Tuesday's Bible Study, August 10, 2021 - The Exaltation of Christ

 Hello Spiritual Family,  

  A biblical definition for exaltation is to raise in rank, power, or character; to elevate by praise or in estimation, glorify.  Psalm 150 states that everything with breath in their body praise the Lord.  Tonight's bible study gives a closer look into what leads us to exalt anything or anyone, no matter who or what it is.  Enjoy!

God Bless

Scripture References & Highlights

Prayer for 2021:  This year will be a year of Light; that Light will shine and darkness will not dispel it. 

In Jesus' Name

Message Scriptures

• Psalm 8:1-9
• 1 Chronicles 29:10-11
• David making preparation for the Temple being built
• 1 Chronicles 29:1-11
• vs. 3 - David gave because of his heart's affection towards the Lord
• Matthew 6:33
• constantly seek God's Kingdom and righteousness
• Luke 17:20-21
• the Kingdom of God is within
• Romans 14:17
• the Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy
• understanding the function of the Kingdom and its function inside of us
• Matthew 11:25-30
• Jesus' yoke is easy
• Matthew 3:15
• Jesus admonished John the Baptist to baptize Him
• Matthew 16:21-23
• it is because of Jesus' worthiness that He must go to the cross
• Jesus' life laid down for the glory of God.  He didn't miss one opportunity, not one was lost
• Psalm 21:1-13
• Luke 11:1-2
• manifest your Kingdom
• Ephesians 2:10
• God prepared a purpose for us to walk therein
• Isaiah 55:6
• seek God while He may be found
• Psalm 37:4
• delight in the Lord

 Nuggets for the Week

• Kings are admired and revered by the people of his kingdom, higher than any other person
• Sometimes we can miss God (not be aware) or take fort granted where we miss what He's wanting to reveal especially if unfulfilled or unmerited areas exist in our lives
• 2 Types of Things We Tend to Exalt
• what we fear
• what we love
• when we're not growing in the knowledge of God, the exaltation of self and others easily happen
• pride and self-centeredness depends on who and what we allow to govern us
• people of the Kingdom are subject always to the King
• everything we do should be as onto the Lord
• it may look different daily but a yielded heart, with Jesus enthroned there, is the end result
• we are a people being prepared to carry the Presence of God, having a right heart towards Him
• David was able to carry the Ark of the Lord into Jerusalem correctly the second time due to proper preparation and a right heart towards God

Reflections

• Jesus walked in accordance to God's Kingdom.  He set the example of how man was originally destined to walk with God

 Key Takeaway for the Body

• the exaltation of Jesus must be real to us, much more than words spoken, song sung or emotional experience
• God is always making His Presence known to us individually and uniquely
• Exalting and Enthroning Christ
• dethroning ourselves must occur and committed to exalting Christ daily 
• miss seeing Him and reflecting Him to others is the result of not exalting Christ
• when we're not exalting Christ, it leads to being overwhelmed by life and it's circumstances
• we have a King that comes along side us to help us walk out submission to His Kingdom
• walking opposed to the Kingdom we are opposing the King, His Will, Life, and Light
• the local church will only succeed based upon their knowledge of God, His goodness (experiential and logos) and lovingkindness
• may Jesus be exalted in all the earth beginning with me or us
• exalting Jesus must become our daily passion - whatever it takes
• God's goodness, love, and faithfulness should not come into question because we know of these attributes personally

Prayer Time

In your times of prayer this week (9am,12noon, and 6pm) we encourage you to include the following scriptures located below and in the article 7 Verses and 7 Prayers for your Pastor/

Ephesians 1:17-19, 3:16-17

Philippians 1:9-11

Colossians 1:10-12

Worship Highlight