A Faith-Building Weekend With Nancy Dufresne
 
Recap
What a weekend we had with guest minister Nancy Dufresne. She shared on the power of faith and reminded us that God and the Holy Spirit should always remain our focus. That means when we face difficulty, listening to the Holy Spirit, our guide on the inside, is the best thing that we can do. You can walk in faith toward your miracle!
 
Dive Deeper
We loved hearing the stories that guest minister Nancy Dufresne shared this weekend! It builds your faith when you hear about God at work healing people physically and turning people’s mental and emotional states toward Jesus.
 
Nancy shared three Spirit-led messages this weekend on faith, healing, and miracles. She reminded us that you don’t have to do anything to earn your miracle, but you can position yourself to receive your miracle. It’s as though the promise of God is at your doorsteps like an Amazon package, waiting to be picked up. All you have to do is open the door and take it by faith.
 
Now, a key step in moving toward your miracle is your faith, and your faith should be in more than the Word. Your faith should be ready to follow the specific direction of the Holy Spirit. That’s why you need to listen to His direction. That’s what Mary did when they ran out of wine at the wedding in Cana. She told the servants, Do whatever Jesus tells you to do. She pulled on the miracle-working power of Jesus, and then told the servants to listen to what He says.
 
Listening to Jesus shows it is a relationship. It is a learning process. It is a growing process. Moving toward a miracle happens as you learn to grow in your faith and trust the Lord.
 
Read About It
John 2:1-5 KJV
And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: and both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
 
Matthew 9:36 KJV
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
 
Matthew 9:36 Amp
When He saw the throngs, He was moved with pity and sympathy for them, because they were bewildered (harassed and distressed and dejected and helpless), like sheep without a shepherd.
 
Romans 4:21 KJV
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
 
Luke 4:16-18
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
 
 
Discussion Questions
 
Are you ready to receive your miracle?
What are you expecting from the Lord?
Do you act on the Word without listening to the Spirit first?
Why is it important to listen to the Spirit before acting?
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