As we prepare to give our First Fruits to The Lord, it's important to know that when you give, it should be with intention. Bishop Joseph explains the importance of attaching a request to your offering as well as how much of an impact your words have on the world around you. Saying & Sowing: Harnessing the Creative Power in First Fruits First Fruit: bikkurim = “promise to come” First Fruit: bereshit = “beginning, what comes first, starting point, first and best, first fruit Create: Bara = “to make something that has not been in existence before” Genesis 1:1–3 (NASB95) Proverbs 18:21 (NASB95) Power: Yad or “Hand” “Hand of the tongue” Hebrews 11:3 (ESV) Hebrews 11:3 (TPT) Hebrews 11:3 (HCSB) Matthew 17:20 (NASB95) Matthew 21:21 (NASB95) Mark 11:23 (NASB95) Luke 17:6 (NASB95) 2 Corinthians 4:13 (NASB95) "All mass is surrounded by hovering possibilities waiting only to be spoken to in order to become." Isaiah 28:24–26 (NASB95) Isaiah 48:17 (NASB95) Deuteronomy 26:1–15 (NASB95) Leviticus 25:2–4 (NASB95) Leviticus 25:20–22 (NASB95) 2 Kings 4:42–44 (NASB95) The Staying Power of the Blessing Ezekiel 44:30 (NASB95) The Systemic Power of the Blessing Romans 11:16 (NASB95)