Sermon NotesDate: 03/21/2021
Preacher: Keith Barker, elder
Key Text: Numbers 12
Description: Do you have a critical spirit?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Elder Keith Barker pinch-hits for Pastor Monty and shares a message on murmuring from the book of Numbers that should give us all pause.
If we’re honest, our critical spirit nature does nothing but reveal our utter depravity and absolute need for Him.
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Sermon NotesDate: 02/07/2021
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Hebrews
Key Text: Hebrews 4:12-13
Description: God’s word reflects God’s nature. And because He is living and active, His word must also be.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Hebrews and shows that not only does God’s word reveal God to us, but it reveals us… the innermost secrets of our hearts — exposed.
Ultimately, for each one of us, God’s word will either be a word of PROMISE or a word of JUDGEMENT.
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* Unfortunately, our LIVE Stream started glitching and then dropped at the tail end of the sermon. To catch the rest of the sermon, tune into the audio podcast on the player above at the 43:14 mark (or jump right to it by clicking here).
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Sermon NotesDate: 01/10/2021
Preacher: Josh Peglow, guest preacher
Key Text: James 3:13-18
Description:
Avg Guy: Oh to be wise. Wisdom is such a good thing!
SBC Host: It is… if the source is right.
Avg Guy: Huh?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, brother in Christ, Josh Peglow, fills in at the pulpit and shows us that wisdom — as the book of James lays out — can come from above… or from below.
And therefore, the child of God must be on guard to desire and pursue true Christian wisdom which eschews prideful strife and promotes peace.
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Sermon NotesDate: 10/18/2020
Preacher: Josh Peglow, guest preacher
Key Text: Titus 2:11-14
Description:
Driver: Hey Grace… How do I get to Christian Living?
Grace GPS: Getting directions to Christian Living. … Starting from Salvation, with the grace of God, drive straight and continue on the narrow path for a lifetime with sobriety, righteousness, and godliness. Along the way, avoid ungodliness and worldly lusts, as you look for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior, Jesus Christ.
Driver: Thank you.
Grace GPS: Happy to help!
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, brother in Christ, Josh Peglow fills in at the pulpit and takes us to the book of Titus where we are reminded that when we need direction, “Grace” is there!… the grace of God… for it instructs us how to live, points us toward our coming hope, and grounds us in the work of Christ.
Ultimately, what we find is that the grace of God transforms us.
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 43
Notes:
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Sermon NotesDate: 08/30/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer
Description: How do we as Christians practice hope in our lives?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao returns to deliver part 2 of his sermon on practicing hope, in which we find, not coincidentally, the framework for practicing hope wonderfully incorporated into the Lord’s Prayer.
…A framework that gives our trembling hearts an assurance —a hope — that goes beyond every circumstance of life, even the most severe of trials.
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 36
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Sermon NotesDate: 08/23/2020
Preacher: David Teves, guest preacher
Key Text: Galatians 2:16
Description:
Avg Guy: I’m confused. To be saved, Paul says I need faith…James says works. Who’s right??
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, brother in Christ, David Teves fills in at the pulpit to address this apparent contradiction surrounding the Biblical doctrine of justification as he continues his “5 Solas Series.”
And what we’ll find is that when it comes to reading scripture, “first glances,” as one blog author put it, “are not enough.”
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Watch “Virtual Pew” Live StreamCatechism Reading — Lord’s Day 35
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Sermon NotesDate: 08/16/2020
Preacher: Josh Peglow, guest preacher
Key Text: John 3:22-36
Description:
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, brother in Christ, Josh Peglow fills in at pulpit and reminds us that Christ must remain preeminent in our lives: He must increase, but [we] must decrease.
We all struggle with the inclination to exalt ourselves, but as believers, we must be willing to see ourselves abased to see Christ glorified.
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 34
Links to Hymns:
Notes:
The Reasons That Christ Must be Exalted (John 3:31-36)
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Sermon NotesDate: 08/09/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer
Description:
SBC Host: Hope. How do we, as Christians, practice hope in our lives?
Avg Guy: You can practice hope??
SBC Host: Yep.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao returns for one more sermon on the Lord’s Prayer to show us how it serves as a paradigm for us think through every aspect of life — even the most severe trials.
… And in doing so, it gives us hope that rises above each and every circumstance of life.
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 33
Links to Hymns:
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Sermon NotesDate: 08/02/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 6:13
Description: Temptation. The struggle is real.
Today on Scandia Bible Church, as the Pandemic of 2020 continues, Pastor Monty Simao continues our series on The Church, wrapping our study on The Lord’s Prayer, in which we consider temptation.
We know what it is, for we fight against it everyday.
But if God, himself, does not tempt us, why in the world should we pray that He lead us not into temptation?
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 32
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Sermon NotesDate: 07/26/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 6:12
Description:
SBC Host: What is man’s greatest need?
Avg Guy: Oh, I know! Food, water, and shelter.
SBC Host: Not a bad answer, and certainly all necessary for life… but not the GREATEST NEED.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao presses on, preaching behind the “PlexiPulpit” as we congregate amidst COVID19, and continues our series on The Church, mining the depths of The Lord’s Prayer.
And what we’ll find, is that our greatest need is not PHYSICAL but SPIRITUAL.
In fact, if we are rich with physical needs, but lack this one spiritual need, we are, indeed, poor.
