To worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the imagination by the beauty of God, to open the heart to the love of God, to devote the will to the purpose of god. All this is gathered up in that emotion which most cleanses us from selfishness because it is the most selfless of all emotions adoration. Christian worship is man's loving response in personal faith to God's personal revelation of himself in Jesus Christ. Worship is man's communion with God in Christ, this conscious relationship being effected by the Holy Spirit in the spirit of the worshipper. Worship is the dramatic celebration of God in his supreme worth in such a manner that his 'worthiness becomes the norm and inspiration of human living.
Worship is a personal encounter.
Worship is our joyous response to God's manifest presence. The goal is ruling and reigning with him, allowing Jesus the Lord to manifest himself in our flesh in this life. Worship is moving beyond our self-centered lives to meet the one who created us for something better. Worship is a personal meeting with God in which we honour, magnify and glorify him for his person and actions. Worship is routine punctuated by festivity.