Links ~ from beckywithasmile ^_^

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Here are some sites I’ve used/look cool:

My home church’s sermons - http://www.newbergfoursquare.com/resources/listen-online

I have a pastor at home who is always challenging my faith with his sermons. I love that he his going through this stuff just like the rest of us.

Boundless webzine - http://www.boundless.org/

Some books online in pdf form:
http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/online-books/by-title
http://www.gfa.org/resource/books/

WHY WORSHIP? – Aaron Peterson

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Why should we worship God? Why should we give praise to the Lord?

Does God need our worship? Will God’s glory diminish if we do not worship Him? God is the self-existent, self-sustaining being, who is from everlasting to everlasting. He has no needs. His glory is beyond comprehension, and it will never diminish, no matter what we do. As C.S. Lewis said, “A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word ‘darkness’ on the walls of his cell.”

Does God need us to inform Him of how great and mighty He is? God is omniscient; He knows everything that can be known. He knows all about Himself, and He certainly doesn’t need fallible humans to tell Him about His features or deeds.

Does our worship increase God’s power? God is omnipotent; He is able to do anything. Our worship can neither increase nor decrease His power. He remains all-powerful regardless of what we do.

Does worshipping God cause Him to love us more? God’s love for us is 100 percent. It has always been 100 percent, and it will always be 100 percent. Nothing we do or don’t do can ever change that.

Do we need to worship God because, if we don’t, nothing else will? God is surrounded by four living creatures that never stop praising Him (Revelation 4:8). Twenty-four elders are before Him, and they bow down before Him constantly (Revelation 4:9-11). The angels and the multitudes of Heaven worship Him (Hebrews 1:6; Nehemiah 9:6). Even inanimate objects worship God. The heavens declare His glory, and the skies proclaim the work of His hands (Psalm 19:1).

Why, then, should we worship God? What reason is there for us to praise Him?

We should worship Him because He deserves our worship. He alone deserves our love, devotion, and reverence.

We should worship Him because that is what we were made for. That is why we are here.

We should worship Him because only through worshipping Him can we ever be truly happy and free.