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

September 27, 2026

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Date: 09/27/2026

Preacher: Josh Peglow, pastor

Series: Esther

Key Text: Esther 2:1-12

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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 King Revealed and the Hearts Exposed [Matthew 2:1-12]

March 1, 2026

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Date: 03/01/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Study: Matthew

Key Text: Matthew 2:1-12

Description:

Have you ever noticed how pressure reveals what’s really inside a person?

Put someone in a crisis…
Put someone in a moment of decision…
Put someone face-to-face with authority…

And the heart is exposed.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the Gospel of Matthew in which we enter a courtroom.

Not a courtroom of marble columns and wooden benches —
but a courtroom in Bethlehem.

The King has been born.

And now the witnesses step forward:

The Magi travel from the nations to worship.
Herod plots to destroy.
Jerusalem trembles.
And the religious leaders quote Scripture —
yet never move an inch toward Christ.

We’ve all heard it before…
It’s the Christmas story.

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But this passage goes far beyond
a familiar wintertime scene.

It’s a revelation.

A revelation in which the King of Kings is revealed…
and the human heart is exposed.

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The Chasm of Guilt and the King Who Crossed It [Matthew 1:18-25]

February 22, 2026

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Date: 02/22/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Study: Matthew

Key Text: Matthew 1:18-25

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A virgin conceives.
A righteous man trembles.
An angel speaks.
And everything changes.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study through the Gospel of Matthew — where we are pressed to consider whether the greatest problem we face is not our circumstances… but our guilt before a holy God.

We try to close the gap with effort, education, religion, and a clean reputation.

But Matthew declares that none of this reaches heaven.

The only bridge across this chasm comes from God Himself:

Jesus — conceived by the Holy Spirit,
named because He will save His people from their sins,
…and called Immanuel —
because He — God — is with us.

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The King has come —
to cross the chasm
we never could.

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