← Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne Audio Podcast
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Thank you to Kenneth Copeland Ministries for sowing the airtime for this broadcast.
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There's enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one that may be describing you. You may be in a sick room, you may be in a hospital room. And I want to remind you, power is present. That power is there to do a work, believe in what's not. Try to get something, but notice that he's already made it yours. It's present right where you're at. Say, I receive that power. I receive that power. I receive it right now.
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I receive it right now from the.
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Top of my head. From the top of my head. The soles of my feet.
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The soles of my feet.
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Welcome. We're so glad you're joining us today for Jesus the Healer. Come on in. We are in the midst of this series called In Christ I Can. And we have so many episodes that we've already filmed, and we want you to go back and watch any that you may have missed and today get hold of something to take notes on, because we're believing that you're going to hear answers for your life from the Word of God. We were talking on the previous episode about how it's important that we gain revelation of the Word of God. Because when revelation of what God says to us comes to us, it dawns on our spirit. That's the end of struggle. That if we're struggling about something, it's not because our faith isn't working or because the Word isn't working. Sometimes we just need further revelation. And when we gain revelation. Haven't you ever faced opposition? You say, father, I don't know quite what to do about this, but you do. And I'm asking you what to do about this. And he communicates to you, makes known to you your answer. And when you do what he says and all of a sudden things work out, why is that? Because revelation means the end of struggle. When we act on that revelation and know this, it is dangerous for us to come up to the truth of God's Word, to the light of God's Word, and not employ it, not walk in the light of it. So it's not enough that we appreciate what God says, but we're living what God says. And it's so important that we, if we're to advance and move further with God, we have to have greater revelation. You know, I can look back over my life and I can see that the years, my earlier years of my Christian life, there was so much struggle because there was so much of the Word I didn't know. But as I gained more and more understanding in light of the Word, life became easier. And I now, I didn't say that the devil leaves you alone. I didn't say there's lack of opposition. But because you understand your place of victory and you learn the principles and the law of faith, then you learn how to employ that faith. And life becomes easier because you gain experience of the mastery of the Word in the face of opposition. And when you're skillful with the Word, it puts you on the other side of any opposition and circumstances that are going to show up against you. So know this. To go further than where we're at today, it calls for greater light or greater revelation of the Word of God. I want us to look at Ephesians 1:16, Ephesians 1:16. Paul was writing to the church at Ephesus and he was telling them that he prayed for them. And then he listed what he prayed for them about. And look what it says in Ephesians 1:16. He said, I cease not to give thanks for you. Making mention of you in my prayers. Now I want to address that. Look at the wording. I cease not to give thanks for you. He was thankful for his brothers and sisters in Christ. Do you know it is the greatest family in existence is the family of God and you. We all need to be thankful that we are part of it and thankful for one another, value one another, appreciate one another. And you say, well, Pastor Nancy, there's some people in the Bible of Christ I'm not so thankful for. Well, can I say this? Sometimes we have to show gratitude by faith. And know this, that we're all at different levels of spiritual growth and development. And when people, if they really knew what the Word said, they. They would not be working against you. Even if somebody does, it's really because lack of light of the Word of God. But I'm just thankful for the body of Christ because I guarantee you what God's people are the greatest people on earth. Why? Because they all love the one we love. They all honor the one we honor. And so Paul said, I cease not to give thanks for you. We need to learn to be grateful for one another and to be part of the family of God. Then he says this, making mention of you in my prayers. Notice this word, this phrase, making mention of you. It doesn't give us the idea of a long labor in prayer. Now, don't misunderstand me. There are times that we might set aside extra time to Pray. Praying for someone or praying about a certain situation. But know this. Everything that we receive from God doesn't come because we prayed long enough or because we prayed hard enough. Paul said, I make mention of you in my prayers. And a mention does not imply a long period of time. And can I say this? You can pray a long time without faith, and that long praying is not enough, but you can make mention for just a moment with faith, using your faith. And it's more than enough. Why? Because it's not how long we pray. It's are we using our faith when we pray? So if we're in faith and we know what the Word of God says, a mention is more than enough to get us on the other side of opposition. To get us on the other side of that. And I would say this. Paul said, I make mention of you