Fear presses in… uncertainty surrounds… and the world feels anything but safe.
Where do you turn when danger feels real and protection, fragile?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, in our Wisdom and Worship study,
Pastor Monty Simao takes us to Psalm 91 —
a psalm that does not deny suffering or threat,
but declares that God is greater.
“The one who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.”
Here we meet the Lord as our refuge and fortress —
the One who covers, keeps, and delivers His people.
Ultimately, Psalm 91 finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ —
the Son who entered a dangerous world at His first coming,
trusted the Father perfectly,
and faced suffering and death on our behalf.
In this season of Advent, we remember that the Child in the manger
is our true shelter —
and the King who will return to deliver His people completely and forever.
Because our hope is not the absence of danger… but the presence of the Almighty.
The nations rage… rulers rebel… and the world trembles under its own defiance.
What hope is there when chaos seems to sit on the throne?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, in our Wisdom and Worship study, Pastor Monty Simao takes us to Psalm 2 — a royal psalm that pulls back the veil and reveals a very different reality than the one we see.
For though the world resists God’s reign, He is not shaken.
He laughs.
He speaks.
And He installs His King — His beloved Son — upon the throne.
In this season of Advent, we remember that the child laid in a manger is no mere infant…
but the King of kings, destined to rule the nations with justice and mercy.
Psalm 2 calls us to rightly respond:
to bow the knee,
to kiss the Son in reverent trust,
and to find refuge in the only sovereign who can save. For though the nations rage… the Son still reigns.
What kind of person is truly worthy to live in the presence of God? No one. Unless… he is perfectly righteous.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao takes us to the fifteenth psalm in our Wisdom and Worship study, in which David asks this very question:
“O Lord, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy hill?”
The answer:
Only the one whose life is blameless…
whose heart is pure…
whose actions are flawless…
whose words are faithful…
and whose love is unwavering.
In other words — no one but Jesus.
This portrait of holiness stands not as a ladder for the proud to climb, but as a mirror for the humble to see their need.
Jesus Christ is the only Man who ever walked this earth with perfect integrity, perfect truth, and perfect love.
He alone is worthy to dwell on God’s holy hill.
But by His grace, His righteousness becomes ours—
and we too, amazingly, will one day dwell on the holy hill with the Lord God Almighty.
Because in the end, Psalm 15 is not about us meeting the standard… but about the One who already has.
When our sin feels too heavy to face, we all have places we run.
We cover. We excuse. We delay. We bury what we hope will simply disappear in the dark.
But concealed sin is not erased sin. It doesn’t fade — it festers. It hardens our hearts, isolates our souls, and sooner or later… it breaks us.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our Wisdom and Worship study by taking us to Proverbs 28:13 —
where Solomon tells us that God’s mercy is found not in hiding, but in honesty…
not in perfection, but in repentance.
This verse opens a doorway to gospel hope:
for the God who sees our sin is the same God who invites us into mercy
— because Christ has already borne the full weight of our transgression, and has opened wide the arms of forgiveness.
The way out of hiding is not through trying harder.
It’s through Him.
Because the real question is not whether you’ll try to cover your sin…
but whether you’ll come into the light where mercy lives.
When life feels like it’s slipping out from under us… we all run somewhere.
To people. To accomplishments. To distraction. To whatever promises to hold us up when we feel like we’re falling.
But what happens when those refuges give way?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our Wisdom and Worship study with Psalm 62 — where David declares that every refuge in this world is fragile and false… but God alone is strong, faithful, and near.
This psalm doesn’t simply call us to believe about God —
but to rest in Him.
To entrust our weary souls to the One who never shifts, never fades, and never fails.
Because the question is not whether you will seek refuge.
The question is whether the refuge you will seek… will save.
What do you do when the foundations of life collapse? David — the very shepherd-warrior who would one day be king — tells us in Psalm 11.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our Wisdom and Worship study by taking us to the eleventh psalm — where David, in the face of real danger and deep cultural decay, does not flee… but fixes his eyes on the throne of God.
Psalm 11 reminds us that true refuge is not found in retreat, but in…
The Lord who reigns. The Lord who sees. The Lord who tests. The Lord who judges in righteousness. And the Lord who promises that His people will behold His face.
Christ, our righteous King, has already endured the judgment we deserve — that we might share forever in the glory for which we were made.
Because when the world falls apart… the Lord does not.
It’s not a spiritual formula — it’s a covenant call.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our Wisdom and Worship Study by taking us to Proverbs 3 —
one of the most beloved passages in all of Scripture…
but also one of the most misunderstood.
This isn’t about following steps to get a blessed life.
It’s about trusting the covenant-keeping God who gives life.
Every command to trust Him…
every command to turn to Him…
every command to honor Him…
is not a demand for performance —
but an invitation to faith.
For Christ is the true Son who walked the wise path for us.
And through Him,
the blessings of the covenant are ours:
peace in the midst of chaos,
guidance in confusion,
discipline that restores,
and hope that endures to resurrection life.
The wicked prosper… The righteous suffer… And God seems silent.
What do you do??
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao embarks upon a new study of Wisdom and Worship as we walk through selected Psalms and Proverbs.
