March 29, 2024
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Date: 03/29/2024, Good Friday
Description:
GOOD FRIDAY — a mark in history that would forever affect eternity.
And welcome to our Scandia Bible Church Good Friday Service for the year of our Lord, 2024.
We invite you to pull of a virtual pew and join us as we reflect on the selfless words of our Lord and Savior… words meant for us — to teach, to comfort, to give us hope — even as he was undergoing the horrific death of crucifixion.
For it was a *GOOD* Friday…
…but only because Sunday would be the GREATEST day of all!
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December 24, 2023
Sermon Notes
Date: 12/24/2023
Description:
And the angel said unto them,
“Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”
Merry Christmas and welcome to our special Scandia Bible Church Christmas Eve Service for 2023 as we gather with the multitude of the heavenly host to praise Him, saying,
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”
As is our tradition, in addition to a sermonette from Pastor Monty, this evening’s service will present a progression of scripture readings, congregational hymns, and instrumental and vocal music from our church family… to remind and retell an event that would forever change the world.
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June 25, 2023
Sermon Notes
Date: 06/25/2023
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 5:12-21
Description:
Avg Guy: It’s so unfair… Adam ruined everything!!
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans and invites us to ponder a question that has remained with church history for 2000 years:
Why is it that we are guilty, even before we have done anything wrong ourselves?
For our understanding of this exact question forms the basis of our understanding of, not only Original Sin but, the gospel itself.
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April 7, 2023
Service Notes
Date: 04/07/2023, Good Friday
Description:
Avg Guy: I’ve never understood why they call it GOOD Friday?!
I mean, Jesus died on this day! It should be “BAD Friday,” right??
SBC Host: It was indeed a *bad* Friday. For Jesus — though He was innocent — was unfairly beaten, tortured, and killed. He was a beloved Teacher, Leader, Mentor, and Friend to many. So, yes, if you were there, it was a “bad” Friday.
…But three days later, that all would change.
Because it would become UNDENIABLY clear, that this Man who was unfairly beaten, tortured, and killed… did so on OUR behalf. He stood in our place, so we wouldn’t have to.
This “Bad Friday,” became GOOD… when those who realized that this beloved Teacher, Leader, Mentor, and Friend… was also the Lord God Almighty — the Creator of the Universe.
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January 29, 2023
Sermon Notes
Date: 01/29/2023
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Romans
Key Text: Romans 1:16-17
Description:
What is the Gospel?
Ask a number of different Christians this question, and you’re likely to hear a number of different answers. But how many people would say that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation?
Paul would.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Romans and shows us how Paul shares that the gospel is not just simply a message… but POWER.
And when the gospel is preached, the power of God is at work… not an aimless power but a directed power.
For the gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.
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December 24, 2022
Sermon Notes
Date: 12/24/2022
Description:
“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
Merry Christmas everyone and welcome to our special Scandia Bible Church Christmas Eve Service for 2022 as we gather to also worship Him — celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
As is our tradition, in addition to a sermonette from Pastor Monty, this evening’s service will present a progression of scripture readings, congregational hymns, and instrumental music from our church family… to remind and retell the story of the greatest, most indescribable gift of all time.
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September 4, 2022
Sermon Notes
Date: 09/04/2022
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Ecclesiastes
Key Text: Ecclesiastes 3:16-22
Description:
Avg Guy: Okay, riddle me this… If God is good and God is sovereign and rules over all things, then why do we find wickedness in surprising places? …such as places of law and worship? …Furthermore, as men, if we have to die like animals then what makes us any better??
SBC Host: Sounds like you’re ready for another sermon in Ecclesiastes.
Avg Guy: I thought you were going to say that.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Ecclesiastes and shows us that these objections were brought up by Solomon and have been raised by many men over the years…
…But the ANSWERS to these objections have only been found in ONE man: the God-Man, Jesus Christ.
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July 10, 2022
Sermon Notes
Date: 07/10/2022
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Hebrews
Key Text: Hebrews 13:20-25
Description:
SBC Host: Have you ever fought—
Avg Guy: —to get the last word in a discussion?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao reaches our LAST sermon for the book of Hebrews—
Avg Guy: —Imagine a discussion with God, it would always be God who got the final word, right?
SBC Host: Right. After all, who can argue with God?
