Podcast Summary: Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne Episode 903 | In Christ I Can, Part 143 (Dec 17, 2025)

Overview

In this episode, Nancy Dufresne continues her long-running teaching series on the believer’s identity and empowerment “in Christ.” She unpacks the practical implications of what it means to live from a position of union with Christ, drawing on key scripture (notably Acts 17:28) and personal experience. Nancy emphasizes the power and provision available to believers, the critical role of inward peace in following the Holy Spirit, and how anchoring our identity in Christ protects us from accusation, condemnation, and life’s many changes.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Christ’s Power and Presence (00:10–04:00)

• Nancy opens with an encouragement for those needing healing, highlighting the ever-present power of God in every situation:
  • Quote: “There’s enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one. That may be describing you… it’s present right where you’re at.” (00:10–00:35, Nancy Dufresne)
• She connects this to the foundational truth of the believer’s union with Christ, using the analogy: “We’re the glove, but He’s the hand in the glove.”

2. Living ‘In Christ’ Rather Than ‘In Self’ (04:00–09:00)

• The believer is to draw on Christ’s ability, not simply human effort:
  • “Everything that God planned for us, He put in Christ and then He put Christ in us.” (00:54)
• Acts 17:28 is cited: “In him we live and move and have our being.”
• Christians are urged to resist the devil’s strategy to pull them back to their “human side” or self-reliance.

3. How to Live Led by the Spirit (09:00–16:00)

• Nancy explains practical steps to draw on Christ daily:
  • Acknowledge His presence and ability within.
  • Make daily choices by “checking your spirit”—that inward sense, not mere intellect.
  • Distinguishes between supernatural feelings/voices vs. the simple, reliable inner peace the Spirit gives.
• Notable Quote:
  “I’m not talking about hearing a voice… what do I have peace about? The Word says… be led forth with peace. When we’re following peace, we’re following the Holy Ghost within our spirit.” (09:45)
• She stresses that peace in the spirit, not the turmoil in the mind, should be our guide.

4. Following Peace – Not Fear (16:00–21:00)

• Even in large, consequential decisions, the peace of God is the primary guide:
  • “The greater the decision, the quieter the leading.”
  • “If it’s not peace, it’s not the Holy Ghost.”
• Real-life example: Nancy describes a major ministry expenditure made on the basis of peace in her spirit, despite mental doubts or enemy accusations.

5. The Strategy of the Accuser (The Devil) (21:00–24:00)

• The devil is “the accuser of the brethren,” using relevant accusations—past mistakes, failures—to draw believers into condemnation.
• Quote:
  “God’s not dealing with you through condemnation… anything that makes you have a poor self-image, all of this stuff is outside of Christ.” (22:19)

6. Our Unchangeable Identity in Christ (24:00–27:00)

• Identity in Christ supersedes identity in relationships, roles, jobs, or ministry:
  • Her personal testimony: when her husband died unexpectedly in 2013, her identity in Christ sustained her—rather than her previous roles as wife or pastor.
  • “If I attach my identity to something changeable, it’s not firm enough… our identity is not connected to anything but Christ, because in Christ that identity never changes.”
• Quote:
  “Who I am in Christ is the highest that any identity could ever come from… He is my worth. He is my success.” (25:15)
• Changes in life expose what we have tied our self-worth to.

7. Authority and Position – Not Feelings (27:00–28:00)

• Identity in Christ is a spiritual position, not a feeling or emotion:
  • Police officer analogy: “He doesn’t feel like a policeman… but he is by qualification.”
  • So it is for the Christian, qualified “in Christ” by new birth, not feeling.

8. Victory Over Accusation and Circumstance (Throughout)

• Believers must answer accusation (from the devil or negative thoughts) by holding to their position in Christ:
  • Quote:
    “No devil, I’m not dealing with this situation as one outside of Christ. I’m in Christ and nothing of my past can ever weaken my position as one in Christ.” (27:53)
• Revelation of our position comes from the Holy Spirit, not just human teaching or mental effort.

Memorable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• On Healing Power:
  “There’s enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one… it’s present right where you’re at.” (00:10)

• The Union Analogy:
  “We’re the glove, but He’s the hand in the glove.” (01:30)

• On Life Changes & Identity:
  “If my identity was tied to how I was as a help meet to [my husband]… when that was not my whole identity, why? Because that changed that day I was no longer his helpmate. … Thank God, our identity is not connected to anything but in Christ.” (24:30–25:00)

• On the Simplicity of Following God:
  “Many of you know how to follow God more than you recognize… The greater the decision, the quieter the leading.” (15:30–16:00)

• Handling Condemnation:
  “God’s not dealing with you through condemnation. What’s condemnation? A poor self-image.” (22:17)

• On Peace Over Fear:
  “God’s not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind… I ignore the fear and I stay with the peace.” (19:20)

Key Segment Timestamps

• 00:10 – Power for healing is present – claim it.
• 01:30 – “We’re the glove, He’s the hand.”
• 04:00 – Foundation of redemption: who we are “in Christ.”
• 09:45 – Living by inward peace – not external drama.
• 15:30 – Decision-making: peace is a safe and sufficient guide.
• 19:20 – Distinguishing peace (God’s leading) from fear (the enemy’s pressure).
• 22:00 – Satan as accuser and the nature of condemnation.
• 24:30 – Nancy’s testimony: loss, change, and identity.
• 26:30 – Identity is unchangeable in Christ, not in roles/status.
• 27:30 – Answering accusations: “No, I’m in Christ.”

Tone

Nancy’s style is personal, encouraging, and grounded in Scripture. She is both pastoral and practical, addressing real-life anxieties and challenges with faith and hope, consistently pointing listeners away from self-reliance and condemnation, and back to Christ’s sufficiency and indwelling presence.

Conclusion

Nancy Dufresne’s teaching in this episode is a steady and empowering call to live from the “inside out”—from our union with Christ, not our performance, status, or circumstances. Her central message: When peace rules in your spirit, you are following the Holy Spirit, and nothing—not the accuser, not change, not feeling—can shake your unchangeable identity and authority “in Christ.”