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

May 3, 2026

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Monty Simao 2014Sermon 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:

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Are we merely near Him…

or have we truly heard
the call of the King?

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The Mission of the Church [2 Timothy 1:8 – 2:2; Matthew 28:18-20]

March 8, 2020

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Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 03/08/2020

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: The Church

Key Text: 2 Timothy 1:8-2:2; Matthew 28:18-20

Description:

Church: Mission Control, this is Church. Do you copy?

Mission Control: This is Mission Control. We’re reading you loud and clear, Church. Continue with transmission.

Church: Yeah… what are we supposed to do again??

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Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study on The Church, looking this time at its mission… a topic which certainly opens up questions and, sometimes, confusion.

Questions like: Who defines the mission? Do churches come up with their own individual mission? Can the mission change to meet evolving cultural constructs from generation to generation?

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With so many questions about the mission — coupled with the numerous contexts in which we use the word — it’s no wonder that some may question whether the church has a mission at all?

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Jonah: Three Great Things [Jonah 3:1-5]

May 19, 2013

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Date: 05/19/2013

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Jonah

Key Text: Jonah 3:1-5

Description:  In this sermon we take a step back from the text and view some of the central tenets of the narrative.  We look at 3 great things that it teaches us:

  1. The Greatness of our Sin
  2. The Greatness of God’s Grace
  3. The Greatness of God’s Mission

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