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 31
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Sermon NotesDate: 07/19/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 6:11
Description:
It’s the fourth petition of The Lord’s Prayer… but it’s the first aimed at our needs.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao welcomes us back once again under our church’s steeple, amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020, to continue his series on The Church, walking us through The Lord’s Prayer — which lays out a petition that not only protects our hearts against covetousness and anxiety, but inward focus.
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 30
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Sermon NotesDate: 07/12/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 6:10b
Description:
SBC Host: [narrating audio bible] …Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in ear—
Avg Guy: [knocking on booth glass] Excuse me.
SBC Host: I’m kind in the middle of recording here.
Avg Guy: My apologies. But I’ve always wondered, why should we pray to God that “His WILL be done”? I mean isn’t His will always done? He is God after all.
SBC Host: Good point…. Hang tight for just a second.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao welcomes our congregation back in-person after 17 weeks of Corona Captivity in this pandemic of 2020 and continues his series on The Church — specifically the Lord’s Prayer, in which we learn exactly why we are told pray that our sovereign God’s will be done.
SBC Host: Sounds like this sermon was written just for you. Now if you’ll excuse ME.
Avg Guy: Okay… Bye.
SBC Host: [resumes narrating] …And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors….
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 29
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Sermon NotesDate: 07/05/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 6:10a
Description:
Group: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. THY KINGDOM COME, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven…
SBC Host: When we pray the Lord’s Prayer… what do we mean when we say “Thy Kingdom Come”?
Avg Guy: I have no idea.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, as our church family virtually gathers once again during the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020, Pastor Monty Simao continues our series on The Church.
Many have memorized the Lord’s Prayer and so repeat the words while having no idea what they mean.
With the second petition of “Thy Kingdom Come,” we see the present reality of being found in Christ grounded with the ultimate and final eschatological hope we have as believers.
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 28
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Sermon NotesDate: 06/28/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 6:9
Description: We do it in private. We do it with our families. And we do it with our church.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, as we move into the homestretch on our Pandemic Stay-Home Virtual Church Service Program, Pastor Monty Simao continues his series on The Church in which he talks about prayer.
Prayer is one of the most essential parts of the Christian life.
And while, Christians are commanded to pray and unbelievers pretend to pray, it is Jesus who taught us to pray. What better teacher could we have than God the Son teaching us how to address God the Father.
Notes:
Nature of Prayer
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Sermon NotesDate: 06/21/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Psalm 122
Description:
Group: Road Trip!!!
SBC Host: Ahh yes… who doesn’t enjoy a good road trip! And chances are you have favorite road trip music to sing to along the way.
Group: [singing “Over the river and through the woods…”]
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, as we continue to Church-at-Home, Pastor Monty Simao takes us on a “road trip” to the Psalms.
As Israelites would travel to Jerusalem for the three Pilgrim Feasts, they would play their favorite music by lifting up their voices in song.
These songs are known as the “Psalms of Ascent.” There are 15 of them, and this morning we look at the third: Psalm 122 — a psalm which gives us an interesting view of Jerusalem with many lessons for the church.
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Sermon NotesDate: 06/14/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church, CoronaVirus
Description: Just as an athlete needs to train with physical discipline, the Christian needs to train with spiritual discipline.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues his series on The Church as we stay the course with the current stay-home measures and learn from Paul in 1 Timothy that we need to train ourselves for godliness.
…Training that not only includes disciplines of Bible reading and prayer when we are alone, but also godly conversation when we are with others — communing with believers throughout the circumstances of life.
Notes:
Questions to Ponder After the Sermon:
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Sermon NotesDate: 06/07/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: Christian Living, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Romans 1:18-23, 24-25, 26, 27; Colossians 3:1-2, 3-4, 5, 5-6, 7-10
Description:
Do words matter?
Of course they do.
And yet, how often do we as Christians adjust our speech to coincide with the shifty, shady, ambiguous speech all around us?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, as Pastor Monty takes a break to marry off a daughter during the Pandemic of 2020, we pull a message he delivered at the NCFIC “Hope for the Family” conference in 2019.
Words do matter.
For when we are not morally clear with our words, we no longer are speakers of prophetic truth.
…Because in our effort to not offend, we fail to preach the Rock of Offense.
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Sermon NotesDate: 05/31/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: Christian Living, CoronaVirus
Description:
SBC Host: Who would of thought that listening could be such hard work?
Avg Guy: What?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study on The Church with part two of a message that should get you to listen up during this season of “Stay-Home-Services.”
Last week we looked at three ways in which we can listen to sermons to obtain the most benefit from them, and this week we look at five.
Sure listening can be hard work. …But unlike some other endeavors in this life, God will bless our efforts so that our sweat will reap a harvest of good to our souls.
Notes:
How to Listen to a Sermon (continued)
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Sermon NotesDate: 05/24/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: Christian Living, CoronaVirus
Description:
SBC Host: How should you listen to a sermon?
Avg Guy: From start to finish.
SBC Host: Okay. But is it something you passively receive?… or does it take a little more work on your part? And, ultimately, does it matter to God?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao delivers a sermon during our Corona-Church-Stay-Home-Experience that digs in and gets us to think about these questions.
Because what we’ll find is that their answers determine the state of affairs in our Christian life.
Notes:
How to Listen to a Sermon
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We’re in the process of digging through the colossal SBC Sermon Archive Library to bring forth the rich and timeless Biblical Truths found within the hundreds and hundreds of sermon cassettes from yesteryear, in our Tape to Podcast Project.
Currently on the workbench:
