Sermon Notes
Date: 06/28/2026
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Matthew
Key Text: Matthew 5:21-26
Description:
“You shall not murder.”
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao continues our study
in the Gospel of Matthew —
as Jesus takes up a commandment
everyone thought they understood —
murder.
But Jesus shows us that murder
is more than an outward act.
He reveals where it really lives —
in the heart,
where we find anger,
contempt,
and the careless words
we use to dismiss others.
And suddenly,
murder is not something
safely outside us.
Because apart from Christ,
it lives within us.
Our problem is deeper
than behavior to be managed.
It is a heart
that needs to be made clean.
And no amount of external righteousness
can do that.
Because before the King,
the Law exposes our need,
and drives us to Christ —
the One who yielded His rights,
stood in our place,
and paid our debt…
to the last penny.
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