In Psalm 73, Asaph walks us through a crisis of faith.
Tempted by envy and disillusioned by the ease of the ungodly,
he nearly loses his footing — until he enters the sanctuary.
There, his vision clears.
He sees not only the end of the wicked…
but the sufficiency of God.
In a world where circumstances often lie,
this psalm lifts our eyes higher —
to Christ, our true sanctuary and eternal portion.
What if the final word in redemptive history isn’t destruction — but holiness?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao brings our study in the book of Zechariah to a close in which the prophet reveals graphic images of judgment and breathtaking glimpses of glory.
The enemies of God are defeated,
the nations are gathered to worship,
and — from the bells on the horses to the pots in the kitchens —
the Church is made holy.
This is not a return to Old Covenant shadows… it’s the fulfillment of God’s eternal plan:
To make for Himself a holy people in a holy city, where every square inch is marked “Holy to the Lord.”
What if the world shaking around us is not the end
— but the beginning of something greater?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the book of Zechariah… where the prophet unveils a cosmic vision: cities collapsing, mountains splitting, and light piercing the darkness — all to reveal that the Lord Himself will come and reign over all the earth.
This is the future God has promised.
And in the midst of upheaval, His people are not forgotten:
They are…
RESCUED, RENEWED, and ROOTED
…in a Kingdom that cannot be shaken.
What kind of love leads a Shepherd to take the sword? …even for sheep He knows will scatter?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues in the book of Zechariah, where we see God summon the sword of judgment to strike His Shepherd — His own Son.
This is not divine abandonment… but divine design.
For at the cross, justice and mercy collide.
And the result? A people refined —
not spared from the fire, but shaped by it.
Because you see, the gospel does not merely save us from wrath.
It calls us into communion — into a life where we cry with one voice: “The LORD is my God.”
What if this very thing the Lord uses to forgive… is the same thing He uses to transform?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues in our study of the book of Zechariah — where we see a fountain… a fountain opened.
Not a mere trickle, but an abounding and unending flow.
This is the power of Christ’s blood:
an endless supply of cleansing from sin and impurity.
For this fountain not only removes guilt,
but it also breaks the grip of sin.
And when it flows, the effects ripple outward:
idolatry is overthrown;
false teaching is silenced;
households are transformed;
and hearts are made new.
“I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son….”
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the book of Zechariah, where we contemplate what true repentance looks like —and where it comes from.
In this passage, God promises to pour out His Spirit and open our eyes to the One we pierced.
This is not vague emotion or general guilt. It is a personal, painful, Spirit-born mourning that comes from seeing the crucified Christ.
But here’s the grace: that very mourning is a gift —
because the One who was pierced is also the One who will save.
The question is — when will you mourn?… Now, in repentance — and be saved; or later, in judgment — and be lost.
The church is a stone.
And in the face of opposition — no matter the generation —
it cannot be moved.
The hands that try will be broken.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao continues in the book of Zechariah,
where we encounter the final oracle
and wonder if the world’s hostility towards God’s people
isn’t a sign of God’s absence,
but a stage for His power.
In Christ, God’s people are not merely survivors;
they are made strong to stand,
to endure,
and to prevail.
And if that’s true,
then the question is… Where do YOU stand — in your strength… or His?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the book of Zechariah,
where we’re confronted with rejection—
and a sobering question:
What happens when people reject the Shepherd God has sent?
Zechariah delivers a piercing answer.
Not just for ancient Israel,
but for us.
It lays bare the devastating cost of turning from God’s leadership,
of choosing false comfort over truth,
and despising the very Savior sent to save us.
Because the question isn’t just: “What did THEY do?”
It’s:
What will YOU do? Who are you following? Who… is your shepherd?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the book of Zechariah, where we’re reminded that God is not only a Savior — but also a Shepherd.
A Shepherd Who gathers His people… and leads them forward.
Which causes us to ask: What does it mean to truly walk in His name?
Because what we find is this:
His grace doesn’t stop at rescue— It empowers obedience.
When answers run dry and leaders fail… where do you turn?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues our study in the book of Zechariah, where we are called to reject the voices that offer false comfort and turn instead to the only Comfort Who never fails.
As our Shepherd, He calls us to pray, to trust, and to follow — for from Him comes our cornerstone, our strength, and our every hope.
What kind of King rides in on a donkey…?? —And then wins by dying??
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Zechariah, where we’re called to behold a different kind of King—
One who brings salvation through humility,
wages war through the cross,
and secures peace by His own blood.
The question is:
Is this the King you’re clinging to…
or are you chasing after another?
What if they didn’t drive your fears?
… because you already knew the end of the story.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Zechariah in which we climb into the “crow’s nest of prophecy” — not to escape the chaos of history, but to see that God is writing it.
For the Lord rules empires, brings down pride, and guards His people.
The question is: When trouble marches toward your life, do you believe that God has already encamped around you?
What if your worst days — your days of grief and judgment — weren’t just in your past, but were being transformed into something glorious?
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues with our study in the book of Zechariah in which we see that God will turn mourning into joy, and His people into a global witness. Not because they’re impressive, but because He is with them.
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