How often our assessment of acts of worship is just a critical analysis of what was said, how long it lasted, who led, whether or not the music was to our liking, debates about the building and seating arrangements etc. Now our poverty of worship would be understandable if we had no real guide to the how and why of worship. We are not like the Athenians of Paul's day, with their shrine to an unknown God. God has made Himself known. We can respond to Him because He has drawn near to us.
Scripture reveals principles and suggests practices for worship.
God has also given us the Person of His Holy Spirit to guide, empower, instruct, control our worship. It is important that each of us seeks to study Scripture noting the worshipping patterns revealed there, and while animal sacrifices in the OT become the sacrifices of praise for the Lamb of God in the New, the principles governing heart and life are equally clear under both Covenants. The essential concept of worship in both OT and NT is service. A glance at the Book of Revelation with its heavenly scenes shows that throughout eternity His servants both Angelic and Redeemed people will delight to serve the Lord. In order to offer true worship to God his servants must prostrate themselves - Heb.