Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Josh Peglow continues our study in the book of Colossians, where the apostle Paul reminds us that the Christian life is never meant to turn inward.
Those who belong to Christ are not called to spiritual passivity,
but to a life of watchful dependence upon God
and wise engagement with the world.
Prayer is not peripheral.
And proclamation, not optional.
The Christian bows before God in dependence,
and stands before men with gospel clarity.
Because when the church is preoccupied with prayer
and faithful to make Christ known,
God opens doors, the gospel goes forth, and He receives all glory.
It is one of the darkest scenes in the early life of Christ.
A new King has been born in Bethlehem.
But the throne in Jerusalem is already occupied.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the Gospel of Matthew,
where we see the kingdom of man collide
with the kingdom of God.
For on that throne sits
a ruler hardened by power,
a king consumed by fear,
and a man determined to destroy
anything that threatens his crown.
That man is Herod the Great.
And when word reaches him
that a child has been born
who is called “King of the Jews”—
he rages.
A family flees into Egypt
under the cover of night.
Soldiers march into Bethlehem.
Doors are forced open.
Mothers cry out.
And children are murdered.
It’s a scene filled with sorrow,
exile,
and loss.
And yet, even here,
God is not absent.
The Child is preserved. The Scriptures are fulfilled. And redemption advances exactly as promised.
Because even when the kingdom of man rages against heaven —
Have you ever noticed how pressure reveals what’s really inside a person?
Put someone in a crisis… Put someone in a moment of decision… Put someone face-to-face with authority…
And the heart is exposed.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the Gospel of Matthew in which we enter a courtroom.
Not a courtroom of marble columns and wooden benches —
but a courtroom in Bethlehem.
The King has been born.
And now the witnesses step forward:
The Magi travel from the nations to worship.
Herod plots to destroy.
Jerusalem trembles.
And the religious leaders quote Scripture —
yet never move an inch toward Christ.
We’ve all heard it before…
It’s the Christmas story.
But this passage goes far beyond
a familiar wintertime scene.
It’s a revelation.
A revelation in which the King of Kings is revealed…
and the human heart is exposed.
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