Freedom Not Compulsion [Philemon 1:13-14]

February 1, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 02/01/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Philemon

Key Text: Philemon 1:13-14

Description:  Paul is careful not to force Philemon to do anything, but rather he makes an appeal based on love and allows the Holy Spirit to lead Philemon in Christian freedom to serve God.

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Notes:

  1. Paul’s Initial Purpose
  2. Paul’s Self Denial
  3. Paul’s Sincere Compliment

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Know Thyself [Romans 8:28]

January 4, 2015

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Date: 01/04/2015

Preacher: David Hardin, missionary

Key Text: Romans 8:28

Description: Join us as we welcome back to our pulpit “the missionary who speaks from the heart,” David Hardin — a gentleman who, in his younger years, actually attended our small country church.  For the past dozen years he, along with his wife and growing young family, has ministered to the indigenous people of the Tarahumara Tribe in the mountains of Northern Mexico through Mexico Mission Aviation with emphasis on medical flights, literacy, and Biblical teaching and discipleship.

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Prisoner’s Appeal [Philemon 1:1-3]

December 14, 2014

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 12/14/2014

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Philemon

Key Text: Philemon 1:1-3

Description:  Paul doesn’t command Philemon as an Apostle but rather appeals to him out of Christian love and the Gospel.  Paul’s greeting and salutation support his letter, confident of the outworking of the Gospel in the life of Philemon for the benefit of Onesimus and the church.

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“Get Out of the Boat!” — Jim Thurston missionary update from Chile [John 21:1-14]

July 27, 2014

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Date: 07/27/2014

Preacher: Jim Thurston, reverend

Key Text: John 21:1-14

Description: Join us as missionary, Reverend Jim Thurston of Integrity Ministries, returns once again to our country church to update us on how God is working through him to minister to the people of Chile.

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Though He Slay Me, I Will Hope in Him [Job 11-14]

June 22, 2014

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 06/22/2014

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Job

Key Text: Job 11-14

Description:  Zophar is the third friend to speak.  His speech ends cycle one in the dialogue portion and in the end he adds nothing new to the views of Job’s other two friends.  Zophar is insulting in his attack as he basically calls Job a windbag and a scoffer.

Job continues to declare his innocence and calls for a trial before God.  In the end he continues to trust in God and says, “though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.”

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The Gospel in Calamity [Job 8-10]

June 1, 2014

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 06/01/2014

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Job

Key Text: Job 8-10

Description:  We’ve come to the second of Job’s friends, Bildad. Bildad doesn’t have the diplomatic skills of the older Eliphaz, instead he councils Job in his blunt cruelty.

Job is brought so low in his struggle that he cries aloud for a mediator, one who could stand between him and God. Job’s calamity and pain point out a desire that could only be fulfilled by Christ.

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Miserable Comforters [Job 4-7]

May 25, 2014

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 05/25/2014

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Job

Key Text: Job 4-7

Description:  In chapter 4 the first of Job’s friends, Eliphaz, breaks the silence and provides council to Job.  It is miserable council.  Eliphaz believes that calamity only follows sin and so has already concluded that Job is in sin and calls for his repentance.

Job is discouraged by his friend and eventually turns his plead to God.  In fact, Job is so discouraged that he requests God turn His gaze away from him and let him die in peace.

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A Man Called Job (part 1) [Job 1:1-5]

March 23, 2014

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 03/23/2014

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Job

Key Text: Job 1:1-5

Description: This sermon (part 1 of 2) serves as an introduction to our series in book of Job — the aim of which is to see the Gospel and Christ even in the midst of an ancient book about the suffering of a man called Job. (Listen to Part 2)

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Guard Yourselves From Idols [1 John 5:21]

March 16, 2014

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Date: 03/16/2014

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: 1 John

Key Text: 1 John 5:21

Description: John ends his letter with a warning to all Christians that we should guard ourselves from idols.  We will consider this warning while noting four things this text teaches us:

  1. The Great Enemy
  2. The Great Contrast
  3. The Great Defense
  4. The Great Gospel

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Assurance in the Gospel — part 2 [1 John 5:18-20]

March 9, 2014

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Date: 03/09/2014

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: 1 John

Key Text: 1 John 5:18-20

Description: John declares that all those who believe in Christ can be assured of five things:

  1. Assurance of Eternal Life (13)
  2. Assurance of Answered Prayer (14-17)
  3. Assurance of Victory over Sin (18)
  4. Assurance of Belonging to God (19)
  5. Assurance of Abiding in Christ (20-21)

This message covers the last three of these assurances.

