Sermon Notes
Date: 03/22/2026
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Study: Matthew
Key Text: Matthew 3:1-12
Description:
When God sends a voice
to shatter your confidence…
“REPENT!”
What do you do?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao continues our study
in the Gospel of Matthew —
where the silence is broken.
A voice cries out
from the wilderness:
“Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven
is at hand.”
Not to comfort—
but to confront.
It is a warning
to those of us who trust in appearance…
in heritage…
in religion.
“Do not say,
‘We have Abraham as our father.’”
Because the King is near —
the axe, already laid
at the root.
And the One who is coming
will gather His wheat —
and burn the chaff
with unquenchable fire.
So when the warning comes
telling you to repent —
WILL YOU?
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Discussion Guide:
This guide is designed for both individual reflection, as well as group discussions like family worship. My prayer is that it will allow you to dwell longer, and meditate more, upon God’s holy Word and will be fodder for sanctifying conversations.
— M.S.
Scandia Bible Church 