From Lo-debar to the Kings’s Table: Invitation to the Unworthy [2 Samuel 9:1-13]

March 31, 2024

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Date: 03/31/2024, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Key Text: 2 Samuel 9

Description:

What does a crippled man from Lo-debar have to do with Easter??

…More than we might initially think.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Resurrection Sunday 2024, Pastor Monty Simao opens the book of 2 Samuel to uncover the profound depths of Easter’s message tucked within an ancient story: the story of Mephibosheth.

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For it is a vivid picture of our own condition before God: broken, in exile, and desperately in need of grace.

And yet, it is also a story of unexpected summons, of grace that seeks us out, and of a royal table where there is always a place reserved for us — not because of who we are…

…but because of Whose we are.

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Sunrise Service 2024: I Am the Resurrection [John 11:25-27]

March 31, 2024

Sermon Notes

Date: 03/31/2024, Easter Sunday

Preacher: David Teves, deacon

Key Text: John 11:25-27

Description:

I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die.

Do you believe this?

… the words of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to Martha.

And welcome to our 2024 Easter Sunrise Service for Scandia Bible Church — held in its traditional location, at the lovely waterside home of Elder Keith Barker.

This morning Deacon David Teves shares a message regarding a different resurrection — the one in which Jesus raised His friend, Lazarus, from the dead.

But in doing so He explained to Martha that *He* was the resurrection… and Martha not only believed Him but said as much.

What about you?

Do YOU believe this?

That’s the real question to ponder this morning.

…For your answer means everything.

 

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Innocent Blood [Matthew 27:1-26; John 3:16]

April 9, 2023


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Date: 04/09/2023, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Key Text: Matthew 27:1-26; John 3:16

Description:

How can there be some much hatred for the one Man who has never sinned?

This Easter Morning on the Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao focuses on HATE. And causes us to consider its polar opposite: LOVE.

For the trials and crucifixion of Jesus show us no greater example of the extreme chasm of these two words — these two actions — than the love of God and the hatred of men.

Jesus came to save sinners because of the great love of God.

As we look back on this day, it’s hard to imagine how one of His own disciples would betray Him. And how the crowds at His own trial would demand His crucifixion.

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On one hand, we relate. For we have all experienced hate on some level.

…But, if we’re honest, when it comes to wrongdoing, we’re guilty.

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Sunrise Service 2023: Why the Resurrection Matters [1 Corinthians 15:12-20]

April 9, 2023

Easter Sunrise Service

Sermon Notes

Date: 04/09/2023, Easter Sunday

Preacher: David Teves, deacon

Key Text: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Description:

He is risen! … and indeed, He is risen!

…But does it really even matter??

Happy Resurrection Sunday from Scandia Bible Church, 2023!

We want to welcome you to our Sunrise Service Sermon, as our church finds its way back, after a 4 year hiatus, to gather in its tradition for this special time at the lovely waterside home of Elder Keith Barker.

Music this morning being provided by our church family.

And our Sunrise Service message… being delivered by brother in Christ, David Teves, who will show that, indeed, the resurrection means EVERYTHING.

 

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Notes:

Without the Resurrection…

    1. Preaching would be WORTHLESS.
    2. Faith would be USELESS.
    3. Christ would be a LIAR.
    4. the Cross would mean NOTHING.
    5. Those who have Died before us would be in RUIN.
    6. Following Him would be a WASTE of our time.

 

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You Must Know God and the Power of the Resurrection [Philippians 3:4-11]

April 17, 2022


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Date: 04/04/2021, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Key Text: Philippians 3:4-11

Description:

Filth.

Garbage.

Pile of waste.

Dung.

That’s how Paul described all of his past accomplishments — his background, his accolades, even his religious fervor.

He counted it all rubbish.

Today on this Resurrection Sunday Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao opens the book of Philippians to show us how, when talking about himself, Paul now finds other things of surpassing value: namely, knowing Christ and the power of His resurrection. But…

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What does it mean to know Christ? 

What does it mean to know the power of His resurrection?

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Joy Comes in the Morning [John 20:1-31]

April 4, 2021


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Date: 04/04/2021, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Key Text: John 20

Description: What can bring joy from the seeds of pain and sorrow?

The immediate answer is The Resurrection, which means that the ultimate answer is Jesus Christ.

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Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao explains that just as that first Easter morning brought joy to those who were crushed and dismayed in their spirit, so too does the Resurrection bring a guaranteed hope to all who trust in Christ today.

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Redeeming the Ruthless [Isaiah 25:1-9; Ephesians 2:1-10]

April 12, 2020


Sermon Notes

Date: 04/12/2020, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: CoronaVirus

Key Text: Isaiah 25:1-9; Ephesians 2:1-10

Description: The prophet Isaiah painted a picture of the rebellion in the nations: a place of idolatry, injustice, and insurrection; a place where God is ignored and His followers mocked, as man sits in his citadels of strength.

…That is, until God brings man’s city to ruin and his citadels to rubble.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao virtually delivers a Resurrection Sunday Service to our church body as we watch from the safety of our homes during the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020 and reminds us that during these times when God brings people low, we rejoice.

We rejoice because God does it to rescue the afflicted and to vindicate His people. But there’s another reason we rejoice…a scandalous reason.  SBC logo 204x204

God brings people low to make the proud humble and remove the strength of the mighty and bring the ruthless to their knees.

And most shockingly, He redeems the ruthless so that they too worship Him.

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From Empty Tomb to Living Hope [1 Peter 1:3-9]

April 21, 2019


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Date: 04/21/2019, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Key Text: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Description: Have you ever lost hope?

Peter knew what it meant to lose hope.

SBC logo 204x204Today on this Easter Sunday Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao opens the book of 1 Peter to show us that hope fled from him when he watched his Lord die but his hope returned with the resurrection — and he freely shares this hope in his book with discouraged gentile believers — because it was a living hope.

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Sunrise Service 2019: Paul’s Prayer for Understanding [Ephesians 1:15-23]

April 21, 2019

Easter Sunrise Service

Sermon Notes

Date: 04/21/2019, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Josh Peglow, brother in Christ

Key Text: Ephesians 1:15-23

Description: He is risen! … and indeed, He is risen!

Happy Resurrection Sunday from Scandia Bible Church, 2019, and we want to welcome you to our Sunrise Service Sermon, as our church gathers in its tradition for this special time at the lovely waterside home of Elder Keith Barker. Music this morning being provided by our church family.

And our Sunrise Service message… being delivered this time by Mr. Josh Peglow…. a member of our church body and brother in Christ.

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Notes: Understanding God…

  1. What is the HOPE of His calling?
  2. What are the RICHES of the glory of His inheritance in the saints?
  3. What is the surpassing greatness of His POWER toward us who believe?

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Why Did Jesus Need to Die? [Romans 3:23-24]

April 1, 2018


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Date: 04/01/2018, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Key Text: Romans 3:23-24

Description:

Why did Jesus go to the cross?

There are many reasons that Jesus went to the cross. There are human reasons such as Judas Iscariot betraying Him and the Sanhedrin wanting to kill him. …But those reasons see the cross from the perspective of man of things that happened to Jesus – they don’t ultimately answer the question “why.” Because obviously, He had escaped the grasp of evil men before.

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Sunrise Service 2018: Selah [Ephesians 2:1-22]

April 1, 2018

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Sermon Notes

Date: 04/01/2018, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Arnold Teves, brother in Christ

Key Text: Ephesians 2

Description:

Selah. To pause and reflect.

Join us for our 2018 Easter Sunrise Service as Brother Arnold Teves takes us to the second chapter of Ephesians to pause and reflect. …To pause and reflect on who we once were, and now because of our Risen Lord and King, Jesus Christ, who we are now.

