Sermon Notes
Date: 10/04/2026
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Matthew
Key Text: Matthew 6:16-18
Description:
Are you too full
to hunger for God?
For we live in a world
where almost every appetite
can be satisfied on demand.
and the temptations you cannot face alone?
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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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.
