This document is a study guide for a life group on exalting Jesus as Lord. It includes an opening section to memorize a key verse together and asks discussion questions about responding to Jesus, reasons to exalt him as Lord, and ways to exalt him. The guide encourages participants to surrender fully to Jesus' lordship and to exalt him in every area of life through worship, attitude, serving, and suffering.

1. Life Group Study Guide
B.E.L.O.N.G.
Connected to God and to each other
EXALT Jesus as Lord of everything.
Key Memory Verse:
Philippians 1:20
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed,
but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ
will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
SERMON
NOTES:
I
can
respond
to
who
Jesus
is
by
Rejecting
him.
Finding
him
to
be
Interesting.
Viewing
him
as
historically
Significant.
Categorizing
him
as
a
Teacher
or
Prophet.
Concluding
He
is
Crazy
Regard
him
as
a
Threat
to
world
peace.
B
elieving
He
is
who
He
says
He
is.
Surrendering
to
His
Lordship.
Some
Reasons
for
Exalting
Jesus
as
Lord
I
exalt
Jesus
because
He
is
God
(Hebrews
1:3,
6-­‐8,
and
Hebrews
13:8)
I
exalt
Jesus
because
He
is
C
reator
(John
1:3
and
Colossians
1:16)
I
exalt
Jesus
because
He
is
head
of
the
C_hurch
(Colossians
1:17;
Ephesians
1:22-­‐23)
I
exalt
Jesus
because
He
is
the
Way,
the
Truth,
and
the
Life
(John
14:7)
I
exalt
Jesus
because
He
is
Savior
(Acts
4:12)
I
exalt
Jesus
because
he
is
L
ord
of
lords
and
K
ing
of
kings
(Revelation
17:14,
2
Peter
1:10-­‐11,
Acts
10:36,
Romans
10:12)
I
exalt
Jesus
because
of
His
Name
(Philippians
2:9,
Hebrews
1:4,
Acts
2:38,
Matthew
18:20,
John
14:13-­‐14)
Some
Ways
I
exalt
Jesus
as
Lord
Worship
(Revelation
5:12-­‐14)
H
onor
(1
Timothy
1:17)
A
ttitude
(Philippians
2:5)
Heart
and
Mind(Colossians
3:1-­‐3)
Serving
(John
13:15-­‐17)
F
ruit
(John
15:8)
Tranformation
(2
Corinthians
3:18)
Suffering
(Acts
5:41)
E
verything(Colossians
3:17)
LIFE GROUP GUIDE
Part I: Opening
1. Memorize together (Philippians 1:20)
Part 2: Connected to God through Exalting Jesus as
Lord of everything.
Q: What are some of the different ways a person can
respond to Jesus?
Q: Which response do people most often give you when
you talk to them about Jesus?
Q: What are some good responses you have used with
others when they don’t understand who Jesus is?
Q: Can you describe the moment in your life when you
went from just being a believer in Jesus to making a
serious commitment to surrender to his Lordship?
Q: What is the hardest thing about the commitment to
making Jesus Lord of everything?
Part 3: Reasons to Exalt Jesus as Lord
Q: Of the seven reasons for exalting Christ that David gave
in the sermon today, which one struck you the most and
why?
Q: Share one of the verses used this morning for the
reasons to exalt Christ. Explain why you pick this one to
share.
Q: Share a time with the group when you have been over
whelmed by the realization of who Jesus is.
Q: Can you think of some other reasons to exalt Jesus as
Lord that were not included in David’s sermon this
morning?
Part 4: Some Ways to Exalt Jesus as Lord
Q: What are some ways you prepare yourself to honor and
worship Jesus as Lord on Sunday with the Summerville
group, privately, or with family?
Q: Describe the importance of attitude, heart, and the mind
in exalting Jesus as Lord.
Q: Of the 9 ways to exalt Jesus as Lord, which do you
struggle with the most and why?
Q: When a church goes through conflict, how do we exalt
Christ through our suffering (pawn of the devil or child of
the king?)
Reflection
1. When I exalt Christ that means I am humbling myself.
What is the promise to those who humble themselves
before God?
2. How solid am I in my belief that Jesus is the only way
for salvation?
3. When Jesus is exalted it connects be to God by
honoring him and connects me to His church by having
the same desire as other Christians to be transformed
more into the image of Jesus.