September 27, 2020
Sermon Notes
Date: 09/27/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: Church Discipline, CoronaVirus
Key Text: 1 Corinthians 5
Description:
“Shouldn’t this person and his conduct be confronted and dealt with?…You pass it off as a small thing, but it’s anything but that. Yeast, too, is a ‘small thing,’ but it works its way through a whole batch of bread dough pretty fast. So get rid of this ‘yeast.’ ”
[1 Cor 5:2, 6-7 MSG]
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study on Church Discipline and notes that Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, seems to instruct a very different and — dare I say — more drastic method for church discipline than what we learned from Jesus in the book of Matthew.
Why is this? …And why, in order to correctly view and apply church discipline, must the church exercise wisdom?
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 39
Notes:
Biblical Church Discipline Principles (continued)
- Affects our witness
- Sin is a matter to be grieved over
- Compassionate Warning to the UnRepentant
- Aim is the Salvation of Sinners
- Protects the Church
- Carried out against the Characteristically UnRepentant
- For Church Members…not attenders
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September 20, 2020
Sermon Notes
Date: 09/20/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: Church Discipline, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 18
Description:
“If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying?” [Matthew 18:12]
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our series on the Church, and specifically church discipline, as we look at the teaching of Jesus in Matthew 18.
And what we find is that this is not an isolated text, but a theological treatise that not only instructs in the HOW of church discipline but the WHY, as well — and roots discipline in the Gospel of grace.
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 38
Notes:
Biblical Church Discipline Principles
- Humility is needed.
- Receive the humble.
- Take stumbling blocks seriously.
- Amputate sin from the body.
- Search after lost sheep.
- Involve as few people as possible.
- Christ our King is involved.
- Forgive the repentant…because there’s never an end to God’s grace.
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September 6, 2020
Sermon Notes
Date: 09/06/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: Church Discipline, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Hebrews 12:1-3; Matthew 18:15-17
Description:
SBC Host: How does the word “discipline” strike you?
Avg Guy: Strike me? … Oh I get it! Striking happens with discipline. [laughs]… Hey you turned off my mic!
SBC Host: Yeah, I meant to do that.
When we hear the word discipline, most of us think of strikes from the rod, dunce hats while standing in the corner, public embarrassment, and frankly, nothing good.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our series on The Church in which we learn that while the word discipline may conjure up negative images…it’s not negative at all.
In fact, it is actually something we need, ought to want, and is commanded — in the life of the church.
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 37
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August 30, 2020
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Date: 08/30/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 6:9-13; 1 Peter 3:15-22, Ephesians 1:18 – 2:7; Revelation 3:21; Acts 2:22-24; 1 Peter 1:6-7; 2 Corinthians 2:7-11, 16-18
Description: How do we as Christians practice hope in our lives?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao returns to deliver part 2 of his sermon on practicing hope, in which we find, not coincidentally, the framework for practicing hope wonderfully incorporated into the Lord’s Prayer.
…A framework that gives our trembling hearts an assurance —a hope — that goes beyond every circumstance of life, even the most severe of trials.
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Part 1 of this Message
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 36
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August 9, 2020
Sermon Notes
Date: 08/09/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 6:9-13; 1 Peter 3:15-22, Ephesians 1:18 – 2:7; Revelation 3:21; Acts 2:22-24; 1 Peter 1:6-7; 2 Corinthians 2:7-11, 16-18
Description:
SBC Host: Hope. How do we, as Christians, practice hope in our lives?
Avg Guy: You can practice hope??
SBC Host: Yep.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao returns for one more sermon on the Lord’s Prayer to show us how it serves as a paradigm for us think through every aspect of life — even the most severe trials.
… And in doing so, it gives us hope that rises above each and every circumstance of life.
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Part 2 of this Message
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 33
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August 2, 2020
Sermon Notes
Date: 08/02/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 6:13
Description: Temptation. The struggle is real.
Today on Scandia Bible Church, as the Pandemic of 2020 continues, Pastor Monty Simao continues our series on The Church, wrapping our study on The Lord’s Prayer, in which we consider temptation.
We know what it is, for we fight against it everyday.
But if God, himself, does not tempt us, why in the world should we pray that He lead us not into temptation?
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 32
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July 26, 2020
Sermon Notes
Date: 07/26/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 6:12
Description:
SBC Host: What is man’s greatest need?
Avg Guy: Oh, I know! Food, water, and shelter.
SBC Host: Not a bad answer, and certainly all necessary for life… but not the GREATEST NEED.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao presses on, preaching behind the “PlexiPulpit” as we congregate amidst COVID19, and continues our series on The Church, mining the depths of The Lord’s Prayer.
And what we’ll find, is that our greatest need is not PHYSICAL but SPIRITUAL.
In fact, if we are rich with physical needs, but lack this one spiritual need, we are, indeed, poor.
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 31
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July 19, 2020
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Date: 07/19/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 6:11
Description:
It’s the fourth petition of The Lord’s Prayer… but it’s the first aimed at our needs.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao welcomes us back once again under our church’s steeple, amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020, to continue his series on The Church, walking us through The Lord’s Prayer — which lays out a petition that not only protects our hearts against covetousness and anxiety, but inward focus.
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 30
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July 12, 2020
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Date: 07/12/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 6:10b
Description:
SBC Host: [narrating audio bible] …Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in ear—
Avg Guy: [knocking on booth glass] Excuse me.
SBC Host: I’m kind in the middle of recording here.
Avg Guy: My apologies. But I’ve always wondered, why should we pray to God that “His WILL be done”? I mean isn’t His will always done? He is God after all.
SBC Host: Good point…. Hang tight for just a second.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao welcomes our congregation back in-person after 17 weeks of Corona Captivity in this pandemic of 2020 and continues his series on The Church — specifically the Lord’s Prayer, in which we learn exactly why we are told pray that our sovereign God’s will be done.
SBC Host: Sounds like this sermon was written just for you. Now if you’ll excuse ME.
Avg Guy: Okay… Bye.
SBC Host: [resumes narrating] …And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors….
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 29
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July 5, 2020
Sermon Notes
Date: 07/05/2020
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: The Church: The Lord’s Prayer, CoronaVirus
Key Text: Matthew 6:10a
Description:
Group: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. THY KINGDOM COME, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven…
SBC Host: When we pray the Lord’s Prayer… what do we mean when we say “Thy Kingdom Come”?
Avg Guy: I have no idea.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, as our church family virtually gathers once again during the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020, Pastor Monty Simao continues our series on The Church.
Many have memorized the Lord’s Prayer and so repeat the words while having no idea what they mean.
With the second petition of “Thy Kingdom Come,” we see the present reality of being found in Christ grounded with the ultimate and final eschatological hope we have as believers.
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Catechism Reading — Lord’s Day 28
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