G-12 Administration – Life Notes
Pastor: Phillip G. Goudeaux
February 13, 2011
Pursue, Overtake, and Recover All
“The Principle of Firstfruits”
God is First
Proverbs 3:1-10 I John 3:22 Hebrews 11:5 Genesis 4:1-7 Romans 11:6


• Principle: Statutes – Commands – Laws - God is a “God of Principles”

• Everything God does – He does it according to principles

• God wants you to do everything according to principles

• Therefore, you will have: Safety – Protection – Blessings - God’s Anointing

• There is the principle of Love – If you give love – Love will come back to you

• If you give bitterness – Bitterness will come back to you

• Let your heart keep God’s commandments

• Keep: Means to protect with your life – You have to fight to keep the principles

• Keeping the principles will bring length of days and long life to you – God will continually add peace to you

• You must acknowledge God – So that He may direct your path

• You’re not smart enough to direct your own life

• The way you get smarter – Is to acknowledge God in all your ways

• You know that you will be successful when God is in charge

• Honor means to: Obey –Reverence – Worship - Respect

• What does God want from you? – He wants you to honor Him

• When you honor God – He honors you - When a man honors his wife – She will honor him

• Then God will honor that man because that man is operating according to what God has told him to do – That man is operating according to principle

• God so loved the world – He gave His only son “Jesus” – Which is a firstfruits

• As a result of God giving His son as a firstfruits offering

• He is still receiving a harvest today – You are a part of that harvest

• There is so much power in understanding the firstfruits offering

• Principles can be activated at any time – By doing the principle

• Principles are the pathway to abundant living – The enemy is fighting the principles working in your life

• Principle is trusting in God’s word – When you operate in principle – You are showing God that you trust Him according to His word - You can not separate God from His word

• Some Christians say they prayed but “never got their prayers answered, or nothing ever happened for them” – It is either them or God – That is the problem

• Let me tell you, “It’s not God” – Here’s the problem – They are not keeping His principles or they are not doing those things that are pleasing to Him

• Written in his book, “In His Presence”, E. W. Kenyon stated that “Jesus always did those things that are pleasing to God

• Make up your mind that God will be first in your - Marriage – Business dealings - Interpersonal relationships - Finances

• Whatever you do, put God first – Then God will promote you – God wants to be first

• When Adam sinned , it put God on the outside - Principles obligates God to function back in the earth – When you operate in principles, it gives God a legal right to get involved

• When you operate according to the principle of firstfruits – When you bring it and God blesses it – He still wants you to have some sense

• Many people have extended themselves beyond where they should have

• As God starts turning some things around in your life and starts blessing you again – Learn to be smarter – Don’t go out right away and start spending on things you don’t need

• Save your money – Pay off some debt – Start being wise with your stewardship

• “Father, today I want to commit my life to you; to always do those things that are pleasing unto you. I commit my life to serving and giving in every area of my life. I break and take authority over the cycle of destruction, lack, want, and need in my life. Thank you Lord God, that you are mindful of me; that you got me on your mind to increase me in every area of my life. I believe, by faith that today is the beginning of bigger and greater things because I commit to do those things that are pleasing and honorable unto you Father for the rest of my life.”