Too Full for Heaven: Awakening Our Hunger for God [Matthew 6:16-18]

October 4, 2026

Sermon Notes

Date: 10/04/2026

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Matthew

Key Text: Matthew 6:16-18

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Are you too full
to hunger for God?

For we live in a world
where almost every appetite
can be satisfied on demand.

We eat when we’re not hungry.
We consume without thinking.
And yet, somehow —
we’re never quite satisfied.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao continues our study
in the Gospel of Matthew —

as Jesus turns our attention
to the often-neglected discipline
of fasting.

But fasting is not about
earning favor with God.

For Christ has already accomplished
what our self-denial never could.

And so, fasting becomes
not a means of proving our righteousness,
but an expression of our longing —

for the Bridegroom who has come,
and the heavenly banquet
that is yet to come.

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Farm to Table [selected texts]

June 14, 2020

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Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 06/14/2020

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: The Church, CoronaVirus

Key Text: Genesis 2:16-18; Malachi 3:13-15, 16-18; 1 Samuel 23:15-16; Galatians 6:1-2; Philippians 1:27; Deuteronomy 6:5-9; Lamentations 4:3; Job 39:13-16; 1 Peter 3:7; Ephesians 5:25-30

Description: Just as an athlete needs to train with physical discipline, the Christian needs to train with spiritual discipline.

Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast, Pastor Monty Simao continues his series on The Church as we stay the course with the current stay-home measures and learn from Paul in 1 Timothy that we need to train ourselves for godliness.

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…Training that not only includes disciplines of Bible reading and prayer when we are alone, but also godly conversation when we are with others — communing with believers throughout the circumstances of life.

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Questions to Ponder After the Sermon:

  1. What is God Communicating through His Word?
  2. Did this sermon reveal sin in my life that I need to repent of?
  3. Have I been encouraged by the sermon? If so, how?
  4. Did this sermon affect the way I think about God, and what are the ramifications of that change?
  5. Does this sermon bring up an emotional reaction in me such as anger or joy? Why do I feel this way?
  6. What does this text communicate about our church or about my family?
  7. If there are changes that I need to make in my life, whether thoughts or actions, what steps do I need to take to move in that direction?

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