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06 What Does it Mean to Receive Jesus?
Wednesday in the Word
Chapters
0:00
Purpose And Passage Setup
1:50
The Twelve And Their Mission
4:05
Warnings Of Division And Choice
4:44
Reading Matthew 10:40–42
5:34
What “Receive” Really Means
10:03
In The Prophet’s Name Explained
13:17
Rethinking Rewards As Desired Outcome
18:14
Why Jesus Calls Disciples “Little Ones”
21:03
Three Meanings Of Righteousness
25:03
Tying The Passage Together
27:02
Prophets, Righteous People, And Reward
29:23
The Cup Of Cold Water Principle
31:03
Intermediaries And Our Response To God
34:17
Modern Illustration Of Spiritual Divide
37:24
Christ Reveals God Fully
40:37
You Cannot Love God And Reject Jesus
Wednesday in the Word
06 What Does it Mean to Receive Jesus?
Mar 11, 2026
Season 27
Episode 6
Krisan Marotta
Today's passage is one of the "See For Yourself" passages Chapter 6 of Start Strong: A New Believer’s Guide to Christianity.
In Matthew 10:40–42, Jesus makes a startling connection: the way we welcome His people reveals the way we welcome Him and, ultimately, the God who sent Him. This episode clarifies what it means to “receive” Jesus in Scripture, showing that it’s not a passive feeling but an active choice to accept, listen, and embrace His messengers and message.
In this week’s episode, we explore:
- What “receive” means in the Bible and why it implies deliberate welcome rather than passive contact
- How receiving Jesus’ disciples reflects receiving Jesus Himself (and the Father who sent Him)
- What it means to receive a prophet “in the name of a prophet”
- Why Jesus links “reward” to salvation and mercy
- Why Jesus calls His disciples “little ones,” and how humility and dependence shape true faith
- How welcoming a disciple with something as small as a cup of cold water carries eternal significance
- What your response to Scripture (the apostles’ words) and to fellow believers reveals about your heart toward God
After listening, you’ll have a clearer, more biblical understanding of what it means to “receive” Jesus and why faith shows up in concrete, everyday welcomes.
