Fickle Men, Sovereign God [Esther 2:1-22]

September 27, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 09/27/2026

Preacher: Josh Peglow, pastor

Series: Esther

Key Text: Esther 2:1-12

Description:

Kings do.

Counselors do.

People do.

But God does not.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Josh Peglow returns to the book of Esther —

where changing minds,
shifting plans,
and human weakness
keep moving the story forward.

King Ahasuerus reverses course.
His counselors offer another solution.
Esther is drawn into the machinery
of the Persian court.

But while men change,
God does not.

His purposes do not shift.
His faithfulness does not fail.
And His sovereign hand
is never absent from the story.

Because though men are fickle
and earthly rule arbitrary,

God remains sovereign —
and faithful to His people.

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The Lord’s Prayer: Our Petitions [Matthew 6:11-15]

September 20, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 09/20/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Matthew

Key Text: Matthew 6:11-15

Description:

What do you do
with the needs you cannot control,
the guilt you cannot erase,
and the temptations you cannot face alone?

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao continues our study
in the Gospel of Matthew —

as Jesus teaches His disciples
not merely how to pray,

[Give us this day our daily bread.]

but how to live each day

[Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.]

in complete dependence
upon their Father in heaven —

[And do not lead us into temptation.]

These are not the prayers
of the self-sufficient.

They are the petitions of children
who know the Father —

the One who provides,
forgives,
and faithfully guards them
when temptation comes.

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Saved to Serve [Ephesians 2:8-10]

September 13, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 09/13/2026

Preacher: David Teves, pastor

Key Text: Ephesians 2:8-10

Description:

What place do good works
have in the Christian life?

Do they save us?

Do they make us acceptable to God?

Or do they belong to something
God has already done?

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor David Teves brings us to a passage in Ephesians
that leaves no room for confusion.

We are saved by grace,
through faith —

not as a result of works.

And yet the same grace that saves us
does not leave us with nothing to do.

For we are God’s workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus
for good works —

works that God Himself
prepared beforehand.

So the question is not
whether our works can save us.

They cannot.

The question is:

Having been saved by Christ,
what has He given us to do?

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Shepherds Under the Great Shepherd [Hebrews 13:7, 17, 20–21]

September 6, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 09/06/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Key Text: Hebrews 13:7, 17, 20–21

Description:

What does Christ require
of those who shepherd His church —

and what does He require
of the the sheep they are called to lead?

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao brings us a special moment
in the life of our church —

as David Teves is set apart
to serve as an elder and pastor.

Scripture gives shepherds
a solemn charge.

They are called to watch over souls
as men who will one day
give an account.

But no pastor is the chief shepherd
of Christ’s church.

For every faithful shepherd
serves under a Shepherd
greater than himself —

the Great Shepherd,
Jesus Christ.

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