The King from a Crooked Family Tree [Matthew 1:1-17]

February 15, 2026

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Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 02/15/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Study: Matthew

Key Text: Matthew 1:1-17

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What if the most “boring” part of your Bible
is actually a blazing announcement
that the King has come
for people just like you?

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao begins a new study
through the Gospel of Matthew —
a disciple’s journey through
the Gospel of the Kingdom.

Matthew doesn’t open with angels.
Shepherds.
Or a manger.

He opens with a list of names.
A genealogy.
A family tree filled with kings and cowards,
outsiders and adulterers,
faith-keepers and failures.

This is the line of Abraham.
The throne of David.
The road through exile.

And this — Matthew tells us —
is the family the Son of God chose to enter.

In the first seventeen verses,
Jesus is revealed as the Christ,
the Son of David,
the Son of Abraham —

the promised King
who fulfills every covenant,
steps into our crooked history,
and brings a kingdom
big enough for sinners
and bold enough for the nations.

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As this Gospel begins,
we are invited to bow before the King,
to trust His sovereign grace,
and to follow Him into the story He is writing.

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The Faithful Shepherd Calls [Zechariah 10:6-12]

July 20, 2025

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Date: 07/20/2025

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Zechariah

Key Text: Zechariah 10:6-12

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Like a shepherd calls his sheep, so does God.

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.

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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.

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Christ Our Cornerstone, Our Shepherd, Our Strength [Zechariah 10:1-5]

June 29, 2025

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Date: 06/29/2025

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Zechariah

Key Text: Zechariah 10:1-5

Description:

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.

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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.

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Three Days in the Deep: Mercy in the Depths [Jonah 1–2; Matthew 12:40-41]

April 20, 2025

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Date: 04/20/2025, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Key Text: Jonah 1–2; Matthew 12:40-41

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Lilies. Life. Light.
Words we often associate with Easter.

But what if the story doesn’t start there?
What if resurrection begins in the dark—
with rebellion, a storm,
and a prophet sinking into the sea?

Today, on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Resurrection Sunday, Pastor Monty Simao takes us to the book of Jonah — where a man runs from God, faces judgment… and is swallowed by mercy.

It’s a gritty, unexpected picture of how God pursues sinners —
not to destroy,
but to save.

Jesus said, “No sign will be given except the sign of Jonah,” pointing to His own death and resurrection.

This morning, we trace Jonah’s descent and Christ’s triumph— and we’re reminded: Salvation belongs to the Lord. SBC logo 204x204

Whether you’re lost in sin or weary in faith, this is the story of a God who appoints storms, commands salvation, and raises the dead.

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