First Wednesday With Pastor Francoise Human

September 2, 2026
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   Sermon Notes: First Wednesday with Pastor Francois Human

Event: First Wednesday Service
Guest Speaker: Pastor Francois Human (Victory Outreach East Rand, South Africa)
Channel: Victory Outreach Mesa

Key Biblical Concepts & Terminology

  • Judah (Yadah / יָדָה): Praise, to extend the hand, to confess, or to give thanks.
  • Proverbs 3:9: "Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops."

1. The Principle of Honor (Pre-Message Exhortation)

  • Putting God First: Honoring God with the first 10% (the tithe) places a blessing over the remaining 90%.
  • The Aroma of Honor: Just as an enticing aroma causes someone to stop in their tracks, honoring God through faithful obedience and giving captures His attention and invites His power into our circumstances.

2. The Power of Praise (Yadah)

  • Surrender & Power: Lifting your hands in worship is not just an outward form or routine; it is an open declaration of dependence on God and an invitation for His supernatural strength and power.
  • The Turning Point (The Axle): The root of praise represents the axle upon which circumstances turn. Your breakthrough and life's trajectory are directly connected to the posture of your praise.
  • Shifting Circumstances: When you choose to praise God before seeing the physical breakthrough, God begins turning difficult situations around in the spiritual realm.

3. Intimacy & Birthing Divine Purpose

  • Praise as Intimacy: True praise stems from deep intimacy with God.
  • Conceiving Vision & Calling: In the atmosphere of genuine worship and intimacy, God implants divine purpose within believers—birthing fresh expectation, renewed passion, vision for ministry, and clarity for the future.

Core Takeaways & Reflection Questions

  1. Are my hands lifted in surrender? Am I worshiping out of routine, or actively declaring my need for God's power?
  2. What situation needs to turn around? Choose to release high praise over trials before the breakthrough manifests.
  3. What is God conceiving in me? Step into deeper intimacy with God and allow Him to birth new vision, purpose, and spiritual growth in your life.