in my prayers. And then he tells us what those prayers are. Verse 17. He says that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. Or couldn't we say it this way? That he would give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of who you are in him and who he is in you. So Paul's saying, this is what I want you to gain. Revelation of him, him in you and you in Him. And he said, notice this. He said that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you. Look at this. This is revelation that's given. It's not something you can earn or pray hard enough to qualify for it. It's given. And who is it given to? Those who will accept it. Those who will, if I could say this, seek to know. And we have to be hungry. We have to be interested to find it out. We have to find what the Word says. And it's the Word we find that works for us. It's the Word we honor that works for us. If there's some part of the Word that we're negligent toward, that part won't work for us. We have to honor the Word if it's to work for us. And notice that when we show God we're interested, then he will give us truth, light, and understanding about things. How do we show him we're interested? We feed on the Word. When he sees our heart turning toward that direction, then he begins to unfold some things to us about who we are in Christ and what belongs to us because we're in Christ. Now think about the time of Moses you remember that before he was sent back to Egypt to deliver God's people out of slavery, he was keeping his father in law's sheep. Here he was a man in his 80s, and he's keeping the sheep for his father in law, Jethro. Jethro was the priest of Midian. What is that? He was a spiritual man. And Moses in his 80s is not even keeping his own sheep. He's keeping the sheep of another man, his father in law. And it said that while he was keeping his sheep, he saw a bush that was burning, yet it wasn't being consumed in the fire. So it says he turned aside to see this thing, and when he did, God spoke to him. Now I want you to see this. That if Moses hadn't been interested to even notice that or even take the time to inquire into that, that God wouldn't have spoken to him. But it's when he put his interest in that direction. And I would say this to us, sometimes we don't have the light we should because we haven't given our interest in a certain direction. So notice Paul said this, that God would give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. So if we're to receive what God seeks to give, we have to be interested, we have to inquire, we have to get into the Word and study and listen. And really, I'm so glad we're getting to do that together on this broadcast. But notice this is the word I wanted you to see. It's given. You don't have to earn it. And there are people who study their whole lives. They'll study things of Scripture, but they're studying from a mental place, and they're trying to get something for themselves instead of realizing that God has something to give them of revelation. And so Paul's praying that they would. That God would give unto them the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. And then he goes on in verse 18, and he says this. How are we going to get the revelation of the knowledge of Him? Number one. The eyes of our understanding, being enlightened, that we may, Number one, know what is the hope of his calling, know what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and know what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us. Would who believe? Well, what do those phrases mean? Well, verse 18, the eyes of your understanding, being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling is that you may know who you are in Christ, that He has called you one with him, that what belongs to him belongs to you. And so when we find out who we are in Christ and that you may know, look at this, that you may know what is the hope of his calling. But look at the next phrase, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. What's that mean? That you may know how rich you are because you're in him, or what belongs to you because you're in him. Then verse 19. And that you may know what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us. Would who believe? He's saying, I want you to know what you have. I want you to know what you can do with that resurrection power that belongs to you. It's an exceeding great power. And it's the same power that raised Jesus from the dead. So it's resurrection power. So basically in verses 18, Paul is saying that I pray that you would know, number one, who you are, what you have, and what you can do with that power, just because you belong to Him. And this revelation has to be given to you. And that's what we're talking about, is that when we're struggling with something, it's because we simply need to more revelation. People think really well, the word's not working for me or my faith isn't working for me, because I guarantee you the devil accuse your faith of not working for you or you not having enough faith, when really if we just had more understanding of what is already ours in Christ, then that would be the end of struggle. And so the knowledge of who we are in Christ brings us into the highest order of faith. And I want you to go back and let's look in Colossians chapter two. This has really been a golden scripture or golden passage for us in this series. It's Colossians 2:9. This is the living Bible translation. And it reads, for in Christ there is all of God in a human body. How many of you know Jesus took on a human body? He certainly did. Verse 10. So you have everything when you have Christ. Why? Because God, all of God, is in Christ and then Christ is in us. So that means we have all of God because we're in Christ. And you are filled with God through your union with Christ. And he is the highest ruler in authority over every other power. So do we already have everything we need to live in victory? Absolutely. Because the one who fills Christ fills us. And he is the highest over every other power. And Jesus has already won the victory for us. Now, I want you to go with me. If you would to First Corinthians 2:6. And I'm going to read out of the King James translation. First Corinthians 2:6. It reads this. Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect. Now this word perfect means mature or full grown. He's talking about the maturity of Christians that they have grown from babyhood stage to adulthood, that they're mature in Christ. And he said, we speak wisdom among them that are mature or spiritually developed. Yet not the wisdom of this world, nor the princes of of this world that come to naught. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the world unto our glory, which none of the princes of this world knew, for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. Now I want to read out of the Moffat translation. It says this in verse 6 we do discuss wisdom with those who are mature. Only it is not the wisdom of this world or of the dethroned powers who rule this world. Look at this. Dethroned powers that are ruling the world. So these are powers. What's he talking about? Jesus spoiled principalities and powers. He's talking about the demon forces ruling this world. Satan has been a defeated foe and yet he's ruling the world, though he's already been dethroned. How does a dethroned entity rule the world? The world is ignorant. They don't recognize, they don't know that Jesus defeated Satan. And so because of that, dethroned powers are ruling when they should be ruled upon. And so it says here in verse seven, the Moffat translation. It is the mysterious wisdom of God that we discuss that hidden wisdom which God decreed from all eternity for our glory. So verse six tells us Satan has been dethroned. The wisdom of the mature or the full grown Christian whose understanding has been enlightened. They've received revelation by the Holy Ghost of who they are in Christ. The Holy Ghost makes it clear to us. He reveals to us that Satan has already been dethroned and that the believer has victory over him in Christ. This is the wisdom of God. This is what those who are mature in Christ are living on. We recognize that we have been raised and seated with Christ, that we are not subject to devils, that devils are not to rule and reign over us. And that is the. If I could say this, this is what the mature Christian recognizes and this has to be revealed to us by the Spirit as we feed on the word of God. So the believer's inheritance in Christ is The wisdom of God. Amen. That is the wisdom of God. And know what Proverbs says, wisdom is the principal thing. So let's run everything of the old covenant through the New Covenant. And the wisdom of the New covenant is this. That who we are in Christ, and our inheritance that belongs to us in Christ. That's the wisdom of God. So that's the principal thing. To know who you are in Christ is the principal thing. To know what belongs to you because you're in Christ, that's the principal thing. And to know what you can do because you're in Christ, that's the principal thing. Grasping that truth and walking the reality of God's inheritance for us is the key to taking our place in him and reigning as kings in this life. So one of the greatest things that you can be taught is who you are in Christ and what is yours because you're in Christ, and how to become skillful with that inheritance. And I want you to know, in our inheritance that includes that we have dominion over all the works of the devil, over sin, sickness, disease and lack. I want you to know we have dominion over the flesh. We have been given dominion over the world, and we've been given dominion over the devil. So we have been delivered. The Word tells us we've been delivered from the kingdom of darkness and translated into the kingdom of his dear Son. Jesus made us master. Jesus defeated the enemy in our behalf and then turned around and handed us that victory. His victory was our victory. And so we have been made master. And we are authorized to live as though we have no equal, we have no enemy that can master us. And this is what Christians have been putting up with too much, too long, is that they have been pushed down, pushed around, and they have been, if I could say this, swayed by the enemy, by the dethroned power that they're supposed to be ruling and reigning over. Hearing and learning these truths will mature us and grow us up. Why is that? Because that's what we were talking about in First Christ Corinthians, chapter 6. Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect? Well, what is the wisdom of God, who we are in Christ, what belongs to us and what we can do because we're in Christ. So as we hear these truths and we learn these truths, this will mature us. It's the revelation of those who are growing in Christ. Walking in this truth of who we are in Christ develops us from being spiritually young to being spiritually mature in Christ. Now, there are certain things that when you're mature that you'll enjoy that you don't when you're not mature. Think of it this way. In the United States here, children, you have to have a driver's license to drive a car, right? You had to be 16 years old. Although as an American we have certain rights, but we have to meet certain qualifications and standards to partake of those. Well, a family can own a car, but when a person is a child, you have a child of that family. They can ride in that car, but they can't drive it. They can't go anywhere they want. They have to be driven and taken by someone else. But as they mature and they grow, they get the privilege of driving a car. And really the vehicle belongs to the family all along. But I will say this. It's