What do we mean by Worship?

Worship is giving God what he deserves—what he is due. We were made to worship God. That’s what life is all about. To be human is to be called to worship. And that is what a church is. A church is a gathering of those called out by God to worship him from among those who do not wish to worship God. We were made for God. Not every one now knows him or wishes to recognize his authority. When he gives us a new heart he makes it so that we are able to appreciate him, and have the desire to know, worship, and serve him. Every week he has set apart a day that is his so that we may publicly worship him. This means that we gather in public to give him ourselves in a way that we surrender to no other. In worship we express our allegiance to Jesus as our Lord and our God. He has given us in his Word the way we are to express this worship. We try to follow the simple way found in the Bible. This worship follows the pattern taught in the Reformation. Grace is its governing principle and simplicity its hallmark. When anyone is trusting in Christ alone as his saviour, that worshipper is a priest of God applying to himself by faith what is ministered to him of the ordinances of God by the pastor who conducts the service, whether it is the preaching of the Word, the administration of the Sacraments, or the offering up of Prayer. You may have already experienced many different “styles” of worship in Protestant churches. Perhaps you are ready to leave behind the bizarre, trivial, and merely entertaining. We do not try to entertain, nor merely educate, nor help you achieve self-realization. We do not perform miracles or speak in tongues. In worship we actually meet with the real God. He speaks through his Word preached; he is praised in song; he is called upon in prayer. It is a serious matter and we seek to enter his presence with reverence. God is worth it. He is more valuable than anything else in life. We owe him that recognition and appreciation. Won't you come and worship him with us?