Podcast Summary: Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne

Episode 889 | "In Christ I Can, Part 129"
Date: November 27, 2025
Host: Nancy Dufresne (Dufresne Ministries)
Theme: Understanding and Exercising Our Authority in Christ

Overview

In this episode, Nancy Dufresne continues her long-running series In Christ I Can, powerfully emphasizing the believer’s position and authority in Christ, especially in the context of spiritual warfare, faith, and defeating the works of the enemy. She teaches listeners about the spiritual riches found in Christ, the indwelling anointing, and the biblical principle that Christians do not have to fight for victory, but rather enforce the victory that Jesus already won.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Power and Presence of God for Healing

• (00:10 - 00:41) Nancy opens by affirming that God’s healing power is ever-present:
  • “There’s enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one – that may be describing you.”
  • She encourages listeners to receive that healing power right now, asserting it is already theirs through Christ.

2. Our Position in Christ—"He is our Treasure Box"

• (00:43 - 03:00)
  • All of God’s plans and blessings are placed in Christ, and Christ resides in believers.
  • “Everything God planned for you, He has already made yours by putting that in Christ and putting Him in you.”
  • The “greater one” within is to be drawn on daily, not left untapped.

3. Authority and Inheritance: Joint-Heirs with Christ

• (03:00 - 06:30)
  • Nancy expounds on the concept of being joint-heirs with Jesus (Romans 8:17).
    • “Not only is His ability ours, but His authority is ours. The position that Christ occupies, we also occupy.”
  • Uses metaphors:
    • Head and body, vine and branch—all that flows in Christ flows in us.
    • The victory of Christ is shared; believers are not spiritual inferiors or merely “trying to get by.”

4. Raised Far Above Darkness

• (06:30 - 10:30)
  • Drawing on Ephesians 1:20-21, she explains Christ (and thus the believer) is raised far above all principality, power, might, and dominion (evil spiritual rankings).
  • “We are not just barely winning over the enemy, but we are far above any opposition that they would bring against [us].” (07:40)
  • Encourages Christians not to fear, doubt, or feel subjugated by spiritual challenges.

5. Victory, Not Battle: The Good Fight of Faith

• (10:30 - 13:30)
  • The only fight Christians are called to is the good fight of faith—a battle of words and holding to what God says, not direct combat with the devil.
  • Cites Jesus’ example in Luke 4: “It is written.”
    • “When the devil threatens us or suggests something to us, we answer him with the Word of God.” (11:30)
  • “We are not trying to win against the devil. We are occupying the victory that Jesus made.”

6. Key Scripture: 1 John 4:4

• (13:30 - 15:00)
  • Nancy reads from the Amplified:
    • “Little children, you are of God, you belong to Him and have already defeated and overcome [the agents of the Antichrist] because He who lives in you is greater… than he who lives in the world.”
  • The devil must hold out against us, not the reverse, because we operate from Christ’s victory.

7. Obedience and Authority: James 4:7

• (15:00 - 17:30)
  • Authority is effective only on "the territory of obedience."
    • “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?”
    • Obedience to God protects and empowers—otherwise, resisting the devil is ineffective.
  • The devil flees “as in terror” from believers who use the Name of Jesus.

8. The Anointing: The Devil's Dread

• (17:30 - 20:00)
  • “The anointing which you have received of him abideth in you.” (1 John 2:27)
  • The anointing is the power of God—permanently dwelling within, not coming and going.
    • “The yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.”
    • Metaphor: The anointing destroys the works of the devil like dynamite razes a building.

9. Knowledge Versus Ignorance: Hosea 4:6

• (20:00 - 21:50)
  • Satan’s ability to work comes not from power, but from believers’ ignorance:
    • “It’s not [people] destroyed by the devil, it’s not knowing that the Devil has already been defeated, that people are destroyed.”
  • Demons fear believers who know and skillfully use their authority.

