- Like tasting the first apple or mango from a tree you’ve nurtured, the first fruit represents a tangible, joyful experience that hints at future abundance.
- Believers view Christ’s work and presence as the initial “taste” of God’s blessings—something we can experience now.
- The present experience is a preview of an eternal, overflowing harvest that will be fully realized in the age to come.
- Encourage listeners to recall a moment when they sensed God’s love, peace, or provision—their own “first‑fruit” experience.
- Old‑Testament first‑fruits (Leviticus 23:10‑14; Deuteronomy 26) were offerings acknowledging God’s provision and pointing forward to Christ, the ultimate first‑born sacrifice.
- Show that the blessings we enjoy now are both a present reality and a promise of greater, everlasting fulfillment.
