Grace Baptist Church Cumberland MD

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – The Night Before Christmas: Christmas in Heaven. The heart of the Christmas message is rooted in the intimate relationship between the Father and the Son and the Son's passion to obey His Father. Bible Scripture: Hebrews 10:5-10

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – The Light Overcomes: Christmas Witnesses. Amid the common rhythms and the difficulties of life, God is working His greatest plan but in the most seemingly obscure way. Bible Scripture: Luke 2:1-14

A Thanksgiving devotional, prayer, scripture, and the Lord's Supper. Praise God and offer thanksgiving to Him. Bible Scripture: Psalm 100

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – Kingdom of God: The Priority of the Kingdom. Kingdom living is a combination of a mindset on God's provisional nature and a heart fixed on God's priorities. This concludes the Kingdom of God series. Bible Scripture: Matthew 6:24-34

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – Kingdom of God: Thy Kingdom Come. Kingdom people understand the temporary nature of this world and are looking forward to the promised kingdom, built on a solid foundation designed by the Ancient of Days. Bible Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-16

Today's sermon is about Life and Death. Pastor Keith's mother passed away last week and he is preaching this sermon remotely. He apologizes for the sound quality. Please turn your volume to high.

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – Kingdom of God: The Durability. Human kingdoms, countries, and dominions come and go, but kingdom minded people understand that we live for a permanent kingdom that goes beyond what we can see with our physical eyes. Bible Scripture: Daniel 7:11-14

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – Kingdom of God: Kingdom Growth - On Hearing the Word. So just how does the Kingdom of God grow or advance? On hearing the good news of God's salvation, Jesus offers us tests to help us evaluate the response of our heart toward God's word. Bible Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – Misunderstanding the Kingdom of God - Unobservable Kingdom. The Kingdom of God is not and observable organization, institution or government; rather, it is a miracle transformation of hearts that become passionate for Christ and obedient to His teachings. Bible Scripture: Luke 17: 20-21

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – Misunderstanding the Kingdom of God - The Ancient Mystery. The Kingdom of God is an ancient mystery hidden out in the open: precious to those who know it, foolishness to those who don't. Bible Scripture: Matthew 13:10-17

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – The Kingdom of God: Kingdom People – Understanding Persecution. One outcome of a kingdom person is the persecution they receive for following Jesus. Bible Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – The Kingdom of God: Kingdom People – Unattainable Purity. Kingdom people are continually transparent with God about the impurity of their heart and that leads to godly repentance and therefor cleansing. Why is it important that the heart is pure? What is the main problem that gets in our way from a pure heart? How does a kingdom person become pure? What is a kingdom person's source of mercy and purity? Bible Scripture: Matthew 5:8 Note: We apologize for the quality of the video going out of focus off and on, and some cut-out of audio. We thought we had this solved, so we are working on it again.

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – The Kingdom of God: Kingdom People – Peacemakers. The peacemaker spirit does not flow from the good natured person, but from the heart that once was at enmity with God but has now experienced His true peace. Practically speaking, what does a kingdom peacemaker look like? Bible Scripture: Matthew 5:9

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – The Kingdom of God: Kingdom People – Spring of Mercy. God is the only true source of mercy and it flows through His people who are broken, mourning, and humble. What exactly is mercy? Bible Scripture: Matthew 5:7, Isaiah 58:1-12

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – The Kingdom of God: Kingdom People - Humility. Those who will ultimately rule the world will be the ones who are the most humble. Bible Scripture: Matthew 5:5

This week’s sermon with Pastor Keith Aguila – The Kingdom of God: Kingdom People - Passion from Ashes. From brokenness, mourning, and humility the foundation is laid for godly passion. What drives Kingdom people? What forms the desires of Kingdom People? How could anyone have a strong desire for a right relationship with God without at the same time strongly wanting to do right? Bible Scripture: Matthew 5:6

This week's sermon with Jon Dewey - A Third Way. Even though we may not see it, there are always options. Bible Scriptures: Matthew 22 We apologize for not being able to Livestream and not being able to post the sermon video on Sunday. Due to technical difficulties, the LiveStream sermon didn't work due to internet issues. The record function on the phone also didn't work. Pastor Keith was out of town and Jon Dewey gave today's in-person sermon. We were able to obtain the recorded copy of today's sermon, but as you will see, there are technical difficulties. However, we hope you enjoy the message. We should have the issues sorted out before next Sunday. May God bless you today, this week, and always.

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!