February 25, 2024
Sermon Notes
Date: 02/25/2024
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 9:30 — 10:4
Description:
It’s not about what WE CAN DO…
but about WHAT’S BEEN DONE.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans and invites us into a radical reimagining of what it means to be Right with God.
Because we live in a world where we often find ourselves measuring our worth by our works.
But… it’s not about what we can DO, but about what has been DONE FOR US, through Jesus Christ.
So, how does this shift change the way we live, believe, and pursue God’s heart??
The answer?… rests in the beautiful gospel simplicity of finding righteousness through belief in Christ Alone.
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February 11, 2024
Sermon Notes
Date: 02/11/2024
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 9:14-18
Description:
SBC Host: The lump of clay doesn’t talk back to its potter.
Lump: Hey what do you think you’re doing!?
SBC Host: …especially when its potter is God.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the book of Romans in which we seek to understand more about this “potter” who calls us by name.
…And how He has the sovereign right to shape us how He wants.
…For it is in His hands, we find our purpose, our calling, and our only source of mercy.
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February 4, 2024
Sermon Notes
Date: 02/04/2024
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 9:14-18
Description:
SBC Host: God extends mercy to some but hardens the hearts of others.
Avg Guy: That doesn’t seem fair!
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans in which the Apostle Paul confronts us with a question of God’s justice… His righteousness.
It’s a passage of mystery, of divine choice and the human heart, that has puzzled and inspired believers for centuries… for it pushes us to the edge of where our understanding meets God’s unsearchable judgements and unfathomable ways.
And though we may not completely understand, there’s no denying the magnitude of His sovereignty and the depth of His mercy.
For when we acknowledge God’s absolute freedom — though it may challenge — we begin to find comfort as we see our place in His redemptive plan.
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January 28, 2024
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Date: 01/28/2024
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 9:10-13
Description:
How does God choose?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the book of Romans in which the Apostle Paul confronts us with the profound mysteries of divine sovereignty through the narratives of two prominent biblical figures — two brothers — whose stories transcend time and culture: Jacob and Esau.
And it is through these siblings that questions are raised that have echoed throughout the corridors of Christian history: How DOES God choose?
And what does it mean to be elected by Him?
And, ultimately, where do we find ourselves in this grand narrative of grace and mercy?
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January 14, 2024
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Date: 01/14/2024
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 9:1-9
Description:
It’s a passage that will:
CHALLENGE you
COMFORT you,
and CONFRONT you…
…with the profound mysteries of God’s sovereignty and grace.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans in which begin a journey through Chapter 9.
For it is in this section of scripture that the Apostle Paul expresses his anguish and unyielding love for his Jewish brethren, set against the backdrop of the many spiritual advantages they have received as the descendants of those who received the great promises of God — culminating in Jesus, who is the Christ.
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January 7, 2024
Sermon Notes
Date: 01/07/2024
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 8:31-39
Description:
Questions. Questions that comfort… while at the same time challenge the depths of our faith, and the breadth of our understanding of God’s love.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans in which we explore a passage that demonstrates the unshakeable love of God in Christ Jesus — a love that transcends our trials, our fears, and even our weaknesses.
This is not just theology for the mind, though;
it’s a balm for the soul, especially in times when our faith is tested by the trials of life.
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December 31, 2023
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Date: 12/31/2023
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 8:29-30
Description:
Foreknowledge — Predestination — Calling — Justification — Glorification
…each a link in God’s “Golden Chain of Redemption.”
Today on the Scania Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans in which the Apostle Paul presents us with a breathtaking panorama of God’s redemptive plan…
— a plan that spans from eternity past to eternity future —
…where we are invited to ponder the mysteries of God’s sovereign grace.
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December 24, 2023
Sermon Notes
Date: 12/24/2023
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Advent
Key Text: Genesis 3:1-21
Description:
Advent — a time of reflection and anticipation.
Today, Christmas Eve morning, on the Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao delves into the story that changed the course of humanity: God’s perfect creation and the entrance of sin into all that He had made.
This story is not just about the first sin, though, it’s a mirror reflecting our own struggles, hopes, and the profound need for redemption.
Because when all that Adam and Eve ought to have expected was God’s wrath, in the midst of Almighty’s curse was (and is) a promise of a Savior to come.
So even as sin entered the world, hope also entered with the promise of Jesus the Savior who would crush the head of the serpent once and for all.
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December 17, 2023
Sermon Notes
Date: 12/17/2023
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 8:28
Description:
Life often unfolds like a tapestry, woven with threads of joy, pain, triumphs, and trials.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans and shows us that in the midst of our uncertainties, there’s a profound promise nestled in the heart of Romans 8:28 —
— a promise that speaks to the very fabric of our existence and God’s sovereign purpose in the life of every believer.
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November 26, 2023
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Date: 11/26/2023
Preacher: David Teves, deacon
Key Text: 1 John 3:16-18
Description:
Love.
It’s one of the marks of the Christian.
…Or at least it’s supposed to be.
For it’s one thing — and easy — to say we *love* one another with our words. But it’s quite another — and hard — to show it with our actions.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Deacon David Teves shows us what true love looks like by directing us to the perfect example…. And we find it in the book of 1 John.
