What kind of love leads a Shepherd to take the sword? …even for sheep He knows will scatter?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues in the book of Zechariah, where we see God summon the sword of judgment to strike His Shepherd — His own Son.
This is not divine abandonment… but divine design.
For at the cross, justice and mercy collide.
And the result? A people refined —
not spared from the fire, but shaped by it.
Because you see, the gospel does not merely save us from wrath.
It calls us into communion — into a life where we cry with one voice: “The LORD is my God.”
What if this very thing the Lord uses to forgive… is the same thing He uses to transform?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues in our study of the book of Zechariah — where we see a fountain… a fountain opened.
Not a mere trickle, but an abounding and unending flow.
This is the power of Christ’s blood:
an endless supply of cleansing from sin and impurity.
For this fountain not only removes guilt,
but it also breaks the grip of sin.
And when it flows, the effects ripple outward:
idolatry is overthrown;
false teaching is silenced;
households are transformed;
and hearts are made new.
“I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son….”
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the book of Zechariah, where we contemplate what true repentance looks like —and where it comes from.
In this passage, God promises to pour out His Spirit and open our eyes to the One we pierced.
This is not vague emotion or general guilt. It is a personal, painful, Spirit-born mourning that comes from seeing the crucified Christ.
But here’s the grace: that very mourning is a gift —
because the One who was pierced is also the One who will save.
The question is — when will you mourn?… Now, in repentance — and be saved; or later, in judgment — and be lost.
The church is a stone.
And in the face of opposition — no matter the generation —
it cannot be moved.
The hands that try will be broken.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao continues in the book of Zechariah,
where we encounter the final oracle
and wonder if the world’s hostility towards God’s people
isn’t a sign of God’s absence,
but a stage for His power.
In Christ, God’s people are not merely survivors;
they are made strong to stand,
to endure,
and to prevail.
And if that’s true,
then the question is… Where do YOU stand — in your strength… or His?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the book of Zechariah,
where we’re confronted with rejection—
and a sobering question:
What happens when people reject the Shepherd God has sent?
Zechariah delivers a piercing answer.
Not just for ancient Israel,
but for us.
It lays bare the devastating cost of turning from God’s leadership,
of choosing false comfort over truth,
and despising the very Savior sent to save us.
Because the question isn’t just: “What did THEY do?”
It’s:
What will YOU do? Who are you following? Who… is your shepherd?
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