Ivy Church

First Fruits Sunday is a moment of recalibration — a chance to recentre our lives around who God is and what truly matters. In this message, Anthony explores how generosity flows from identity, not pressure, and why putting God first is ultimately an act of trust, love, and restored relationship. Rooted in Scripture from Genesis to the New Testament, this talk reframes First Fruits not as a law to follow, but as a kingdom principle that runs through the whole Bible. From Abel’s offering, to Christ as the First Fruits of the resurrection, to our own identity as adopted children and heirs of God, we see a consistent invitation: when God is first, everything else is rightly ordered. This message introduces a powerful image — that as God’s children, we live from an inheritance, not insecurity. We don’t give to earn God’s favour; we give because we already have it. First Fruits becomes a declaration that God is our source, our provider, and our King — and that we trust Him with our future. In this Year of Resto