Grace Baptist Church Cumberland MD

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – The Kingdom of God: Kingdom People - Mourning to Healing. Kingdom People do experience appropriate sadness and grief through which we can begin to intimacy with God. What place does mourning have in the life of Kingdom people? There is a difference between godly mourning and ungodly mourning. Bible Scripture: Matthew 5:4

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – The Kingdom of God: How Do We Get Into The Kingdom of God? We do not get into the Kingdom of God by becoming a better person, rather, we get in because Jesus gives us a completely new identity. What does He mean that we have to be Born Again? Bible Scripture: John 3:1-8

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – The Kingdom of God: Kingdom People - Poverty of Soul. The people that comprise the Kingdom of God display quality of character that opposes common sense, like a poverty of soul. His message is getting out and the Kingdom is growing day by day. What are the kind of people that He is drawing in with His message? Who is He choosing to be foundational in His kingdom? Who are the ones whose hearts will be most receptive to Jesus' message? Bible Scripture: Matthew 5:1-3

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – The Kingdom of God: Proper Rule - The Scepter is Given. Jesus came to fulfill the righteousness that we could not, then gives us that righteousness. Why does God establish the Son's Throne forever? What has God put in subjection to the Son? Is it apparent that everything is subject to His authority? What is our proof? Why did Jesus have to be made lower than the angels like us? Bible Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-13, Psalm 8:1-9 The worksheet study guide, which we hope will be helpful, can be printed from our website: gracecumberland.org, just look for this sermon and there will be a Notes download button. Please note: We had technical difficulties, which we hope to fix in future. Our first livestream stopped streaming about 20 minutes in, and we didn't know it. Then we tried to livestream the in-person Service. There are focus issues until about 24 minutes into the video. You need to turn your sound up really loud to hear it, as we also had sound issues. And the display screen was too small so the slides are not always readable. However, the message is there, and we hope you enjoy the message and the worship of our Lord in song. May God bless you.

This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - The Kingdom of God: The Proclamation. This week we begin a new series on "The Kingdom of God". It is easy to get caught up and not see the real truth. We are bombarded with information from a huge variety of sources. It is important for us to know whom to listen to. Amid all the voices crying for your attention, you must decern the right one and respond appropriately. Consider the source. Bible Scripture: Mark 1:14-15 You may download the worksheet study guide at our website gracecumberland.org

This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - God's Plan - What is the Kingdom of God? To understand what the Kingdom of God is, it is important to go back to the beginning to see God's plan. We go to God's Word. What is the most prominent way we were created in His image? What is the extent of Man's dominion over the earth? What is the heart of the Kingdom of God? What is the Hope God gives us? Bible Scripture: Verses in Genesis Chapters 1, 2, and 3

This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - Unmasking the Heart: True Unity. Where does true unity come from? When we recognize our proclivity toward evil and repent of it, the grace of Christ has the power to change our priorities and bring true unity. Bible Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - First Sermon (Part 3): Clear Truth True Change. Peter's first sermon after Pentecost. God's Word will give clarity to the condition of the heart, but how we respond makes all the difference. What happens when trusted leaders incite a mob to violence? What will the mob do? What is the aftermath? Bible Scripture: Acts 2:37-42 To all our Father's out there, Happy Father's Day!

This week's sermon with Jon Dewey - Real Love. Defining terms is very important. The church and the world can use the same words, but not be truly communicating because the terms are defined differently. What does the Bible say about Love? Bible Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Note: Pastor Keith Aguila is out of town this week and will return next week.

This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - First Sermon (Part 2): He Certainly is the Christ. Peter's first sermon after Pentecost. Everything has always pointed to the coming Messiah to be the one to remove the shame. Bible Scripture: Acts 2:22-36 (This week we have fixed the audio and focus issues.)

This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - Feast of Weeks - Pentacost. The Holy Spirit came, showing God's power. Bible Scripture: Acts 2:1-12

This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - First Sermon (Part 1): Poured Out Purpose. What happened after the Holy Spirit came at Pentacost? Peter's first sermon after Pentecost. Bible Scripture: Acts 2:12-21 (Apologies for the technical problems with focus and sound, and the mic blocking part of the screen. We are trying to fix these issues for next time.)

This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - Handoff: The Ascension. Jesus is handing off His work to the church. Bible scripture: Acts 1:1-12 We remember our fallen heroes this Memorial Day. Thank you. (This week we had some technical and personnel difficulties. Jon's mom is in the hospital, so he couldn't be with us. The Pastor was all alone to run everything and preach the sermon. So things look a little different this week.)

This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - Resurrection Power: Jesus and Peter. The Resurrection has a tremendous amount of power. Correctly understanding the Gospel leads us to feel safer in the presence of Jesus. Bible scriptures: John 21:1-17 Happy Mother's Day.

This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - Resurrection: The Foundation. We end our discussion of the Resurrection by looking back at all we've learned about Jesus and His time with the disciples after the Resurrection. The Resurrection is the Foundation of our faith. Bible scriptures from the books of Luke and John.

This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - The Resurrection: Believe the Witnesses. Our faith is not about what we do, it is about the wounds the Lord endured. We look at doubting Thomas. Bible scriptures: John 20:24-31

4/26/2020: This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - The Resurrection: The Greatest Hope We Have. The Resurrection of Jesus is the only real hope we have, especially in the midst of this pandemic and troubling times. Bible Scripture: Luke 24: 36-53. (Due to technical difficulties, was no slideshow for the sermon portion. Our apologies. Note: The one slide had the book of Luke chapter incorrect.)

4/19/2020: This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - The Resurrection: Transformation Power. The power of the Resurrection is that it transforms lives. God has had the same plan from the beginning to change us from the inside out through the power of the Resurrection of Jesus, His Son. Bible scriptures: Luke 24: 13-35

4/12/2020: This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - The Resurrection: The Proof is in the Power. When we trust in what Jesus revealed to us, by Grace we are counted worthy of life. Bible scriptures: Luke 20:27-38 Happy Easter!

4/5/2020: Palm Sunday. This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - Triumphal Entry: Seeing Past the Hoopla. We discuss Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. We know that we need and want a good king, so be careful not to miss Him. Bible scriptures: John 12:12-13, Psalm 2.

3/29/2020: This week's sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila - For Such a Time as This: Motivated by Love. It is the love of the Father (God) that makes it possible for us to be like Him. Bible scripture: 1 John 2:28-29, 1 John 3:3, John 6:29