1. “The First to Rise”
Pastor Dave Jansen
May 28, 2017

3. Leviticus 23:4-6, 9-14 (NLT) The Lord’s Passover begins at
sundown on the fourteenth day of the
first month. The next day, the fifteenth
day of the month, you must begin celebrating the Festival of Unleavened Bread. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you enter the
land I am giving you and you harvest its first crops, bring the priest... (cont’d)
Leviticus 23:4-6, 9-14 (NLT)

4. ...a bundle of grain from the first cutting
of your grain harvest. On the day after the Sabbath, the priest will lift it up
before the Lord so it may be accepted
on your behalf. On that same day you must sacrifice a one-year-old male lamb with no defects as a burnt offering to
the Lord. With it you must present a grain offering consisting of four quarts
of choice flour moistened... (cont’d)
Leviticus 23:4-6, 9-14 (NLT)

5. ...with olive oil. It will be a special gift,
a pleasing aroma to the Lord. You must also offer one quart of wine as a liquid offering. Do not eat bread or roasted grain or fresh kernels on that day until you bring this offering to your God.
This is a permanent law for you, and
it must be observed from generation
to generation wherever you live.
Leviticus 23:4-6, 9-14 (NLT)

7. Go to the priest in charge at that
time and say to him, ‘With this gift I acknowledge to the Lord your God that I have entered the land he swore to our ancestors he would give us.’
Deuteronomy 26:3 (NLT)

9. The Feast of Firstfruits is God the first of what we have
about giving
God the first of what we have

11. All the firstborn males are mine.
On the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both of people and of animals. They are mine; I am the Lord.”
Numbers 3:13 (NLT)

13. Redeem them when they are one month old. The redemption
price is five pieces of silver
Numbers 18:16 (NLT)

15. His parents took him to Jerusalem
to present him to the Lord. The law of the Lord says, “If a woman’s first child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the Lord.” So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord.
Luke 2:22-23 (NLT)

17. He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead,
so that in everything he
might have the supremacy.
Colossians 1:18 (NIV)

19. Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from
the dead, and the ruler of the
kings of the earth...
Revelation 1:5 (NIV)

21. Jesus was the first to rise
from the dead

23. 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 (NIV) Christ has indeed been raised from
the dead, the firstfruits of those who
have fallen asleep. For since death
came through a man, the resurrection
of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ
all will be made alive. But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
1 Corinthians 15:20-23 (NIV)

25. His resurrection guarantees ours

27. A time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice
and come out—those who have
done what is good will rise to live,
and those who have done what is
evil will rise to be condemned.
John 5:28-29 (NIV)

29. We can face death
with that hope!

31. Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those
who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s... (cont’d)
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NIV)

32. ...word, we tell you that we who are
still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. (cont’d)
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NIV)

33. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NIV)
After that, we who are still alive and
are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord
in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage
one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NIV)

35. What can you do to show your gratitude?

36. What can you do to show your gratitude? Give him your firstfruits

38. Proverbs 3:5-10 (NIV) Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
This will bring health to... (cont’d)
Proverbs 3:5-10 (NIV)

39. your body and nourishment to your bones
...your body and nourishment to your bones. Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Proverbs 3:5-10 (NIV)

41. Thankful that Jesus is the firstfruit of my resurrection someday...

42. Thankful that Jesus is the firstfruit of my resurrection someday...
-- I am committing today to give God the firstfruits of my time, talent and treasure

43. Thankful that Jesus is the firstfruit of my resurrection someday...
-- I am committing today to give God the firstfruits of my time, talent and treasure
-- I want to give God my firstfruits Help me, God, to trust you.

45. “The First to Rise”
Pastor Dave Jansen
May 28, 2017