the same thing spiritually. If we remain spiritually immature or spiritually young, there's our inheritance that belongs to us. But we're not always partaking of it as we should if we just remain spiritual babies. But as we grow up in Christ and we see what belongs to us, we say, wait a minute, there's so much in my inheritance that I haven't been partaking of and I'm going to start partaking of it. So it doesn't benefit us to stay spiritual babies. The benefit is to grow up and see who we are in Christ and learn these truths. So walking in the truth of who we are in Christ makes real men out of us. If I could say it that way. And what do I mean? Full grown, mature, and when I say men, you have to understand this. When the Bible speaks of men and man, it's speaking of mankind. It's not just speaking of gender, it's speaking of humanity. So to really be full grown and to be someone who's producing in this life, and so someone who's ruling and reigning in this life, we have to find out and know who we are in Christ and become skillful with that. When this truth dawns on us that then we see ourselves in him and him in us. When we see that Satan has already been defeated, been dethroned and Jesus has already he won the victory over Satan, handed us the victory, then it makes us to. We begin to recognize, wait a minute. In Him I have all I need. Outside of him is I only have me to help me, but in Him I have him to draw on. Listen, we have so much more in him than outside of Him. Why would we want to try to live this life outside of who we are in Christ? No, we want to Find out who we are in Christ and live as one in Him. When we see ourselves, when we see ourselves as in Christ, we don't look upon things that our inheritance as something that we're trying to get hold of. No, our inheritance already belongs to us. And if I could say this, some things that we're really, we say, well, I need a miracle when we really need revelation. And that revelation brings us into miracle flows. So sometimes people say, I've got to get a miracle. I've got to get a miracle when really people need to be taught. You know, the Word talks about the people came to hear and be healed under Jesus ministry. In the book, I think it's Mark, chapter five, it says that the people pressed upon him to hear the Word and then it says they came to hear, hear and be healed. Some people just want to come to church and hurry up and get their healing. Well, could I say this? Let's hurry up and do our hearing. Because when we hear, revelation comes and our miracle is in our revelation, people want to get miracles. Well, revelation is what brings about miracle flows. And sometimes people are struggling for the wrong thing. They're struggling to get a financial miracle, a physical miracle, a miracle in their family. But if you get revelation, the miracles come with the revelation, finding out who we are in Christ. So you have to know this, that my revelation is something that God has authored in me. He's authored the Word in me. It becomes revelation to me. All I can do is teach that to you. But it's the Holy Spirit who makes it revelation to you. So as we sit and feed on this Word together, we are partaking of the revelation of the Word of God. And the Holy Spirit is making that. As we open up our spirits and we hear with not just our heads, but with our hearts, then the Holy Spirit takes these truths and makes them a living thing to us. Because who we are in Christ is the foundation of our redemption. Listen, we have to find out, recognize, understand who we are in Christ so that we have a broad foundation in our lives. So that. So we must establish these truths in our spirit. And we teach this to you because it's so important that this becomes part of our understanding and part of the way that we live our life. Listen, when we see ourselves as he made us to be, we're done with a poor self image. Anyone who says, I struggle with my self image, I struggle with self worth. I'm struggling with my true identity. Your true identity is who you are in Him. Your self image is who you are in Him. You don't have to build something apart from him because God has made you one with him and you are in Christ. Christ is in that is really the true you. And we teach these things because we want people to really live the life that God has not only authored for them, but who he really made them to be. He made you in Christ, and He's in you. And everything you'll ever need in this life is part of your inheritance because you are one with Him. Well, we invite you. You don't want to miss upcoming episodes because we're going to keep going this way. And as we say, go back and watch any previous episodes you may have missed and if I could say, watch them over and over again so that these things can be authored in your spirit and they you begin to meditate. That's one form of meditating on them, to listen to them over and over and get these things on the inside of you. And then we begin to really live as rich as we are. And remember this until next time, Jesus is the Healer God bless you.
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I want you to know that every single person in this world needs a Savior. And the greatest thing of all is that we have one. But this Savior must be welcomed. This Savior must be received. And it's so easy to receive Jesus as the Savior. The Word says that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. So right now do that with me. Say Jesus, I receive you, my Savior. Come into my heart and be the Lord of my life. And I'll live for you all the days of my life. God bless you.
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We'Re excited to announce a new worship album called in youn glory by Grant DeFresne. For more ways to listen to in youn Glory, scan the QR code on your screen, but I believe you died so that you could provide.