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Salt, Light, and the Glory of the Father [Matthew 5:13-16]

May 31, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 05/31/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Study: Matthew

Key Text: Matthew 5:13-16

Description:

In a dark and corrupt world,

Christ does not make His people

hidden,
useless,
and unchanged —

but salt
and light.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao continues our study
in the Gospel of Matthew —

as Jesus teaches His disciples
what the citizens of His kingdom
are in the world:

salt
of the earth,

and light
of the world.

Not because they are trying
to earn their place
before the King,

but because grace
has made them new.

And now their lives —
their witness,
their good works,
their open allegiance to Christ —

restrain corruption,
pierce the darkness,
and point beyond themselves.

Because the good works
of kingdom citizens

are not meant to draw attention
to them —

but to lead men

to glorify the Father
who is in heaven.

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Blessed Are the Citizens of the Kingdom [Matthew 5:1-12]

May 24, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 05/24/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Study: Matthew

Key Text: Matthew 5:1-12

Description:

What kind of person
is blessed?

Jesus answered that very question
from the mount.

And His answer—
as it did then—
still turns the world upside down.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao continues our study
in the Gospel of Matthew—

as Jesus sits down
and begins to teach
the citizens of His kingdom.

And what He says
is not what the world expects:

Blessed are the poor in spirit.
Blessed are those who mourn.
Blessed are the gentle.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
for righteousness.
Blessed are the merciful.
Blessed are the pure in heart.
Blessed are the peacemakers.
Blessed are those who have been persecuted
for the sake of righteousness.

This is not worldly strength.

This is kingdom character.

Grace-wrought.

Christ-shaped.

And blessed
by the King Himself.

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Follow Me: The Sovereign Call of the King [Matthew 4:18-25]

May 3, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 05/03/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Study: Matthew

Key Text: Matthew 4:18-25

Description:

Ordinary men.

Ordinary work.

Ordinary lives.

Sitting in their boat
with their father.

And then Jesus speaks:

Follow Me.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the Gospel of Matthew—

as the King who has come
now begins to call men to Himself.

First stop: the Sea of Galilee—

where fishermen, brothers, and sons
hear the sovereign call of Christ.

He calls them from their nets.
From their boats.
From life as they knew it.

And in His hands, ordinary men
become fishers of men.

But as crowds begin to gather around Jesus,

Matthew leaves us with a searching question:

Are we merely near Him…

or have we truly heard
the call of the King?

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The King Comes into the Darkness [Matthew 4:12-17]

April 26, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 04/26/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Study: Matthew

Key Text: Matthew 4:12-17

Description:

It was a place with a past,

and a reputation.

It was a place where light
did not belong.

And yet—

this is where the King begins.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao continues our study
in the Gospel of Matthew —

by taking us
not to Jerusalem…
but to Galilee—

where Jesus begins His ministry.

This was not the center of prestige,
but the edge of reproach.

Zebulun.
Naphtali.

Names etched
with history.
Marked by judgment.
Covered in shadow.

And yet—

this is exactly
where the Messiah goes.

Because when the King comes,
He does not avoid the darkness.

He steps into it.

Just as the prophet Isaiah foretold—
the people dwelling in darkness
have seen a great light.

Not a message.
Not a movement.

But a King.

And with Him,
a command:

Repent.

For the kingdom of heaven
is at hand.

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Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand [Matthew 3:1-12]

March 22, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 03/22/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Study: Matthew

Key Text: Matthew 3:1-12

Description:

When God sends a voice
to shatter your confidence…

“REPENT!”

What do you do?

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao continues our study
in the Gospel of Matthew —

where the silence is broken.

A voice cries out
from the wilderness:

“Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven
is at hand.”

Not to comfort—
but to confront.

It is a warning
to those of us who trust in appearance…
in heritage…
in religion.

“Do not say,
‘We have Abraham as our father.’”

Because the King is near —
the axe, already laid
at the root.

And the One who is coming
will gather His wheat —
and burn the chaff
with unquenchable fire.

So when the warning comes
telling you to repent —

WILL YOU?

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Thy Kingdom Come! [Revelation — Introduction]

July 29, 2018

Sermon Notes

Date: 07/29/2018

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Revelation

Selected Text: Matthew 13

Description: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed….”

But the disciples – and everyone else in first century Palestine, for that matter – were expecting something quite different. In their minds it was to be a mustard tree…. big, not small…. conquering, war-like, not peaceful.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues the groundwork for our introduction to the book of Revelation and shares how Jesus revealed what the Kingdom of Heaven would be like through parables. And it was with these that He revealed there is a “now” part of the kingdom and a “not yet” part of the kingdom.

Yes, the kingdom will one day be like a mustard tree. It will one day bring forth a reward to the Lord’s faithful and a time of judgement to the Lord’s enemies… but not yet.

For now it must start small and grow, as God continues to tarry in His grace and mercy, and His kingdom continues to expand through the preaching of the Gospel of grace.