Avg Guy: We would be like Job who exclaimed, “What can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth. Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; even twice…
SBC Host: …and I will add nothing more.”
Avg Guy: But all our fret and worry over what God’s final word to us might be is needless.
SBC Host: For God’s final word to His people is always benediction and blessing for those who are in Jesus Christ.
Avg Guy: The Gospel—
SBC Host: —always gets the last word!
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May 15, 2022
Sermon Notes
Date: 05/15/2022
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Hebrews
Key Text: Hebrews 12:18-24
Description:
Superior.
The Bible presents a clear and superior contrast between Mount Sinai and, heavenly, Mount Zion… as well as between the “church in the wilderness” gathered under the mediator Moses and the “church of the firstborn” who are gathered under the mediatorial ministry of Jesus Christ.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Hebrews and points us to this superiority, in that Jesus, who is the superior high priest, has brought the superior sacrifice into the superior sanctuary… and in His blood has brought us under a superior covenant.
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April 24, 2022
Sermon Notes
Date: 04/24/2022
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Hebrews
Key Text: Hebrews 12:4-11
Description:
“By affliction, He teaches us many precious lessons, which, without it we should never learn. By affliction, He shows us our emptiness and weakness, draws us to the throne of grace, purifies our affections, weans us from the world, and makes us long for heaven. In the resurrection morning, we shall all say, ‘It is good for me that I was afflicted.’ We shall thank God for every storm.”
— JC Ryle
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Hebrews and shows us how our passage this morning is one of the Scriptural foundations for Ryle’s outlook on affliction…
He understood what many of us miss when troubles come our way:
We see our troubles, and we sinfully draw the wrong conclusions.
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April 15, 2022
Service Notes
Date: 04/15/2022, Good Friday
Description:
Stricken, smitten, and afflicted,
see Him dying on the tree!
‘Tis the Christ, by man rejected;
yes, my soul, ’tis He….
Good Friday… a day that would only be considered “good” 3 days later. But until then, it was the darkest day in all of Christendom.
Welcome to the Scandia Bible Church Podcast for Good Friday, 2022.
Join us for this special service as we consider Christ’s last words from the cross — with scripture reading and hymn singing.
…Lamb of God, for sinners wounded,
sacrifice to cancel guilt!
None shall ever be confounded
who on Him their hope have built.
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April 10, 2022
Sermon Notes
Date: 04/10/2022, Palm Sunday
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Hebrews
Key Text: Hebrews 12:1-3
Description:
SBC Host: When you are suffering in the midst of life’s battles, where do you find your hope?
Avg Guy: Jesus.
SBC Host: Exactly. But what about when He was suffering? Have you ever stopped to wonder what it was that Jesus considered?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Hebrews and shows us that we ought give thought to this, as Jesus is not only the premier example of godly living… but also of godly suffering.
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April 3, 2022
Sermon Notes
Date: 04/03/2022
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Hebrews
Key Text: Hebrews 12:1-2a
Description: Reading through chapter 11 of Hebrews — the Hall of Faith chapter — may seem like a history lesson, but that was not the intent of the writer.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Hebrews in which we begin chapter 12 — a chapter in which the true intent of the Hall of Faith chapter is revealed: encouragement… encouragement to the believer.
The Christian life is like a race. And our encouragement in this race comes, not only from the throngs of witnesses who have gone before and who live in God’s presence, but most importantly, the greatest encouragement and strength comes from Jesus, Himself, who not only is the supreme example of faith… but faith’s object, author, and finisher.
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February 20, 2022
Sermon Notes
Date: 02/20/2022
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Hebrews
Key Text: Hebrews 11:20-22
Description:
What does faith look like when the promises of God collide with death?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our Hall of Faith study in the book of Hebrews in which we examine the final moments of the patriarchs as they face death with their eyes toward the future…toward the horizon.
They know that death will not hinder the promises of God in any way and that the future will continue to unveil God’s perfect plan — which will be moving forward until that great day of consummation and resurrection.
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January 30, 2022
Sermon Notes
Date: 01/30/2022
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Hebrews
Key Text: Hebrews 11:17-19
Description:
He was commanded to perform an impossible task: sacrifice his son.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Hebrew’s Hall of Faith in which the spotlight is, once again, for Abraham.
But for us — we have questions:
How does faith overcome the natural objections that must arise from a such horrific command?
How does faith pass a test, such as this, given by God?
