Longview Heights Sermons

The Greatness of Jesus (Part 2)
Mark 5:1-20
August 14, 2022

Brokenness led to:
• Social isolation
• Physical destruction
• Mental anguish
• Vocal despair

Jesus shows His greatness by:
• Leading with intentionality
• Challenging the darkness
• Restoring the suffering
• Redeeming the chaos

The greatness of Jesus takes brokenness and uses it for Kingdom advancement

The Splendor of a King
Esther 1:1-9

• When things seem dim, I can be confident God is working
• God alone determines my when and where
• No matter where we are on the globe, our home is not here
• My identity does not lie in the sum of my possessions
• Greatness in the Kingdom of God is not found in self-promotion but in self
denial

The Greatness of Jesus (Part 1)
Mark 4:35-41
August 7, 2022


• Jesus is sovereign Lord over my circumstances
• Jesus is near, even in the storm
• Jesus is merciful, even to those who doubt
• Jesus is trustworthy, even in the midst of fears
• Jesus is mighty against any force

Today, Jesus is _______________ to me

Kingdom Essentials
Mark 4:21-34
July 31, 2022


The Kingdom of God – the redeeming reign of Jesus - both today and forever

1. Respond to the Word of God urgently
• Jesus reveals darkness
• Jesus brings life

2. Rest in the ways of God confidently
• Sower – a faithful laborer in the harvest
• Seed – the life that produces the harvest
• Soil – the audience in the harvest
• Spirit – the unknown doer in the harvest
• Season – the commitment to the harvest

3. Run to the world boldly
• God’s purpose is certain
• God’s purpose is global

The Kingdom of God prompts a response.
Running to Jesus will enlist me in His global purpose.

Mark 3:7-21
Crowd or Disciple?
July 3, 2022


The Casual Crowds
• Desire Jesus for His gifts
• Motivated by selfish needs
• Focused on temporal demands

The Devoted Disciples
• Desire Jesus for Jesus
• Motivated by the call of Jesus
o Based on God’s love for me
o To be with Jesus
o To be sent out by the authority of Jesus
• Focused on eternal urgency

To be fully devoted to Jesus, the Son of God, is to be with Jesus -- and to be sent out by Jesus with an eternal urgency

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• In what ways have you desired Jesus just for the “gifts” He can give to you?

• What are things that stand out for you between the crowd and the disciples that Jesus calls?

• How can we grow our desire for Jesus, instead of a desire for more of His “gifts?”

• How can we fully share the Gospel in a way that presents Jesus as the ultimate goal? (Colossians 1:15-23, 1:28, 1 Corinthians 1:23)

• How does being WITH Jesus help you share about Jesus?