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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

Description:

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 is Faithful [1 Kings 19:1-21]

June 14, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 06/14/2026

Preacher: Derek Orn, chapalin

Key Text: 1 Kings 19

Description:

What are you doing here?

That was the question God posed to Elijah
as he stood at the mouth of the cave.

But it was not a question for Elijah alone.
It is was also a question for us.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Derek Orn brings us to the life of Elijah —

a prophet who had seen the power of God,
and yet found himself weary,
afraid,
and ready to be done.

In that place, God did not meet him
according to what Elijah deserved,
but according to who God is.

Faithful in mercy.
Faithful in His Word.
Faithful to call His servant forward.

But the question
does not stay with Elijah:

What are we doing here?
What are you doing here?

Are you coming before the Lord
to manage a transaction?

…Or to hear from the God
whose faithfulness
is our only hope?

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Christ Our Cornerstone, Our Shepherd, Our Strength [Zechariah 10:1-5]

June 29, 2025

Sermon Notes

Date: 06/29/2025

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Zechariah

Key Text: Zechariah 10:1-5

Description:

When answers run dry and leaders fail… where do you turn?

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the book of Zechariah, where we are called to reject the voices that offer false comfort and turn instead to the only Comfort Who never fails.

As our Shepherd, He calls us to pray, to trust, and to follow — for from Him comes our cornerstone, our strength, and our every hope.

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Not by Might, Nor by Power: Relying on God’s Spirit [Zechariah 4:1-6]

March 16, 2025

Sermon Notes

Date: 03/16/2025

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Zechariah

Key Text: Zechariah 4:1-6

Description:

They had returned from exile, faced opposition, and were struggling to rebuild the temple. The task seemed impossible.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our series in the book of Zechariah, and causes us to reflect:

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the challenges before YOU?
Have you ever looked at your own strength, your own resources, and thought, “This isn’t enough!”?

You’re not alone.

Because the people of God in Zechariah’s day felt the same way.

But then Zechariah was given an emboldening reassurance. God’s word, God’s plan revealed and spoken through God’s angel:

“Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.”