Podcast Summary: Jesus the Healer w/ Nancy Dufresne

Episode 946 | In Christ I Can, Part 186
Release Date: February 16, 2026
Host: Nancy Dufresne (Dufresne Ministries)

Overview:

In this episode, Nancy Dufresne continues her extended "In Christ I Can" series, focusing on the foundational truth of believers’ oneness with Christ and what it means to live from that reality. Through unwavering scriptural emphasis and practical encouragement, Nancy teaches listeners how to draw on Christ within—moving beyond striving and into the fullness of what God has already provided in Jesus. Topics include faith, healing, renewing the mind, and manifesting the attributes of God.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Reality of God’s Power Present Now

• Nancy affirms that God’s healing power is present wherever you are, including sick or hospital rooms.
  • "There's enough power in every sick room and in every hospital room to raise up that sick one…" (00:10)
• The focus is not trying to get something, but recognizing and receiving what is already made yours in Christ.
  • "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." (00:26)

2. Foundations of Redemption & Identity in Christ

• Understanding "who we are in Christ" stops the futile struggle for blessings and moves us to a place of faith-rest.
  • "When we realize who we are in Christ, the struggle is over…We don't struggle to believe for something from God." (01:15)
• Everything needed for your purpose and journey is already “stored up in the treasure box of Jesus himself."
  • "All the provision you need…all the anointing, all the impartations…already stored up in the treasure box of Jesus himself." (02:16)

3. Active Participation: Partaking, Not Just Possessing

• It’s inadequate to merely possess promises—we must become partakers by learning to draw on Christ within.
  • "It's not enough to say we possess these things. We must become partakers of learning how to draw on him." (03:08)

4. Faith and Obedience: How Jesus Modeled Life with the Father

• Jesus attributed all miracles to the Father working in Him, yet emphasized His own obedience in action.
  • "The Father in me, he does the works…But Jesus said, I only say what I hear My Father say, I only do what I see My Father do." (04:22)
• Miracles happen when we obey—God fills obedience with power.
  • "When we obey, God fills our obedience with his power. And miracles and manifestations are the result…" (05:31)
• The devil tries to hinder obedience by stirring up the flesh and reasoning, but faith bypasses these limitations.
  • "Every time you obey God, you have to step past your flesh…reasonings of the mind will try to analyze…that would hinder the flow of faith." (06:46)
• Renewing the mind is critical: Our minds must align with faith in our spirit.
  • "We're renewing our minds so that our minds agree with the faith in our spirit instead of arguing with the faith in our spirit." (07:40)

5. The Divine Exchange—Past Nailed, Future Seated

• Jesus didn’t just fix the past; He crucified and buried the old nature, bringing new life and nature in Christ.
  • "God did not even try to fix our past. He nailed it to the cross and buried it." (10:30)
  • "So that means this, our past should not trouble us anymore…you're talking about something that's been crucified and buried." (11:01)
• Post-salvation, believers have God's life, nature, and even ability—not self-improvement, but divine impartation.
  • "God does not just touch our human life and elevate our human life. God gave us his own life." (14:32)
  • "The faith we possess is not even our own. It's his faith. He gave us his own faith, so then he…No wonder our faith works. It's his faith." (15:33)
• Satan wants you fixated on past failures, but the real focus belongs on your current possession: divine attributes.
  • "The devil is trying to make us feel as though we're failures because of our past. But he doesn't want us to be mindful of our present." (16:27)

6. Living From the Inside Out: Drawing on the Greater One

• Real success is drawing from the spirit, "the deeper place" where Holy Spirit dwells—not from soulish or fleshly resources.
  • "We're not just drawing out of our flesh…we're drawing out of our spirit where the Holy Spirit dwells…" (17:10)
• Divine strength is available daily:
  • "We have divine strength that we're to live on…We're to get up and say, today I live by his strength." (18:30)
• The principle: What you recognize and speak, you activate.
  • "If we don't recognize what's in us, we'll leave it inactive, we'll leave it dormant when we should be drawing on it." (19:39)

7. Confession and Revelation: Declaring Oneness with the Father

• Jesus modeled bold confession ("I am in the Father, and the Father in me") and called us to do likewise.
  • “He is declaring and confessing…I am in the Father. But he didn’t stop there. He said, 'And the Father in me.' That is the exact same place that we have.” (21:00)
  • "You need to be bold to say: I’m in the Father, the Father’s in me. You can’t tell where one ends and the other begins. That is…divine eternal life." (24:04)
• Key: Miracles flow from the revelation of this divine union—not personal striving.
  • "Once you have revelation of that, the miracles are in that revelation. The healings are in that revelation…" (26:01)

8. Vine and Branch: The Illustration of Divine Union

• The branch (believer) doesn't strive for what is already flowing from the vine (Christ).
  • “Everything that belongs to the vine is automatically part of the branch. The branch doesn’t have to earn it…It is a free flowing life.” (24:52)
• All glory is God's, yet He elevates us as we bear fruit.
  • "But he draws us in and makes us look so good…success in bearing fruit for his glory." (25:57)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On drawing from Christ:
  • "Today I live by His strength. I’m drawing on His strength. How do you draw on the greater one within you? With words. You say, 'Today I'm drawing on this. Today I'm spending Him.'" (18:30)
• On the finished work:
  • “Your past should not trouble us anymore…you’re talking about something that’s been crucified and buried.” (11:01)
• On confession and identity:
  • "You need to be bold to say, I’m in the Father, the Father’s in me. You can’t tell where one ends and the other begins." (24:04)
• On divine partnership:
  • "He’s the laborer, we’re the co-laborer...We are spending his ability to labor alongside of Him. We’re not spending our ability, we’re spending divine ability that is within us." (25:40)
• On miracles and words:
  • "So when Jesus spoke words, then God did the work. So when we speak divine words, God does the work." (22:56)
• On the root of miracles:
  • “Miracles were a flow of fellowship that Jesus had with His Father…His fellowship with God made it easy for others to receive their miracle.” (26:53)
• On spiritual success:
  • "Because he’s in us, his success is in us. And so when we’re not out trying to win success in this world, we’re drawing on the success that’s in us." (23:44)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• Power is Present, Even in Sickness – 00:10
• Redemption Roots: Identity in Christ – 01:15
• Divine Provision and Partaking – 02:16
• Obedience and God’s Power – 04:22 - 05:31
• Renewed Mind versus Reasonings – 06:46 - 07:40
• Old Nature Nailed & New Creation Raised – 10:30 - 12:00
• Receiving by His Faith, Not Yours – 14:32 - 15:33
• Drawing from the Spirit, Not the Flesh – 17:10
• Confession: Oneness with the Father – 21:00 - 24:04
• Vine & Branch Analogy of Union – 24:52
• Miracles as Flow From Fellowship – 26:53

Conclusion & Takeaways

• Walk in boldness of your union with Christ and the Father— declare it, believe it, and it becomes active in your life.
• God’s part is to provide power; your part is faith that listens, speaks, and acts in obedience.
• Don't strive to become what you already are in Christ. Instead, draw on the present, divine reality within you.
• Everything you need for life, godliness, healing, and purpose is already inside you because of Jesus.

Nancy closes:
“You need to be bold to say, the Father’s in me and I'm in Him. And whenever the devil touches me, he just touched the Father. And the Father will not let him get by with that. Because success is what my Father has made mine. Amen.” (27:00)

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