Sermon preached by Matthew DelValle on June 1, 2025 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: Jesus promises rewards to all who receive God’s messengers.
1. We Receive the One Who Sent Them [Mt. 10:40]
- The Trustworthy Reception [Mt. 10:11–13]
- Welcoming and supporting Christ’s messengers [Gal. 4:13–14]
- Submitting to their message as if it were Christ’s [1 Thess. 2:13]
- Actively supporting them in their work [3 Jn. 5–8]
- The Transitive Relationship [Lk. 10:16; Jn. 4:34; 5:30–37; 6:38; 7:16; 8:18; 13:20; 17:18; 20:21]
- No one can be in God’s favor if they reject the Son he has sent.
- No one can be in God’s favor if they reject those the Son has sent.
2. We Will Receive Their Reward [Mt. 10:41]
- Who Is to Be Received
- The Apostles [Mt. 10:40]
- A Prophet [Mt. 10:41a]
- A Righteous Person [Mt. 10:41b]
- A “Little” Disciple [Mt. 10:42]
- How They Are to Be Received (“in the name of”)
- What We Will Receive [Mt. 19:28; Rev. 21:14; 1 Kgs. 17]
3. We Will Be Rewarded for the Smallest Act [Mt. 10:42]
- The Accessibility of the Act (“whoever”)
- The Simplicity of the Service (“gives even a cup of cold water”)
- The Certainty of the Reward (“truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward”) [Mt. 6:1–21; 25:34–40; Gen. 15:1; 1 Cor. 4:5; 2 Tim. 4:8; Heb. 6:10; 11:6]
Conclusion