Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne – Episode 897: "In Christ I Can, Part 137"

Date: December 9, 2025
Host: Nancy Dufresne

Episode Overview

In this episode of "Jesus the Healer," Nancy Dufresne continues her in-depth teaching on living "In Christ"—focusing particularly on understanding the believer's authority, the importance of releasing faith, renewing the mind, and maintaining attention on God’s promises. Drawing from Scripture and personal stories, Nancy explains how believers can walk in the fullness of what Jesus provided, control their thought life, and experience the abundant life Christ promised.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Power for Healing Is Always Present

• Nancy opens with encouragement for the sick: God’s power is present everywhere, including hospital rooms, and it's simply a matter of receiving by faith (00:10).
• She urges:

  “Say, I receive that power. I receive it right now. From the top of my head to the soles of my feet.” (00:38, Nancy Dufresne)

2. Our Inheritance and Authority in Christ

• Full Supply in Christ: Everything we need is already provided "in Christ," and Christ is in us (00:53).
• John 10:10 Explored: Jesus came to provide abundant life, while the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy.
• Old vs. New Testament Revelation:
  • Old Testament writers sometimes portrayed God as the author of negative events because they had no revelation of the devil’s role; believers today have authority over Satan because Jesus restored what Adam lost (02:45).
• Speaking Releases Authority:

  “When we say, that's how we employ the authority that is ours. That's how we release the faith that's in our heart.” (04:03)

3. Faith: Hearing, Speaking, and Doing

• The Role of Hearing and Speaking:
  • Faith comes by hearing the Word, but it must be released through speaking and acting (05:08).
  • “Just hearing the Word will not cause us to become a partaker. Hearing the Word causes us to become an intelligent victor... But it's when we speak, speak the word.” (05:25)
• Example: Crippled Man at Lystra:
  • Even with faith, the man remained crippled until he acted. “You can have faith and still sit with unpaid bills... You have to take not only the faith you have, but you have to release the faith to benefit from it.” (06:35)
• Faith Operates by Love:

  “Faith comes by hearing, it operates by love, and it's released through what we say and what we do.” (08:04)

4. Communicating and Acknowledging Faith

• Philemon 1:6 Key Verse: The communication (release) of faith becomes effective by acknowledging every good thing in us in Christ (08:34).

  “Don't communicate fear, communicate faith. Don’t communicate difficulties, communicate faith.” (08:48)

• Discern if experiences are good or bad, and judge them based on whether they bless or steal from your life (09:10).

5. Resisting the Enemy in Thought Life

• Personal Testimony:
  • Nancy relates a story from her early salvation when she struggled with the fear of the “unpardonable sin” (10:53).

  “Don’t ever be afraid you’ve committed the unpardonable sin. Because if you ever want God, you’ve not committed the unpardonable sin.” (11:01)

• Dealing with Troubling Thoughts:
  • The devil attacks through wrong thinking. Any thought that steals peace or joy is from the enemy (12:51).

  “Any thought that troubles you, resist it. How do you resist it? Say, ‘That’s not my thought.’” (13:55)

• Guard Attention:
  • Peace is lost when attention is placed on the wrong thing; faith is injured the same way (14:25).

6. The Importance of Attention and Focus

• Proverbs 4:20 "Attend to My Words":
  • Attention must be given exclusively to God's words. Discipline is necessary to maintain a godly thought life (15:02).
  • Jesus focused not on His suffering, but on the joy set before Him and the harvest His sacrifice would bring (16:30).
• Family Anecdote on Perspective:
  • After a tragic loss, God told a family member to focus on the loved one’s whole life, not just their end, so as not to miss the bigger picture (17:45).
• Discipline in the Home:
  • Nancy recalls her mother teaching her and siblings to take charge over their thought life, refusing to allow troubling thoughts to linger (19:49).

7. Cultivating a Sound Mind

• Joy and Peace Are In Christ:
  • In Christ, a sound mind is our inheritance, not an unsound one (21:34).
  • “An unsound mind will be forgetful... but a sound mind won't. And so you are to answer that... I will not have it. Because in Christ, my inheritance includes a sound mind.” (21:50)
• Any thought that doesn’t bring peace or joy should be rejected (22:04).

8. Practical Steps to Attend to God’s Words (Proverbs 4:20-22)

• 1. Incline Your Ear:
  • Be intentional about what you allow yourself to hear. Don't tolerate negative, unbelieving talk, especially when believing for a miracle (22:31).
• 2. Keep His Words Before Your Eyes:
  • Focus on God's testimonies and promises, not on stories of failure or defeat (24:30).
• 3. Keep His Words in Your Heart:
  • What you hear and see saturates your heart; be strict with what you allow in (25:20).
  • “Guard our hearts with all diligence, for out of it flow the issues of life.” (25:39)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Authority:

  “He [Jesus] gave us back our saying. So when we say, that's how we employ the authority that is ours.” (04:00)

• On Releasing Faith:

  “Faith comes by hearing. But that faith has to be released to benefit from the faith we have.” (05:12)

• On the Enemy’s Tactics:

  “Anything that troubles you, anything that troubles the mind is the devil... If it's peaceful to your heart, then know that that wasn't authored by the devil.” (13:10)

• Practical Resistance:

  “Say, ‘That's not my thought. That's the thought of the thief. You're not stealing my peace, you're not stealing my joy.’” (14:01)

• On Discipline:

  “You are responsible for what you entertain in your thought life. People think just because a thought comes, they're to cope with it. We're not to cope with something that didn't come from the household of faith.” (19:55)

• On Focus:

  “If you're going to focus on the ending of their life, you're going to miss what their entire life was about.” (18:03, God speaking to Nancy's family member)

• In Christ, a Sound Mind:

  “In Christ, my inheritance includes a sound mind. But a sound mind can't just touch in anything it wants and think it's going to remain in the flow of soundness. You have to discipline that thought life.” (21:53)

Key Timestamps

• 00:10 – Power for healing is present now; receive by faith
• 02:45 – Difference between Old and New Testament revelations of Satan’s role
• 04:03 – Authority restored through words
• 05:08 – Faith’s process: hearing, speaking, and acting
• 06:35 – Example: The crippled man; faith requires action
• 08:34 – Philemon 1:6: Faith communicated through acknowledging the good in Christ
• 10:53 – Nancy’s testimony: fighting thoughts of the “unpardonable sin”
• 13:10 – How to resist troubling thoughts
• 15:02 – Proverbs 4:20: The critical role of attention
• 17:45 – Family anecdote on focusing on the right things
• 19:49 – Upbringing: learning mental discipline
• 21:34 – A sound mind is the believer’s inheritance
• 22:31 – Practical steps: Inclining the ear, guarding the eyes, and heart
• 25:39 – Guarding the heart—summary of the teaching

Conclusion & Encouragement

Nancy urges listeners to revisit previous episodes for more insight and emphasizes the life-changing potential of giving continual attention to God’s Word. She closes with a reminder:

“Jesus is the healer. God bless you.” (26:54)

This detailed summary reflects Nancy Dufresne’s original language and tone, providing an accessible guide to the episode’s key spiritual concepts and practical applications for believers seeking to live in the fullness of Christ.