Beware Defiling Doctrine

Sermon preached by Matthew DelValle on March 8, 2026 at First Baptist Church in Delphi, Indiana. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠First Baptist Church⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is an evangelical church in Delphi, Indiana helping people find and follow Jesus. Our mission is to declare God's truth, disciple God's people, delight in God's Son, and display God's glory. Join us for Sunday Worship at 10:30am. Sunday School begins at 9:30am. We gather at 103 S. Indiana Street, Delphi, Indiana 46923.

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Introduction

Big Idea: Do not be anxious about bread when you should be alert to leaven.

1. No Bread [Mt. 16:5–7]

A. The Context [Mt. 16:5]

B. The Command [Mt. 16:6]

C. The Confusion [Mt. 16:7]

2. Plentiful Bread [Mt. 16:8–10]

A. Their Failure to Trust [Mt. 16:8]

B. Their Failure to Remember [Mt. 16:9–10]

1) Feeding the Five Thousand [Mt. 16:9]

2) Feeding the Four Thousand [Mt. 16:10]

3. Bad Bread [Mt. 16:11–12]

A. The Spread of False Teaching [Mt. 16:11]

B. The Sources of False Teaching [Mt. 16:12]

1) The Leaven of the Pharisees (Traditionalism / Hypocrisy)

2) The Leaven of the Sadducees (Rationalism / Unbelief)

Conclusion