10. A Vision: House Known for Authority

• (21:50 - 23:30)
  • Nancy recounts a pastor’s vision: demons avoid the home of believers “who know about a name,” because they suffer torment if they try to enter (the name of Jesus).
    • “That was the house of a believer who knew their authority in Christ. Demons fear those who know their authority.” (22:30)

11. Jesus’ Calm in Spiritual Confrontation

• (23:30 - 24:25)
  • When faced with demons, Jesus was never afraid—demons, rather, reacted in fear.
    • “There was never a time Jesus was afraid in the presence of a demon, they were afraid of Him. … You are joint-heirs with Him. They are afraid of you.”

12. Can Christians Be Oppressed by Demons?

• (24:25 - 25:30)
  • Nancy clarifies:
    • A demon cannot inhabit a Christian’s spirit.
    • Demons can attempt to attach to the body (sickness) or mind (depression, oppression).
    • “Can they resist? Yes, they can resist. … Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee [as in terror].” (25:20)

13. Story: Kenneth Hagin’s Vision & Jesus’ Explanation of Authority

• (25:30 - 26:45)
  • In a vision, an evil spirit tried to block Hagin from hearing Jesus.
  • Hagin, using the authority of Jesus’ name, commanded it to stop and leave; the demon fell and fled “as in terror.”
  • Jesus told Hagin:
    • “If you hadn’t done something about that devil, I couldn’t have.”
    • The authority to resist is given to the believer.
    • Illustration of handing car keys over—ownership remains, but authority to operate is given away.
      • “Jesus … handed 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.’”

14. Encouragement: Never Fear the Devil

• (26:45 - 27:00)
  • “Demons are afraid of us. … Fear does not fit the believer. … Every demon spirit remembers when Jesus defeated them.”
  • Believers are “masters” over defeated foes; use your authority actively, do not wait passively for God.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• (00:36) “Say I receive that power. I receive that power. I receive it right now.” — Nancy Dufresne, inviting listeners to receive God’s healing power.
• (08:45) “We are not the cleanup crew for the devil. … If we’ll follow the Holy Ghost, if we’ll have faith in the word of God, God will help us to stay in front of everything the devil would try to do.”
• (12:23) “We are not fighting the devil. We are called to one fight and that’s called the good fight of faith.”
• (14:15) “Because He who lives in you is greater, mightier, than he who is in the world.”
• (18:50) “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.”
• (20:30) “My people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge. … It’s not destroyed by the devil. It’s not knowing that the Devil has already been defeated, that people are destroyed.”
• (22:25) “If you go in that name into that house, you will regret going into that house because it will be a torment to you.”
• (23:55) “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. … You have been raised far above.”
• (25:40) “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.”
• (26:15) “If you hadn’t done something about that devil, I couldn’t have.” — recounting Jesus’ statement to Kenneth Hagin.
• (27:00) “Fear does not fit the believer. … 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.”

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:10–00:41: Opening, healing power is present and available now.
• 00:43–03:00: All blessings and ability are in Christ; Christ in us.
• 06:30–10:30: Ephesians 1:20-21—our raised position above spiritual darkness.
• 15:00–17:30: James 4:7—obedience to God precedes effective resistance to the devil.
• 17:30–20:00: The abiding anointing: power against the enemy.
• 20:00–21:50: Knowledge versus ignorance: the root of ongoing spiritual attacks.
• 21:50–23:30: Vision illustrating demonic fear of believers’ authority.
• 25:30–26:45: Kenneth Hagin’s vision; Jesus’ teaching on delegated authority.
• 26:45–27:00: Final encouragement: walk in boldness, not fear.

Tone & Language

The tone is confident, exhortative, and instructional, blending powerful encouragement with practical, scripture-based teaching. Nancy uses vivid metaphors and stories to help listeners internalize spiritual truths and step boldly into their authority in Christ.

Final Takeaway

• Walk in full assurance of your spiritual authority—don’t live in fear or passivity.
• You are “far above” all demonic opposition; enforce Christ’s victory by speaking and living out God’s Word.
• Demons fear the believer who knows, believes, and uses the name and anointing of Jesus.

“Jesus is the Healer. God bless you.” (End)