However Christian experience is that our relationships with other people must be put into the context of a relationship with God, or those relationships will start to become unbalanced. For many Christians, worship is at the heart of our relationship with God, both as individuals and a community. Of course individual Christians can do many of these things in private. However in worship we ground our life as a community in a corporate experience of God. It is not possible to give a complete description of Christian worship.
Congregations worship in quite different ways.
Worship services vary from formal services with wonderful classical music and well-planned liturgical actions, to a small group gathering around a table and using an impromptu service with rock music. The Protestant tradition tends to emphasize the proclamation of the Word. This includes readings from the Bible, and a sermon, which will normally help the congregation understand the reading and apply it to them. Historically, the sermon was a major means of conducting adult Christian education, and of spurring both individuals and congregations to make necessary changes. Of course Catholic worship also includes readings from the Bible and some exposition.