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Assurance in the Gospel — part 1 [1 John 5:13-16]

February 23, 2014

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Date: 02/23/2014

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: 1 John

Key Text: 1 John 5:13-16

Description: John declares that all those who believe in Christ can be assured of five things:

  1. Assurance of Eternal Life (13)
  2. Assurance of Answered Prayer (14-17)
  3. Assurance of Victory over Sin (18)
  4. Assurance of Belonging to God (19)
  5. Assurance of Abiding in Christ (20-21)

This message covers the first two assurances.

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The Testimony of the Son [1 John 5:6-12]

February 16, 2014

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Date: 02/16/2014

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: 1 John

Key Text: 1 John 5:6-12

Description: John declares at the start of this epistle that he and the other Apostles were eye witnesses to the person and work of Christ. Although human testimony is important, John now calls forth the star witness…none other than God Himself.  God has declared Jesus to be the Christ and the only way of salvation for sinners. To reject the testimony of God is to call God a liar.

Notes:

  1. The Object of the Testimony
  2. The Source of the Testimony
  3. The Results of the Testimony

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Anticipation [1 John 4:7-14]

December 22, 2013

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Date: 12/22/2013

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: 1 John

Key Text: 1 John 4:7-14

Description: The world has been in anticipation of a Savior since man’s fall in the Garden of Eden (Gen 3:15).  Christ comes and the anticipated Savior is described to us in 1 John as God’s love for us manifested. The incarnation and the cross is love covered in flesh. We ought to live in light of this truth.

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The Test of Worldliness [1 John 2:15-17]

October 6, 2013

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Date: 10/06/2013

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: 1 John

Key Text: 1 John 2:15-17

Description: The term “worldliness” has taken on so many meanings in Christianity that much of what we hear as things we should avoid have nothing to do with the Bible’s definition it.

  • The Core of Worldliness
  • The Course of Worldliness
  • The Curse of Worldliness
  • The Conquering of Worldliness

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Assurance and Obedience [1 John 2:3-6]

September 1, 2013

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Date: 09/01/2013

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: 1 John

Key Text: 1 John 2:3-6

Description: The seventeenth century puritan, Thomas Brooks, wrote that “assurance is a pearl that most want but a crown that few wear.” A Christian with assurance of faith knows that he belongs to Christ, that his sins are forgiven, that God loves him, and that he will enjoy everlasting life. While many assume that it is presumptuous to desire assurance of salvation, Scripture teaches otherwise. In our text this morning the Apostle John provides us the first of three tests so that the Christian may examine himself and rest, assured!

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The Law and the Gospel [1 John 1:1-4]

July 14, 2013

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Date: 07/14/2013

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: 1 John

Key Text: 1 John 1:1-4

Description:  Looking at John’s prologue (verses 1-4 of chapter 1) we will look at the following four things:

  1. The Gospel’s Essence
  2. The Gospel Displayed
  3. The Gospel Declared
  4. The Gospel’s Benefits

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Eyewitness Testimony [1 John 1:1-4]

July 7, 2013

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Date: 07/07/2013

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: 1 John

Key Text: 1 John 1:1-4

Description:  Introduction to 1 John.  About the author, historical setting and date, and occasion.

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The God Who Never Gives Up [Jonah 4:5-11]

June 23, 2013

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Date: 06/23/2013

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Jonah

Key Text: Jonah 4:5-11

Description:  Our passage this morning shows us two things about God. The first is that God never gives up on His people, He has a tenacious grip on us… and the second is that God’s amazing plan of redemption is larger than most of us think. God will redeem all of His creation and reverse the curse of sin.

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The God of the Crushed [Jonah 3:1-10]

May 26, 2013

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Date: 05/26/2013

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Jonah

Key Text: Jonah 3:1-10

Description:  If the only section of Jonah we had was section three, it would be an entirely different book. But God has seen fit to preserve for us chapters 1, 2, and 4 and thereby display for us His amazing grace and mercy and His ability to use even weak and failing men to accomplish great things for His glory. God is the God of the Crushed. God uses the Crushed to Accomplish Great Things

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