Abel Is Not Your Problem — First Fruits — Rich Wilkerson Jr
VOUS Church
Rich and DawnCheré Wilkerson
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🗓️ 5 January 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
What if what’s holding you back isn’t your ability — but your order?
In Genesis 4, Cain and Abel both bring an offering to God, but only one brings the first and best. When Cain doesn’t receive favor, comparison and resentment take over — and God reveals the truth: Abel was never the problem.
This message is a call to realign your heart and start the year by putting God first.
As we begin 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting on January 5, 2026, we’re choosing to realign our lives and seek God first. First Fruits is giving God the first and best and trusting Him with the rest.
Join us for 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting and more at vouschurch.com/prayfirst
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Voochurch podcast. In today's message, Abel is not your problem. Pastor Rich Wilkerson |
| 0:08.7 | Jr. looks at the story of Cain and Abel through the lens of first fruits, giving God the first |
| 0:14.2 | and the best, and trusting him with the rest. Join us for 21 days of prayer and fasting online, |
| 0:20.7 | Monday through Friday at 6.30 a.m. |
| 0:23.1 | To learn more, head to Voochurch.com slash pray first. |
| 0:27.0 | Now let's lean into the message together. |
| 0:29.2 | But today, I've got a word on my heart. |
| 0:31.1 | I'm excited to preach, and I love where the Lord is directing us as we start this new year. |
| 0:35.8 | Genesis chapter 4, let's look at this story. |
| 0:39.2 | And once again at Voochurch, we always, always preach from the Bible. Amen. And what we do is |
| 0:44.6 | we read a portion of scripture. We make some observations. We make some applications to our |
| 0:48.7 | life. And then we always look for Jesus in the scripture. Because that's what our church is built |
| 0:53.7 | on. One message. Not a principle, |
| 0:55.9 | not a command, not a rule, not a religion, but on the person of Jesus. And so today, we're going to go |
| 1:00.7 | all the way back to the Old Testament. But we're going to find Jesus even in this. This is Genesis |
| 1:05.2 | 4, verse 1. Adam made love to his wife Eve. And she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. |
| 1:12.8 | She said, with the help of the Lord, I have brought forth a man. |
| 1:17.5 | Later, she gave birth to his brother, Abel. |
| 1:20.5 | Now, Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. |
| 1:24.6 | Abel is a shepherd. |
| 1:25.7 | Cain is a farmer. |
| 1:27.0 | Now, in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil. Abel is a shepherd. Kane is a farmer. Now in the course of time, |
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