And how does Abraham’s example of his undeniable willingness to sacrifice his son, Isaac, point to the promise of God for all believers?
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January 16, 2022
Sermon Notes
Date: 01/16/2022
Preacher: Josh Peglow, guest preacher
Key Text: Luke 10:38-42
Description:
[Cell phone ringing]
Avg Guy: I don’t have time to talk to anybody!… Quick! Answer this for me.
SBC Host: Hello. Average Guy’s phone.
[garbled phone voice]
SBC Host: It’s Jesus.
Avg Guy: Tell Him I’m too busy.
Are you too busy to hear from Christ?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Josh Peglow fills in at the pulpit and preaches through the familiar account of Mary and Martha.
Recall that Mary was the attentive one — the one who set everything aside, and sat at her Lord’s feet, to hear from Him.
Martha was the busy one, filled with overwhelm and a touch of sister-directed resentment, scurrying about to serve Him.
It’s easy for us to read this passage and assign misdirected priority and attention onto Martha. But this ultimately isn’t about what Martha should or shouldn’t have done: it’s about what you… and what you would do.
For there is no greater priority in the Christian life than hearing from Christ.
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- An Opportunity to Commune With Christ (38)
- The Opportunity Accepted (39)
- The Opportunity Neglected (40)
- The Lesson Taught (41-42)
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January 2, 2022
Sermon Notes
Date: 01/02/2022
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Advent
Key Text: Isaiah 9:1-7; Luke 1:26-38
Description:
The angel, Gabriel, was God’s messenger.
For God had a message that would not only break 400 years of His silence, but would announce the birth of two sons: John and Jesus — the Baptizer and the Christ.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues in his Advent series this season, further telling us about the greatest miracle of all: the birth of Jesus.
John the Baptist played a crucial part, though, for he was sent by God to prepare the way for Jesus. And while the story of Jesus’ birth is one that we are all familiar with, what we can often miss is that every aspect, of this story we know so well, is rooted in the prophesies of God concerning the Messiah.
And Jesus fulfilled them all.
The Almighty God and Creator of the universe had veiled Himself in the flesh of a helpless infant.
This baby, had come through the most unexpected mother, in the most unexpected way, to be the long-awaited Savior of the world.
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December 24, 2021
Sermon Notes
Date: 12/24/2021
Description:
Pull up a virtual pew and join us. It’s Christmas Eve… and we’re together again!
Merry Christmas and welcome to our special Scandia Bible Church Christmas Eve Service for 2021, as we gather to celebrate a moment in history that would forever change the course of humanity — the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
As is our tradition, this evening’s service will be served up “family style” (you’ll find an Order of Service in the Sermon Notes) in which you’ll experience a mix of scripture readings, congregational hymns, and good ol’ fashioned church family music (plus Pastor Monty has a few words)… to remind and retell the story that everyone must know.
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December 19, 2021
Sermon Notes
Date: 12/19/2021
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Advent
Key Text: Luke 1:1-25
Description:
God had not spoken to His people for over 400 years. It was a long time of silence and in that time, Israel had returned from exile, rebuilt the temple, survived Alexander the Great, and now was occupied by Rome. Many were discouraged and there were a host of ways in which the people responded. It was rough.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao opens the Bible this advent season to tell us of a pivotal moment in all of time:
God was going to break His silence.
And it wouldn’t be to a great prophet or the king, but He would send an angel to an obscure, middle-aged priest named Zecharias.
…For the most important time in history was about to begin.
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October 31, 2021
Sermon Notes
Date: 10/31/2021
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Reformation Sunday
Key Text: Luke 24:13-27; John 2:13-22, 5:39-47
Description:
“Christ-Centered.”
It’s an adjective that has become more and more popular in recent years when describing any number of activities either in the church or in the lives of God’s people. And while this descriptor is helpful and often a necessary reminder, we usually don’t give credit where credit is due for this perspective in the Christian life.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, on this Reformation Sunday, Pastor Monty Simao takes some time to reflect on this term, because it’s one that involves the Reformers.
For as the Reformers returned to the authority of Scripture, they, also, began to see that Jesus, Himself, revealed Himself as the “scope” of all the Scriptures.
What this means is that the credit goes to Christ: for all of Scripture is “Christ-Centered” — it all points to Him, and therefore, Jesus is the target and the end of all revelation from God.
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