Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne – Episode 913 | In Christ I Can, Part 153

Date: December 31, 2025
Host/Teacher: Nancy Dufresne
Podcast by: Dufresne Ministries

Overview

In this episode, Nancy Dufresne continues her long-running series, “In Christ I Can,” focusing on the essential role of words in the life of faith. Drawing deeply from John 17:8 and Mark 11, Nancy explores how Jesus handed down not just power or miracles, but divine words to his followers. She teaches that the words believers speak—aligned with scripture—are the carriers of God’s power, blessings, and healing. The episode underscores the importance of faith-filled words and the necessity of receiving and speaking God’s Word to experience the inheritance available in Christ.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Power Present in Every Situation

• Nancy opens with a faith-building declaration:

  “There's enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one… that power is there to do a work… Say, I receive that power. I receive it right now.” (00:10–00:41)

• She encourages listeners to acknowledge and receive the healing and empowering presence of God wherever they are.

2. John 17:8 – Jesus’ Legacy is Words

• Nancy returns to Jesus’ farewell prayer (“For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me…” John 17:8) emphasizing:
  • Jesus, at his departure, prioritizes words above all else to his disciples—not just anointing, not just miracles.
  • Words contain everything (“words are the carriers of every other thing that we could ever need”). (01:10–02:20)
  • “If we have the same words Jesus had, then we should be getting the same results Jesus got in Christ.” (02:29)
• She notes that the Holy Spirit performs “what God says,” not just anything—it’s the expressed Word of God that activates the Spirit’s power.

3. Mark 11:12–23 – The Fig Tree and Faith Words

• Nancy recounts the account of Jesus and the fig tree, highlighting:
  • Jesus speaks faith-filled words to the tree, and change happens at the unseen root level:

    “His words went to what wasn’t seen… Jesus knew that his words were doing the work.” (05:10)

  • Jesus didn’t wait around for evidence—“he walked off and left the words of faith to do the work.” (06:20)
  • On their return, the disciples see the tree withered, and Jesus uses it as a lesson:

    “Have faith in God. Or, the original Greek says, have the faith of God.” (07:05)

• She stresses that faith is “authorized to speak to things.”

4. Faith Speaks, It Doesn’t Just Pray

• Mark 11:23 is cited, where Jesus focuses on “saying” to the mountain, not just asking God to do something:

  “Quit asking God to do something that he’s already authorized you to do with your faith.” (08:11–08:25)

• Nancy warns against passive prayer and urges active, faith-filled declaration.

5. Divine Words = Divine Results

• She emphasizes the inheritance of “divine words” which produce “divine results.”
• Everything believers need—anointing, miracles, healing—comes through words received and spoken:

  “If we will learn to be skillful with our words, if we will believe the words that he has given us… we’ll have the results of anointing. We’ll have the results of healings and miracles and power.” (10:15–11:10)

6. Faith and Words vs. Fear and Words

• Nancy explains:

  “Faith only deals with one thing—words. God’s words.” (14:53)

• She contrasts faith and fear as both being driven by belief in words—faith in God’s words produces blessing, fear in the devil’s words produces torment:

  “The devil speaks words and fear comes... But can I tell you this? It’s his fear. It’s his torment. It’s not yours.” (15:54–16:40)

• Memorable insight: “Fear is nothing but believing what the devil says. Faith means we’re believing what God says.” (18:28)

7. Receiving the Words: The Key to Manifestation

• She highlights that possessing what’s in Christ requires receiving the words about it and making them your own:

  “It’s not enough to say all that’s mine in Christ, but you have to say what’s yours in Christ.” (20:19–20:32)

• Nancy shares a story from Kenneth Hagin—about a missionary who, even in Jesus’ very presence, did not receive his healing because “faith doesn’t come by seeing something… faith comes by believing words.” (21:12–23:30)
  • Quote (Jesus to Hagin):

    “See, I came to heal him and he won’t let me.” (23:29)

8. Guard Against Double-mindedness

• From James:

  “A double minded man won’t receive anything from the Lord.” (24:08)

• Double-mindedness is defined as saying one thing outwardly, but believing or meditating differently:

  “Even if we don’t voice wrong thinking, if we meditate on wrong thoughts, that is an open door for the devil to work against us.” (24:52)

9. The Importance of Development and Consistency

• Nancy uses her journey as a pianist to illustrate spiritual development:

  “If you’re not having a flow of the word like you need, don’t be discouraged. Just keep developing, keep growing.” (25:34)

• She promises that skill in receiving and speaking the Word leads to faster manifestations.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the role of words in receiving from God:

  “The greatest thing that heaven ever gave anyone, including Jesus on earth, was words. Because that’s how God conducts business himself.” (25:01)

• Encouragement for growth:

  “You won’t arrive there overnight, but if you’ll just stick with it, you will come into a place of such developed faith that you can get results quicker and quicker and quicker.” (25:25)

• On partnership with God:

  “How we treat the Word is how the Word will treat us.” (24:52)

Important Segments & Timestamps

| Time | Segment | |--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:10 | Declaration of healing power available now | | 01:10 | Introduction to John 17:8 and the legacy of words from Jesus | | 05:10 | The lesson of the fig tree—words go to the unseen roots | | 08:11 | Mark 11:23 – Faith speaks, doesn’t just pray | | 14:53 | The contrast of faith and fear—each comes from which words you believe | | 20:19 | Receiving what’s yours in Christ by voicing and believing God’s words | | 21:12 | Kenneth Hagin’s story of the dying missionary—faith is about believing words | | 24:08 | Warning about double-mindedness | | 25:01 | The supreme importance of words in spiritual life | | 25:34 | Illustration: learning piano as a metaphor for faith development |

Tone and Style

Nancy Dufresne maintains a practical, faith-stirring, and encouraging tone throughout the episode. The language is direct, illustrative, and rooted in personal experience and scriptural exposition, designed to both instruct and inspire action (speaking God’s Word, receiving by faith, guarding mind and mouth).

Takeaways for Listeners

• Everything God has provided in Christ is accessed and made real through God’s words, spoken and believed.
• Fear and faith are both responses to words—choose to believe, receive, and speak God’s Word for faith and victory.
• Manifestations might not be immediate; persistence and development in the Word are key for a fruitful Christian life.
• Receiving is active—Jesus can offer, but you must take hold by faith, through words.
• Consistency in thought and confession (no double-mindedness) is essential for receiving from God.

Next Episode Teaser:
Nancy encourages listeners to tune in next time as she continues exploring this theme, reminding all:

“Jesus is the healer. God bless you.” (25:55)

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