Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

Acts 13:1-3 (ESV)

Worship is an everyday act of giving yourself over to God.

You don’t have to wait for the right time, the right feeling, or the right reason. Every challenge, conflict, and loss in your life is an opportunity to truly worship God and be transformed by His perfect love. When you learn to magnify the greatness of God through the power of the Holy Spirit and the promise of the Word, you will find joy in living for His glory.

Worship opens our eyes to see God for who He is, not for who we would like Him to be. When we worship intentionally and regularly, our hearts will be awakened to God's will being done on Earth as it is in Heaven. That’s why mission and worship are always connected, not separate parts of the Christian life, whether individually or communally.

We cannot be satisfied with just having a Sunday crowd. We must join with Jesus’ vision of the Kingdom of God spreading out to every corner of the earth, drawing together every tribe and every nation into a people of God for the glory and praise of God. If we do not pursue the lost, hurt and broken, we have not truly worshipped.

It was through communal worship that the leaders of the church in Antioch specifically heard the Holy Spirit’s call to send out two of their own to fulfill the mission He had called them to do. In other words, our worship is never parochial, but has a universal impact.

When God is in His rightful place in our hearts, everything related to His kingdom is in its proper place within our lives, and only God's grace can make that happen.