Aaron Keyes electrified Catalyst with his worship set this month. Every time I hear him I am blown away by his grasp of scripture and his heart for true worship. This past Sunday he spoke on his vision of praise and worship at his home church, Grace Fellowship in Snellville, Georgia. The video below is the full sermon — 40 minutes plus or minus. Here are Aaron Keye’s top eleven reasons why we should worship God. I loved this. Honestly, the full sermon is worth listening to. For instance, he talked about the distinction between Praise — vertical directing of our praise to God — and Worship — falling on our face before a holy, awe-inspiring God.

Why We Should Worship God

1.    He commands it. Psalm 150

2.    He is present and enthroned in our praise. Psalm 22:3

3.    There is great power in our worship and praise: Power for spiritual warfare (psalm 149:6), Protection from attrition (flesh), Becoming more like Jesus (Psalm 115), Releasing the full work of God.

4.    It’s a good thing to do – pleasant and fitting.

5.    He is worthy of it.

6.    It’s partly why we were saved in the first place – saved that we may declare his praises.

7.    Worship gets my mind off of myself. We become enthralled with God.

8.    Worship cultivates unity and oneness. When the unity goes up, the glory comes down.

9.    Worship produces a spirit of gratitude within me.

10.  It is why I was saved, why I exist.

The best reason to worship:
11. We can give to the Lord something that delights him. We can delight the heart of God. He will cherish it forever.