Calvary Christian Center
G-12 Administration – Life Notes
Pastor: Phillip G. Goudeaux
February 20, 2011
Pursue, Overtake, and Recover All
“The Principle of Firstfruits”

Proverbs 3:1-10 Genesis 4:1-7 Romans 11:16 Romans 15:4
Leviticus 2:12 Deuteronomy 26:1-11


• God is a “God of Principles”

• When you live according to His principles – You know that God will always show up big on your behalf

• The enemy fights against men and women who commit their lives to a life of living by God’s principles

• You already know a lot of the principles – But the devil will fight against the principles of God in your life

• You must fight to keep the principles

• The word keep is a military term – It means to guard and to protect with your life

• You must guard and protect the principles that you were taught in the word of God

• Honor the Lord with your substance – Be careful that you don’t start thinking that what you have is yours

• Everything that you have – God has given it to you

• If God is going to continue giving to you – You must be prepared to release what God has given to you so that He can give you more

• It is a principle – Give and it shall be given back unto you

• If God ever ask for something – He has more in store - If you release what He ask for

• Firstfruits is about honoring God – He always wants to be first

• Firstfruits giving is about honoring God and declaring Him “number one” in your life

• It’s about you letting earth, heaven, beneath the earth, and every demon – Know that God is “number one” in your life

• During the first part of the year – We have one Sunday designated as “Firstfruits Sunday”

• On that Sunday - You should bring your Firstfruits – Recognizing God as first

• If you put God first – He will put you at the top of His agenda

• Some people want God to do something first – God has already did His part

• God had respect for Abel’s offering

• Cain did not do as God had commanded – Therefore God did not honor Cain’s offering

• When you bring your Firstfruits – God declares it blessed – Then everything associated with it is blessed

• Jesus came from heaven and became a man – He was pulled out of humanity to be a sacrifice for us

• Because Jesus was a Firstfruits – When He gave His life – He became Holy and everybody connected with Him is also Holy

• Jesus is blessed – So everybody connected with Him is blessed

• Jesus is declared righteous - Everybody connected with Him is declared righteous

• If you don’t come on Firstfruits Sunday because you don’t want to come

• Then your attitude is going to cost you more than you can imagine

• If in the past you didn’t come because you didn’t think you had enough to give

• It’s not about how much you have – It’s about the attitude of what you do have

• Everybody can’t give on the same level

• Everybody can do something – Because what you want is the blessing

• Your Firstfruits is not being offered to Calvary Christian Center

• It is being offered unto the Lord - You should offer it with some excitement

• God is looking for you to have the right attitude –Stand and declare that your God is able

• Firstfruits is about God being:
1. First in your life
2. It’s about your worship
3. It’s about your rejoicing