I. Introduction.Worship is something many of us do without much thought. Even worship planners don't always give him the thought he needs or deserves. How does what we do in worship connect us to God? How does what we do tell and remind us of God's mighty actions? In our market-driven society, where the consumer is king, worship has become a buffet with a little “that” and a little “this.” content of the cult. Our rallying cry was: “Give them what they want.” But should “what they want” be the determining factor in worship? Is what they want what they need? It is the responsibility of worship leaders to make sure that what they need is what we give them. The Church desperately needs to recover from the consumerist mentality. In the Western Church, worship has gone through several great upheavals and dramatic changes. In the Eastern Church there have been far fewer changes. The Orthodox liturgy is more or less the same as it was a thousand years ago. In the second part of this article I will try to trace the history of worship in the Western Church.II. Brief history of the cult.A. The Early Church – 50-100 AD The early church had many characteristics of late Judaism. They believed that God was active in their history and their organizational philosophy was holistic thinking. To this belief the early Christians added the belief that God's action culminated in Jesus Christ and his death and resurrection.B. The Ancient Church - 100-600 AD Worship in this period was characterized by the concept of mystery brought by their Platonic philosophy that this world was a shadow of the true...... middle of paper...... of Christus Victor pays more attention to the full scope of the Christ event. Redemption in the Reformation, and thereafter, is more about personal forgiveness of sins and a person's right relationship with God. While personal salvation is certainly important and a vital belief, a critical aspect has been lost. Christ's death not only forgave the sins of the individual, but was also the renewal of all of God's creation. Christ accomplished that renewal, which is ongoing, through his cross. Paul wrote: “There (the cross) disarmed the cosmic powers and authorities and made a public spectacle of them, leading them captive in his triumphal procession.” (Colossians 2:15 [Revised English Bible]). Romans chapter 8 provides further evidence of the cosmic nature of Christ's death and resurrection. “The God who created becomes incarnate to recreate.”