Worship:
How often, when we meet our Christian friends, we talk about some church having an ‘amazing’ or ‘awesome’ praise and worship session! We talk about the quality of music that the young people in the choir and the musicians play. We all have some experience with such worship. It hardly matters what the lyrics or the words of the songs are. Most of the time one or two verses are repeated over and over again. This, along with the hypnotic music and drum beat, puts us in a trance which makes people forget their troubles and pain and temporarily keeps them happy. Is this really true worship?

Jesus (Yahshua) said that God (Elohim) is Spirit and we should worship Him in spirit and truth. (John 4:20-24). To worship "in spirit" means that our worship must be genuine and heart-felt. We must mean it and feel it deeply. We must be fully committed to what we are doing as an expression of what we actually feel. To worship "in truth" refers to our view of God. The God we worship must be the true God. He must be the God who actually exists -- the true and living God.
David captures the wonderful concept and spirit of worship throughout the book of Psalms.
1) Psalm 95:2. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.          
2) Psalm 96: 9. O Worship the Lord in the beauty of his holiness, fear before him all the earth.

In Exodus 30:34-38 God instructed His people how He wanted to be worshipped
We see that this perfume, actually a sweet smelling incense, was made for GOD ALONE (v. 37). The recipe was not to be duplicated for any man - to do so would cause one to be cut off. What is the point? The fragrance was for God alone. It rose to God’s nostrils - it was unique for Him. This is a great picture of worship! Our worship rises up to God - it is to be unique, separated, holy, and well pleasing unto HIM.
This is one of the great problems in the church today - many are loosing sight of God and focus on themselves and their wants.

The word worship actually means WORTHSHIP, that is only God is worthy of worship. Rev.4:11, ‘Thou art worthy O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power.’
Worship itself does not invoke the presence of God---rather, worship is a response to the presence of God.
In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word most often translated as “worship” is SHACHAH which means to “bow down to do homage.”
1) “…they bowed their heads and worship” (Exodus 4:31)
2) “the people bowed the head and worshipped” (Exodus 12:27)
2) And another is ‘leitourgos’ which mean “a priestly minister,” an insight into our priestly approach to God (1 Peter 2:5, 9)
As we put all this together, we understand that worship: 1) Ascribes worth to God (Elohim), 2) Is to be done in reverence , Our hearts are to bow down to Him. 3) Involves “attitudes” and “actions”
4) Is a balanced activity involving the mind, the emotions, and the will.

One of the primary functions of the church is to supply the motivation for worship and to provide the proper environment for worship.
When worship is not the growing experience of Christians - the church could be at fault, or the individual could be at fault. If the church is at fault, it will eventually perish - unless it corrects the situation. The church must provide vibrant, meaningful periods of worship. The church must make sure that every individual has the opportunity to worship God properly. This would include the proper atmosphere, that is, a place of reverence and holiness, and would include actions done according to God’s precepts.
If it is the individual’s fault, he will wither away spiritually unless a change is made. Meaningful worship is the heart of the life and work of a Christian. An individual must realize that worship is not something that is done to him, but that which is offered toward God.
Another threat to worship is unacknowledged sin. Also, true worship cannot happen without the relationships with our brothers and sisters being cleared up, as Matthew 5:23-24 and 6:14 make clear. We are to forgive others because we have ourselves been forgiven. Many say, “I just don’t get anything out of worship.” This is because they are putting little or nothing into their worship.
True worship is not shaking, leaping or screaming loudly. It is not repeated sounds made under the guise of tongues, it is not the use of incense pots, icon worship or prayers to saints and other such non-Biblical practices. The sign of true worship is when personal witness is spreading, brotherly love abounds, the word of God (Elohim) lies at the heart of every ministry. In true worship something happens to the worshippers. Minds are cleared, perceptions come into focus, spirits are renewed, truth breaks out in new clarity. That is what sends us out to tell the good news to those who long for hope, or peace, or freedom from guilt.

It has been said “that worship is the missing jewel of the church.” That sounds very strange when you consider the fact that the church spends so much time in worship. But, QUANTITY is no substitute for QUALITY. And just “going to church” is not the same thing as meaningful worship
Our challenge, then, is to grow in the worship defined and described in God’s holy word.
We need to ask ourselves these questions:
Do I really focus on God?  Is worship a real priority with me? Do I faithful attend the services with a true commitment to worship in spirit and truth? Do I do all I can to make my worship meaningful? Do I interfere with other’s worship?
There is a close relationship between salvation, worship and service.
Salvation comes down from God through Jesus for man,
Worship rises up to God from man through Jesus (Yahshua),
Service goes out to man from man for God (Elohim).