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Seven Blessings of First Fruit Offering "So God is true, He lives and listens." When you read any verses from Bible, sometimes it is hard to fully understand it, right until you come to have it on a real experience. You finally are able to grasp it when God translates the verse directly to your profound soul. It takes time, though. My time was finally arrived because the prayer I murmured every morning since the first month of my internship begun was answered. Even things that I forgot to pray for, was given back to me. How this happened, I never will understand, but one thing now is clear,  putting your faith on is one source of a great power to bring forth a real life testimony. The church I come to every week is so active in teaching lessons about giving God your very best sacrifice as a form of obedience. It is about giving your  first fruit offering (Exodus 23:15-19) . What is that?  It is simply to give your very first income of where God gives you land to wo...

BLESS INGS OF FIRST FRUITS OFFER ING TO THE GIVER!!! There blessings of the firstfruit offering to the giver are: a. Diverse The blessings of obeying God’s commandments are documented in Deuteronomy 28.  The reader immediately realizes that a multitude of diverse blessings come to those who take God at His word.   b. Expect multiplication of that which was given, regardless of the size Proverbs 3: 10 reminded Israel that the barns would be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine when the firstfruit offering was given.  The widow of Zarepath got an increase in cornmeal and oil when she fed the prophet with the First and last cake which she had. Scriptures also abound in examples.  God gave us His firstfruit, who was Jesus, and reaped the multiplied blessings of many sons and daughters (Heb 2: 13); many believers who will be resurrected from the dead (1 Cor 15: 20). b. God defends you Jeremiah 2: 3 says that  “ Is...

Understanding the Tithe “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts” ( Malachi 3:10-11 ). This is God Himself speaking and He is saying, “Prove Me in this.” This is the only time in the Word where God instructs us to prove Him, and it is the one area where most people have withdrawn from proving God. Tithing was instituted under the Old Covenant as a way for God to communicate His blessing to His people. The word  tithe  means “tenth or ten percent.”  Proverbs 3:9  says, “Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with th...

 F IRST FRUITS OFFERING  PAYMENT  GOD UNMERITED INCREASE AND BLESSINGS. PROV3:9-10 Ever wondered what “First Fruits” is and why we as a church practice it? Maybe you’ve taken part in this before and want to refresh your understanding … Here’s a full guide to the why, the how and the when of First Fruits. FIRST FRUITS SUNDAY First Fruits is a great time of year for us. It’s an annual occasion when people rise in obedience and faith, and place their trust in God. We can’t encourage everyone enough to sow into their year ahead and create stories of breakthrough in family life, careers and personal challenges. First Fruits Sunday Started on 3rd January, 2019. We have a gathering full of inspirational music, moments of reflection, motivational teaching and media presentations. The children are included in the festivities too! Join us 10:15am for a drink in Postcode as the Gatehring begins 11am. If you have further questions about First Fruits or you just want to ta...

PAYMENT OF FIRSTFRUIT OFFERING: SECRET OF OVERWHELMING BLESSING 2019 TEXT: Proverbs 3:9-10; Romans 11:16, Leviticus 23:10. Proverbs 3:9  says Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the FIRSTFRUITS of all thine increase:  Verse 10  says So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. Rom.11:16  says for if the FIRSTFRUITS be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. Leviticus 23:10  says “When you come into the land which I give you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest,” Leviticus 23:10. It is to be set apart as holy unto God! Opening Prayer : Oh Lord our God, the bible says you had been our dwelling place from generation past. Before the mountains were brought forth or ever thou have formed the earth, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. For this reason we give you thanks and praises, we h...