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  1. Who we were.
  2. Who we are now.
  3. How shall we then live?

 

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What is the Gospel? [1 Corinthians 15]

April 16, 2017


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Date: 04/16/2017, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Key Text: 1 Corinthians 15

SBC logo 204x204Description: The Gospel is the central message of the church and the central figure of the message is Jesus Christ. Yet many in the church can’t define what this message is. Sometimes they even define it in ways that are the opposite to what the Scriptures reveal…ways that don’t lead sinners to salvation but leave them condemned with no good news.

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Sunrise Service 2017: If There was No Resurrection… [1Corinthians 15:12-14]

April 16, 2017

Easter Sunrise Service

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Date: 04/16/2017, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Arnold Teves, brother in Christ

Key Text: 1 Corinthians 15:12-14

Description:

What if the tomb was not empty? …What if there was no resurrection?

Join us for our Resurrection Sunday Sunrise Service with brother in Christ, Arnold Teves.

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Christ Our Passover [1 Corinthians 5:7-8]

March 27, 2016

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Date: 03/27/2016, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: 1 Corinthians 5:7-8

SBC logo 204x204Description: Most Christians don’t associate Easter with Passover. But with some study, one can see how they are beautifully interwoven into God’s perfect tapestry. The parallel of the Passover Lamb and our Lord Jesus — the perfect sacrificial Lamb of God — helps clarify in our minds the wonder of God’s plan for the salvation of believers.

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Sunrise Service 2016: Christ Our High Priest Forever [Hebrews 5:5-10]

March 27, 2016

Easter Sunrise Service

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Date: 03/27/2016, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Louie Bond, brother in Christ

Key Text: Hebrews 5:5-10

Description: Join us for our Resurrection Sunday Sunrise Service with brother in Christ, Louie Bond.

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Sunrise Service 2015: It is Finished [John 19:30]

April 5, 2015

Easter Sunrise Service

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Date: 04/05/2015, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Louie Bond, brother in Christ

Key Text: John 19:30

Description: Join us for our Resurrection Sunday Sunrise Service with brother in Christ, Louie Bond.

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Your Sorrow Will Be Turned into Joy! [John 16:16-22; 20:1-31]

April 20, 2014

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Date: 04/20/2014, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Key Text: John 16:16-22; 20:1-31

Description:  In this sermon, we look at the promise Jesus made to His disciples in John chapter 16.  He told them that they would be filled with sorrow even as the world rejoices, but that He would turn their sorrow into Joy. Then we look at John chapter 20, to see the fulfillment of that promise and the benediction of peace that Christ pronounced upon His church on that first Easter Sunday and continues to pronounce upon His people today.

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Sunrise Service 2014: Christ is Coming Again! [Mark 16:1-11]

April 20, 2014

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Date: 04/20/2014, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Louie Bond, brother in Christ

Key Text: Mark 16:1-11

Description: Join us for our Resurrection Sunday Sunrise Service with brother in Christ, Louie Bond.

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The Priest and the Filthy Robe [Luke 24 and Zechariah 3:1-10]

March 31, 2013

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Date: 03/31/2013, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Key Text: Luke 24 and Zechariah 3:1-10

Description:  Easter Sunday, the resurrection of Christ, solves the problem of tension that existed among the Old Testaments prophets concerning the coming of the Messiah.  The prophets prophesied that the coming Messiah would be a suffering servant who would be scourged, smitten, beaten, and pierced and yet he would also be a conquering king.  How could these two apparent contradictions in description possibly be?  The answer is found in Easter.

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Sunrise Service 2013: He is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! [Luke 24:1-53]

March 31, 2013

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Date: 03/31/2013, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Lou Bond, brother in Christ

Key Text: Luke 24

Description: Join us for our Resurrection Sunday Sunrise Service with brother in Christ, Lou Bond.

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