What IS worship?

Oct 29, 2010, 2:41 pm

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When we talk about worship, we usually think about music because we have worship teams in our churches. But does worship encompass ONLY music? The answer is no. Worship Arts covers music (worship teams, choirs, special musics), interpretive dance (dance to Christian music that has a message), drama, visual arts (paintings, wall hangings, sculptures, scenery on stage, the decoration of the church itself), audio visual (which is part of the worship team) using creative videos and powerpoints and presentations to convey a message, and more. But does worship stop with these?

The answer is no. Worship is much more than all these, worship is an attitude we have before our Lord and Saviour. Worship is our tithes and offerings, worship is prayer, worship is reading Scripture, worship is how we serve in the church, worship is how we interact with the body fo Christ. Worship is also how we interact with those that aren't believers, how we live our lives day in and day out. When people see us, do they see the love of Christ flowing from us, or do they see no difference from the rest of the world in how we live?

When Jesus spoke in John 4:23-24 "Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." (NIV) What did He mean? He meant our lives should be an act of worship. Paul reinforces this in Romans 12:1 "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-- this is your spiritual act of worship." (NIV) So are our lives living sacrifices? Do they reflect an attitude of worship? Or does the world even notice the difference between us and them? Some words to think about. God bless!