The Futility of Worry and the Freedom of the Kingdom [Matthew 6:25-34]

October 25, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 10/25/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Matthew

Key Text: Matthew 6:25-34

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Consider the birds of the air.
Consider the lilies of the field.

…Do THEY worry?

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

where Jesus confronts the futility of worry
and calls His disciples to a different kind of security.

We plan.
We prepare.
We try to anticipate what tomorrow might bring.

But somewhere along the way,
responsible preparation can all too easily become anxious obsession —
as though the future rests entirely in our hands.

Yet if our heavenly Father provides
for the birds and the lilies,
how much more will He care for His own children?

And if He has already given us His Son,
what does that tell us about His faithfulness?

Perhaps the answer to tomorrow’s worries
begins with remembering
Whose hands hold tomorrow.

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God or Mammon [Matthew 6:19-24]

October 18, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 10/18/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Matthew

Key Text: Matthew 6:19-24

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Your possessions.
Your security.
Everything you thought would make you happy.
Everything you worked so hard for.

— What if it was all taken away tomorrow?

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

as Jesus confronts the dangerous hold
that earthly treasure can have upon the human heart.

For what if, in gaining everything
this world has to offer,
you lose sight of what matters most?

Jesus teaches us that no one can serve two masters.

And He warns that where our treasure is,
our hearts will follow.

Yet Christ offers riches
that wealth can never purchase —

the enduring riches of God’s grace.

The question, then, is not simply
what you possess…

but what possesses you?

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The Heart of the Gospel [Galatians 2:8-10]

October 11, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 10/11/2026

Preacher: David Teves, pastor

Series: Galatians

Key Text: Galatians 2:11-16

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He preached it.

He believed it.

He knew the truth of the gospel.

But when the pressure came,
his actions told a different story.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor David Teves continues our study
in the book of Galatians —

where the Apostle Paul confronts Peter
for conduct that contradicts
the very gospel he professes.

And in that confrontation,
Paul exposes a danger
that still threatens the church today.

The temptation to measure our standing
before God — and one another —
by something other than Christ.

But the gospel leaves no room
for a righteousness of our own.

We are justified through faith in Christ,
not by works of the law.

And those who have received this grace
are called to walk
in step with its truth.

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Too Full for Heaven: Awakening Our Hunger for God [Matthew 6:16-18]

October 4, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 10/04/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Matthew

Key Text: Matthew 6:16-18

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Are you too full
to hunger for God?

For we live in a world
where almost every appetite
can be satisfied on demand.

We eat when we’re not hungry.
We consume without thinking.
And yet, somehow —
we’re never quite satisfied.

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

as Jesus turns our attention
to the often-neglected discipline
of fasting.

But fasting is not about
earning favor with God.

For Christ has already accomplished
what our self-denial never could.

And so, fasting becomes
not a means of proving our righteousness,
but an expression of our longing —

for the Bridegroom who has come,
and the heavenly banquet
that is yet to come.

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