Worship is a Group Activity

"Worship is a group activity and the meaning of worship must be learned"
                                                      - Robert Webber, Worship New and Old 

We gather together for Church on Sundays.
We gather together for Bible classes on Sundays.
We may gather together for a service during the week.
We may also gather for a small group during the week.

Within the Church body there are many gatherings and everyone looks different. When the body meets together for these gatherings they perform some type of group activity and since worship is in every breath we breathe, Worship is considered a Group activity.

There is so much emphasis put on the idea of meeting together and coming together to worship. However, as the body performing the group activity there are things that must be done when we come together to worship. Every person shouldn't just come, but come expectant. They must come in anticipation of meeting God and blessing Him.

"The senses must also be engaged in worship. In drama we see, hear, smell, and even taste. So it is in worship"- Robert Webber. As we come expectant to meet with God every part of our senses should be in tune with what is going on. If we gear our senses to something that may seem unpleasant to us, Webber states, then worship will be disturbing and unfulfilling.

If we focus on God during these times then it can only point us to Him.

It will remind us of the reason we have group activities in the Church.

"Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts" Colossians 3:16 (NIV)