's a key to that vehicle. But when I drive up to a restaurant, if they're going to valet that car and someone, an employee is going to park that car for me and I hand them the keys, that although the car is still is mine by ownership, if I don't have the keys, I can't drive that car. And Jesus, he. He. He defeated Satan. He came forth with the keys of hell and death and he handed us the keys. And that's when he said, he said, I've given you authority. Cast out devils, heal the sick. Raise the dead. Why? Because he gave us the keys. That's why. He said to Brother Hagin, if you hadn't done something about that evil spirit, I couldn't have. Now the thing I especially wanted you to see is that when Brother Hagin used the name of Jesus against that evil spirit, not only did that evil spirit from fall to the ground unable to work and he violently shook, but not only that, when he said leave this property in the name of Jesus, he said that evil spirit got up and ran as in terror. I'm saying that to say this demons are afraid of us. Demons are afraid of our authority. They're afraid of the name of Jesus. They're afraid of that anointing on the inside of us. So we need to not ever lay down our authority and become afraid of them because fear does not fit the believer. God's not given us a spirit of fear. So fear can only come from the kingdom of darkness. And Christians have no business ever being afraid of a demon that is subject to them. Because when we use the name of Jesus, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess and every demon spirit remembers when Jesus defeated them. So it is our privilege to exercise our defeat and not waiting for God to do something. Because God did something by giving us the authority for us to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt us. Amen. So in every encounter with the devil, always remember he has been an old, utterly defeated foe. Therefore I am his master and he cannot work his plan against me. Well, we would we don't want you to miss next time. And until next time, remember this Jesus is the Healer. God bless you.
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To watch or listen to today's message and other messages by Nancy Dufresne, visit dufresneministries.org In Nancy Dufresne's book Faith in the Power of God, she teaches how God wants us to know his power that is in our direction. It belongs to us. He has made his power ours. We cannot live the life God authored for us without his power. Order this book now@DefrainMinistries.org make plans to join us at World Harvest church in Marietta, California for our Holy Ghost Meetings 2026. From January 11th through the 15th, services will be Sunday through Thursday at 10am and 7pm for more information and to register for in person attendance, please visit our website@DefrainMinistries.org. We trust you've enjoyed this message. Visit us@DefrainMinistries.org to learn of our upcoming meetings, share your testimony, submit a prayer request, or visit our online store. Thank you to the friends and partners of dufresne Ministries for making this production possible. We invite you to join us at World Harvest church, home of Dufresne Ministries in Marietta, California. Located at 23109 Palomar Street Marietta, California, this is a Word and Spirit church. Join us in person or online Sunday mornings at 10am and Tuesday nights at 7pm Pacific Time. For more information, go to defrainministries.org we're.
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Excited to announce a new worship album called in youn glory by Grant DeFresne. For more ways to listen to in youn Glory, scan the QR code on your screen.
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But I believe you died so that.
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You could I want you to know that every single person in this world needs a Savior. And the greatest thing of all is that we have one. But this Savior must be welcomed. This Savior must be received. And it's so easy to receive Jesus as the Savior. The Word says that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. So right now do that with me. Say, Jesus, I receive you as my Savior. Come into my heart and be the Lord of my life, and I'll live for you all the days of my life. God bless you.