For it is in this example, that Jesus clearly displays how love is put into action when He willingly, and lovingly, went to the cross and sacrificed Himself for us.
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November 19, 2023
Sermon Notes
Date: 11/19/2023
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 8:26-27
Description:
What happens when we can’t pray?
It’s not that we have forgotten HOW to pray, it’s just that we have no words… We’re weak.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans in which we see that when we can’t pray… God helps us:
The Holy Spirit intercedes on our behalf when words cannot be found.
For God meets us in our weakness and upholds us in His grace.
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November 12, 2023
Sermon Notes
Date: 11/12/2023
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 8:18-25
Description:
Sometimes we find ourselves at the intersection of Suffering and Hope.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans in which we dig deeper into this profound intersection.
For in the midst of affliction and trials, we can find peace knowing we have an assured hope based on the finished work of Christ and the promises of God.
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November 5, 2023
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Date: 11/05/2023
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 8:12-17
Description:
“For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, ‘Abba! Father!’”
Romans 8:14-15
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans in which we uncover the incredible truth that we are not just servants, but adopted children of God… destined for an inheritance beyond imagination.
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October 29, 2023
Sermon Notes
Date: 10/29/2023
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 8:12-17
Description:
Movie Trailer Voice-Over Guy: In a world brimming with obligations and expectations, what if our truest debt wasn’t to society or self… but to Spirit?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans in which as contemplate this debt, we discover the profound transition from obligation to liberation… and from fear to sonship.
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October 22, 2023
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Date: 10/22/2023
Preacher: David Teves, deacon
Key Text: Psalm 43
Description:
Let’s face it. Life can be tough.
Everyone has trials and difficulties… but how should we deal with them? When our situation feels hopeless, is it simply a matter of pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps? Or is there something else??
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Deacon David Teves joins us once again and points us to the book of Psalms… which demonstrates that if we truly want to go from hopeLESS to hopeFUL, we must shift our focus off ourselves and onto Christ.
For Christ alone is our salvation and our cause for joy.
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October 8, 2023
Sermon Notes
Date: 10/08/2023
Preacher: Colton Bennett, guest preacher
Key Text: Luke 13:1-9 (KJV)
Description:
What would it be like to open the newspaper and read the headlines with Jesus?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, we welcome back Colton Bennett… a young man who is now not only Pastor Simao’s son-in-law, but someone who stands firm on the Truth — with evidence of his biblical values playing out as a dedicated husband, father-to-be, health professional, Army veteran, and, now, candidate for Idaho legislature.
In today’s message, Colton shows us what it would be like to read the newspaper with the Savior of the world, by giving us a fresh perspective through a very familiar passage.
And while Jesus’ response to the headlines might surprise you and me… what shouldn’t surprise us is the unquestionable underpinning OF His response — His response to humanity:
His deep, deep love.
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In Luke 13:1-9, Christ’s Love can be seen…
- through the “parable of tragedy.”
- in His concern for souls, chiefly, over carnal existence.
- in His warning for sinners.
- in His intercession on our behalf.
- in His judgement of wickedness.
- in His substitutionary death for our crimes.
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October 1, 2023
Sermon Notes
Date: 10/01/2023
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 8:5-11
Description:
What you set your mind on matters.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans and preaches that when you go at it on your own — apart from God — you are driven by the flesh. Consequently, your mind is set on the carnal, fleshly aspects of life.
…And lest you think it’s working out, the Bible instructs, it does not end well:
“For the mind set on the flesh is DEATH.…”
But when you live your life transformed by Christ, you can’t help but set your mind above, on the Spirit — which ends very well:
“…For the mind set on the Spirit is LIFE and PEACE.…”
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September 24, 2023
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Date: 09/24/2023
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 8:1-4
Description:
Failures. Failures we all too easily relate to.
Today on Scanida Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans and points out that with Paul describing his ongoing battle with sin in chapter 7 and the shortcomings he’s experienced because of it, we’d expect to see a judgement against it in chapter 8.
Instead, right at the beginning, what we see is one of the most triumphant announcements in all of Scripture:
“Therefore there is now no condemnation in Christ Jesus.”
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September 17, 2023
Sermon Notes
Date: 09/17/2023
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 7:13-25
Description:
The BATTLE is REAL.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans in which Paul addresses, in chapter 7, the very real internal struggle that Christian believers experience everyday: the battle between the desires of the flesh and the desires of the Spirit.
Yes we live in a Romans 7 world… but it is equally true that we live in a Romans 8 world where victory is certain.
But until then, life will be marked by battle and this battle will never lighten up… until we are called home or the Lord comes again.
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September 3, 2023
Sermon Notes
Date: 09/03/2023
Preacher: David Teves, deacon
Key Text: Hebrews 10:19-25
Description:
Isolation.
More than ever, today’s world makes it easy for us to be isolated from others.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Deacon David Teves fills in at the pulpit and shares that with the current advancements in technology you could literally NEVER have to leave your home for any of your needs.
But we NEED others.
And God did not create us to be alone.
This is especially true amongst believers. We were created for love and good works, and that is demonstrated by be being together… through discipleship.
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