What is Worship?
We’ve collected some partial answers, but here are some other voices on the question, What is worship?
Worship is ...
• "God-centered; A divine-human conversation; Personal; Formed by the presence of Christ in both word and sacrament ..." - Reformed Church in America
• "the celebration of being in covenant fellowship with the sovereign and holy triune God, by means of ..."
- Allen Ross
• "the adopting of an attitude, the saying of words, the singing of songs, the carrying out of actions that recognize or describe the worth or honor of God and Jesus Christ." - Dean McIntyre
• "the act of ascribing ultimate value to something in such a way that it engages the entire being: mind, will, and emotions." -Tim Keller
• "... going on all the time in heaven, and when we worship we are joining that which is already happening ..." - John Wimber
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