Why We Worship | Herbert Cooper - Audio

Romans 1:25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. (NIV) 1 Corinthians 10:7   Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”  (NIV) 1 Corinthians 10:14   Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. (NIV) 1 John 5:21   Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. (NIV) Matthew 15:8-9 These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9  They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules. (NIV) Psalm 103:1-2 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. (NIV) Psalm 103:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! (ESV) Psalm 103:1 O my soul, bless GOD. From head to toe, I’ll bless his holy name! (The Message) Psalm 103:1   Let all that I am praise the LORD; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. (NLT) 11 Reasons You Should Worship And Praise God With Your Whole Heart 1. You should worship and praise God because He forgives all your sins Psalm 103:3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, (NIV) Psalm 103:11-12 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; 12  as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. (NIV) Luke 7:47   “I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.” (NLT) 2. You should worship and praise God because He heals you Psalm 103:3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, (NIV) 3. You should worship and praise because he rescues you Psalm 103:4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, (NIV) 4. You should worship and praise God because He gives you good things Psalm 103:5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. (NIV) James 1:17   Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (NIV) 5. You should worship and praise God because he renews your strength Psalm 103:5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. (NIV) 6. You should worship and praise God because He is full of righteousness and justice Psalm 103:6 The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. (NIV) 7. You should worship and praise God because He is gracious to you Psalm 103:8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. (NIV) 8. You should worship and praise God because He is merciful to you Psalm 103:10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. (NIV) Lamentations 3:22–23 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; 23  they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. (ESV) 9. You should worship and praise God because He blesses your children and grandchildren Psalm 103:17 But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children (NIV) Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. (NIV) 10. You should worship and praise God because He is Lord of all Psalm 103:19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. (NIV) 11. You should worship and praise God because God commands you to worship him Psalm 103: 20-22 Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. 21  Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. 22  Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord, my soul. (NIV)