Podcast Summary: Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne Audio Podcast

Episode 921 | "In Christ I Can," Part 161
Date: January 12, 2026
Host: Nancy Dufresne (Dufresne Ministries)

Episode Overview

In this episode of Jesus the Healer, Nancy Dufresne continues her ongoing teaching series, "In Christ I Can." The focus of this episode is on understanding and receiving our inheritance in Christ, the vital role of revelation knowledge, and how to practically live out the fullness of what belongs to believers. She emphasizes that our victory, healing, and spiritual blessings are already secured through Christ, and encourages listeners to feed on God's Word and act on revealed truth to fully benefit from their spiritual inheritance.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Power is Present – Receive what's Already Yours

• [00:10 - 01:00]
  • Nancy opens by affirming that God's power to heal and deliver is present wherever you are, stating:

    "There's enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one … Power is present. That power is there to do a work … it's present right where you're at. Say, I receive that power. I receive it right now." (Nancy Dufresne, 00:12)

The Importance of Repeated Hearing and Meditation

• [01:00 - 04:00]
  • Faith and transformation do not come from a single hearing of the Word.

    "Full faith doesn't come with one hearing, but we have to hear things repeatedly … We're seeing that God is showing us something different out of the Word that is a higher way, his way of thinking." (Nancy, 01:14)

  • Meditating on God's Word engraves it on our hearts, not just in our minds.

    "It's meditation that takes the word of God and writes it on our heart." (Nancy, 03:00)

Our Inheritance in Christ Is Not Earned

• [04:00 - 09:00]
  • Everything good—including healing and prosperity—already belongs to believers; it's part of our inheritance through Christ.

    "When you know something is your inheritance in Christ, that means he's already paid for it. … It's present right where you're at." (Nancy, 04:45)

  • We don't have to convince God to bless us or give us what’s promised:

    "You don't have to coerce him into anything about giving it to you." (Nancy, 05:24)

  • Our spiritual inheritance is not based on our own goodness:

    "We don't have victory or we don't have our inheritance because we're good. We have an inheritance from God because He's good." (Nancy, 07:09)

The Role of Revelation and the Holy Spirit

• [09:00 - 17:00]
  • Only the Holy Spirit can turn the written Word into living revelation in our hearts:

    "If people just read the Bible as a history book … they're not going to really be able to understand what the life in that Word it takes. … It's the Holy Spirit who takes God's Word and makes it a revelation not to the mind, but to the Spirit of man." (Nancy, 11:40)

  • Spiritual advancement requires ongoing revelation:

    "To go further than where we're at today … we must have further revelation to go further. It's revelation that causes us to really enjoy the fullness of what God has made ours." (Nancy, 13:09)

The Necessity of Being a Doer of the Word

• [17:00 - 20:00]
  • Receiving light (revelation) brings responsibility; God's expectation is that we walk in it.

    "When he reveals some things to us in His Word, he expects us to walk in the light of that. And if we'll walk in the light of that … the light of God's Word we're walking in is what will put us on the other side of that opposition." (Nancy, 17:32)

  • Immediate application of revelation prevents the enemy from stealing it:

    "When you gain light of the Word and you immediately become a doer, then the devil cannot come and steal that from you." (Nancy, 18:50)

Spiritual Growth Is a Process

• [20:00 - 21:45]
  • Progressing from spiritual infancy to maturity mirrors natural growth—through stages, not instantly.

    "Our spiritual growth, our spiritual development is a process. And in that process, we see greater and greater revelation … but if we stop being a doer … our maturity and our development process stops right there." (Nancy, 21:10)

Overcoming Struggle: Revelation, Not Effort

• [21:45 - 23:00]
  • When not seeing victory, it’s not a lack of victory but a need for more revelation:

    "If you say, Pastor Nancy, I'm doing all I know to do and it's not working … you just need further revelation. The victory is already yours." (Nancy, 22:15)

  • She shares a personal testimony of receiving revelation before ministering in Russia and how that revelation (the "price of the double portion anointing") advanced her and her congregation.

The Devil Operates on Ignorance

• [23:00 - 25:30]
  • Satan exploits believers’ ignorance of their inheritance and Christ’s victory.

    "Any Christian who is in bondage to anything is not held in bondage to the devil … He is in bondage to an unrenewed mind. What's that mean? He lacks revelation of the Word." (Nancy, quoting Kenneth E. Hagin, 23:45)

  • The enemy is like a scammer working through spiritual ignorance:

    "How is a scammer able to work? They work off the ignorance … the devil is scamming humanity." (Nancy, 25:20)

Three Prayer Points from a Supernatural Encounter

• [24:30 - 26:50]
  • Nancy recounts a story of a church member who had a near-death experience and returned with instructions from Jesus:
    1. Pray for revelations for this era to be received:

       "Pray for the revelations that belong to this era to be received. … It's about receiving the light that he has given." (Nancy, 25:00)

    2. Pray for congregational unity
    3. Pray that people would "get it"—understand who they are in Christ

       "Pray that they would get that revelation. Because … once we see who we are, what we have, and what belongs to us because we're in Christ, the devil is done pushing us around." (Nancy, 25:40)

The End of Struggle: Immediate Practical Application of Revelation

• [26:00 - 26:55]
  • Acting on what God reveals is the practical end of spiritual struggle:

    "When revelation comes and we act on that revelation we receive, that's the end of struggle." (Nancy, 26:30)

  • Nancy encourages listeners to look to God for revealed answers in every area of life.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Full faith doesn't come with one hearing, but we have to hear things repeatedly." (Nancy, 01:14)
• "It's not our reading of the Bible that earns it. It's our reading of the Bible that helps us to recognize what he's already made ours." (Nancy, 08:19)
• "If we ever find out who we are in Christ, the struggle is over." (Nancy, 06:40)
• "Any Christian who is in bondage to anything is not held in bondage to the devil ... He is in bondage to an unrenewed mind." (Kenneth E. Hagin, as quoted by Nancy, 23:45)
• "To go further ... we must have further revelation to go further." (Nancy, 13:09)
• "When revelation comes, that means the end of struggle." (Nancy, 26:30)

Important Timestamps

• [00:10] — Power is present for healing
• [01:14] — Repeated hearing of the Word needed for faith
• [03:00] — Meditation writes the Word on our heart
• [04:45] — Inheritance in Christ is already paid for
• [07:09] — Our inheritance isn't based on our goodness
• [11:40] — Revelation comes by the Holy Spirit
• [13:09] — Revelation advances the believer
• [17:32] — Responsibility to walk in received light
• [18:50] — Immediate use of revelation prevents loss
• [21:10] — Spiritual growth as a process
• [23:45] — Kenneth Hagin quote on bondage and an unrenewed mind
• [25:00] — Story of the grandmother’s encounter with Jesus and the three prayer commands
• [26:30] — End of struggle comes with acted-on revelation

Episode Wrap-up

Nancy concludes by reassuring listeners that the devil only has power where believers lack revelation of their inheritance and victory in Christ. By yielding to revelation, becoming doers of the Word, and continually feeding on scripture with the help of the Holy Spirit, believers can enjoy the fullness and freedom Jesus provided.

Key Takeaway:
You don't need to struggle or strive for what Jesus has already given. Pursue revelation, act promptly on what God shows you, and walk confidently in your identity and inheritance as a believer.

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