Podcast Summary

Podcast: Jesus the Healer with Nancy Dufresne Audio Podcast
Episode: 902 | In Christ I Can, Part 142
Air Date: December 16, 2025
Host/Teacher: Nancy Dufresne
Theme: Discovering the Power of Being "In Christ," Developing Spiritual Strength, and Refusing to Tolerate Less Than God’s Best

Episode Overview

In this episode, Nancy Dufresne continues her long-running teaching series, "In Christ I Can." The focus is on understanding and living in the vital union with Christ, emphasizing the absolute necessity of being full of the Word and the Holy Spirit in order to walk in victory, resist opposition, and claim everything God has provided for believers. Nancy uses scriptural insights, practical teaching on spiritual habits, and heartfelt personal stories to underscore the power of spiritual consistency, desire, and discipline.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Power is Present for Healing and Victory

• Nancy opens by affirming that God's power is ever-present, even in the most dire circumstances, such as hospital rooms or seasons of weakness.
  • “There’s enough power in every sick room and every hospital room to raise up that sick one. ... Power is present. That power is there to do a work.” (00:10)

2. The Foundation of Redemption: Identity in Christ

• Everything God planned is in Christ, and Christ is in us.
  • “Everything God dreamed for our life, everything he planned for our life, he put into Christ. And then he put Christ in us and us in Christ.” (01:26)
• Christ as a "treasure box": An illustration of the believer’s endless resources in Him.

3. The Mandate to Grow and Draw Nourishment from Christ

• Using Colossians 2:6 (Living Bible), Nancy highlights the need for ongoing spiritual growth:
  • “See that you go on growing in the Lord... and go on growing in the knowledge of who you are in the Lord and who He is in you.” (04:50)

4. Be Strong in the Lord and in the Power of His Might

• The famous call from Ephesians 6:10 is explained in practical terms:
  • Being strong in the Lord = Being full of the Word
  • Being strong in the power of His might = Being full of the Holy Ghost
  • “When you’re full of something, then there’s not room for anything less than the Word.” (08:34)
  • “To be strong in the Lord. We could accurately say this means to be full of the Word... And then it says, and in the power of His might. What is the power of His might? It’s the Holy Ghost.” (09:31)

5. Desire vs. Faith: The Real Issue

• Nancy suggests many "faith problems" are actually "desire problems":
  • “Some people think that they have faith problems when they really have desire problems. They don’t have a strong desire for something.” (13:43)
  • “Your desire to experience victory has to be stronger than the devil’s desire to abort your victory.” (14:24)

6. Personal & Family Illustrations: The Power of Consistency

• Nancy reflects on her mother’s parenting:

  • Consistency & Desire as Parental Virtues:
    • “My mother was never too tired to deal with our flesh... Her consistency was noble. It was heroic. ...Her desire that we be parented right was greater than her weariness of flesh.” (19:10)
  • Spiritual Lesson: We must not grow weary in enforcing our spiritual authority and discipline.

• Piano Practice Story:

  • “Every day my mother met me at the door and said, get on the piano for an hour. ...Her desire for me to excel was stronger than my desire to want to go do something else because she met me at the door.” (24:10)
  • Application: Our spirit, strengthened by the Word, should "meet" opposition at the door—ready to resist.

7. How to Become Spiritually Strong

• Refuse Complacency:
  • “If we become complacent, circumstances and opposition can get an upper hand.” (22:55)
• Practical Steps:
  • Fill up with the Word:
    • “When we get full of the Word, we stop putting up with what we used to put up with, and we’re fortified to resist now.” (25:53)
  • Fill up with the Spirit—Praying in Tongues:
    • “If we will take time every day to speak in other tongues, what will happen? We’ll fill up with the Spirit.” (27:18)
• Result:
  • “When you fill up with the Word, it so fortifies you and strengthens you that you are able to stand fast, that you’re able to resist, steadfastly immovable in the face of opposition.” (29:42)

8. Self-Examination and Encouragement

• Nancy prompts listeners to honestly evaluate their lives:
  • “Does my spiritual life look like it did two years ago or last year? Or have I advanced? ... When we’re filling up with the Word, filling up with the Spirit, and being a doer of that word, things will not stay as they are.” (31:12)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Identity and Inheritance:

  “The truth of who we are in Christ is the absolute foundation of our redemption.” (02:21)

• Spiritual Fullness:

  “If we’re full of the Word, then that keeps the wrong thing from trying to fill us up.” (08:40)

• Faith vs. Desire:

  “Your desire to experience victory has to be stronger than the devil’s desire to abort your victory.” (14:24)

• Fight Spiritual Complacency:

  “I dare to say that a lot of times, sometimes the devil gets upper hand simply because we’re too weakened to, if I could say this, enforce our victory.” (20:56)

• On Consistency:

  “My mother was never too tired to deal with our flesh...Her consistency was noble. It was heroic.” (19:12)

• Practical Spirituality:

  “But living full is our safe place. Because as we’re full of the Word, then complacency is not something that a strong spirit will put up with.” (30:07)

Timestamps of Key Segments

• 00:10 — God’s Present Power for Healing
• 01:26–04:10 — The Principle: Christ is God’s Treasure Box
• 04:50–07:40 — Growing in Christ: Colossians 2:6 (LB)
• 07:40–13:25 — Ephesians 6:10 Applied: Full of the Word, Full of the Spirit
• 13:43–15:00 — Desire Versus Faith
• 19:10–23:00 — Parenting Insight: Consistency as a Spiritual Parallel
• 24:10–25:30 — Piano Practice: Discipline’s Role in Victory
• 27:18–29:42 — Filling Up with the Spirit and Practical Application
• 31:12–32:00 — Self-Examination; Call to Spiritual Advancement

Summary & Takeaway

Nancy Dufresne’s central message is that being “in Christ” is not just a doctrine, but a practical key to victorious living. The pathway to victory lies in being relentlessly full of the Word and of the Spirit, refusing to tolerate spiritual complacency, and nourishing a strong desire to receive all that God provides. Consistency, discipline, and desire are not only the marks of good parenting, but of a thriving spiritual life. Nancy urges listeners to stop "putting up with" what is beneath God’s promises and instead fill themselves daily with the Word and the Spirit—because this is the safe—and victorious—place in Christ.